The graves of Viking women tell a rich story of status, power, wealth, adventure, and more freedom than their European counterparts. A level of gender equality is obvious in the everyday life of the...
Category: Viking Society
Most researchers and experts concur that the earliest stories of Old Norse mythology date back to about 1000 AD. However, images and symbols depicted on runes, rock art, or old Scandinavian gold...
Seidr is a form of Norse magic that involves foretelling and shaping the future. Referred to in Old Norse as seiðr, this type of magic was an important part of the Norse religion in ancient...
The Prose Edda is called Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda, or simply Edda. It was written in the 13th century and compiled by Snorri Sturluson, an Iceland Christian poet and law speaker. While the Prose...
The Poetic Edda is the contemporary name for an untitled series of anonymous Old Norse poems. It is different from the Prose Edda, also compiled by Snorri Sturluson. There are several versions, which...
'Until Valhalla' is a phrase derived from Norse mythology, and it means reuniting in Valhalla after death. In the Viking age, dead warriors were expected to end up in various afterlife destinations,...