This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...

Researchers believe the drinking hall may have been used by the Norse chief Earl Sigurd — who was a powerful figure during ...

It wasn’t ‘us versus them’ – the Viking invaders were integrating. The Old Norse liked to talk about wet and windy weather, and clearly had a lot where they came from, judging by the words ...

Called 'Old Norse Sagas', these tales of heroes, warriors, epic adventures and amazing insights in to daily life all still seem highly relevant today. Written and narrated by Dr Janina Ramirez ...

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Great! Well let’s start at the beginning…The Vikings lived over 1000 years ago, but they don’t look that old to me, what’s your secret?The Vikings were Norse people who came from an area ...

Along with the details found within Norwegian stave churches, rune stones provide some of the best evidence we have of the slow transition from belief in the old Norse Gods to the ‘new ...

Historically, the North Atlantic archipelago was part of the Viking world and its inhabitants speak a language derived from Old Norse. Now, evidence has emerged that people reached the island by ...