Old Norse (autonym: ‘D쎶nsk tunga’ – ‘Danish tongue’) was a an Old Germanic language spoken by the ancient Indo-European inhabitants of Scandinavia (i.e. the Norsemen) as well as by their descendants in the North Atlantic colonies of the Viking Age (e.g. the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, England, Ireland, and Vinland) over the course of the…
The island of Donan is a tidal island in the Western Scottish Highlands. At approximately one kilometre from the small village of Dornie there lies the picturesque, spectacular, and mesmerising Eilean Donan Castle, one of the most reputed medieval landmarks of Scotland. The island’s Scottish name (Eilean Donan) literally translates as ‘Island of Donn쎡n’, a…
Below is a list of five spectacular Viking Age Village Museums from Scandinavia worth visiting: 1. Frederikssund Viking Village The Frederikssund Viking Village is based in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (Sj쎦lland). It is an authentic Viking Age reconstruction of a Norse settlement which comprises five pit houses (that could have been…
This article will briefly discuss the two most largest Norse settlements dating to the Viking period in Northern Europe. The first one, judging by its size and its population, was most likely Hedeby, although recent research suggests that Upp쎥kra might have very well surpassed the latter in both regards. Hedeby/Haithabu Hedeby was an important Viking…
The picturesque UNESCO Norwegian N쎦r쎸yfjord area in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane county, Western Norway will see Njardarheimr Viking Village steadily becoming a reality as 2017 progresses. A popular touristic destination for ship cruises in Scandinavia, the village of Gudvangen from the same fjord will be soon home to a small reconstructed…
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