Many myths surround the Viking Age and most of them are quite inaccurate from the historical point of view. Most of the popular misconceptions about the Norsemen can trace their origin in the works of the Catholic monks of the early Middle Ages or various Romantic artists and writers of the 19th century. Among the…
The Norse colonisation of the Faroe Islands is documented in the ‘F쎦reyinga Saga‘ (literally translated as the saga of the Faroese people; also known as ‘The Saga of Thrond of Gate’), an Icelandic saga written in the early 13th century. Unfortunately, the medieval manuscript was lost in time but several passages from it were written…
If you ever wandered what was the menu in the Viking Age and what it comprised, then you came to the right place! This article is part of a series on the Viking cuisine and will focus on teaching you how to bake an authentic Viking Age bread. Before the recipe is given however, perhaps…
Tiss쎸 is a freshwater lake situated in the western part of the island of Sj쎦lland (English: Zealand) and pertains to the Kalundborg Municipality. Tiss쎸 can be translated in English as ‘The Gods’ Lake’, but the origin of its name is debatable (given the fact that there are many myths and tales in the Danish folklore…
The Viking Age in Denmark represented an eventful period of time that saw the rise of the Danish Vikings as an important military force in northwestern Europe. So it is that during the Early Middle Ages the Danish Vikings voyaged across the North Sea to Britain and established the Danelaw, a historical regional in eastern…
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