Ever wanted to become a Viking, raid, explore, and loot everything from the distant lands where you and your crew could set ashore? Well, now this can be possible in a certain way. If you planned to learn more about the Vikings, then슠Norway is definitely the right place. A Norwegian high school offers the opportunity…
A common stereotype about the Vikings is that they allegedly worn horned or winged helmets. In reality, archaeological discoveries and subsequent historical research reinforce the fact that the Norsemen didn’t wear horned or winged helmets at all. This misconception has been considerably backed up by the artistic license of Richard Wagner’s staged opera ‘Der Ring…
Rollo is one of the main characters in the Irish-Candian TV series ‘Vikings’ on History Channel who is played by British actor Clive Standen. Although portrayed in the TV series as the brother of Ragnar Lothbrok, in actuality, according to the Norse sagas, Rollo is completely unrelated to the 9th century legendary Norse chieftain. While…
While it is without doubt that Ragnar Lothrok is a legendary Norse hero who was mentioned in several슠Icelandic sagas and Old Norse skaldic poems, the character played by actor Travis Fimmel in History Channel’s television series ‘Vikings’ wasn’t quite depicted with utmost historical accuracy. This, evidently enough, stems from the fact that a TV series…
Sch쎤쎟burg is a very well preserved medieval town located in Transylvania, central Romania. In Romanian it is known as Sighi좙oara and in Hungarian as Segesv쎡r. In the Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Sch쎤쎟burg is known under the names Sch쎤sbrich and 얠esbur쾇. This medieval settlement was also known in Latin as ‘Castrum Sex‘, given the fact that it…
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