Tag: Middle Ages

Learn How To Bake Authentic Viking-Style Bread (Recipe)

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…


3D Animation Of Lake Tissø, Denmark During The Viking Age

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…


A Brief History Of The Danish Vikings And Of The Danelaw

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…


A Brief History Of The Hvalsey Church In Greenland

The ruins of the Hvalsey church from southern Greenland represent the best preserved historical evidence of a past Norse settlement in the region during the Middle Ages. Geographically, the site on which the church was built is located on a narrow strip of land facing a fjord, in the proximity of the small town of…


The Saga Of A Viking Longhouse In Iceland (Documentary)

Mosfellsb쎦r is a small town situated in southwestern Iceland, very close to the country’s capital city, Reykjav쎭k. In the proximity of Mosfellsb쎦r there is a well preserved Norse longhouse that dates back to the Viking Age. This architectural structure proved worthy of research that ultimately determined several aspects of the Norse settlement in early medieval…