‘The Swords in Rock’ (known in Norwegian as ‘Sverd i fjell’) is an architectural complex situated in the슠M쎸llebukta bay, Hafrsfjord, from the Madla borough of the city of Stavanger, Rogaland county (or fylke), south-western Norway. It was designed by Norwegian sculptor Fritz R쎸ed in order to symbolise the unification of Norway, and was unveiled by…
In late October, 2015 a hiker by the name Goran Olsen discovered a 1,200-year-old Viking Age sword in southern Norway, while enjoying an excursion in the small village of Haukeli슠from슠Vinje municipality, Telemark county, southern Norway. The Hordaland County council was surprised by the discovery, with county conservator슠Per Morten Ekerhovd informing CNN in an interview that…
In September, 2016, a group of five goose hunters discovered a millenary quite well-preserved Viking Age sword somewhere in the슠Skaft쎡rhreppur municipality from Iceland. The five men stumbled upon the artefact by chance, while on a goose hunting trip in the south of the country. A member of the goose hunters group, R쎺nar Sighvatsson, stated that…
What if the Vikings could make a historical comeback to Normandy, north-western France? The question was posed by a French language magazine entitled ‘France Pittoresque‘ via ‘Ouest France’. This is an English translation of the article which was originally published in French here, on Thursday, March 26, 2015. “A museum about the Vikings, the idea…
Harald ‘Bl쎥tand’ Gormsson (known in Old Norse as Haraldr bl쎡t잫nn Gormsson, in Danish as Harald Blatant Gormsen and English as Harald Bluetooth) was likely born in 935 as the son of King Gorm the Old (Gorm den Gamle) and of Thyra Dannebod.슠Harald Bluetooth is one of the most renowned Vikings of all time and an…
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