Tag: Vikings

A Brief History Of The Isle Of Man During The Middle Ages

The Isle of Man (also simplu known as Mann) is a relatively small island situated in the Irish Sea, between Ireland and Britain. The Isle of Man was inhabited since ancient times. In the beginning of the 7th century, the Isle of Man was conquered by Edwin of Northumbria (initially the King of the early…


The Historical Legacy Of The Norwegian Vikings

The Norwegian Vikings were by far the most skilled and resilient navigators of all the Vikings during the renowned Viking Age (a sub-epoch or sub-era of the lengthier Early Middle Ages), travelling far and wide distances in their imposing longships over the North Atlantic Ocean on perilous yet legendary voyages of exploration, trade, and conquest…


The Norwegian Colonial Empire During The Viking Age

The Norwegian colonial empire is a syntagm which refers to the colonial empire which Norway had back during the Early Middle Ages (more specifically during the renowned Viking Age, a sub-epoch or sub-era of the Early Middle Ages) and still kept during the High Middle Ages (and, to a considerable extent, up until 1814) across…


A Brief History Of The Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons were an ethnic, linguistic, and cultural mixture of three Germanic peoples (i.e. the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, according to medieval chronicler Saint Bede the Venerable) which migrated from what is now Denmark (more specifically the Jutland peninsula) and northern Germany (more specifically the states of Schleswig-Holstein, most notably the Angeln peninsula,…


Valhalla, A Danish Animated Film From 1986

Valhalla is a great, funny, and well made Danish animated film released in 1986 which, in my humble opinion, is suitable to all categories and all ages of animation/cartoons fans out there! It is one of the best all time films on the Viking Age (even if it’s a rather fictional animation), in my humble…