Discover Viking roots with my guide: uncover secrets of ancestry, explore DNA insights, and connect with your Nordic heritage
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The Nordic religion was the primary belief system in Scandanavian and Germanic countries before the spread of Christianity. We know about this faith due to oral histories, written accounts, artwork, and archaeological excavations. The Norse religion thrives today. As with many modern pagan religion
Are you fascinated by Viking culture and curious to find out more about your potential Scandinavian heritage? A DNA ancestry test can help you unlock the secrets of your genetic past. Learning more about your
Take a look at how the Viking language of Old Norse played a major role in the development of the English language we know and use today. They may have spent decades invading, but the
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Discover Viking roots with my guide: uncover secrets of ancestry, explore DNA insights, and connect with your Nordic heritage
by Martyn Whittock A vivid retelling of Norse mythology that explores these legendary stories and their significance and influence on the Viking world. Valhalla and its pantheon of gods and heroes have always fascinated readers, whether it is how these tales illuminate the Viking world or influence cultural touchstones like J. R. R. Tolkien, whose Middle Earth is heavily indebted to Germanic and Norse mythology, as well as Hollywood and comic-culture. In Tales of Valhalla, the Whittocks have dramatically retold these rich stories and sets them in context within the wider Viking world. Including both myths (stories, usually religious, which explain origins, why things are as they are), and legends (stories which attempt to explain historical events and which may involve historical characters but which are told in a non-historical way and which often include supernatural events)—Tales from Valhalla is an accessible and lively volume that brings these hallmarks of world literature to a new generation. 288 pages. Paperback.
Interested in Norse mythology and don’t know where to start? We’ve got you covered! Here’s everything you need to know about the basics of Norse mythology (plus a little more). Norse mythology is full of fascinating
We're just back from a trip to County Wicklow - where we were covering an Irish Homelands feature for The Green Room and visiting such wonderful locations as
Ask veit ek standa, heitir Yggdrasill, hár baðmr, ausinn hvíta auri; þaðan koma döggvar, þærs í dala falla, stendr æ yfir grænn Urðarbrunni. (“There stands an ash called Yggdrasil, A mighty tree showered in white hail. From there come the dews that fall in the valleys. It stands evergreen above Urd’s Well.”[1]) Old Norse was … Continue reading The Old Norse Language and How to Learn It →
Is There Viking Blood in Irish Ancestry? Historians, genealogists and geneticists have long been captivated by the intertwined past of Vik...
Discover Viking roots with my guide: uncover secrets of ancestry, explore DNA insights, and connect with your Nordic heritage
While portrayals of the Vikings in the popular imagination and culture often contain a large amount of fantasy and romanticism, there’s a core of historical truth within those fanciful depictions. The Vikings were indeed fearsome warriors, intrepid explorers, proud pagans, and far-traveling merchants. During the Viking Age (roughly 793-1066 AD), these Scandinavians could be found … Continue reading The 10 Best Books on the Vikings →
Are you interested in learning about the genetic roots of the Vikings? In this post, we'll discuss the ancestry of the Vikings.
The Vikings used many symbols in accordance to Norse mythology. Such symbols were widely used in Viking society and they represented elements of their beliefs and myths.
