In Norse myths, when King Útgarða-Loki demanded that each of Thor's retinue perform a great feat, Thor's servant Thjálfi offered to outrace anyone in Útgarða-Loki's court. He only lost because the person he raced was a thought, and nothing is faster than a thought.
Pregnancy in the Viking Age: new study reveals hidden power, politics, and social inequality
A groundbreaking new study has found that pregnancy in the Viking period was far more complex, politicized, and socially significant than previously assumed. The research, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, is the first such in-depth interdisciplinary study of pregnancy in Viking societies...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/pregnancy-in-the-viking-age-hidden-power/
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Archaeoethnologica: Viking Heritage & History in Europe - Book / Patrimonio Viking e História na Europa - Livro
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/05/patrimonio-viking-e-historia-na-europa.html
Greer Jarrett of Lund University and his team have sailed over 5,000 kilometers along Viking trade routes using an open, square-rigged boat that is similar to what people probably used during the Viking Age (800-1050 AD). In 2022, the group sailed north from Trondheim to the Arctic Circle.
#vikings #research #archaeology #culture #history
https://www.labroots.com/trending/earth-and-the-environment/29086/revealing-routes-vikings
Ullr was a Norse god of hunting and skiing, but no legend of his survives. However, the "Gesta Danorum" (a medieval history of Denmark) features "Ollerus," a human wizard who rides a flying bone and is Odin's heir as king. They are likely versions of the same character.
| Warum #Wikinger nicht so aussahen wie in „#Vikings“: Textilarchäologie bei Skeptics in the Pub Berlin
Du magst muskelbepackte Axtkämpfer in der Fellhose? Oder steht dir der Sinn nach der Walküre im Leder-Bikini?
Dann greif zum #Manowar-Album deiner Wahl! Oder schau am 27.5. bei @sitp #Berlin vorbei! Dort geht Ronja Lau auf die Bühne und erzählt wie man vor langer Zeit wirklich bekleidet war.
Los geht's um 19:30 Uhr in der Weinbar.
A feel fur thon wee Lewis keelies stuck in Lunnon
Goggle-e’ed wi chowin the taps aff their shields,
Haimseek fur Norroway ower the faem.
—Jim Alison, “Ingaunees”
originally published as a poster for the National Museums of Scotland
Today, 18 May, is International Museum Day
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/search?title=The%20Lewis%20Chessmen
Viking pregnancy was deeply political – new study
Despite its central role in human history, pregnancy has often been overlooked in archaeology.
By Marianne Hem Eriksen
Vikings at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=vikings&submit_search=Search
**Viking pregnancy was deeply political – new study**
https://theconversation.com/viking-pregnancy-was-deeply-political-new-study-254738.
#History #Histodons #Archaeology #Archaeodons #Vikings #Women @histodons @archaeodons
I do living history Viking re-enactment weekends and I've gotten into making some authentic Viking meals and stuff. I've made braggot, which is kinda between mead and beer, and I've also made fennel wine.
I made some for the weekend and I decided to write a post about it.
https://tessiaeksspace.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/how-to-make-fennel-wine/
When the mountain giantess Skadi demanded that the Norse gods make her laugh, Loki tied one end of a cord to a nanny goat's beard and the other end to his own testicles. The goat and Loki yanked each other back and forth. Their frantic squealing made Skadi laugh.
The Board Game at the Heart of Viking Culture (from the archives)
"An ancient game known as “hnefatafl” held immense symbolic and religious significance."
by Daniel Crown
The Frithiof Saga at PG
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59689
Model "Odin" from the Stone Museum.
by Tekniska museet
'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/if-it-was-a-man-we-would-say-thats-a-warriors-grave-weapon-filled-burials-are-shaking-up-what-we-know-about-womens-role-in-viking-society #Vikings #Archaeology
**Viking brooch 'only silver one found in England'**
“_A rare 9th Century silver brooch has been linked to the greatest Viking silver treasure trove found outside Russia._”
This is what the internet was invented for
**Did Vikings Really Wear Horned Helmets—or Was It All Just Opera?**
Gresham College
#Video length: one minute and one second.
Ex-Viking Adrian Peterson arrested in Twin Cities for driving drunk with four passengers in his car https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/9748/ #Football #Minnesota #MinnesotaVikings #MinnesotaVikings #NFL #Vikings
