Viking History
Halfdan Ragnarsson
Halfdan Ragnarsson (d. 877) was a Norse warlord during the Viking Age and was one of the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, who along with his brothers Ubbe and Ivar the Boneless,...
Halfdan Ragnarsson
Halfdan Ragnarsson (d. 877) was a Norse warlord during the Viking Age and was one of the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok,...
Erik Bloodaxe
Erik Haraldsson Bloodaxe (Eiríkr blóðøx) (c. 895 - 954) was the eldest son of Harald Fairhair and Ragnhild Eriksdatter, daughter of King Erik of Jutland and known as "Ragnhild the...
Erik Bloodaxe
Erik Haraldsson Bloodaxe (Eiríkr blóðøx) (c. 895 - 954) was the eldest son of Harald Fairhair and Ragnhild Eriksdatter, daughter...
Harald Fairhair
Harald I of Norway, known as Harald Fairhair (Old Norse: Haraldr Halfdanarson and Haraldr Hárfagri; Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre) (c. 850 - c. 933), was king of Norway from 872 to...
Harald Fairhair
Harald I of Norway, known as Harald Fairhair (Old Norse: Haraldr Halfdanarson and Haraldr Hárfagri; Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre) (c. 850...
Shield Maiden
Shield-Maidens or "Skjaldmö" is a term in Old Norse (skjald: "shield") which designates a young warrior woman armed with a shield. The myth of the Valkyrie is based on the...
Shield Maiden
Shield-Maidens or "Skjaldmö" is a term in Old Norse (skjald: "shield") which designates a young warrior woman armed with a...
Aslaug
Aslaug or Áslaug, also Aslög, Kraka (or Kráka) and Randalin, was a Viking queen of Scandinavia who appears in the Völsunga saga, saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and Edda by Icelandic...
Lagertha
Lagertha was a Viking Shield-Maiden who became known for her bravery and for her great fighting skills and war tactics. She was born in Denmark and married the famous Viking King...
Holmgang
Holmgang (Old Norse and Modern Icelandic: hólmganga; Swedish: holmgång) was a form of dueling practiced in the Viking Age and early Scandinavian Middle Ages. It was a socially accepted way...
Jomsborg
Jomsborg was a mythical Viking semi-legendary fortress south of the Baltic Sea (probably in the vicinity of present-day Pomerania), which existed from 960 to 1043 A.D. Its inhabitants were known...
Viking Art
Art in the Viking Age is a collective term for the artistic styles that flourished in the Nordic countries and the areas of northern Europe where the Vikings settled from...
Viking Art
Art in the Viking Age is a collective term for the artistic styles that flourished in the Nordic countries and...
