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History

Scandinavia

The Borgund stave church in Norway - a rare stave church from the 12th century.

All you need to know about the majestic stave churches

Once a common sight throughout much of Northern Europe, the best surviving examples of stave churches are found today in Norway.

All you need to know about Avaldsnes – the center of Viking royal power in Norway

The small and quiet nature today of the Norwegian village of Avaldsnes belies its great history and culture.

1 week ago
The Viking Museum in Stockholm: A voyage to the Viking Age

Every historian and academic of the early medieval period would love to go back in time and talk with Vikings, pick their brains, and find out who they are, what they like, and what they think. The Viking Herald managed, with a little help from Zoom, to do just that.

2 months ago
Viking museums in Norway

The popularity of Viking culture has increased a lot in the last decades through TV shows, music, and a general interest in the culture, customs, and life of the warriors of old. Vikings have also influenced the world of video games, anime, and cosplay.

8 months ago
Who was Leif Erikson, the famous Norse explorer?

Leif Erikson, also known as Leif the Lucky, is thought to have been the first person to have discovered America, some five hundred years before Columbus.

9 months ago
Ancient descriptions of Scandinavia: Cryptic and interesting

The oldest source of the name Scandinavia can be found in Pliny the Elder's Natural History, written in the first century.

1 year ago

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