Viking Language Old Norse

31/07/2025

When Old Norse explorers reached North America, they made history. But their brief, violent encounter with its indigenous peoples shows how cultural collisions could end in chaos. Historian and Viking expert Eleanor Barraclough explains the story. When Old Norse explorers reached North America, they made history. But their brief, violent encounter with its indigenous peoples shows how cultural collisions could end in chaos....

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29/07/2025

When everyone’s out there fighting giants...but you’re the real MVP keeping the squad in the game!

“Eir læknar alla sem til hennar leita!” (Eir heals all who seek her!)

Eir’s healing reminds us that true power often works quietly behind the scenes. Who’s your go-to healer when life gets rough? 🌿✨

29/07/2025

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22/07/2025

When you’re the ultimate gatekeeper...and ‘No’ is your superpower!

“Syn verndar dyr Friggjar!” (Syn guards Frigg’s doors!)

Syn’s vigilance shows that sometimes the best magic word is a firm ‘no.’ What’s your strategy for keeping the chaos out? 🚪✨ ”

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22/07/2025

By Andrea Margolis Archaeologists recently unearthed a hoard of early medieval treasures on the banks of an inlet in northern Germany, all thanks to a metal detectorist. The State Archaeology Department of Schleswig-Holstein (ALSH) announced the discovery in a press release in late May. The hoard, dating back roughly 1,000 years, was found on the shores of the Schlei, an inlet in the Baltic Sea....

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18/07/2025

When you and your friend spot something weird...but your boss is too busy to notice!

“Loki ok Hœnir sjá undarligan fugl, en Óðinn horfir annað!” (Loki and Hœnir see a strange bird, but Odin looks elsewhere!)

Some Norse myths are timeless—even when the gods look like they’re straight out of a 17th-century Icelandic painting. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve noticed that everyone else missed? 🦉👁️

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18/07/2025

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16/07/2025

When the price for wisdom is steep…but you’ve got one eye on the future.

“Óðinn gaf auga sitt fyrir visku!”
(Odin gave his eye for wisdom!)

Odin didn’t just want knowledge—he sacrificed an eye for it.
That’s how badly he wanted to understand the roots of the cosmos.
Would you give up an eye for ultimate wisdom? 🧠👁️


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16/07/2025

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15/07/2025

When you take ‘going big’ a little too literally...and now you’re the world’s ultimate hugger!

“Jörmungandr umlykur heiminn!” (Jörmungandr encircles the world!)

Jörmungandr’s epic embrace shows that sometimes, your reach really can change the world. What’s the boldest move you’ve ever made? 🐍🌍✨

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15/07/2025

Viking North at Yorkshire Museum features UK’s largest exhibition of Viking-age artefacts, including era’s ‘cheap’ jewellery and evidence of slave-owning By Robyn Vinter When Anglo-Saxons buried their jewellery in an attempt to keep it safe from marauding Vikings, it is unlikely they envisaged their treasures would be dug up a millennium later and studied by their descendants. Nor would they have expected the items to sit alongside everyday objects owned by their Scandinavian oppressors as part of the largest exhibition of Viking-age artefacts in the UK, aiming to tell the story for the first time of the invaders’ power base in the north of England....

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14/07/2025

When you’re just minding your business...and accidentally start the whole god family tree!

“Auðhumla sleikir ís og skapar goð!” (Audhumla licks ice and creates gods!)

Audhumla proves that sometimes, the simplest actions can spark legendary beginnings. What’s the most unexpected outcome you’ve ever started? 🐄❄️✨

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