Viking Language Old Norse

Viking Language Old Norse The Viking Language Series promotes education of Old Norse, runes, sagas, and Eddic and Skaldic poetry!

We are a small press devoted to publishing the best about the Viking Age with series focused on Old Norse language texts, historical fiction, Viking archaeology, and North Atlantic sagas and history. It consists of two books and supplemental Audio Lessons dedicated to teaching Old Norse to Beginning and Intermediate learners and is a wonderful tool in the classroom or for self-study.

Modern dudes: fight over cars.Vikings: died over a hair comb.“Þeir börðust fyrir kambi sínum!”(They fought for their com...
09/10/2025

Modern dudes: fight over cars.
Vikings: died over a hair comb.

“Þeir börðust fyrir kambi sínum!”
(They fought for their comb!)

In Viking culture, a comb wasn’t just for grooming—
It was for dueling your enemies in the parking lot over personal aesthetics. 🪒⚔️


www.oldnorse.org

Old Norse Words here.
09/10/2025

Old Norse Words here.

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When you can’t think of a gift…so you improvise with dental theft.“Loki reif tönn af dverg og kallaði hana gjöf!”(Loki r...
08/10/2025

When you can’t think of a gift…so you improvise with dental theft.

“Loki reif tönn af dverg og kallaði hana gjöf!”
(Loki ripped out a dwarf’s tooth and called it a gift!)

Loki’s gift-giving strategy:
🗹 Steal it
🗹 Curse it
🗹 Call it “meaningful”
🗹 Gaslight the gods


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By James Osborne Who was the legendary Viking warrior Thorkell the Tall, and precisely how tall was he? From his links w...
08/10/2025

By James Osborne Who was the legendary Viking warrior Thorkell the Tall, and precisely how tall was he? From his links with the Jomsvikings to his role in the shifting Anglo-Saxon history leading up to 1066, his story has more twists than you might expect The late Anglo-Saxon period was defined by ever-shifting struggles for supremacy. Across Northern Europe, chaos collided with opportunity, and Thorkell the Tall was among the many figures who set themselves onto this stage; a Viking leader whose life and legacy are marked by extraordinary military and political achievements, and a talent for canny survival....

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When she was about to fix your skull…but you accidentally hit her with ✨emotional damage✨“Brýnið sat í höfði Þórs—Gróa g...
03/10/2025

When she was about to fix your skull…but you accidentally hit her with ✨emotional damage✨

“Brýnið sat í höfði Þórs—Gróa gleymdi seiðnum!”
(The whetstone stayed in Thor’s head—Gróa forgot the spell!)

Thor: literally walked away from a duel with a rock in his head.
Also Thor: emotionally ruined his own healing session.
This is why Norse myths don’t have happy endings.


www.oldnorse.org

Everyone else: listening to a podcast.Odin: keeping a severed head alive for hot takes.“Óðinn varðveitti höfuð Mímis til...
02/10/2025

Everyone else: listening to a podcast.
Odin: keeping a severed head alive for hot takes.

“Óðinn varðveitti höfuð Mímis til visku!”
(Odin preserved Mímir’s head for wisdom!)

Forget YouTube tutorials. Odin got his secret wisdom from the talking head of a dead god. 🧠🗡️
Imagine carrying a podcast host in your bag—forever.


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Norse creation in one sentence: The first giants were born from a sweaty armpit and foot friction.“Jötnar komu úr svita ...
01/10/2025

Norse creation in one sentence: The first giants were born from a sweaty armpit and foot friction.

“Jötnar komu úr svita Ymis!”
(Giants came from Ymir’s sweat!)

Greek myths: “Born from gods and stars.”
Norse myths: “Born from armpit sweat and foot cuddles.” 🧂🦶
And that’s just page one.


www.oldnorse.org

Started as trees…now we have to pay taxes.“Goðin sköpuðu Ask ok Emblu úr viði!”(The gods made Ask and Embla from wood!)Y...
30/09/2025

Started as trees…now we have to pay taxes.

“Goðin sköpuðu Ask ok Emblu úr viði!”
(The gods made Ask and Embla from wood!)

You were once driftwood.
Then Odin breathed soul into you and now you answer emails and cry in the shower.
It’s called growth. 🌳💀


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How did the Norse adventurers of the Viking Age impose themselves upon eastern Europe? Not with longships and raids, say...
30/09/2025

How did the Norse adventurers of the Viking Age impose themselves upon eastern Europe? Not with longships and raids, says one historian, but through canny adaptation Their prowess as seafarers let them strike their targets at speed and then slip away just as swiftly, in repeated cycles of relentless raids from the fertile shores of the British Isles to the harsher coasts of Iceland that brought wealth and power....

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When you want to create a sacred being…so you collect everyone’s baby teeth.“Goðin gerðu vés anda úr barnatönnum!”(The g...
23/09/2025

When you want to create a sacred being…so you collect everyone’s baby teeth.

“Goðin gerðu vés anda úr barnatönnum!”
(The gods made a holy spirit from children’s teeth!)

Yes, Norse myth once told of a being made entirely from baby teeth. 🦷✨
Part memory. Part magic. Part... dental offering?
The gods had range.


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By Jackson Sawa More myth than man, Ragnar Lothbrok is considered to be a hero of Viking legend, regardless that his act...
23/09/2025

By Jackson Sawa More myth than man, Ragnar Lothbrok is considered to be a hero of Viking legend, regardless that his actual existence has been under debate by scholars for generations. Nevertheless, Ragnar is remembered by history as one that successfully raided the British Isles, the Holy Roman Empire, became a king to his people, and changed the continent of Europe forever....

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Old Norse Words here.
22/09/2025

Old Norse Words here.

Old Norse Words here.

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The Viking Language Series promotes the education of Old Norse, runes, sagas, and Eddic and Skaldic poetry. It consists of two books and supplemental Audio Lessons dedicated to teaching Old Norse to Beginning and Intermediate learners and is a wonderful tool in the classroom or for self-study.