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21/09/2025

Norway once had over a thousand stave churches. Today, fewer than thirty survive. Eidsborg Stave Church is among the best preserved and has been part of village life for nearly 800 years.

The Eidsborg Stave Church, a historic gem dating back to the 13th century, is not only a site of religious piety, worship, and wonder but also Norway's best-preserved wooden church. Here, we provide all the essential information about this iconic piece of heavenly architecture.

20/09/2025

Were F***g and Freyja once one goddess, or always two? Scholars and readers have argued about this for more than a century.

Do you have a serious case of deity dyslexia? The Norse goddesses F***g and Freyja may have alliteration and gender in common, but each holds a distinctive and unique place in Norse mythology. We look at why these two deities have a serious case of mistaken identity.

19/09/2025

High in Norway’s mountains, Climate Park 2469 shows how glaciers, old Norse myths, and climate science all meet in one remarkable place.

The park, which reopens for the summer season in June, has close links to the Secrets of the Ice glacial archeology team.

18/09/2025

A small Viking Age figurine carved from walrus tusk went unnoticed for two centuries, but scholars now see it as the closest thing we have to a portrait of a Viking.

The Flygstad figurine has been reexamined after two centuries of obscurity.

17/09/2025

Norse women during the Viking Age were not always confined to the household. From grave goods in Birka to saga figures like Aud the Deep-Minded, the evidence suggests they sometimes took part in trade and long-distance voyages.

It is only in recent years that there has been a widespread reinterpretation of women's roles in Viking trading voyages.

16/09/2025

Caithness is a county at the top of Scotland where Viking culture never really disappeared. New research explores how Norse traditions and language remain part of life.

Wedged right up in the northeastern end of Scotland, the very top end of the British Isles, is the historic county of Caithness.

14/09/2025

Unearthed at Ladby in 1935, this ship burial near Kerteminde records a thousand year old funeral: a large clinker built ship, sacrificed animals, and riding gear pointing to a high status individual.

Uncovered in a field in 1935, the Ladby ship has become a national symbol of Denmark's proud Viking history. It offers a glimpse into the wealth and power of Viking rulers, their beliefs about the afterlife, and the importance of maritime culture.

13/09/2025

After 99 years in the Viking Ship Museum, the Oseberg ship has been safely relocated just over 100 meters to the new Museum of the Viking Age.

The Oseberg is one of three ships to be moved to the upcoming Museum of the Viking Age in Oslo.

12/09/2025

A look at the Viking-era towns, graves, and trade centers that made the Lake Mälaren region central to early Swedish statehood.

Lake Mälaren is seen as the cradle of the nascent Swedish state. Here, amongst the lake's surroundings, are some of the Scandinavian nation's most important economic, political, and religious sites of the early medieval period.

11/09/2025

One of the Viking Age's great trading towns, Birka is once again under the spotlight as researchers look for signs of Sweden's oldest church.

Opinion is divided on whether the area under investigation is the true site of Ansgar's Church.

10/09/2025

Loki's mischief finally went too far when it brought about Baldr's death. The gods punished him in a way meant to last until the doom of Ragnarök.

The themes of divine retribution and fate are no strangers to mythologies the world over. In the rich tapestry of Norse mythology, how the gods punished Loki occupies a central place in the cataclysmic events leading to Ragnarök.

09/09/2025

For some he's a national hero, for others just another Norse settler blown off course. Who was Leif Erikson really?

With a legacy spanning over a millennium, Leif Erikson's reputation has evolved over the centuries. Was he merely a lucky early medieval explorer, or was he the first in a line of heroic Europeans who crossed the Atlantic to forge new lives in the New World?

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