Vikings are generally seen as dirty, bloodthirsty brutes, but is that really the truth? The answer can be found in complaints from contemporaries, in Viking graves and in the modern Scandinavian languages. Imagine a Viking. What do you see in your inner eye? Do you see a dirty man with wild hair, beard all over …
What are the facts about the Vikings and how do we know?
Were all Viking warriors men? No, several Viking warrior graves have turned out to be women.
Do you want to learn some Viking swearwords? Curse like a Viking? When haven’t we all wanted to curse like a Viking? Really bellow out the worst Viking swearwords we could think of? Well, here is your guide to some really good Viking curse words! The first word is nice and easy: Shit = Skitr. …
Every Norwegian over 30 remembers the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. Norwegians under 30 wish they did. The Lillehammer-Olympic games were important for the national soul of Norway. And these days we celebrate the 25th anniversary. The Olympic games in Lillehammer were important. I remember being there, enjoying the athmosphere, the pride over the games …
200 years ago today was the last time a Nordic country was at war with another Nordic country. That calls for a celebration! Foreningen Norden (an organization to promote Nordic cooperation) celebrated this event by posting this picture on their Facebook page: Are you familiar with all the flags?
Imagine you’re an ordinary 13 year old boy minding your own business, when Thor (the God of Thunder – not the Marvel character) suddenly appears in a stroke of lightning and takes you to Valhalla. And imagine that the Norse mythology is not just a mythology – it’s real! This is the beginning of the book Erik Menneskesøn …
Scandinavia is known for our generous benefits for people who get sick. You can take time off from work with full pay (you’ll need your doctor to sign some documents if you’re sick for extended periods of time) or almost full pay if you get sick. A common cold or cancer – you have a …
I went to my birth town Copenhagen this weekend and the main purpose was to see the Viking exhibition at the National Museum. If you follow this blog, you probably already know that I`m fairly interested *cough* in Vikings and seeing this exhibition was high on my list of things I wanted to do.
On my current trip through Denmark I visited Odense – Denmark`s third largest city and also the birth town of Hans Christian Andersen. Or H.C. Andersen, as he is known as in Denmark. You may not immediately know who Hans Christian Andersen is, but I`m sure it`ll ring a few bells if I mention The …