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 …
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. …
When I was a kid in Denmark my grandfather told me this joke (he told it to me around 100 times since this was his favorite joke): A Swede asked a taxi driver to find him a place that was ‘rolig’. The taxi driver took him to the nearest cemetery. Now, this joke may not …
Several people have asked me about what I think of the new series The Vikings (History channel). I`ve only seen two episodes but I will tell you my opinion if you`ll me yours 😉 First what I like about the series: The shieldmaiden. I truly loved her and I loved how we were told …
A lot of people struggle with the Danish pronunciations. Most of what Danes say sounds like mumbling to foreigners and nothing resembles the written language. Listen to these Danes and tell me if you think what they are saying is the same as what you can read they are saying: This might not be a …
I`s not just one word – it`s both a noun and a verb. In Norway it`s koselig (noun) and kose (verb), in Denmark hyggelig (noun) and hygge (verb) and I believe the Swedish words for it is mysigt (noun) and mys (verb). So what is koselig/hyggelig/mysigt? What is that word that can`t be translated and …
I felt the need for something lighter. A song, perhaps. I found this song pretty cute – about the letter Æ, Ø and Å and how size matters, even when it comes to the alphabet 🙂 And I`ll add a comic: Read more of the amazing Scandinavia and the World comics