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1. The Skuldelev Ships At Viking Roskilde, Legendary City Of King Hrothgar Of Denmark

   The Danish island of Zealand is home to the city of Roskilde, the capital of Denmark from the 11th century until 1443. Roskilde was at the heart of numerous Viking land and trading routes, exerting its influence over many miles and thousands of people. As such it has long attracted historians and archaeologists alike to this Viking world, lying 19 miles (30 kilometers) to the west of the modern-day capital Copenhagen and located at the south end of the Roskilde fjord, a south branch of Isefjord.

   Rebecca Batley - 25/01/2023 - 15:54

2. Unearthing Ancient Magic in The Runes –Messages with Hidden Symbols and Powerful Numbers

   The etymology of the word “rune” means: “to carve, or to cut.” In Low German the word is “raunen.” As the runes were cut and carved into wood, metal or stone, the word “rune” was analogous to the rune letters themselves. Their form and shape varied according to the materials. For example, runes carved into wood had more straight lines than the more rounded rune shapes inscribed into granite.

   Andreas Kornevall - 03/02/2021 - 20:37

3. The Mythology of Winter: 7 Supernatural Beliefs and Magical Rituals From Around the World

   According to ancient folklore, some supernatural beings can only manifest when it is cold. Others use the cold to their advantage in order to achieve a certain result. When spirits appear, they require energy extracted from the surrounding air – which becomes cold as it loses energy. The mythology of winter is full of apparitions and supernatural phenomena. In this way, with its specific traditions and celebrations, the season has always fascinated people.

   isav - 04/04/2019 - 18:52

4. Loki – The Trickster Redeemed?

   For a long time, Loki, the Trickster of Norse mythology, has been demonized as a figure of evil. But is he really so? Many mythologies speak about beings that are neither good, nor evil, entities of neutrality or mythological figures meant to maintain the balance of the Universe. This article explains how Loki could be exactly one such entity.

   valdar - 23/11/2015 - 21:52

5. Discovering the Drengr Code: The Truth About Viking Ethics

   ... primarily from Old Norse literature and sagas, written in Iceland during the 13th and 14th centuries. These ancient ...

   Lex Leigh - 26/02/2023 - 17:55

6. Clameur de Haro: Feudal Law Brings Construction Project To a Standstill

   ... Greece The Haensa - Thorir Saga: A tale of law in Medieval Iceland Hammurabi and his God Given Code of Laws The clameur ...

   ashley cowie - 16/08/2018 - 23:00

7. Ancient Board Games Simulating War Strategies And Predicting Afterlife

   ... in such far-flung locations as Scotland, Norway and Iceland. Royal game of Ur at the British Museum ( ...

   MartiniF - 06/03/2021 - 14:40

8. Magic in the Landscape: Earth Mysteries and Geomancy

   ... ensouled world,” with specific examples from Britain and Iceland of our ancestors’ way of perceiving the world they ...

   ancient-origins - 16/05/2020 - 19:51

9. The Black Book - Source of Devils Magic that Wizards Wager Their Soul to Obtain

   The Black Book is said to hold within its pages all the magical practices which are in opposition to the divine. The idea regarding the existence of such a book is very old and it appears briefly in various mythologies.

   isav - 22/03/2019 - 00:49

10. Who Reached America First? Hint: NOT Columbus!

    Even today, many people still believe that Christopher Columbus was the person who “discovered” America when he landed there in 1492. That belief overlooks the fact that indigenous people had already been living there for at least 20,000 years and other non-indigenous people had already made expeditions to the Americas – some hundreds of years before Columbus – and some had even built settlements. Ancient Greek, Chinese, Viking, and Welsh explorers have all been proposed as forerunners to the famed voyage in 1492.

    Alicia McDermott - 27/09/2020 - 10:09

11. 1,000-Year-Old Middle Eastern Gold Earring Discovered in Scandinavia

    ... and plundered the coasts of Ireland , the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Normandy, while expanding eastwards ...

    ashley cowie - 09/12/2021 - 21:59

12. Remembering the Barbary Slaves: White Slaves and North African Pirates

    ... Ireland, and even as far away as the Netherlands and Iceland. They landed on unguarded beaches, creeping up on ...

    Joanna Gillan - 02/02/2021 - 16:51

13. The Evolution of Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps

    A recently published book published by the British Library charts the evolution of iconic sea serpents, mermaids and other mythical creatures found on world maps from the 10^th century through to medieval and Renaissance times.  Despite their wild appearance, most of the creatures were based on true encounters with sea animals, shedding light on how mythology and folklore can evolve from real events.

    aprilholloway - 07/09/2013 - 00:21

14. Were Norsemen Tattooed? Evidence of Ink on the Rugged Rusiyyah

    Did the Norsemen of Scandinavia have tattoos? Did runic script adorn their arms as they sailed their longships down fjords? While material remains offer few clues, one piece of historical evidence says 'yes' - at least for the Varangians who plied the Volga with their trade goods; traveling throughout the area of what is now Russia, Central Asia, and even down to the Middle East.

    Scott Rank - 05/08/2019 - 18:47

15. Newgrange and the Boyne Valley monuments – advanced lunar calculations and observation of the effects of precession of equinoxes in Neolithic Ireland - Part 2

    ... which come to Ireland every year in large numbers from Iceland. They arrive in October, and return to Iceland in March. Ornithologists have long said that ...

    anthonymurphy - 04/09/2013 - 10:32

16. Lost Viking Capital May Have Been Found on Scotland’s Shetland Islands

    ... in his garden. Rare Thor’s Hammer Amulet Found in Iceland Casts New Light on Viking Life Vikings in Ireland: ...

    ashley cowie - 08/07/2021 - 22:54

17. Rare Anglo-Saxon Trumpington Cross Girl Burial Has Been Given A Face

    Who Was This Anglo-Saxon Girl? Face of Trumpington Cross Bed Burial Revealed

    In 2011, a mid-7th century Anglo-Saxon Christian burial of a 16-year-old teenage girl in a village had turned out to be one of the earliest burial sites of such a nature in Britain.

    Sahir - 20/06/2023 - 00:00

18. Neanderthals faced extinction before humans appeared, but recovered

    ... less even than the present-day population of remote Iceland. The demographic crisis coincides with a period of ...

    aprilholloway - 24/02/2014 - 22:33

19. Ahnenerbe: Nazi Secret Society and their Reinterpretation of History

    ... excavations were conducted in Germany, Greece, Poland, Iceland, Rumania, Croatia and many other countries, including ...

    johnblack - 26/02/2022 - 00:50

20. What’s It Like to Travel the Oldest Road in the World? Think Dragon’s Blood and Neolithic Barrows

    ... Route: Haunted Highway and Ancient Viking Shortcut in Iceland Nearby, there is an even more enigmatic monument that ...

    Graham Phillips - 04/06/2017 - 19:06

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