There is no doubt that the Vikings loved to drink, but they did not just drink mead as some people might have been lead to believe. Honey was not something …
Did the Vikings really drink mead every day?
The Vikings loved to drink alcoholic drinks, and not only did they brew their own mead, beer, and ale they also imported wine from areas such as Francia (”France”). Mead …
What Animals did Vikings have on their farms?
Before I start, I know that many people will think it is obvious which animals the Vikings had on their farms. But we cannot expect everyone across all cultures and …
What kind of pets did the Vikings have?
Animals were very important for the people in the Viking age, but they were not separated into two different groups like we see today in our modern society, with one …
Viking Clothes – What did the Vikings wear?
How do we know which clothes the Vikings wore and from where do we have this knowledge from? That is the question that I intend to answer today. Fashion is …
What did the Vikings look like?
Today when many people think of the Vikings they often tend to think of them as being tall, dirty, and violent with horned helmets. But is that really how the …
How was the Childhood in the Viking age?
Have you ever wondered how it was to be a child in the Viking age and what kind of a Childhood would you have had if you lived in the …
What did Vikings do for fun?
What kind of games did the Vikings play, when they were not busy with their daily routines. Just like today, the life in the Viking age was not just all …
Who was Harald Bluetooth?
In jelling in 928 a little boy was born, this boy would turn out to have one of the most important roles for the future of the Danes. This little …
Dannevirke – The Viking Wall Across Denmark
In the Danish folklore, there is a myth about why and how Dannevirke was built. Sometime in the middle of the 9 century, Otto the Great, who was the King …