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Showing posts with label Norse. Show all posts
Monday, March 25, 2024

Book Spotlight: Riddle of the Gods by Eric Schumacher

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  Follow the tour  HERE Publication Date: March 25, 2024 Riddle of the Gods   is the riveting fourth novel in the best-selling series chroni...
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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Norse-Era Jewelry: Revealing an Intricate Cultural History of the Vikings

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Ancient Origins When you think of ancient Vikings, the first thing that pops into your mind is probably not jewelry, right? The picture...
Friday, April 27, 2018

The Weird, Wonderful and Wicked Beings in Scandinavian Folklore

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Ancient Origins In Scandinavian folklore, there are numerous races of beings, the best-known of which (apart from human beings) are the...
Monday, April 9, 2018

Hundreds of Place Names of Old Norse Origin in the British Isles

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Thor News Many English villages and towns were founded by Vikings. (Photo: John Baker/ videnskab.dk)  In the 9th and 10th centuries ...
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Freyr and Gerd: Lovesick Norse God Seeking Giantess

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Ancient Origins There is a well-known Norse myth which tells of how the Vanir Freyr fell in love with the giantess Gerd, wooed her, an...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Old Norse Mystery: What Do the Couples Depicted on Thousands of Miniature Gold Amulets Symbolize?

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Ancient Origins By ThorNews In 2016, a miniature amulet made of gold was discovered on the Åker farm near Hamar in Eastern Norway – one...
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Why Would You Cremate and Bury Your Home? A Bizarre Viking Ritual Explained

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Ancient Origins The Vikings had a very bizarre tradition that might be totally unique: they buried their own homes. From the Bronze Age...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Stunning Celtic Horse Harness Became Treasured Brooch of Norwegian Viking Woman

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Ancient Origins During the summer of 2016, a beautiful bronze brooch was found opportunely at Agdenes farm, at the outermost part of th...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Q&A: How did the Normans learn to build castles?

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History Extra The Great Tower at Chepstow Castle, one of the earliest Norman stone structures in the British Isles. (© Tosca Weijers/Dr...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Gold Pendant Found in Denmark Depicts Norse God Odin, and May Have Been a Sacrifice to Avert the Disastrous Weather of 536 AD

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Ancient Origins Odin, the high god of Norse mythology, rode his eight-legged horse Sleipnir through the nine worlds dispensing ecstasy ...
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Sunday, June 19, 2016

Evidence Accumulates for Ancient Transoceanic Voyages, Says Geographer

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Ancient Origins Theories on the fringe of science sometimes slowly work their way into the core as the evidence accumulates. “A clas...