Explore the world of the Vikings, filled with legendary rulers, daring journeys, epic battles, and fascinating archaeological discoveries. Learn about their traditions, mysterious artifacts, powerful symbols, and how Norse mythology shaped their lives.
Here, you can find everything you want to know about Viking history and the fascinating stories of Norse mythology.
AncientPages.com – To A Viking a sword was much more than a deadly weapon. It was a symbol of power and it was believed that Vikings believed a man and his sword were bound together. The sword gave power to the
AncientPages.com – It’s certainly doesn’t happen every day that we come across, Viking artifacts, especially not swords. But Saga Vanecek, an 8-year old girl in Sweden managed to do what most archaeologists dream of. She found a Viking sword in at
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – What could the Vikings possibly know about the lost legendary mythical land of Atlantis? Our first thought is that they were not familiar with Atlantis at all! Yet, there are those who claim we have misunderstood
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – During the Viking Age, organizing and financing trading possibilities was necessary. This was done through a system known as Félag, best described as an ancient Viking company. The term Félag (Old Norse meaning “fellowship, the partnership”)
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Norse mythology, Kvasir was an amazing being created from the saliva of the Aesir and the Vanir gods. Emil Doepler younger (1855-1922)-‘Odin and Gunnlöd’- illustration Public Domain Kvasir is mentioned in the 13th-century “Prose
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Norse mythology, giant Mimir usually appears in the company of Odin, the most powerful and wisest of the gods. The giant Mimir, however, can easily compete with Odin because he – like the Norns – possesses the wisdom
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Aesir were warlike gods who lived in total separation from the Vanir, the gods of fertility. The Aesir lived in Asgard, and the Vanir, who existed long before the first Aesir gods appeared, lived
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Mysterious crystal sunstones are mentioned in many Icelandic Sagas. Long considered mythological objects, there is reason to believe that legendary Viking Sunstones did exist and Viking Sagas were more truthful than we realized. A special crystal
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Dublin have discovered 11th-century Viking village with graffiti and unique artifacts. According to researchers, the discovery is an “extraordinary find”. As previously mentioned on Ancient Pages, Dublin, the capital of Ireland was founded by the Vikings.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Fenrir (the Wolf) is the oldest of three terrible children of Loki, according to the literary works Poetic Edda (the Icelandic medieval manuscript known as the Codex Regius), Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda, and Heimskringla. The god
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Völuspá, the first poem in the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda, is one of the most outstanding literary achievements in the Norse world. Left: God Odin meets the Völva – Credit: Illustration by
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the fearsome offspring of the cunning god Loki is Hel, a towering giantess and goddess of death. She reigns over Niflheim, a shadowy realm where the dead reside, hidden among the Nine Worlds
