A handy guide to Norse place name elements, produced by the Shetland Place Names Project, and available to download on the Shetland Amenity Trust Website.
A stained glass Image of Thor found in the winter smoking room of Cardiff Castle. Designed by William Burges. Other windows in the room depict Tyr, Mani, Woden, Seater and Frigga.
From the album “Myths & Muses” by Serpentyne c&p 2015
Filmed & directed by Bryan Lomax, Storyboard by Mark Powell
Edited by Bryan Lomax, Maggie-Beth Sand and Mark Jenkins
Produced by Serpentyne -
(From Wikipedia) "The game is based on Norse mythology, where the war between the gods has sparked further conflict in the mortal realm of Midgard, where Freya's champion Skarin must lead Viking forces against that of the Goddess Hel."
Vikings are often portrayed as barbaric, dirty warriors. However, archaeological finds indicate that they were well-coiffured, well-clad, and, not least, well-combed.
Sverd i fjell (swords in mountain) was raised in 1983 to commemorate the Battle of Hafrsfjord. After this battle, western Norway was unified under Harald fairhair. The monument was created bysculptorFritz Røedand was unveiled by kingOlav V of…
Every evening around 9pm GMT I read from 'Vikings: Raids. Culture. Legacy' book by Roderick Dale and Marjolein Stern, with permission from Carlton Publishing. Come and join me on Periscope for the live reading of the book: Twitter: @GBVQuest
SarahRowsSolo explains why the sea is salty, including some Viking folklore about why they thought the sea was salty. Folklore begins about 7.10 into the video.