Norse and Viking Ramblings

In my self-appointed role as Viqueen, I not unnaturally take a great interest in the doings of all my Viking sisters in this most apparentl...

Erik Werenskiold, 'Slaget ved Solskjel' Public domain image from heimskringla.no The media are currently reporting on the int...

Just wanted to give a little plug to a project I have had some involvement with. This has very much been the Year of Vikings, and in parti...

Today the Norwegians celebrate the bicentenary of their constitution, and their freedom from Danish rule. Til lykke med dagen! Although th...

Tjørnehøj brooch ©Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen The Mega Viking Show has finally come to town, and your faithful blogstress was honoured ...

Last night the northern lights, or aurora borealis , were widely visible in the UK , much further south than usual. I missed out, either bec...

The runic message 'Think of me, I think of you! Love me, I love you' that I mentioned in the Runic Valentine blog of two years ago ...