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An ox horn mug, a stainless steel mug, a wooden stave tankard, a lidded pewter tankard and a small drinking horn side by side on an oak table (modern illustration)

Ox Horn vs Pewter vs Resin: Which Drinking Horn...

Choose real ox horn if you want the vessel the Vikings actually drank from and will wash it by hand and keep it for cold drinks. Choose stainless steel for...

Ox Horn vs Pewter vs Resin: Which Drinking Horn...

Choose real ox horn if you want the vessel the Vikings actually drank from and will wash it by hand and keep it for cold drinks. Choose stainless steel for...

Silver Mjolnir pendant on a stone beside a small fire and drinking horn at dusk

Asatru: The Modern Revival of the Old Norse Rel...

Asatru, from Icelandic Ásatrú, "faith in the Æsir," is a modern revival of the pre-Christian Norse religion. Its oldest organization, Iceland's Ásatrúarfélagið, was founded in 1972 and recognized by the...

Asatru: The Modern Revival of the Old Norse Rel...

Asatru, from Icelandic Ásatrú, "faith in the Æsir," is a modern revival of the pre-Christian Norse religion. Its oldest organization, Iceland's Ásatrúarfélagið, was founded in 1972 and recognized by the...

A Norseman on a fjord shore blows a long straight wooden trumpet as four clinker-built ships row toward him (modern illustration)

Did Vikings Blow War Horns? What the Sagas and ...

Yes. Sagas written in the 1200s have Norse kings order a herblástr, a war-blast on a horn or a wooden trumpet, to open a battle or gather a fleet. The...

Did Vikings Blow War Horns? What the Sagas and ...

Yes. Sagas written in the 1200s have Norse kings order a herblástr, a war-blast on a horn or a wooden trumpet, to open a battle or gather a fleet. The...

A drinking horn draining on a wooden rack beside a bowl of water, a bottle brush and a linen towel, while hands dry a horn cup (modern illustration)

How to Clean a Drinking Horn (and Keep It for Y...

Clean a drinking horn by hand right after use, with cool or lukewarm water, a drop of mild dish soap and a soft brush. Rinse it well, drain it open...

How to Clean a Drinking Horn (and Keep It for Y...

Clean a drinking horn by hand right after use, with cool or lukewarm water, a drop of mild dish soap and a soft brush. Rinse it well, drain it open...

Two gray wolves flanking an empty carved high seat with two ravens perched on its back

Geri and Freki: Odin's Wolves

Geri and Freki are Odin's two wolves in Norse mythology. Both names mean roughly "the greedy one" or "the ravenous one." Grímnismál 19 in the Poetic Edda says Odin gives...

Geri and Freki: Odin's Wolves

Geri and Freki are Odin's two wolves in Norse mythology. Both names mean roughly "the greedy one" or "the ravenous one." Grímnismál 19 in the Poetic Edda says Odin gives...

Young woman wrapped in a fishing net with her hair over it, biting a leek, a dog at her heel

Aslaug: The Queen Who Proved Her Riddle

Aslaug is a purely legendary figure: no historical source records her, and she appears only in Icelandic legend, chiefly Ragnars saga loðbrókar (13th century). In the story she is the...

Aslaug: The Queen Who Proved Her Riddle

Aslaug is a purely legendary figure: no historical source records her, and she appears only in Icelandic legend, chiefly Ragnars saga loðbrókar (13th century). In the story she is the...