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Viking boat on the open sea https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/ivar-the-boneless 2026-09-15T10:37:40+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/who-was-ivar-the-boneless-a-ruthless-invader-of-england-571399.jpg?v=1623719431 Who Was Ivar The Boneless - A Ruthless Invader Of England? Destroyed Viking longship on a sandy beach https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-weaponry 2026-10-03T15:32:50+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/what-weapons-did-the-vikings-use-a-short-history-498992.jpg?v=1624938352 Viking Weapons and Armor: Swords, Spears, Axes and Shields A Viking warrior holding two axes in his hands https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-law 2026-07-27T22:47:38+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/law-order-during-the-viking-age-302383.jpg?v=1625720487 Law & Order During The Viking Age A Viking with a sword https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/norse-sagas 2026-07-28T16:50:09+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/prominent-tales-sagas-of-norse-traditions-639689.jpg?v=1626851078 Prominent Tales & Sagas Of Norse Traditions Scene from one of the Norse sagas https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/medieval-weapons 2026-09-09T22:29:17+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/types-of-medieval-weapons-that-were-commonly-used-in-the-middle-ages-447691.jpg?v=1627633192 Types Of Medieval Weapons That Were Commonly Used In the Middle Ages Army of Viking warriors https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/meaning-of-wolf-tattoos 2026-09-20T23:07:44+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/what-is-the-meaning-of-wolf-tattoos-555927.jpg?v=1628853440 What Is The Meaning Of Wolf Tattoos? A lone wolf on the snow https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/vegvisir-meaning 2026-10-03T15:28:42+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vegvisir-symbol-origin-meaning-a-complete-guide-701122.jpg?v=1629379670 Viking Compass (Vegvísir): Origin and Meaning A picture of Vegvisir symbol https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/battle-of-clontarf 2026-07-31T21:28:19+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/what-was-the-battle-of-clontarf-history-time-line-749836.jpg?v=1630604264 What Was The Battle Of Clontarf? History & Time Line Battle of Clontarf https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/what-did-vikings-drink-out-of 2026-09-30T00:38:50+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vikingsbrand-viking-drinking-horn-feast-hall.png?v=1790721530 What Did Vikings Drink Out Of? Horns, Wooden Cups and Glass A woman in a red wool dress with oval brooches hands a full drinking horn to a seated man in a smoky timber hall lit by the hearth (modern illustration) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/what-language-did-the-vikings-speak 2026-09-10T01:05:57+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/how-many-what-languages-did-the-norse-vikings-speak-898679.jpg?v=1639491112 How Many, & What Languages Did The Norse Vikings Speak? how many languages did the Vikings speak? https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/what-is-a-bearded-axe 2026-07-31T17:33:42+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/beared-axes-in-viking-times-what-are-they-156305.jpg?v=1642472342 What Is a Bearded Axe? The Viking Skeggøx https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/how-tall-were-vikings 2026-09-20T20:54:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/ever-wondered-how-tall-the-vikings-were-557891.jpg?v=1645098223 Ever Wondered How Tall The Vikings Were? were the Vikings tall? https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/how-long-does-925-sterling-silver-last 2026-07-28T16:53:29+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/have-you-ever-wondered-how-long-925-sterling-silver-lasts-236120.jpg?v=1647545972 Have You Ever Wondered How Long 925 Sterling Silver Lasts? how long does sterling silver last https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/who-is-older-thor-or-loki 2026-10-03T15:23:34+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/is-thor-older-than-loki-114009.jpg?v=1650882947 Is Thor Older Than Loki? Thor and Loki age https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/who-were-the-giants-in-norse-mythology 2026-10-03T15:26:32+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/the-norse-giants-history-culture-mythology-387348.jpg?v=1652315762 The Norse Giants - History, Culture & Mythology who were the norse giants https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/what-are-the-9-realms 2026-10-03T10:57:48+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/norse-nine-realms-gods-authentic.png?v=1783951226 Norse Mythology - What Are The 9 Realms? The gods and giants of the nine realms of Norse mythology before Yggdrasil: one-eyed Odin with ravens and spear, Thor with Mjolnir, Fenrir, Jormungandr and the fire and frost giants https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/fenrir-meaning 2026-10-03T15:23:18+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/the-meaning-of-fenrir-who-is-fenrir-302006.jpg?v=1655260680 The Meaning Of Fenrir - Who Is Fenrir? Fenrir https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/gungnir-meaning 2026-09-09T22:22:25+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260714_152130_eac50c0c-7da5-43ec-b608-10653a705c04.png?v=1784042969 What Is The Meaning Of Gungnir? Gungnir, the rune-etched spear of Odin, raised against a storming Norse sky https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/historical-viking-hairstyles 2026-09-20T23:07:50+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-hairstyles-throughout-history-496624.jpg?v=1657024354 Viking Hairstyles Throughout History https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/thor-norse-mythology 2026-10-03T12:54:42+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/the-god-thor-norse-mythology-725107.jpg?v=1657289857 The God Thor: Norse Mythology https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/best-viking-axes 2026-09-29T00:01:55+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vikingsbrand-viking-hand-forged-fenrir-axe-1.jpg?v=1783618616 Best Viking Axes: 7 Hand-Forged Picks for 2026 Hand-forged Viking axe with engraved Fenrir wolf and leather cover - best Viking axes https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-axe-throwing-guide 2026-07-31T17:36:43+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260709_203600_761276c1-4047-404d-950e-89e5268f177d.png?v=1783630363 Viking Axe Throwing: A Beginner's Guide A Viking-style single-bit throwing axe stuck blade-first in the bullseye of a wooden target board https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/bearded-axe-vs-dane-axe 2026-07-31T16:44:46+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260709_222144_2265bca9-17cc-483d-9521-8168213df13c.png?v=1783635938 Bearded Axe vs Dane Axe: What's the Difference? A short one-handed bearded Viking axe beside a long two-handed Dane-style axe on dark wood https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/fehu-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:46:48+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260716_222237_82ec3f2f-a969-4bd7-8b98-38aa0ef5d086.png?v=1784240789 Fehu Rune Meaning: Wealth, Cattle and the ᚠ Rune Explained The Fehu rune carved into a runestone with red ochre, a Viking silver hoard blurred in the background https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/algiz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:04:11+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260716_222239_33076c0e-0ec1-4489-868e-126608268e71.png?v=1784240808 Algiz Rune Meaning: Protection and the ᛉ Rune Explained The Algiz rune carved into a mossy standing stone in a misty fen, sharp elk-sedge grass in the foreground https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/othala-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:13:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260716_222242_57780847-45aa-4f4a-9caf-ba4ba2e53ea8.png?v=1784240812 Othala Rune Meaning: Heritage, Home and the ᛟ Rune Explained The Othala rune carved into an old oak doorpost of a Norse longhouse, firelight and a fjord farmstead behind https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/uruz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:49:25+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-uruz-card.png?v=1784419609 Uruz Rune Meaning: the Aurochs and the ᚢ Rune Explained Uruz rune fact card: ᚢ, sound U — aurochs, the wild ox, in the Elder, Younger and Anglo-Saxon futharks https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/ingwaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:11:36+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-ingwaz-card.png?v=1784419096 Ingwaz Rune Meaning: the God Ing ᛜ Rune Explained Ingwaz rune fact card — the god Ing (Freyr), in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/sowilo-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:05:22+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-sowilo-card.png?v=1784419078 Sowilo Rune Meaning: the Sun and the ᛋ Rune Explained Sowilo rune fact card — the sun, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/thurisaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:50:58+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-thurisaz-card.png?v=1784419085 Thurisaz Rune Meaning: the Giant and the ᚦ Rune Explained Thurisaz rune fact card — giant / thorn, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/dagaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:12:24+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-dagaz-card.png?v=1784419098 Dagaz Rune Meaning: Day, Light & the ᛞ Rune Explained Dagaz rune fact card — day, daylight, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/ehwaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:08:31+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-ehwaz-card.png?v=1784419090 Ehwaz Rune Meaning: Horse ᛖ Rune Explained Ehwaz rune fact card — the horse, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/hagalaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:57:31+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-hagalaz-card.png?v=1784419102 Hagalaz Rune Meaning: Hail, the Icy Ninth Rune ᚺ Explained Hagalaz rune fact card — hail, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/ansuz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:52:23+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-ansuz-card.png?v=1784419092 Ansuz Rune Meaning: the God, Odin and the ᚨ Rune Explained Ansuz rune fact card — a god (Odin) / mouth, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/mannaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:09:42+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-mannaz-card.png?v=1784419093 Mannaz Rune Meaning: Man & Humankind ᛗ Rune Explained Mannaz rune fact card — man, humankind, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/kenaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:54:45+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-kenaz-card.png?v=1785183666 Kenaz Rune Meaning: Torch, Sore & the ᚲ Rune Explained Kenaz rune fact card: the torch, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/nauthiz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:58:35+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-nauthiz-card.png?v=1784419104 Nauthiz Rune Meaning: Need, the Tenth Rune ᚾ Explained Nauthiz rune fact card — need, necessity, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/tiwaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:06:26+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-tiwaz-card.png?v=1784419080 Tiwaz Rune Meaning: the God Týr and the ᛏ Rune Explained Tiwaz rune fact card — the god Tyr, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/laguz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:10:37+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-laguz-card.png?v=1784419094 Laguz Rune Meaning: Water & Sea ᛚ Rune Explained Laguz rune fact card — water, the sea, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/jera-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:00:42+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-jera-card.png?v=1784419108 Jera Rune Meaning: the Harvest and the ᛃ Rune Explained Jera rune fact card — the good year, harvest, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/gebo-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:55:57+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-gebo-card.png?v=1784419098 Gebo Rune Meaning: Gift & the ᚷ Rune Explained Gebo rune fact card — gift, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/berkano-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:07:31+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-berkano-card.png?v=1784419082 Berkano Rune Meaning: the Birch and the ᛒ Rune Explained Berkano rune fact card — the birch, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/wunjo-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:56:35+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-wunjo-card.png?v=1784419100 Wunjo Rune Meaning: Joy & the ᚹ Rune Explained Wunjo rune fact card — joy, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/raido-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:53:58+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-raido-card.png?v=1785183571 Raido Rune Meaning: Riding, Journeys and the ᚱ Rune Explained Raido rune fact card: riding, the journey, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/eihwaz-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:01:39+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-eihwaz-card_eccbe59a-8f8e-4196-97df-edca9ade2f27.png?v=1785183683 Eihwaz Rune Meaning: The Yew Tree and the ᛇ Rune Explained Eihwaz rune fact card: the yew tree, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/perthro-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T18:03:17+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-perthro-card.png?v=1784419076 Perthro Rune Meaning: the Lot-Cup and the ᛈ Rune Explained Perthro rune fact card — the lot-cup (uncertain), in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/isa-rune-meaning 2026-07-31T17:45:01+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vb-rune-isa-card.png?v=1784419106 Isa Rune Meaning: Ice, the Eleventh Rune ᛁ Explained Isa rune fact card — ice, in the Elder Futhark https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-axe-care 2026-07-27T22:35:06+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260719_225947_1c981b58-a8c5-48d8-8583-06eacd165db5.png?v=1784502268 Viking Axe Care: How to Maintain a Carbon Steel Axe Hand-forged carbon steel Viking bearded axe head on a workbench with linseed oil and a cloth https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/valknut-meaning 2026-07-29T00:11:44+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260721_144554_0011c596-2766-4681-8a4a-40ab816bd207.png?v=1784645483 Valknut Meaning: Odin's Knot of the Slain The Valknut, three interlocking triangles, carved into a weathered grey Viking stone https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/what-is-a-dane-axe 2026-07-27T22:32:58+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260721_202758_58be4ae8-a9af-4b45-a242-ae9ef60a11df.png?v=1784665829 What Is a Dane Axe? The Two-Handed Viking War Axe A complete hand-forged two-handed Viking Dane axe (breiðøx): a broad single-edged crescent head on a long wooden haft https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/what-is-a-seax 2026-07-27T22:33:15+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/seax-museum-display-cover.png?v=1784812429 What Is a Seax? The Viking & Anglo-Saxon Knife-Sword Ancient iron seax with a single edge and angled spine displayed on a stand in a dark museum case https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/broken-back-seax 2026-07-27T22:35:37+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/broken-back-seax-profile.png?v=1784812738 What Is a Broken-Back Seax? The Late Anglo-Saxon Blade Broken-back seax with a straight spine that drops in a sharp angle to the point, antler handle, on dark slate https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-dagger 2026-07-27T22:30:30+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-dagger-hero.png?v=1784812875 Viking Daggers: What the Norse Actually Carried Hand-forged Viking dagger with a double-edged patterned blade, carved Norse handle and tooled leather sheath on linen https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/seax-sword-and-dagger 2026-07-27T22:32:50+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/langseax-short-sword.png?v=1784813214 Seax, Sword and Dagger: When a Knife Becomes a Short Sword A long single-edged langseax with a thick blunt spine and no crossguard laid on dark slate https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/seax-of-beagnoth 2026-07-27T22:20:36+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/beagnoth-langseax-artifact.png?v=1784813294 The Seax of Beagnoth: The Thames Blade That Carries an Alphabet Heavily corroded iron langseax blade with its handle long rotted away, under raking museum light https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/historically-accurate-seax 2026-07-27T22:34:50+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/historically-accurate-seax-kit.png?v=1784813548 The Historically Accurate Seax: What the Finds Actually Show A historically correct seax kit: plain single-edged blade, horn grip, riveted leather sheath with two suspension loops and a belt https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/how-to-care-for-a-seax-knife 2026-07-27T22:30:24+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/oiling-a-carbon-steel-seax.png?v=1784813647 How to Care for a Seax Knife: Carbon Steel, Edge and Sheath Hands wiping a thin film of oil onto a dark carbon-steel seax blade with a soft cloth https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-battle-axe 2026-07-31T16:43:17+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260723_224007_5792fc33-3eda-4d64-87f9-12944648e57c.png?v=1784846606 What Is a Viking Battle Axe? The Norse War Axe Explained Viking warrior in mail and plain iron helmet holding a single-bladed bearded battle axe and a round shield on a misty northern coast https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/what-is-the-ouroboros 2026-07-28T11:19:41+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260724_112415_e0e6d5bc-a184-470f-8715-441fdd23a61c.png?v=1784892652 What Is the Ouroboros? Meaning, Origins and Symbolism Ouroboros serpent biting its own tail carved in Urnes-style knotwork on a weathered runestone in Scandinavian mist https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/mjolnir-necklace 2026-07-31T21:53:23+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260725_224356_b2b126e7-bb76-4e80-9aef-31bbd1511a95.png?v=1785019617 Mjölnir Necklace: What Thor's Hammer Means and How to Choose One Five Viking-age Thor's hammer amulets in silver, bronze and iron laid on dark slate, one threaded on a red cord, each with a suspension loop at the top of the handle https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-wedding-rings 2026-08-06T11:19:47+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260725_230324_e69956ac-cbcd-4d29-a471-37469c59bfc5.png?v=1785020798 Did Vikings Have Wedding Rings? What the Norse Actually Did A pair of Norse wedding bands in gold and tarnished silver carved with Scandinavian knotwork, resting on dark slate beside a red cord and bone-white linen https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-rings 2026-07-30T11:00:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260725_231858_9d204581-dd6a-4173-8f1f-162c9abda5bc.png?v=1785021609 Viking Rings: What the Norse Wore, and How to Choose One Today Five plain Viking-age silver finger rings on linen: a flat band, a twisted wire ring, a three-coil spiral, a band with punched dots, and a cut ring fragment https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-necklaces 2026-07-31T11:00:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260726_092642_8e6466ec-f205-4210-85fd-3df2c6f33123.png?v=1785184582 Viking Necklaces: What the Norse Really Wore, and How to Choose One A Viking-age bead festoon on linen: two oval bronze tortoise brooches with three uneven strands of glass, amber, carnelian and rock crystal beads strung between them https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/norse-names-for-dogs-and-cats 2026-08-03T11:00:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260731_233419_4ef9854c-df5f-4e2a-ab3c-b66035f18693.png?v=1785541316 Norse Names for Dogs and Cats, With Real Meanings A Norwegian elkhound and a grey forest cat resting on sheepskins beside the hearth fire inside a Viking longhouse https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/valkyrie-names 2026-08-10T11:00:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260801_025238_4d8eb9b6-780f-4377-b714-19d60a45b631_min.webp?v=1785578531 Valkyrie Names and What They Actually Mean Viking Age grave goods on conservation felt: a corroded iron sword, a shield boss, two oval bronze tortoise brooches and a string of amber beads https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-female-names 2026-08-04T11:00:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260731_233420_e13ea581-2d3f-4bf7-8077-e983bf75aa75.png?v=1785541524 Viking Female Names: Real Norse Women's Names and Meanings A Norse woman in a woollen apron dress with oval tortoise brooches and amber beads, standing at the door of a turf longhouse above a fjord https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-last-names 2026-08-02T19:06:46+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260731_233419_acddaebc-0fd1-4118-a9bf-a02003acef97.png?v=1785541592 Viking Last Names: Why the Norse Had No Surnames Firelit interior of a Viking longhouse with hand hewn oak posts and woven wool blankets https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-clan-names 2026-08-13T11:00:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260731_233432_89858a87-63da-4eb5-b9e0-3aa7e2d0bc00_min.webp?v=1785578581 Viking Clan Names: What the Norse Actually Had Instead Three generations of a Norse family outside a turf roofed longhouse in an Icelandic valley, an elder seated with his son and grandson https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-male-names 2026-08-11T11:00:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260801_025250_82d43716-1864-4adf-9153-afb29d7a0ab7_min.webp?v=1785578533 Viking Male Names: Attested Norse Men's Names and Meanings A bearded Norse man in an undyed wool tunic on a rocky shore at dawn, an iron axe resting against the rock beside him https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/names-that-mean-warrior 2026-08-12T11:00:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260801_025241_a4bb2319-aee1-4d38-bbb3-2f36097ab1ff_min.webp?v=1785578535 Norse Names That Mean Warrior, Battle and Victory The interior of a Viking Age chieftain's hall at night, a long hearth fire burning between carved oak posts and sheepskin covered benches https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/nord-names-skyrim 2026-08-05T11:00:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260801_025253_1ec14391-a972-462a-8afe-27ab2987e337_min.webp?v=1785578582 Nord Names: The Real Old Norse Behind the Fantasy A Viking Age turf longhouse settlement at dusk above a fjord, firelight glowing in the doorways and smoke rising from the roof vents https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-bynames-nicknames 2026-08-06T11:00:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260731_230924_3155e2ff-d89d-41dc-9372-d58e46935c81_min.webp?v=1785542060 Viking Bynames: The Brutal Nicknames That Replaced Surnames A weathered Viking Age runestone carved with interlace along its edges, lit low by firelight at dusk https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-names 2026-08-14T11:00:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260731_233420_e13ea581-2d3f-4bf7-8077-e983bf75aa75_min.webp?v=1786661523 Viking Names: A Complete Guide to Real Old Norse Names A Norse woman in a woollen apron dress with oval tortoise brooches, standing at the door of a turf longhouse above a misty fjord https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/rune-wedding-rings 2026-08-17T11:00:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hand-engraving-rune-into-silver-ring.png?v=1786662689 Rune Wedding Rings: What to Actually Engrave, and What Not To A jeweller cutting a rune into a silver band held in a wooden ring clamp at a workbench https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/norse-wedding-bands-for-men 2026-08-18T11:00:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/norse-wedding-band-mens-hand.png?v=1786662747 Norse Wedding Bands for Men: Width, Finish and How to Choose A man's hand on dark oak wearing a wide hand forged silver band with Norse knotwork https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/are-wedding-rings-pagan 2026-08-19T11:00:03+02:00 weekly 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Where the Wedding Ring Really Came From A heavy twisted silver oath ring lying on a worn stone step in a dim hall https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-wedding-rings-for-women 2026-08-20T11:00:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/womens-norse-wedding-band-wool-sleeve.png?v=1786662839 Viking Wedding Rings for Women: What Norse Women Actually Wore A woman's hand from a wool cloak sleeve wearing a slim silver band with fine knotwork https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/celtic-vs-viking-knotwork-rings 2026-08-21T11:00:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/celtic-interlace-beside-norse-urnes-carving.png?v=1786662943 Celtic Knot vs Viking Knotwork Wedding Rings: The Real Difference A Celtic stone interlace panel beside a carved oak panel of Norse animal interlace https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/medieval-gothic-fantasy-wedding-rings 2026-08-24T11:00:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/medieval-gothic-norse-wedding-bands-compared.png?v=1786662990 Medieval, Gothic and Fantasy Wedding Rings: Where Norse Actually Fits Three wedding bands on slate, a plain gold band, a blackened gothic ring and a Norse knotwork band https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/matching-viking-wedding-rings 2026-08-25T11:00:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/matching-norse-wedding-bands-two-widths.png?v=1786663032 Matching Viking Wedding Rings: His and Hers Without the Matching Problem Two silver bands with the same knotwork on grey stone, one wide and one narrow https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-beard-beads 2026-09-20T23:08:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-braided-beard-with-bronze-ring.png?v=1786664000 Viking Beard Beads and Hair Beads: What the Finds Actually Support A braided Viking beard closed with a single plain bronze ring, against an undyed wool tunic https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-symbol-jewelry 2026-08-27T11:00:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/norse-symbol-pendants-compared.png?v=1786664050 Viking Symbol Jewelry: Which Symbol to Wear and Why Five silver Norse pendants in a row on slate, a Thor's hammer, a valknut, Yggdrasil, an ouroboros serpent and a raven https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-earrings-and-brooches 2026-08-28T11:00:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/norse-oval-brooches-worn-with-beads.png?v=1786664095 Viking Earrings and Brooches: What the Norse Actually Wore A pair of bronze oval brooches worn at the shoulders of a wool apron dress with a bead string swagged between them https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/how-to-read-runes 2026-08-14T19:12:54+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/how-to-read-runes-cover.jpg?v=1786727574 How to Read Runes: Casting, Spreads and Meaning Carved Elder Futhark rune stones laid out on dark oak for a reading https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/nidhogg-dragon 2026-08-29T22:05:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-nidhogg-dragon-cover.png?v=1787919250 Nidhogg: The Dragon That Gnaws at the Roots of the World Nidhogg the dark dragon gnawing at a massive root of Yggdrasil beneath the earth https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/skadi-goddess 2026-10-02T00:09:00+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-skadi-goddess-cover.png?v=1787919315 Skadi: The Giantess Who Marched on Asgard and Became a Goddess Skadi the Norse winter goddess with bow and skis on a snowy mountain ridge at dusk https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/freya-goddess 2026-09-24T23:43:06+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-freya-goddess-cover.png?v=1787919383 Freya: The Goddess Who Claims Half the Battle-Dead Freya the Norse goddess wearing the necklace Brisingamen with a falcon cloak over her shoulders https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/ullr-god 2026-09-15T10:50:11+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-ullr-god-cover.png?v=1787919436 Ullr: The Snow God the Norse Myths Almost Forgot Ullr the Norse god of winter on skis with a yew bow under a pale northern sky https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/loki-norse-mythology 2026-09-15T10:38:49+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-loki-norse-mythology-cover.png?v=1787919504 Loki: The Trickster the Gods Needed and Could Not Keep Loki the Norse trickster god with sharp features and a knowing half-smile, firelight on one side of his face and shadow on the other https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/sleipnir-odins-horse 2026-09-15T10:48:42+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-sleipnir-odins-horse-cover.png?v=1787919561 Sleipnir: The Eight-Legged Horse That Carries Odin Between Worlds Odin riding the eight-legged horse Sleipnir through a storm-lit sky above a dark fjord landscape https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/surtr-fire-giant 2026-09-15T10:49:29+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-surtr-fire-giant-cover.png?v=1787919622 Surtr: The Fire Giant Who Ends the World Surtr the fire giant towering over a black lava field with a flaming sword raised against a darkened sky https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/freyr-god 2026-09-15T10:36:24+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-freyr-god-cover.png?v=1787919687 Freyr: The Harvest God Who Traded His Sword for Love Freyr the Norse harvest god standing in a ripe barley field at golden hour with the glowing boar Gullinbursti beside him https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/norns-norse-mythology 2026-09-06T17:00:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-norns-norse-mythology-cover.png?v=1787919745 The Norns: The Three Sisters Who Carve the Fate of Gods and Men Three Norns carving fate into wooden staves beside the Well of Urd beneath the roots of Yggdrasil https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/sif-goddess 2026-09-15T10:43:21+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-sif-goddess-cover.png?v=1787919805 Sif: The Goddess Whose Stolen Hair Gave Thor His Hammer Sif with flowing golden hair standing in a torchlit Norse hall with Thor's hammer resting on the table beside her https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/mimir-norse-mythology 2026-09-15T10:39:58+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-mimir-norse-mythology-cover.png?v=1787919867 Mimir: The Severed Head That Counsels Odin Odin's eye gleaming at the bottom of Mimir's well beneath a massive root of Yggdrasil https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/angrboda-giantess 2026-09-15T10:34:38+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-angrboda-giantess-cover.png?v=1787920019 Angrboda: The Giantess Who Bore Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel Angrboda the giantess standing at the edge of the Ironwood with a young wolf at her side https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/aegir-norse-god-of-the-sea 2026-10-02T00:29:51+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-aegir-norse-god-of-the-sea-cover.png?v=1787920082 Aegir: The Sea Giant Who Brewed Ale for the Gods Aegir the Norse sea giant rising from a storm-dark ocean holding a great ale cauldron, waves curling around him https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/njord-god 2026-09-15T10:40:52+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-njord-god-cover.png?v=1787920152 Njord: The Hostage God of Sea, Wind, and Wealth Njord the Norse sea god standing on a harbor pier at Noatun with wind filling the sails of longships behind him https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/sol-and-mani 2026-09-12T20:30:00+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/gods-sol-and-mani-cover.png?v=1787920215 Sol and Mani: The Sun and Moon Siblings Hunted by Wolves Sol driving the blazing sun chariot and Mani guiding the pale moon across one twilight sky, wolves running below the clouds https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/ulfberht-sword 2026-08-28T18:00:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/ulfberht-sword-cover.png?v=1787927471 Ulfberht Sword: The Viking Blade Brand That Got Counterfeited Viking Age Ulfberht sword lying on dark stone with the inlaid +VLFBERH+T inscription visible along the blade fuller https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/vikings-in-america 2026-09-15T10:50:58+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vikings-in-america-cover.png?v=1787927753 When Did the Vikings Come to America? The Exact Year Is 1021 Turf-walled Norse buildings with grass roofs on the green coastal meadow of L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, under an overcast North Atlantic sky. https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/viking-place-names 2026-09-09T23:38:56+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260909_213737_801a2d66-5fe2-469b-98cf-ace04946a866.png?v=1788989936 Viking Place Names: The Old Norse Hiding on English Road Signs Village name sign for Grimsby, Old Norse for Grim's farmstead, beside an English country lane https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/skal-meaning 2026-09-13T09:45:01+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260909_225222_a664649b-b06b-4cd4-8b8d-a0c0965ad1d1.png?v=1788994750 Skål: What It Means and How to Say It Two Viking drinking horns clashed in a toast over a feast table https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/blood-eagle 2026-09-14T11:35:01+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260909_225309_01ec5889-2e6e-4aff-bf68-2f7cbb8d490f.png?v=1788994808 The Blood Eagle: Viking Ritual or Poetic Misreading? A lone carrion bird circling over a misty early medieval battlefield at dawn https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/leif-erikson 2026-09-15T10:18:41+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260909_225245_c1116bf8-651d-4918-9c28-ea97b09710ba.png?v=1788994869 Leif Erikson: The First European in North America Viking boats on a cold Greenland fjord shore with a cloaked figure at the waterline https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/where-did-the-vikings-come-from 2026-09-17T12:50:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260909_225324_895d7837-0126-4ff9-a2c0-2ff7123ebe2a.png?v=1788994930 Where Did the Vikings Come From? Scandinavian fjord at golden hour with farmsteads and boats along the shore https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/bind-runes 2026-09-18T13:35:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260909_225008_b06e4f91-2084-4e35-9d07-ccd23eb9ff10.png?v=1788994989 Bind Runes: Meaning, History and How They Work Bind rune of Hagall and Bjarkan carved into a runestone, the shape behind the Bluetooth logo https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/bjorn-ironside 2026-09-19T09:50:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_175408_3317b833-2497-4eb7-96f3-f5429c829fea.png?v=1789063300 Bjorn Ironside: The Viking Who Raided the Mediterranean Viking fleet sailing through a narrow sun-baked Mediterranean strait https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/lagertha 2026-09-20T09:05:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_170437_5f9526a7-270d-47fe-90e7-4764dc7c0b55.png?v=1789063358 Lagertha: The Legend of the Viking Shieldmaiden Shieldmaiden with hair loose over her shoulders at the front of a shield wall at dawn https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/erik-the-red 2026-09-21T18:50:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_175359_a8a094f5-70e7-458f-9080-5c35df2595ae.png?v=1789063412 Erik the Red: The Exile Who Founded Greenland Red-bearded Norse seafarer at the bow of a knarr approaching a green Greenland fjord https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/harald-hardrada 2026-09-22T12:05:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_170636_e81d95b2-bb35-4eeb-81eb-0b9add0c2176.png?v=1789063476 Harald Hardrada: The Last Great Viking King Aging Norse king in mail and red cloak on a longship with a great fleet behind him https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/ratatoskr 2026-09-23T12:55:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_170222_1270804a-b53c-448e-8b20-c849d39ce990.png?v=1789063526 Ratatoskr: The Gossiping Squirrel of Yggdrasil Red squirrel pausing on the mossy trunk of a giant ash tree https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/volva-norse-seeress 2026-09-25T19:05:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_170502_968d7f73-7e80-496b-ad73-e4d34b9148d2.png?v=1789063584 Völva: The Norse Seeress Who Saw the Future Norse seeress in a blue cloak with a knobbed staff on a raised seat, women singing around her https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/fafnir 2026-09-26T11:05:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_172624_cecbef1e-642d-41fb-bde4-470335437b9e.png?v=1789063649 Fafnir: The Dwarf Who Became a Dragon Serpentine dragon coiled on a hoard of gold in a rocky heath hollow at dusk https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/the-danelaw 2026-09-27T12:20:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_170353_1506dd8d-eee1-43cf-acd6-7f94116c52ba.png?v=1789063710 The Danelaw: When Half of England Was Danish Anglo-Saxon fortified town and a Norse farming settlement facing each other across a misty river https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/aslaug 2026-09-28T19:25:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_172546_8216bc67-0918-40f9-bacb-c969c74970e5.png?v=1789063774 Aslaug: The Queen Who Proved Her Riddle Young woman wrapped in a fishing net with her hair over it, biting a leek, a dog at her heel https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/geri-and-freki 2026-09-30T15:15:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_175658_564a078c-2030-4387-86e3-f00f36b9cd73.png?v=1789063828 Geri and Freki: Odin's Wolves Two gray wolves flanking an empty carved high seat with two ravens perched on its back https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/asatru 2026-10-02T12:55:01+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260910_172606_2f5df6c0-d250-4bf2-821c-ec44848a7585.png?v=1789063892 Asatru: The Modern Revival of the Old Norse Religion Silver Mjolnir pendant on a stone beside a small fire and drinking horn at dusk https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/viking-quotes 2026-09-15T17:30:37+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-quote-tattoo-wide.jpg?v=1789484114 Are Viking Quotes Real? Sources for the Famous Ones A tattoo artist in a studio working on a forearm, stencil paper on the table https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/greenland 2026-09-15T17:07:17+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/greenland-norse-seal-carrier-wide.jpg?v=1789484168 Did the Norse in Greenland Eat Fish? Sources and Corrections A Norse man carrying a seal over his shoulders up a stony Greenland shore, a boat and icebergs behind him https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/viking-dna 2026-09-20T20:38:27+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-dna-ancient-dna-lab-wide.jpg?v=1789929507 How Much Viking DNA Do You Carry? Sources and Corrections A scientist in a full clean-room suit examines an ancient jaw bone under a lamp in an ancient-DNA laboratory https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/norse-place-names 2026-09-20T23:21:18+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-place-names-cover.png?v=1789939262 Is Grimsby a Viking Name? Norse Place Names, Sources and Corrections Blank white-on-green British village sign standing beside a country road with Yorkshire farmland and hills behind it https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/norse-skiing 2026-09-22T11:48:40+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260921_215052_fcac4f2b-c510-40b7-b897-857ede05f41f.png?v=1790070215 Is Ski an Old Norse Word? Norse Skiing, Sources and Corrections A Viking longship sliding down the face of a grey winter wave, crew at the oars https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/lewis-chessmen 2026-09-22T12:33:13+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260921_214114_3e3ba82f-e263-4233-9df3-c3b82f02181d.png?v=1790073174 Bought for Five Pounds, Sold for 735,000: The Lewis Chessmen, Sources A medieval walrus ivory chess warrior biting the top of his shield https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/varangian-guard 2026-09-22T12:33:46+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hf_20260921_214701_b4a22e93-6e39-4a1b-ab83-ac8e7ddfc3de.png?v=1790073215 The Varangian Guard: Axemen From the North, Sources and Corrections Norse guardsmen with long axes on their shoulders at a gilded palace doorway in Constantinople https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/norse-symbols 2026-09-28T23:03:17+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/norse-symbols-sources.jpg?v=1790629397 Which Norse Symbols Are Actually Viking? Sources and Corrections A man in a tattoo studio shows a Norse-style symbol tattooed on his forearm https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/yule-cat-yule-lads-gryla 2026-09-24T22:02:22+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vikingsbrand-yule-cat-iceland.jpg?v=1790280141 The Yule Cat, Grýla and Iceland's 13 Yule Lads Giant black Yule Cat prowling past a snowbound Icelandic turf farm at night https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/how-to-celebrate-yule 2026-09-24T22:04:07+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vikingsbrand-yule-table-setting.jpg?v=1790280219 How to Celebrate Yule: Traditions From the Sources Oak table set for a Norse midwinter feast with drinking horns and candles https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/viking-dogs 2026-09-28T23:03:18+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-dogs-sources.jpg?v=1790629398 Dogs in the Viking Age: Sources and Corrections A woman at home hugs her small terrier https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/loki 2026-09-28T23:03:18+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/loki-sources.jpg?v=1790629398 Loki in the Medieval Sources: Sources and Corrections A red-haired man stands at the edge of a Norse feast hall while the company looks on (modern illustration) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/viking-beards 2026-09-28T23:03:19+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-beards-sources.jpg?v=1790629399 Beards in the Viking Age: Sources and Corrections A bearded man holds his beard in his hand https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/viking-horses 2026-09-28T23:03:20+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-horses-sources.jpg?v=1790629400 Horses in the Viking Age: Sources and Corrections A rider on an Icelandic horse on a moss-covered track below a glacier https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/hnefatafl 2026-09-28T23:03:20+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/hnefatafl-sources.jpg?v=1790629400 Hnefatafl and Tablut: Sources and Corrections An older man makes a capture on a wooden hnefatafl board (modern illustration) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/viking-filed-teeth 2026-09-28T23:03:21+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-filed-teeth-sources.jpg?v=1790629401 Viking Filed Teeth: Sources and Corrections A Viking Age man has grooves filed into his front teeth on a beach by a longship (modern illustration) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/kennings 2026-09-28T23:03:22+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/kennings-sources.jpg?v=1790629402 Viking Kennings: Sources and Corrections Men haul a boat up a stony beach as a wave breaks behind them (modern illustration) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/knattleikr 2026-09-28T23:03:00+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/knattleikr-sources.jpg?v=1790629380 Knattleikr, the Saga Ball Game: Sources and Corrections A young Icelandic woman on a slope holds the ball from the game below, as in Hallfredar saga, chapter 2 (modern illustration) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/viking-axes 2026-09-28T23:08:53+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/viking-axes-sources.jpg?v=1790629733 Viking Axes in the Sagas and the Law: Sources and Corrections Modern illustration: a bald, grey-bearded Icelandic farmer in a smoky hall holds up a rusted axe with gold mounts, the king's gift from Egils saga https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/norse-place-names-scotland 2026-09-30T00:15:09+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/norse-place-names-scotland-sources.jpg?v=1790720109 Norse Place Names in Scotland: Sources and Corrections The Highland Council's Welcome to Sutherland road sign at the Ord of Caithness, on a grassy slope above the sea (photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/how-to-clean-a-drinking-horn 2026-10-01T10:00:01+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vikingsbrand-how-to-clean-a-drinking-horn.png?v=1790720928 How to Clean a Drinking Horn (and Keep It for Years) 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) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/drinking-horn-vs-tankard-buying-guide 2026-10-03T10:00:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vikingsbrand-horn-steel-wood-pewter-drinking-vessels.png?v=1790721011 Ox Horn vs Pewter vs Resin: Which Drinking Horn or Tankard to Buy 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) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/norse-landscape-words 2026-09-30T00:33:08+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/norse-landscape-words-sources.jpg?v=1790721188 Old Norse Landscape Words in Northern England: Sources and Corrections Walkers crowding the rocky summit of Scafell Pike in the Lake District, around the stone summit cairn (photo: Peer Lawther, CC BY 2.0) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/did-vikings-blow-war-horns 2026-10-02T10:00:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/vikingsbrand-viking-war-horn-wooden-trumpet-fjord.png?v=1790721644 Did Vikings Blow War Horns? What the Sagas and Finds Say A Norseman on a fjord shore blows a long straight wooden trumpet as four clinker-built ships row toward him (modern illustration) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/winter-nights 2026-09-30T23:01:41+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/winter-nights-1200.jpg?v=1790802101 Winter Nights, the Norse Start of Winter: Sources and Corrections A man and a woman in wool clothes driving sheep down a hillside past a turf-roofed farmhouse, first snow on the mountains behind (modern illustration) https://vikingsbrand.co/blogs/sources/norse-place-names-wales 2026-10-02T23:09:38+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0977/2234/articles/norse-place-names-wales-1200.jpg?v=1790975378 Norse Place Names in Wales: Sources and Corrections A small Norse trading ship rowed into a wide river mouth, the steersman pointing at a low grassy island among sandbanks, green hills behind (modern illustration)