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Viking And Iron Age Mortuary Houses Were Discovered In Norway, And They Were Likely A Way For The Living To Visit The Dead
The houses date back between A.D. 500 and A.D. 950 to the Iron and Viking Ages. They were uncovered in the village of Vinjeøra and were likely part of funerary rituals that allowed the living to ...
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Exploding snowmen and pagan rituals: Kick off the New Year at Europe’s most unique winter festivals
Held on the last Tuesday of January in Lerwick, on Scotland’s remote Shetland islands, the festival officially dates to 1870, even if the Viking rituals make it look much older. Marking the end ...
Up Helly Aa - the roots and Viking traditions of the Shetland celebration
Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return of the sun following the darkest ...
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What did the Vikings believe in?
What did the Vikings believe? The Vikings were very superstitious people. They believed that they shared their world with a whole range of gods and mystical creatures. Valhalla was the Viking ...
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Savouring Scandinavian traditions
On board a Viking cruise, celebrated as the top cruise line in a globally renowned food and wine magazine's inaugural culinary experience awards, you can experience an authentic taste of its ...
Torch-Lit Procession Winds Through Scottish Town at Viking-Inspired Festival
Viking-inspired fire festival of Up Helly Aa, described by organizers as “a northern Mardi Gras,” was held in the town of Lerwick in Scotland’s Shetland Islands on Tuesday,8.The festival involves a ...