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Erik Torvaldsson, better known as Erik the Red is the founder of the first continuous settlement in Greenland. But who was Erik the Red? A brawly neighbor, a visionary settler and a legendary Viking!

Discover how viking beer was brewed by using white hot stones and the importance of alcohol for the Viking society.

We all know about Ragnar Shaggy-Trousers, but have you ever heard about Eystein Foul-Fart? Ranging from Eirik the Red, Ivar the Boneless and and Eystein Foul-Fart, the Viking Age has hundreds of interesting and strange nicknames. They are a window to personal histories of long gone heroes and kings, and they were sometimes very offensive…

Fearsome. Loyal. Troublemaking. The Byzantine Varangian Guard was all of these. And they were Vikings!  

Learn about Heimdall, the Watchman of Asgard, and how he helped shape Norse society!