Norse Legends

Fylgja: the Norse Guardian Spirit

Fylgja: the Norse Guardian Spirit

The Fylgja is a Norse guardian “spirit” that accompanies the living since their birth. A concept as old as time that exists in almost every culture around the globe. A...

Fylgja: the Norse Guardian Spirit

The Fylgja is a Norse guardian “spirit” that accompanies the living since their birth. A concept as old as time that exists in almost every culture around the globe. A...

The Norse and Icelandic Calendar

The Norse and Icelandic Calendar

Learn about the old calendar used by the Norse peoples!

The Norse and Icelandic Calendar

Learn about the old calendar used by the Norse peoples!

The Norse and Viking Longhouse

The Norse and Viking Longhouse

To step inside a Norse longhouse is to understand what everyday life was really like. The Norse and Viking Longhouse is the center of the family life.

The Norse and Viking Longhouse

To step inside a Norse longhouse is to understand what everyday life was really like. The Norse and Viking Longhouse is the center of the family life.

From Thrall to Jarl, the Viking Social Structure

From Thrall to Jarl, the Viking Social Structure

Viking society was highly stratified, a class division created by the God Heimdall himself. Learn more about the Viking social classes here!

From Thrall to Jarl, the Viking Social Structure

Viking society was highly stratified, a class division created by the God Heimdall himself. Learn more about the Viking social classes here!

Danelaw: When Vikings Ruled England

Danelaw: When Vikings Ruled England

In 865, after almost on hundred years of the beginning of the Viking Age, a large Viking army invaded England, and it came to stay. The Great Heathen Army came...

Danelaw: When Vikings Ruled England

In 865, after almost on hundred years of the beginning of the Viking Age, a large Viking army invaded England, and it came to stay. The Great Heathen Army came...

Álfablót

Álfablót

Did the Vikings celebrate Halloween? No. But the peoples of the north have a very similar holiday honoring ancestors and elves: the Álfablót.

Álfablót

Did the Vikings celebrate Halloween? No. But the peoples of the north have a very similar holiday honoring ancestors and elves: the Álfablót.