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10 Surprising Facts About the Vikings

Posted by Amber Lee on Feb 03, 2022

Video on-screen text: 1. The days of the week are named after Viking gods: Odin = WednesdayThor = ThursdayTyr = TuesdayFrigg = Friday 2. Vikings never wore horned helmets Christians in Europe added the detail to make the Vikings appear more barbaric and pagan, like Satan 3. Many words today have Viking originsSome are: snort, lump, scrawny, and anger 4. Vikings had great hygieneGrooming tools are commonly found artifacts in excavations and were some of the most commonly used Viking tools 5. They did not call themselves "Vikings"Other nations referred to them as the Norse, Norsemen, or Danes. 6. Vikings were...

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The Role of Jewelry in Viking Culture

Posted by Amber Lee on Jan 31, 2022

History Channel specials and Medieval Christian manuscripts depict Vikings as a singularly ravenous and violent lot, but historical evidence suggests that they were also a highly sophisticated society of artists and artisans. When they weren’t out discovering new continents or reciting complex skaldic verses, the Vikings excelled at woodwork and metalwork. They were great makers and lovers of art, including jewelry.

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A History of Necklaces

Posted by Amber Lee on Jan 29, 2022

Many people are surprised to learn that the invention of the necklace actually predates the invention of the first writing in Near Eastern civilizations. The earliest known necklaces hail from the Stone Age, making them some 40,000 years old, and they were crafted entirely from natural materials such as vine or animal sinew.

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Vikings Valhalla: A New Series on the Horizon

Posted by Amber Lee on Sep 25, 2021

If you are one of the many fans who wished that the show Vikings continued pass season six, you might just have your wish soon. Newly released is information about a spin off season called Valhalla coming later in the year 2022.

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Modern Day Viking Great Ship: Draken Harald Hårfagre

Posted by Amber Lee on Sep 20, 2021

You probably know that Vikings were excellent shipbuilders, but did you know that these ancient masters of the sea left no plans or instructions as to how to build their great long boats? Modern day ship builders interested in building replicas of the great long boats have had to depend simply on pictures, old Norse literature, and any preserved long ships found by archaeologists in the field. North America is known as Vineland by the Vikings. We know today that the Vikings were the first Europeans to reach North America and to trade with the native people there. Ancient Vikings...

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