2018-01-23 18:57
The clinker-built Gokstad ship dating back to the year 890 AD is currently on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. (Photo: Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, 1938) Ever since th… Read More
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2018-01-17 21:47
The Viking Rollo (c. 846 – c. 930 AD), the first Duke of Normandy, was according to the sagas so big that no horse could carry him, hence the nickname “Gange Rolv”, meaning… Read More
2018-01-11 22:15
Section of tapestry discovered in the Oseberg ship burial mound showing a figure wearing a horned helmet. (Watercolor reconstruction: Mary Storm, 1940 / Photo: Museum of Cultural History, Os… Read More
2018-01-07 22:18
A herd of Icelandic horses, probably very similar to the original Viking horses brought from Western Norway around the year 900 AD. (Photo: Knut Houge / hest.no) In one of the Icelanders&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-01-05 14:18
This runic inscription from Bergen is quite long and the author must have had a lot of “erotic energy” when he carved these runes into the 33 centimeter-long wooden stick: &ldquo&hell…Read More
2018-01-02 18:26
The burial mound on the Leka island containing King Herlaug and eleven of his men originally was about 12.5 meters (41 ft) high with a diameter of more than 70 meters (230 ft). It is one of… Read More
2017-12-19 20:33
The needles on the subalpine fir has a good smell of citrus, and the trees have tough, soft branches that do not break so easily, Christmas tree producer Per Tronslien told the Østlen… Read More
2017-12-17 18:32
The Olafsen family from Nordland always decorates the Christmas tree in the afternoon on “Little Christmas Eve”, 23 December. (Photo: nrksuper.no). Christmas Eve is one of the hi… Read More
2017-12-15 11:44
“God Norsk Jul! – “Happy Norwegian Christmas!” (Artist: Frank Wathne, produced 1946) In the good old days, a respected Norwegian occupation was to be a Christm… Read More
2017-12-13 21:13
Based on the findings in the Gjermundbu I grave dating back to the years 950 – 970 AD, this is how a Viking chieftain was armed. (Illustration from the book “Vikings at War&rdquo&hell…Read More
2017-12-07 19:33
Reconstruction of the Myklebust Viking ship burial chamber c. year 870 AD, Norway, probably containing King Audbjorn of the Fjords. The king’s head is resting on pillows filled with bi… Read More
2017-12-05 19:47
They came from the fjords of Western Norway, and when they left, only silence could be heard. (Illustrating photo from “Trace” Viking movie, by Markus Dahlslett) “Never bef… Read More
2017-12-01 17:37
Dr. Skinsnes helped countless Chinese in a dangerous time. When the spirits could not help, the Chinese came to the Mission Hospital. (Photo from the book) By Torbjørn Greipsla… Read More
2017-11-28 14:37
Thor’s Star, © Cynthia Wasner Thor’s Star, by Cynthia Wasner / Ravelry.com Woman’s cardigan in 6 sizes from XS 35″ to XXL 48″ finished size. Thor’s S… Read More
2017-11-20 20:59
One of of five animal head posts found in the Oseberg Viking ship grave. (Photo: © Museum of Cultural History/ Univesity of Oslo /CC BY-SA 4.0/ Kirsten J Helgeland) Five animal hea… Read More
2017-11-13 13:33
What Did the Vikings Eat? We know little of the recipes from the Viking era, but know a lot about the ingredients the Vikings had at their disposal through archaeological excavations. It is… Read More
2017-11-07 20:54
In 2016, this miniature amulet made of gold was discovered on the Åker farm near Hamar in Eastern Norway – one of many thousands only found in Scandinavia. (Photo: Museum of Cult… Read More
2017-11-02 12:17
This Viking Age battle axe was found by the use of metal detector by local historian Ørjan Kvalø in a field in the Leka island, Central Norway (Photo: Thor Lanesskog, ThorNews)… Read More
2017-10-31 07:51
The Hoddøya spearhead – beautiful, mysterious and immortal. (Photo: NTNU University Museum, Trondheim) Year 872 BC, Hoddøya, an island in the Namsen Fjord in Central Norw… Read More
2017-10-23 21:24
Colorful Vikings: It is known that Vikings did wear colorful clothing of wool, hemp and nettle – but what kind of underwear did they use? (Photo: Tufte Photography / vikingvalley.no) I… Read More
2017-10-20 09:08
Gravlaks served with red onion, lemon, rye bread, crackle bread, potato tortillas, mustard sauce and a small glass of aquavit. (Photo: Adam Liaw, Destination Flavor Scandinavia / SBS Food) C… Read More
2017-10-19 10:11
Replicas of Viking Age spears. (Photo: Darrell Markewitz, Wareham Forge) In Norse mythology, Gungnir (“swaying one”) is the spear of Odin, chief of the Aesir gods and… Read More
2017-09-27 12:39
Top: The rock drawing of the boat is very difficult to see in normal daylight. Bottom: The boat marked with black. (Photo: University of Tromsø) This summer, a between 10,000 and 11,0… Read More
2017-09-25 15:31
Chieftain Olafr has finally got his Viking village. (Photo: Tufte Photography / vikingvalley.no) The Viking Village “Njardarheimr” in Gudvangen at the end of the Nærø&hell…Read More
2017-09-23 18:22
Thorbjörg Lítilvölva from the Saga of Erik he Red displayed in the Saga Museum in Reykjavik. (Photo: Inreykjavik.com) In the Viking Age, the völvas were both feared and… Read More
2017-09-18 14:50
Blacksmith and knife maker Tor Aune in Central Norway makes traditional knives for hunting, fishing and work. (Photo: ThorNews) The Danish archaeologist Henriette Lyngstrøm has examin… Read More
2017-09-07 16:34
IMDb user review, “Norsemen” TV Series (Norwegian: “Vikingane”) Author: OneEyedOdin from Texas And Now for Something Completely Different Having stumble… Read More
2017-09-06 17:23
This cod jaw dating back to the Viking Age shows that this Stockfish (unsalted dried cod) most likely was transported from Northern Norway to Hedeby, today located in Northern Germany. (Phot… Read More
2017-09-03 19:10
Erling Svensen is one of the few who have met and photographed the giant gel balls. (Photo: Erling Svensen). Mystical gel balls: Are the about one meter (3.3 ft) big gel balls floating off t… Read More
2017-09-01 12:22
The Myklebust Viking Ship (Illustration: Sagastad / Arkikon.no) The about 100 foot long Myklebust ship is Norway’s largest Viking ship find. It was burned with king Audbjø… Read More
2017-08-30 19:28
Vikings form a shield wall in the “Vikings” TV show. (Illustrating photo: History Channel) According to Rolf Warming, an archaeologist and researcher at the University of Copenha… Read More
2017-08-27 19:15
Sunday morning – This florist has not taken the trouble of locking in flowers and jars. (Photo: ThorNews) Rørvik, Central Norway – You know that you are living in a comple… Read More
2017-08-19 18:04
(Illustrating photo:Tine.no) By Rebecca Dinerstein, published in the The New Yorker on June 11, 2015 It’s frightening to tell a Norwegian while she hacks up cod fil… Read More
2017-08-19 00:03
This key from the Viking Age is just one of about 300 stolen items. (Photo: University Museum of Bergen) On Monday morning when employees at the University Museum of Bergen returned t… Read More
2017-08-17 23:51
Historians have interpreted this wood carving found on the northern wall of Urnes Stave Church to be a scene from the Bible although the motif obviously shows a familiar scene from Old Norse… Read More
2017-06-26 11:00
This record gold nugget and more big nuggets found by Arne Sevaldsen and other diggers in the Gisna River may indicate that there is a large deposit nearby. (Photo: Marius Frang) There is pr… Read More
2017-06-20 16:11
According to the Norwegian Maritime Authority, this “passenger ship” is missing engine and life raft. (Photo: Ole Harald Flåten / Saga Oseberg) Another confirmation that th… Read More
2017-03-27 10:22
The world’s most ambitious science and music festival is moving to Norway’s technology capital Trondheim. A number of Nobel Prize winners, scientists and world class musicia… Read More
2017-03-21 13:31
The Terrible Northmen…Sailing on Dragon Ships Like Serpents on the Sea! Shouting a Battle-Cry to Their Awesome God of War, Odin! (“The Vikings” 1958, tagline) The Viking A… Read More
2017-03-19 19:01
(Photo: godfisk.no) Now is the peak season for «Skrei» cod, and in February and March millions of cod migrate from the Barents Sea and into the waters of Nordland an… Read More
2017-03-15 21:50
Many English villages and towns were founded by Vikings. (Photo: John Baker/ videnskab.dk) In the 9th and 10th centuries Norwegian and Danish Vikings crossed the ocean and sailed to the Brit… Read More
2017-03-14 18:03
“Quo Vado?” Checco Zalone falls in love with an Italian woman living in Bergen (Photo: Press Photo /”Quo Vado?” ) In 2016, nine million Italians packed movie th… Read More
2017-03-09 13:39
(Photo: Vikingland / ITEC Entertainment Corporation) A local development company from Western Norway in cooperation with major international companies have a clear objective: The Viking adve… Read More
2017-03-08 11:12
Kraftkar – probably the best cheese on the planet (Photo: tingvollost.no) To everyone’s pleasant surprise: The 29th annual World Cheese Awards, held in the Basque Co… Read More
2017-03-06 16:17
Imagine, nearly thousand years ago children were playing with this wooden Viking ship found in a well during an archaeological excavation outside of Trondheim in Central Norway. (Photo: &Ari&hell…Read More
2016-12-31 15:14
Polar stratospheric clouds, or nacreous clouds, 31 December 2016, Namsos, Central Norway (Photo: ThorNews – click on the image to enlarge) Dear readers! The pictures were taken earlier… Read More
2016-12-23 20:09
From us to you: Some traditional Norwegian Christmas cards we hope will put you in the right Christmas spirit. Merry Christmas, God Jul! God Jul ca 1940 ( Illustration: W. Lund… Read More
2016-12-04 18:08
At the annual Viking Market in Gudvangen, Western Norway, new generations of Vikings from all over the world come together and celebrate. (Photo: Njardar Vikinglag) By Caroline Guntur… Read More
2016-12-03 19:51
The Christmas season is fast approaching, and this weekend many Norwegian villages and towns arrange their traditional Christmas market. In Namsos, located in the Namdalen valley in Central… Read More
2016-11-14 20:19
In the summer of 2016, this Celtic ornamental horse harness fitting was found in a Viking woman’s grave on the Agdenes farm at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord (Photo: Åge Hojem… Read More
2016-11-06 09:46
The Langeid Viking Battle Axe: The original and the copy. (Photo: Vegard Vike, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo) Contrary to what many believe, battle axes from the last part o… Read More
2016-10-30 21:41
Year 867 AD: Gunnhild and her friends are enjoying the summer in Central Norway. (Illustrating photo: Steinkjer Municipality / Leif Arne Holme) Old Norse Girl Names are both feminine and str… Read More
2016-10-24 18:13
These gold rings of Roman origin are dating back to the period 200 to 400 AD. (Photo: Håvard Haugseth Jensen) In late September, several Roman gold rings tied together in two small bun… Read More
2016-10-18 19:36
Was this how the royal hall in Lejre was painted? (Photo: Sagnlandet Lejre) Recently, Danish archaeologists attended the seminar “Farverige Vikinger” (Colorful Vikings) dis… Read More
2016-10-16 17:26
Even Viking horses need a cover to stay warm in the Nordic winter, like this Icelandic horse that is wearing a knitted woolen “sweater”. (Photo: strikkemasker.blogspot.no)… Read More
2016-09-24 20:57
While his father Sigvald Earl is fighting in England, his son Haakon must stay at home and participate in normal daily activities with his family. (Screen dump: NRK TV – “Newton… Read More
2016-09-21 19:19
Light cairn: The headlights from the hikers were visible from a long distance, and the the light cairn was showing UN´s 17 sustainable development goals. (Photo: Aleksander Myklebust/N… Read More
2016-09-19 20:08
Traditional dinner: Kleppmelk served with sugar and cinnamon. (Photo: Renmat.no) Kleppmelk (klepp milk) is a soup commonly used in the Trøndelag region and in Northern Norway. It cons… Read More
2016-09-17 18:23
Almanac for 1644 – Page XXIX and XXX (Photo: National Library of Norway) The year is 1643. Norway has been a Danish province since 1536, the year before the Protestant Reformation. Kin… Read More
2016-09-13 09:31
5000 stool samples: Pål Trosvik (L) and Eric de Muinck are going to make a mathematical model of how bacterial diversity changes in the intestines of infants. (Photo: Yngve Vogt… Read More
2016-09-11 15:20
Norwegian Red cows are famous for their many excellent qualities, including good health, fertility and high milk production – but did you know that they may warn storms? (Photo: Thor N… Read More
2016-09-04 16:27
Najua-Alya and Sergio brought their one-year-old daughter Alya from Madrid to Gudvangen in Western Norway to undergo the Norse naming ritual. (Photo: Mal Dickson, Aurland Photography) In lat… Read More
2016-09-01 18:41
Awarded for pioneering science: May-Britt (second on the left) and Edvard I. Moser with their daughters at the Nobel Prize Awards in Stockholm in 2014. For the occasion, her spectacular… Read More
2016-08-30 19:29
(Photo: Anette Broteng Christiansen, ThorNews) Right now shoals of mackerel are visiting Norwegian fjords, and pickled mackerel is a traditional recipe that tastes delicious and fresh. The f… Read More
2016-08-21 11:21
On Norway’s answer to eBay, finn.no, you can buy almost everything that money can buy: Caravans, rabbits, lawnmowers and stuffed moose heads are some examples. You can also buy collect… Read More
2016-08-14 17:26
(Photo: godt.no) Late summer and fall, from August to October, is the peak season for crab fishing and the time of year when the European brown crab is at its best. Shells and claws filled w… Read More
2016-08-07 20:09
Gudvangen in Sogn, Western Norway – a suitable place to build a Viking village. (Photo: Leif / Wikimedia Commons) In May 2017, phase one of Njardarheimr Viking Village is ready. The co… Read More
2016-08-02 20:21
Marianne Ihlen, immortalized in “So Long, Marianne,” died July 28, 2016. (Photo: Leonard Cohen) The woman who inspired Leonard Cohen to write the song “So Long, Marianne&rd&hell…Read More
2016-07-30 18:40
Cloudberries (Norwegian: Multe) – The Forest Gold. (Photo: Arnstein Rønning / Wikimedia Commons) Right now, you can pick many different and tasty berries in forests and g… Read More
2016-07-28 17:46
Would you have dared to offend one of these Vikings? (Illustration by: Stian Dahlslett ©) If you offended a Viking, a normal reaction would be to kill you on the spot. If the murder too… Read More
2016-07-26 16:36
Flint Dagger discovered in a Viking grave in Rogaland, Western Norway. (Photo: Terje Tveit, Museum of Archeology, University of Stavanger) Analyses of ten Viking Age graves in Rogaland, West… Read More
2016-07-21 12:46
Lofoten Caravan Camping in Northern Norway is one of about 1050 campgrounds you can vote for. (Photo: lofoten.com) According to Camping Norway there are about 1050 campgrounds in Norway, and… Read More
2016-07-20 18:27
(Photo: Stan Serdjukov / Fotograftromso.no) It is obvious that Marit Therese Rognmo and Erik Gjømle love each other. Who else would walk and climb to the top of the Vasstinden mountai… Read More
2016-06-24 15:39
The proof: Summer has arrived! (Photo: Thor Lanesskog, ThorNews) I am so fortunate that I only live a few hundred meters from the Norwegian Sea, and this particular day I bring my fishing ro… Read More
2016-06-19 20:26
The Osberg funeral ceremony taking place in Vestfold in the year 834 AD. (Illustration: kulturarv.no) In the autumn of 834 AD, two elderly women were buried together in the magnificent Osebe… Read More
2016-06-19 20:26
The Osberg funeral ceremony taking place in Vestfold in the year 834 AD. (Illustration: kulturarv.no) In the autumn of 834 AD, two elderly women were buried together in the magnificent Osebe… Read More
2016-06-13 20:57
This beautiful crucifix was one of many hundreds of Viking Age silver objects found in Trondheim in 1950. (Photo: Photo: Åge Hojem, NTNU University Museum) In 1950, in connection with… Read More
2016-06-12 15:11
The two sisters from Mathisdalen in Finnmark, Northern Norway, spend from ten minutes to an hour to create a new braided hairstyle, and they never run out of ideas. (Photo: Aurora Braids) It… Read More
2016-06-05 19:09
This buried boat with a woman dating back to the early 800s documents the Viking women’s independence. (Photo: Møre and Romsdal County, Culture Department) In 1910, there were c… Read More
2016-06-03 17:27
If you are a fan of the Norwegian progressive rock band Motorpsycho and their brilliant interpretations of various musical genres, this is an opportunity you should not miss: Many of the ban… Read More
2016-05-25 17:22
This “information sign” may have been carved out at the waterfront to share important information with other Stone Age hunters. (Photo / Model: Erik Kjellman, Tromsø&hell…Read More
2016-05-15 19:42
One of the skeletons found in the Sandvika sitting graves, Central Norway (Photo: NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, 1965-66) Accidentally, in 1963 a burial ground with 24 grave… Read More
2016-05-02 17:56
Teaser by HBO Nordic, Game of Thrones (season 6): “3 days left” (Photo by: HBO Nordic) It is not unlikely that there still exists dragons in the Land of the Vikings. Could this b… Read More
2016-05-01 15:56
Will the Dragon Harald Fairhair reach as far as New York City, which is one of the expedition ports? (Photo by: drakenexpeditionamerica.com) On April 26, the largest Viking ship since the Vi… Read More
2016-04-26 13:50
World-known: The Broadway theater district, New York City. (Photo: Alex Proimos /Wikimedia Commons) In June, Oslo will play a significant role on Broadway, NYC. The plot of a new play deals… Read More
2016-04-24 12:28
“Wealth and honor” was, according to the Icelandic sagas Freydis Eiríksdóttir’s motivation to sail to Vinland. (Illustrating photo via paganroots.tumbl… Read More
2016-04-21 12:21
Editor Elise By Olsen is referred to as a rising star, and her magazine was recently named the top five best magazines in the world by the site Highsnobiety. (Photo: Birgit Solhaug / NRK) El… Read More
2016-04-20 11:08
Clear message: “You are valuable”. (Photo: Dagfinn Johansen / NRK) – I think we all need to hear sometimes that we are valuable, says Dagfinn Johansen. Last week, when the… Read More
2016-04-19 11:28
In solitude: Ingebjørg Byrkjeland (85) is as unique as the folding technique. (Photo: NRK) Folding a Hardanger Bunad headscarf is an endangered craft, and Ingebjørg Byrkjeland… Read More
2016-04-17 18:51
«Naust» by AART Architects is the jury favorite. (Photo: AART Architects) The Viking Ship Museum, located directly outside of Oslo city at Bygdøy, will under… Read More
2016-04-10 19:06
The Thinking Bench at the Angelskjæret reef, at the outlet of the river Namsen in Central Norway. (Photo: Thor News) “Our thoughts are free”, is one of the Norwegian Humani… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Anna Lövgren wearing the female Viking Age costume which she has reconstructed. (Photo: Museum Gustanavium) If you have been watching the HBO Vikings series and movies from the time per… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Finally, the city bikes are out and the flea market season has started in the Norwegian capital. It can only mean one thing: Spring has arrived! Yesterday, 1,300 washed and polished city bik… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The St. Olaf College, a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, was funded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian American imm… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Mayor of Marker Municipality, Kjersti Nythe Nilsen, is not going to remove the unorthodox pedestrian crossing signs. (Photo: Kreativiteket). Most people are having a good laugh when t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Vikings extracted colors from roots, plants and insects. In addition, they could import dyes through trade in Constantinople and other trade hubs. (Photo: fargeneforteller.blogspot.no) Did y… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
What is the most important factor if you have to walk for eighteen months in the Scandinavian wilderness: Good shoes, patience, madness? (Illustrating photo: Mari Kolbjørnsrud/ Norweg… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
(Illustration: ThorNews) Now that the Norwegian moose-hunting season is over and many Norwegian families are enjoying a juicy elk steak during the Christmas holidays, many out there probably… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Jul i Vinterland (Christmas in Winterland) market downtown Oslo. (Photo: Jul i Vinterland) The Norwegian Christmas holiday is based on Christian traditions, with elements from Norse midwinte… Read More
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