Blog
CATEGORIES
CATEGORIES
View all articles Ancient sites and archeological discoveries Artifacts of the viking gods Concepts Daily life in the viking age Dwarfs Giants and giantesses Mythological creatures Norse symbols Other locations Runes Scandinavian Sagas Servants in Norse mythology The Conquest Geography The Great Vikings The nine worlds in norse mythology Travel advices Viking beasts Viking Goddesses Viking Gods Viking holidays Viking ships and boats Viking weapons and armor
23.11.2020
Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Longyearbyen Svalbard Global Grain Storage is a reliable seed bank on the Norwegian island of Svalbard in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago. Conservationist Cary Fowler, in collaboration with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), has opened the Vault to...
view 
23.11.2020
Magdalene Fjord, Norway Magdalene Fjord Magdalenefjorden is 8 km long and up to 5 km wide in the fjord between Reuschhalvøya and Hoelhalvøya, Albert I Earth, on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Spitsbergen archipelago. It is large enough to accommodate even the largest...
view 
22.11.2020
Oseberg Ship, Oslo The Oseberg ship, discovered on the Oseberg farm near Tonsberg in Westfall County, Norway, is a Viking ship of great historical significance. Regarded as one of the finest surviving relics from the Viking Age, it is housed in the Viking Ship Museum in Byugdey, located on the western...
view 
22.11.2020
Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde Viking Ship Museum in Roskill - National Museum of Ships, Navigation and Shipbuilding in Denmark in prehistoric and medieval periods. The main focus of the museum is the permanent exhibition of five original Viking ships, excavated nearby in 1962. The Viking Ship Museum also conducts...
view 
21.11.2020
Viking Ship Museum, Oslo Viking Ship Museum is located on the Byugdey Peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It is part of the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo and contains three Viking Age burial ships, which were found as part of archaeological finds from Tuna, Gokstad (Sandefjord), Oseberg...
view 
21.11.2020
Trollstigen, Norway Trollstigen is a winding mountain road and pass in the municipality of Rauma, Møre og Romsdahl county, Norway. It is part of the Norwegian county road 63, which connects the town of Ondalsnes in Rauma and the village of Waldal in the municipality of Nordal . It is a popular...
view 
20.11.2020
Stork Fountain, Copenhagen Stork Fountain is located on Amagertorv in the center of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was a gift to Crown Prince Frederick (later Frederick VIII) and Crown Princess Louise on their silver wedding anniversary in 1894. It depicts three storks going on the road. Since 1950, it has become a...
view 
20.11.2020
Gefion Fountain, Copenhagen Gefion is a large fountain at the harbor front in Copenhagen, Denmark. It shows a large group of bulls pulling a plough and controlled by the Norwegian goddess Gefion. It is located in the Nordre-Toldbod area, near Castellet and directly south of Langelini. The fountain was donated...
view 
19.11.2020
Caritas Well, Copenhagen Caritas is also Copenhagen's oldest fountain, built in 1608 at Gammeltorv by Strøget. The fountain was built by Christian IV over one of the city wells and is considered one of the best monuments of Renaissance Copenhagen. In fact, it was a transfer and modernization of the...
view 
19.11.2020
Copenhagen Court House Copenhagen Court House is a historic building located on Nytorv in Copenhagen, Denmark . Originally built as a combined town hall and court building, it now serves as the residence of the District Court of Copenhagen. Opened in 1815, it was designed by Christian Frederick Hansen in...
view