In modern Wicca and witchcraft, herbs are considered powerful conduits for natural energy and are used as fundamental tools in magical practices. Herbs are also respected for their healing properties, and sophisticated knowledge of herbs was held by folk magic practitioners before the advent of modern medicine. Any modern practitioner should not just have a…
Reading time: 16 minutes 30 seconds. Very few images of the Norse gods survive from the Viking Age. The ones that do survive tend not to be very detailed as they are mostly carved on runestones, a difficult medium for fine details. Therefore, many of the most famous surviving images of Norse mythology come from…
Here at VKNG, we are Viking fanatics, and we are always trying to learn more about the Viking world. While we might be talking about things that happened 1,000 years ago, there are always new things being discovered and new things to learn, so we are always reading and looking for new and interesting publications.…
This article continues our episode recap of the History Channel’s Vikings as we enter Season Five. This is the first season without Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lodbrok, leaving his sons to take center stage as the principal stars and warriors of the season. We see the History Channel take a few more liberties with the…
We have finally reached Season Four in our recap of the History Channel’s Vikings. This was one of the most anticipated seasons because Ragnar’s sons finally reached adulthood and started to play a major role in history. It was also a special double season with 20 episodes, so let’s jump in. Episode 1 “A Good…
We have finally reached season three of the History Channel’s Vikings in our detailed plot recap and historical evaluation. This marks the final season in which Ragnar Lodbrok is the main protagonist. Catch up on our previous posts on Season One and Season Two. Episode 1 “Mercenary” Early in the episode, Ragnar tells his son…
This is the second article in our series covering the details of the History Channel’s popular TV show Vikings, which first came out in 2012 and ran for six seasons, and spawned the sequel Vikings Valhalla. We are taking a detailed look at the plot as a refresher for fans and also diving into what…
Ever since the release of the History Channel’s TV show Vikings in 2012, there have been a lot of new people discovering the Viking world. For those audiences, we have dedicated a series of articles to explain the real history behind many of the stories that appear in Vikings, which are based on true people…
Of course, the heathen Vikings did not celebrate Easter, a Christian holiday linked to the death and resurrection of Christ. But it is no coincidence that the Church chose a time around the Spring Equinox for one of its major holidays. It was their practice to align Christian holidays with existing pagan traditions to make…
Marriage an alliance between a man and a woman to build a family was essential to Viking life. (Yes, homosexual relationships are mentioned in the surviving sources, but they weren’t considered formal, legal relationships equivalent to marriage.) During the height of the Viking age, most free men were small landowners and needed a wife to…
