How to be a viking ? There is little question that the Vikings have captured the imagination. We see them as romantic warrior figures that displayed intense bravery, rugged style and followed an intriguing and profound belief system. But while Vikings are fascinating figures from the past, Vikings do not belong exclusively to history. With…
As modern Viking culture surges, and TV shows such as Vikings bring the Viking look into popular culture, Viking inspired men’s hairstyles have been making a comeback. But how historically accurate are the Viking haircuts that we are seeing today ? Did Nordic hairstyles really include long hair, undercuts, braids and man buns? The short…
When we imagine the Viking diet, we probably think of a group of warriors roasting meat, which they have hunted, over and open fire and eating it with their bare hands while drinking mead. While the Vikings ate a lot of meat, and certainly liked their drink, the Viking diet were more sophisticated that campfire…
Asatru is a modern neo-pagan reconstruction of Old Norse pre-Christian beliefs, with a religious structure of its own, and surprisingly on the rise in many countries these past fifty years, especially on European countries and in North America. Please consider taking a look at the video on Asatru produced by Arith Härger: Asatru What is the religion…