Viking Longships: Engineering Marvels of the Norse Era
The innovative technology behind Norse longships enabled the Vikings to maintain dominance over their neighbors for three centuries.
The innovative technology behind Norse longships enabled the Vikings to maintain dominance over their neighbors for three centuries.
Bragi Boddason was such a renowned Skaldic poet in Viking times that some even thought he might have been deified, creating his works in Valhalla.
Aethelred II, often called “the Unready,” ruled England from 978 to 1013 and then again from 1014 until his death in 1016
Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, was a powerful ruler in the struggle against Viking incursions.
They weren’t exactly Hogwarts graduates, but Viking witches, known as Völva, wielded serious power.
Imagine whispering ancient secrets onto wood, imbuing it with the power to shape reality. That’s the essence of Viking rune magic.