Clothing, History, Scandinavia, Society, University, Vikings

Beaver Fur Was Highly Valuable to the Vikings1 min read

July 31, 2022 — 5 Comments

Denmark, History, Scandinavia

The Scandinavian History Podcast: ‘The end of Denmark?’1 min read

July 22, 2022 — 1 Comment

Chess, Culture, Games, History, Iceland, Reykjavík

The original chess table used in the Chessbattle of the Century in Reykjavik finally identified1 min read

July 12, 2022 — 1 Comment

Culture, Denmark, History, Podcasts, Scandinavia

The Scandinavian History Podcast: ‘Chaos and decay’1 min read

July 11, 2022 — 0 Comments

Denmark, Economics, Faroe Islands, Fauna, Fishing, Food, History, Nature, Tórshavn, Tourism

Faroe Islands limit its dolphin hunt to 500 animals2 min read

July 11, 2022 — 0 Comments

Bornholm, Cooking, Culture, Denmark, Fashion, Food, Music, Scandinavia, Sweden, Tv Series, Vikings

The Nordic Podcast: June 2022 episode1 min read

July 9, 2022 — 0 Comments

Architecture, Arts, Culture, Denmark, Education, History, Jutland, Museum, Painting, Photography, Scandinavia, Skagen, Tourism

Skagens Museum4 min read

July 7, 2022 — 2 Comments

Economics, Finland, Food, Health, Helsinki, History, Scandinavia, Society

Finland’s famine of 1866-18684 min read

July 6, 2022 — 3 Comments

History, Politics, Scandinavia, Sweden, Visby

Gotland, the ‘unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Baltic’1 min read

July 2, 2022 — 1 Comment

Finland, History, Vikings

Amateur metal detector finds Viking-era silver coins from the 10th century in Finnish field1 min read

June 21, 2022 — 1 Comment

Denmark, History, Iceland, Norway, Podcasts, Scandinavia

The Scandinavian History Podcast: ‘Law Mender and sons’1 min read

June 21, 2022 — 0 Comments

Greenland, History, Norway, Podcasts, Scandinavia

The Scandinavian History Podcast: ‘Peak Norway’1 min read

June 17, 2022 — 2 Comments

History, Stockholm, Sweden, University, Vikings

A Viking Age shipyard in Birka (Sweden)1 min read

June 16, 2022 — 1 Comment

History, Norway, Scandinavia, Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish National Day, Tourism

June the 6th: ‘Swedish National Day’1 min read

June 7, 2022 — 2 Comments

History, Iceland, Norway, Podcasts, Scandinavia

The Scandinavian History Podcast: ‘Commonwealth in crisis’1 min read

May 20, 2022 — 0 Comments

Culture, Finland, History, Scandinavia, Sweden

The Scandinavian History Podcast: ‘Swedish Finland’1 min read

May 6, 2022 — 2 Comments

Denmark, History, Politics

The oldest continuous monarchy in Europe1 min read

April 21, 2022 — 1 Comment

Denmark, Games, Jutland, Toys, Vikings

New Lego Creator 3-in-1 ‘Viking Ship’1 min read

April 21, 2022 — 2 Comments

Culture, Denmark, History, Roskilde, Vikings

The longest reconstructed Viking ship in the world returns to water1 min read

April 7, 2022 — 0 Comments

Culture, Denmark, Games, History, Norway

Play ‘Old Norse’ Wordle1 min read

March 31, 2022 — 6 Comments

History, Vikings

From BBC Reel: ‘Why Old Norse Sagas are so relatable’1 min read

March 30, 2022 — 0 Comments

Fishing, History, Iceland, Nature, Tourism

Whaling in Iceland2 min read

March 29, 2022 — 1 Comment

Denmark, History, Jutland, Technology

Bluetooth technology named after the Danish King1 min read

March 29, 2022 — 2 Comments

Greenland, History, Vikings

Did drought force Vikings to leave Greenland?1 min read

March 26, 2022 — 1 Comment

Denmark, Finland, Greenland, History, Iceland, Norway, Politics, Scandinavia, Sweden

Ukraine invasion has upended diplomacy in the Arctic1 min read

March 15, 2022 — 1 Comment