I dusted off this old article during my website migration and decided to update it to include the Orkan project in Toulouse, France. They’re aiming for 20 knots!
https://cjadrien.com/how-fast-were-viking-lonships/
Have any of you ever sailed on a longship? How fast did you get going if you did? What did it feel like?!
Cheers,
- C.J.
I want to know the general Lukkustafir Staves used for versatile purposes. Very sorry to be ignorant, but I'm from another culture with interest in Norse mythology and theo-philosophical practices. Thank you!
It was scheduled to arrive on the 20th so I’d say thank The Gods it showed up 2 days early.
Denmark has ca 250 runic inscriptions on stone, Norway has 50, and Iceland has none. While Sweden has between 1700 and 2500. The province of Uppland, which is more than 3 times smaller than Denmark, has ca 1200, 4 times the amount of runestones of all the other nordics combined. Why is the distribution so uneven?
Hi. I’ve done a little research but would like some input. I’ve been wanting to learn about Norse mythology and planned on starting with the prose Edda and will do the poetic Etta afterwards.
I’m curious if anyone’s read the Brodeur translation. I’m aware the Everyman edition is the most popular. But the brodeur has a audiobook on YouTube so that sparked my interest. If it is not a reliable translation I will bite the bullet and read the Everyman edition. But I do enjoy audiobooks so I was drawn to the brodeur translation available in audio.
I am drifting towards the whobery translarion as it includes the Klage, but what are your thoughts? I get the subreddit is specifically norse, but it is Germanic so I hope it counts.
i had a shower thought today and wonder the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe but why the mistletoe when its literally the thing it killed was baldr
I'm prepping a Call Of Cthuhlu investigation that follows a group of soldiers (the players) going through a nazi research bunker in the Galdhopiggen mountain range. The nazis came across an eldrtich analog of some norse myth I haven't decided yet (thats why I need y'all) that the nazis are trying to use to bolster thier forces.
I'm currently leaning towards using Drauger and have them be a phenomenon caused by a naturally forming compound found in the region. I want to lean really heavy into loss of humanity and body horror while also staying relatively true to the abilities of the monsters and the norse descriptions of them.
Any and all help is appreciated, thank you.
I’ve been researching Hasting (also spelled Hæstein, Angsten, among others) for over 10 years, as he is the central character in my historical fiction series. I’ve found that the Hasting of popular history, including my fiction, often contradicts the contemporary record. In fact, the leading voices on his life, including the French historian Michel Dillange, appear to be outright confabulations.
I put together this deep dive into everything we know about warlord Hasting. It compares the primary evidence against the later conjectures that often inflate his legacy. I thought this community would appreciate a look at the source material: https://cjadrien.com/a-true-and-perfect-viking/
This might make for a good discussion topic, too. I've long held that, given the cross-referencing of sources, we can say that Hasting was 'historical', but I also acknowledge that he's really riding that line between historical and semi-legendary (especially when you consider what Dudo of St. Quentin says about him). Curious to hear your thoughts on whether you think Hasting belongs in the historical category, or if he’s still too obscure to be anything but semi-legendary.
What are some good, illustrated books for kids to read Norse Mythology? Kids are interested but having a hard time to pick a book, one with lots of pictures and illustrations will do best for them.
The Vikingology Podcast recently sat down with Jasmin Higgins, PhD, a runologist who studied under Judith Jesch.
Thought this community might enjoy the episode: https://vikingology.substack.com/p/the-secret-code-of-the-vikings
After some investigation whilst awaiting a meeting with the FLO to hand it in, we have come to the conclusion that it could be a gold hilt band from a sword. Something similar to the Gilling Sword, 9/10th century. I would love to hear other people’s thoughts, and to possibly see some other examples of similar items.
The moon stamps with the 3 pips in are just beyond gorgeous.
So obviously we all know the story where Odin hung himself from a tree (specifically the world tree) and thus torturing himself gained tons of wisdom and magical knowledge.
The story seems oddly related to Christian notions of sacrifice less extreme than Baldur dying and returning in the world to come or that strange case of basically just Adam and Eve but still there.
One thing I thought is this might not be a Christianization of a pagan myth but possibly a pagan interpretation of Christianity. Norse Pagans heard about a myth involving sacrifice and that got totally mangled instead of thinking that Jesus was always god they instead thought Jesus acquired magical power through suffering then applied that to Odin.
If this was the case it seems that Christian stories became pagan as much as the inverse when we look at our sources making them even more confusing.
How accurate was this film in terms of known lore?
i’ve had this necklace thing since i was a small child. it’s child size so i can’t wear it anymore but i’ve kept it. i’m hoping to get another thing like it but i don’t know what it’s called. i’d also rather get something from a real artisan not some factory produced crap if i do get another one
I’m working on recreating a Viking sword from Sweden, but there are so many examples out there that it’s honestly hard to choose which one i shall go for as my first sword.
I’d love to hear your suggestions do you have any favorite historical finds, you think would be especially interesting to recreate? Whether it’s a well-known piece or something more obscure, I’m open to any suggestions of finds between 800-1000 in Sweden (has to be based on a historical find as my task is recreating)
I was looking at recreating the Østby sword from Norway https://www.unimus.no/portal/#/things/f7496871-889c-4d21-827a-1d3e64177c99 but i have settled on trying to find one from my home country instead but i'm having trouble navigating the databases and i'm honestly feeling a bit overwhelmed by the choices,