Where the misty fjords of Medieval Scandinavia meet the ancient hills of Appalachia.

We unearth the surprising echoes and shared threads that connect these two cultures across time.

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Roald Amundsen–The Viking Who Planted a Flag at 90° South

            On the 14th of December 1911, a party of five Norwegians planted their flag at 90° South—the bottom of the world.  Their leader had done what had seemed impossible for centuries; he had led… Read More →

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Roald Amundsen–The Viking Who Planted a Flag at 90° South

            On the 14th of December 1911, a party of five Norwegians planted their flag at 90° South—the bottom of the world.  Their leader had done what had seemed impossible for centuries; he had led… Read More →

Treb (that’s short for trebuchet): recreating a medieval siege machine, part I

If you’ve been keeping up with Norse By God for a while, you’d know we have some annual and bi-annual happenings we post about. Specifically, I’m talking about our tradition of feasting at the end… Read More →

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Loxton does it again! The British author searches for a medieval queen in her newest adventure

“Who in life we dearly cherished and who in death we cannot cease to love.” – King Edward 1 Nearly a year ago, I had the pleasure of reading Alice Loxton’s novel Eighteen: A History… Read More →