The Hoard
Book Review: The Northwomen: Untold Stories From the Other Half of the Viking World by Heather Pringle
by Amanda Larch Hinchman The Northwomen: Untold Stories From the Other Half of the Viking World by Heather Pringle explores the exciting and often forgotten lives of Viking women. Pringle, a freelance science writer, turns… Read More →
The Final Toast, by Charles Damron
My name is Byvar the Beer-Man. I chose this name because it has the benefit of being both comical and factual. My life was not about raiding or battling; rather it was about the heat… Read More →
The Celtic Winter Feast: Thoughts on the Nature of Medieval Celtic Culture by Danielle Price, Guest Writer
The feast was chaotic, lively, fragrant with spices and smoke, and deeply human. When I walked into our Celtic Feast (our final exam for History 464: Celtic Britain), armed with my slightly uneven Pictish-inspired stone… Read More →
Canute the Great: The Bloodshedding Prince Who Became the Unifying King
An ancient prince of Denmark went into battle with his father, King Sweyn Forkbeard of Northumbria, against the English King Æthelred of Wessex, known to posterity as Æthelred the Unready. This prince found himself in… Read More →
Gudrid Part II: Sea-Farer, Mother, Ambassador of Affability
The next segment of Gudrid’s journey begins with her third husband, a wealthy merchant named Thorfinn Karlsefni. The name “Karlsefni” translates to “promising boy” or “makings of a man,” foreshadowing his future feats. Other etymological… Read More →
Loves Lost and the Road Ahead: Anne Stine Ingstad, Part II
When Anne Stine and Helge Ingstad were married in May of 1941, the Father of the Bride gave a somewhat telling remark in his speech—“As a young girl, he was your dream hero, who now… Read More →
Anne Stine Ingstad: The Second Far-Traveler
Anne Stine Ingstad, née Moe, was not born to have a life of adventure. She was the middle child of a proper middle-class family, tucked away in Lillehammer, then a quiet resort town in the… Read More →
Woman, Viking, and a Viking Woman: An Introduction to Andie Valles and Gudrid the Far Traveler
The first time I was exposed to Viking culture was in 2010. I sat in a movie theatre with my family and the big screen lit up with the words “How To Train Your Dragon”…. Read More →
The Enduring Exile: Harald Hardrada, Part I
In addition to our upcoming events and multiple projects dedicated to the promotion of medieval Scandinavia, we at NorsebyGod are working in tandem on a book comprised of the individual lives of medieval men and… Read More →