The Hoard
Riding towards Valhalla (tentatively)
There is a moment, right when you mount a horse for the first time, where you realize just how big they are. I had seen other people do it, watched videos, and imagined what it… Read More →
Everything is going according to plan: Trebuchet, Part II
A picture of everything in my car. You’ve already seen this. Hello, and welcome back! This is the part where we get to the interesting stuff, the real nitty gritty- talking about the actual build… Read More →
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 →
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 →
Gotlands Darkest Day: The Battle of Visby
King Valdemar IV invades the Island of Gotland in Sweden and fights for the City of Visby. The story of that battle and its consequences.
Three-Hour Porridge — Norse Supper Club II
Welcome back to the Norse Supper Club. This week, we will be attempting to tackle a Norse staple that’s still commonly eaten: Porridge. All the ingredients used this week came from Walmart. I was originally… Read More →
Viking Stew — Norse Supper Club
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What have we been up to?
We have been taking a brief hiatus from posting as the entire staff of NorsebyGod has been preparing for our end-of-the-school-year medieval banquet–the culmination of a semester’s worth of projects. We will begin our regular… Read More →
Heater Shield Linen, Straps, and Handles
So, in the last post I finished gluing and cutting out the wooden part of the shield. This went much smoother and quicker than I expected, so because of this, I didn’t have materials for… Read More →