The Norse (commonly known as the Vikings, though the term Viking denotes an occupation or profession rather than an ethnicity) were very skilled navigators and merchants, in addition to being feared warriors (many of which were hired as mercenaries in the armies of Frankish kings, in Anglo-Saxon England as well as in the famous Varangian…
Bukkehorn is an ancient traditional Scandinavian musical instrument from Norway and Sweden. Alternatively, it is also known or referred to as either prillarhorn or trompethorn. In Swedish, it is known as bockhorn. The history or roots of this Scandinavian musical instrument dates back to the Stone Age, therefore it is quite ancient. The bukkehorn can…
It is no secret that the Norsemen (commonly known as the Vikings, though the term Viking denotes an occupation or profession rather than an ethnicity) were skilled navigators and merchants (in addition to feared warriors), but what some might not know is the fact that they conducted trade in some of the areas with the…
Ska쎰i (also alternatively known as Skadi, Skathe, or Skade in English) is a j쎶tunn (i.e. a race of supernatural beings, relatively erroneously translated as giants in English given the fact that not all of them are humongous in physical regards) goddess in the Norse mythology who was married to the Norse god of the sea,…
The so-called Bimini Road (alternatively referred to as Bimini Wall) is a very interesting and yet, at the same time, quite peculiar submerged rock formation near the island of North Bimini, Bahamas in the Caribbean Sea. This underwater rock complex was discovered back in September 1968 and since then has been the subject of much…
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