Many know of the legendary Valhalla (or Valhǫll as it is known in Old Norse, the language of the Norsemen during the Viking Age), by far the most popular form of Norse afterlife, a great hall or palace of Odin (the leader of the Æsir gods) which exists in a parallel dimension (i.e. Asgard, on…
Finland (known in Finnish as Suomi) is a beautiful country situated in Northern Europe, more specifically in Fennoscandia (and not Scandinavia as it is sometimes mistakenly labelled). In this brief article, 10 interesting facts that you should know about it are enlisted below. 10. Finland is a very densely forested country, with over 60% of…
This article consists of 10 interesting facts or things you should know about Sweden, a beautiful Scandinavian and Nordic country situated in Northern Europe. 10. Sweden is the most populous Scandinavian state, with a population that surpassed 10.5 million people (as of 2025). Sweden is thus the 10th most populous country of the European Union…
Landnama is a survival-based video game developed by Sonderland Games set in Viking Age Iceland, revolving around the Norse settlement of the island. The title of the video game references the medieval manuscript Landnámabók (i.e. the Book of the Settlements in Old Icelandic or Old Norse) which recounts the Norse colonisation of Iceland during the…
Hnefatafl (alternatively known as tafl, tablut, or kongens bord, i.e. king’s board; hnefi means closed hand or fist, but in this context the king piece, and tafl board in Old Norse, therefore king’s board) is a turn-based indie and strategy video game developed by Philippe Schober inspired by the eponymous ancient board game (chess-like in…
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