I love wolves. I always have. Like my Norse ancestors, I am fascinated by their strength, their wild spirit and their beauty. Sadly, in Norway wolves are still hunted, even though we […]
Weekend out in Wolf Forest
Celtic Knife Giveaway
This blog is reaching 100.000 hits! (Correction – we’re now getting close to 300.000.) To all of you who have liked, read and shared the blog posts: Thank you!!! Your messages and […]
Adopting a Viking Mentality – is it for you? Part I
In this blog post, I will try to explain how modern men and women can adopt a Viking mentality. It is not for everyone. But read on – it might be the perfect mindset for you.
Why I’m going Viking – and why you should too
I don’t know what the future holds. But I know this: When the time is right, I will leave my home shores and go Viking. In this blog post, I will try […]
The Law of Highest Resistance – and how to know if you’re a Viking
Let me tell you what it means to be a Viking. It means that you follow what I like to call The Law of Highest Resistance. I have lived by this rule […]
Viking skills # 5: Violence
Most people would say that violence isn’t a skill. Fighting is a skill, and to be a Viking, you had to be a good fighter. I disagree. Going into a fight can […]
Viking skills #4: Navigation
by Bjørn Andreas Bull-Hansen The Vikings were sailors. Or to be more exact, they started out as rowers, as the first seagoing boats of Scandinavia had oars but no mast. Which, by […]
Viking sports
Did you know the Vikings were passionate about sports? Yes, that’s true. We’d probably be surprised if we travelled back a thousand years and witnessed their commitment to physical fitness. I’ve been […]
Viking skills #3: Woodworking
I rate woodworking as the third most important Viking skill. Why? Because if you lived in northern Europe about 1000 years ago, you needed your woodworking skills to survive. You needed to […]
The Ocean – connecting people since the dawn of civilization
I have always been drawn to the ocean. It feels much more like home than any inland area I’ve ever visited. I do not understand that fear of the open ocean that […]
