Held on the last Tuesday of January in Lerwick, on Scotland’s remote Shetland islands, the festival officially dates to 1870, even if the Viking rituals make it look much older. Marking the end ...

Icelandic rituals to appease a volcano continued well after Christianization swept through the island, for example, leading us to rethink what Christianity really meant in that period. Viking ...

Some say the ritual echoes the cremation of great Norse leaders and religious ceremonies to mark the Sun’s return to those longest, dark winter nights in the far north. Up Helly Aa celebrates ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...

Get ready for a thrilling journey back in time! The White Hart Renaissance Faire is introducing an exciting new event—the Valhalla Blooms Faire, a Viking Spring Festival, […] ...