Society

Law and order

Class divisions

Vikings and honour

Southern bulwarks

European tribes during the Migrations
"Ancient history: pre-Viking rape and pillage. Tales from the days of Old Europe, dealing with blood and gore and sorrow, but also of greatness and joy for the rulers of the moment over their bitterly fought-over areas. An alphabetic list of tribes and peoples, all part of this turbulent era of European history."

Scandinavia vs. Burgundy
"In Norway and Iceland there were people writing the sagas of the Burgunds, 1000 years after their leaving Scandinavia for Southern lands, and a full 700 years after their terrible struggles with the Huns."

Culture and daily life:

Arts and crafts

Textiles
Weaving, spinning and clothes production.

Sport

Weaponry

Commerce

Viking ships and longboats

Games of the vikings
Games of leisure from the Viking era. Nice illustrations!

The people:

Family life in the Viking era

Animal husbandry

Sites

 

The language

 

 

Runes:
The runes have fascinated people through all the ages. They were instrumental in the elders' magics and incantations, and gave them direct links to nature's powers. The practitioners were given great power in their communities.
Some of the modern age's interest in these old inscriptions may be a result of general interest in occultism and nature religions. But follow the links and decide for yourself!

The Age of Runes

Norwegian Rune projects

Links to Runepages

Runic fonts
Make your own runic inscriptions

Anna's page of runes
A Runestone in Sweden. Make our own runes!

Mystery of the Futhark
"The purpose of this article is to draw the readers' attention to the fact that this Futhark alphabet, which is also called the Runic (1) stemmed from the very same origin as did the ancient Turkish (2) inscriptions with Gokturk (3) alphabet."

Occultism in Northern Europe

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