(Source: skemman.is)
Floki teaching Norse mythology is the best thing ever
(Source: history.com)
The Old Ruin, by Rasmus Berggreen
Reproduction of horse brooch from clay fragments found in a bronzesmith workshop at Ribe, Denmark, 9th century
Fighting the Ragnarök, by Jan Ditlev
My mom came out with something in ancient Norn today - ‘peerie moggy’ - which means ‘kitten’ (peerie = small, moggy = cat) in the ancient language of Shetland and Orkney. It’s an ancient and now dead dialect something like the Norse language, derived from Danish/Norwegian/Northern Germanic origin…
Battling a Frost Giant, by Michal Teliga
stems from the Romans via the continental Germanic tribes, who used it to describe the areas north of their own lands. It is based on the proto-Germanic skadinaujo, which may refer to the goddess Skadi, to a construction meaning “dangerous coasts” (skadin ~ English scathe), or possibly to the area of Skane in Sweden.
- Lars S. Vikor, “Scandinavia vs. Norden,” in Scandinavian Review Vol. 92:1, Summer 2004
Figurine crafted by Hluthvik
Hero’s Return, by WargusEstor
