BaviPower Viking Blog — Norse Mythology

This is Why the Vikings Always Cut and Keep Nails Clean

This is Why the Vikings Always Cut and Keep Nails Clean

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The Vikings always kept their nails clean and cut them often. The reason is attributed to Norse mythology which deeply ingrained in the mindset of the Vikings.

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Viking Naglfar Ship of the Dead

Naglfar Ship: Norse Giant's Ship Made of Nails

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Naglfar Ship was a giant ship carrying the dead and the giant army of Loki to join Ragnarok against the gods. The ship was made of fingernail and toenail of the dead in Helheim land of Loki's daughter.

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If not Valhalla, would the Vikings have any other option for their afterlife

If Not Valhalla, Would the Vikings Have Other Paradise?

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The Vikings held a firm belief in their afterlife. They believed as long as they fought bravely in battle, they would join the gods in their afterlife. The most famous was Valhalla Odin's Hall of the Slain. But besides Valhalla, there was one more paradise for the brave Viking warriors who fell in battle.

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Viking Wolf Howling Symbol meaning Viking wolf jewelry

Viking Wolf Howling Symbol: Madness, Destruction, and Reborn

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Wolf is the most controversial symbol in any mythology and culture. The Viking howling wolf which once was a bit of bad luck is now a positive symbol presenting the determination, the destruction and reborn.

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Odin Was the God of Gods From the Beginning?

Odin Was the God of Gods From the Beginning?

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In Norse mythology that we know in this day and age, Odin is the Allfather and also the god of gods. Norse mythology revolves around Odin, his sons, and the Aesir god tribe. But was Odin in Norse mythology the God of Gods from the beginning?

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