BaviPower Viking Blog — Viking age

1,100 years old Viking sword found in High altitude

1,100-Year-Old Viking Sword Found in High Attitude by Hunters

Posted by Ms Elly on

Reindeer hunter happened to pull out a Viking sword from the stones when he was on his hunting adventure on a high mountain. When he found the sword, the hilt was hiding under the rock and half of the blade was revealing from the stone.

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Hervor: From An Abandoned Child to Great Viking Shieldmaiden

Hervor: From An Abandoned Child to Great Viking Shieldmaiden

Posted by Ms Elly on

Hervor was one of the most famous legendary Viking shieldmaidens. She was the daughter of a great warrior who was born by a berserker. When Hervor was born, she was abandoned into the forest. But that didn't end the life of a bold warrior. She grew up to be a great Viking warrior and a war-band leader.

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Lindisfarne Holy Island where the Viking raid became terror to the Anglo-Saxon

Lindisfarne Raid: The First Chapter of Viking Glory Across Europe

Posted by Ms Elly on

Viking attack on Lindisfarne was not the first raid of the Vikings. But it was the milestone marking the seed of fear that the Vikings sowed into the mindset of the English and the Europeans in general.

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Jormungand: From the Banished Child to the Fearsome Midgard Serpent

Jormungand: From the Banished Child to the Fearsome Midgard Serpent

Posted by Ms Elly on

Jormungand was the son of Loki in Norse mythology. Since he was a child, Jormungand was banished into the deep ocean by the gods. But when Ragnarok broke on the sky, Jormungand answered the call by teaming with his father and siblings.

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Viking spearheads with the modern reconstructed shafts

Viking Spear: When Norse Spy Gone Wild

Posted by Ms Elly on

Viking spears took neither much effort nor time to come into being. It was among the cheapest weapons in the Viking Age. But also, the Viking spears proved to be a helpful weapon in battle, especially the close combat.

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