BaviPower Viking Blog — Viking Legend

Viking Burial in Fyrkat: Grave Dedicated to Viking Seeress?

Viking Burial in Fyrkat: Grave Dedicated to Viking Seeress?

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In Fyrkat, Denmark, the archaeologists found out 30 graves dating back to the Viking Age. One of them stood out for its luxury and it belonged to a Viking woman who was suspected to be a volva.

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Golden Horns of Gallehus: Found, Stolen, and Forever Gone

Golden Horns of Gallehus: Found, Stolen, and Forever Gone

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Golden Horns of Gallehus were the two beautiful golden horns. They were extraordinarily beautiful yet we and the future offsprings will never be able to see these beautiful horns again.

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Rollo baptism in Vikings TV series

Harald Klak: The First Viking King to Get Baptized

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Harald Klak was the first Viking King who submitted himself to the cross for a political ally. In other words, he gained political power to reclaim his throne at the expense of his pagan belief.

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Beautiful Viking sword. In Viking mythology, there was a magical sword whose name was Dainsleif

The Magical Sword Dainsleif and Kings' Battle That Never Ended

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The magical sword Dainsleif was made by the dwarf Dain who was among the most talented craftsmen in the world. The sword Dainsleif belonged to King Hogni who spent his lifetime retrieving his daughter back and fighting an eternal war with King Hedin.

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Viking skull in Dorset

Three Scary Viking Excavations: Tortured, Beheaded, and Buried

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The Vikings failed sometimes. And they had to pay the ultimate price for their failure. In this blog post, we briefly look through three Viking graves in England that told us how the Viking warriors once met with their demise in a brutal way.

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