BaviPower Viking Blog — Viking Tradition
What is the Misleading Root of the Viking Horned Helmet
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Whether the Vikings used the horned helmet or not has been a tricky question to the scholars and archaeologists. While archaeologists are yet to excavate any Viking horned helmets, they found the tapestry depicting the Viking wearing helmets with horns. But the roots for the popularity of the Viking horned helmets can be traced back to the 19th century.
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Vikings: How the Pagans Became Christians (Part 2 of 2)
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The Vikings converted themselves from the pagans to the Christians. But it was not an easy and quick process to change the religion. It took centuries to complete this process though. Besides the possible reasons why the Vikings changed their belief, we are to discuss how this process happened in three major Scandinavian countries.
Lesson from Mjolnir Hammer of Thor in Norse Myth
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The Vikings worshipped the Mjolnir hammer of Thor. In Norse mythology, Thor had a hammer which helped him create thunder and lightning. He wielded his hammer to protect his friends and his people. Though the Mjolnir hammer had a shortcoming, Thor coped with it making it become the weapon that the Viking community worshipped.
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- Tags: Norse Mythology, Thor, Thor's Hammer, Viking age, Viking Inspiration, Viking Tradition
Viking Axe: Viking Jewelry Honoring Long Gone Tradition
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Viking axe was the major and the most common Viking weapon. Because it didn't take much time and effort to create, the majority of the Vikings could possess an axe for themselves. Because of this connection with the Vikings, the Viking axe has become the symbol honoring the Viking age and the Norse spirit.
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Vikings: How the Pagans Became Christians (Part 1 of 2)
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As far as we know, the Vikings once met with the religious conversion. They changed themselves from the pagans into the Christians during the end of the Viking glory. This blog post is to list out the reasons why the Vikings changed their religious belief.
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