A Day in the Life of a Viking Woman - The Viking Dragon Blog
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A Day in the Life of a Viking Woman

A Day in the Life of a Viking Woman   The Middle Ages were not an easy time to be a woman. For a society that’s gone down in history for its raids and invasions, you might think that Viking women ...
Viking Funerals - Not as you may Believe - The Viking Dragon Blog
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Viking Funerals - Beyond the Burning Ship

Viking Funerals: Beyond the Burning Ship Picture a blazing ship set adrift into the inky North Sea, carrying the body of some great and noble warlord. ‘Viking funerals’ like these might be one of t...
A Guide to Viking Weddings - The Viking Dragon Blog

A Guide to Viking Weddings

 Viking weddings are making a comeback. Many modern couples who dream of a back-to-basics ceremony are choosing outdoor handfasting ceremonies, attended only by their nearest and dearest, over a ...
Yule Traditions That You Might Still Celebrate Today
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Yule Traditions That You Might Still Celebrate Today

Yule traditions that you might still celebrate today     When we first learn about Christmas as children, we’re told that our holiday traditions are based on the Nativity story. However, if you st...
Viking Longships - The Viking Dragon Blog
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Viking Longships

 Viking Longships: All you need to know As excellent seafarers, explorers, merchants, and raiders, much of the Vikings’ legacy today would not have been possible without the help of longships. The...
What does the Old Norse word Viking mean? Drinking horn with runes and trinkets
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What does the Old Norse word ‘Viking’ mean?

From academia to pop culture, many of us refer to all men, women and children from 8th to 11th century Scandinavia as ‘Vikings,’ whether they are the vicious warriors from The Last Kingdom or the ...
Are these the 5 most famous Vikings in History - A New Blog by The Viking Dragon

Are these the 5 most famous Vikings in History?

Much of what we know about the Vikings today comes from epic poems, called sagas, most of which were written in Iceland from the 12th to the 15th centuries. The sagas focus heavily on the lives of ...
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Yule, Odin & Santa Claus

 Yule was one of the most important festivals in the old heathen calendar. As the days drew short and the nights grew long, there were celebrations as well as a tinge fear in the cold, crisp air. T...
The Origins of Yule - Viking Dragon Blogs
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The Origins of Yule

In Scandinavia they don't call it Christmas (Christ-Mass), instead they still retain the old pagan name for the Yuletide celebrations which they call Jul (pronounced Yule). Yule was a pagan festiva...