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We are a small press devoted to publishing the best about the Viking Age, Old Norse, and medieval Scandinavia.
This summer learn the language of the Vikings with Viking Language
#langaugearning #vikings
June 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#OldNorse word of the day:
saðr, adjective
1. sated, having got one's fill 🫃
a newer form is 'saddr'

hálf-saðr means half-sated
April 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
#OldNorse word of the day:
umtal, neuter noun
1. talk, conversation
(can have the connotation of gossip)
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#OldNorse word of the day:
nakkvar, adverb
1. somewhere
March 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If you're looking for a spring read, our press has a dual language edition of the Tale of Thorstein Staff-struck - in #OldNorse and English.

It's an Icelandic saga about feuding, honor, and horses 🐎
#languagelearning
#booksky #medievalsky
March 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#OldNorse word of the day:
pantr, masculine noun
1. a pledge
related to the noun panta, to pawn or bet
March 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#OldNorse word of the day:
illskufullr, adjective
1.full of wickedness
March 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Should be noted that the person Bǫðvarr is insulting is #Óðinn himself! #medievalsky

illustrated:
March 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
#OldNorse word of the day:
banda, verb.
1.) to make a sign by waving the hand 👋
March 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Check out our dual language edition of Vápnfirðinga saga - in #OldNorse and in English complete with maps, notes, and vocabulary! Perfect for #languagelearning
#booksky #medievalsky
February 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
#OldNorse word of the day:
eggleikr, masculine noun
1. play with sharp weapons, battle

a term from #poetry, literally means "edge-play"
February 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Side A of the Large Jelling #Runestone, commissioned by King Harald Bluetooth.

Have a go at translating it yourself.

A transliteration and version in normalized #OldNorse is available in Viking Language 1.

#runes #medievalsky #vikings
February 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
#OldNorse word of the day:
gangandi, masculine noun
1. "wayfarer"
from ganga ("to go, walk") + -andi
February 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#OldNorse word of the day:
afarkostr, masculine noun
1. "hard terms"
from afar + kostr
February 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Jan Friedegård's famous Swedish historical fiction series The Viking Slave Trilogy is now out in English! Check it out at juleswilliampress.com

#booksky 💙📚
#historicalfiction
#vikings
February 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The viking language series is designed for interested language learners without expecting them to have prior knowledge of other languages. We use a word-frequency method that speeds up learning and is for students of all levels.

Find us on Amazon or ask your local bookstore about stocking our books
February 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Hi! We're Jules William Press, publishers of the Viking Language Old Norse series and other titles.
juleswilliampress.com
oldnorse.org
January 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM