Making a Warrior
@makingawarrior.bsky.social
Research project @Oslo/Uppsala/Reykjavík/Copenhagen
Examining viking warriorhood and its representations past and present
Project info: https://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/making-a-warrior
Examining viking warriorhood and its representations past and present
Project info: https://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/making-a-warrior
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Today's vikingism: the statue Landnemar ('Settlers'), overlooking the city of Akureyri, Iceland. Sculpted by Jónas Jakobsson (1956), it represents Thorunn hyrna and her husband Helgi magri, who, according to Landnámabók, were the first to settle the area during the late ninth century.
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today's vikingism: the statue Landnemar ('Settlers'), overlooking the city of Akureyri, Iceland. Sculpted by Jónas Jakobsson (1956), it represents Thorunn hyrna and her husband Helgi magri, who, according to Landnámabók, were the first to settle the area during the late ninth century.
Today's vikingism: the statue Landnemar ('Settlers'), overlooking the city of Akureyri, Iceland. Sculpted by Jónas Jakobsson (1956), it represents Thorunn hyrna and her husband Helgi magri, who, according to Landnámabók, were the first to settle the area during the late ninth century.
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today's vikingism: the statue Landnemar ('Settlers'), overlooking the city of Akureyri, Iceland. Sculpted by Jónas Jakobsson (1956), it represents Thorunn hyrna and her husband Helgi magri, who, according to Landnámabók, were the first to settle the area during the late ninth century.
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📹 George Alexis Pantos
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📹 George Alexis Pantos
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In the wake of its older sibling last month, the 23-meter Gokstad Ship will also be making its 94-meter journey into the new Viking Ship museum today!
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In the wake of its older sibling last month, the 23-meter Gokstad Ship will also be making its 94-meter journey into the new Viking Ship museum today!
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
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Checking out the Viking-Age hall reconstruction in Lejre, Denmark
October 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Checking out the Viking-Age hall reconstruction in Lejre, Denmark
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Very happy to finally see this in the flesh today: the remains of an early tenth-century calendar from Landévennec, Brittany, whose entry for the year 913 contains an annotation that the local coastal monastery of Winwaloe was attacked by vikings during that year.
Copenhagen, KB Thott 239 2°, f.10r
Copenhagen, KB Thott 239 2°, f.10r
October 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Very happy to finally see this in the flesh today: the remains of an early tenth-century calendar from Landévennec, Brittany, whose entry for the year 913 contains an annotation that the local coastal monastery of Winwaloe was attacked by vikings during that year.
Copenhagen, KB Thott 239 2°, f.10r
Copenhagen, KB Thott 239 2°, f.10r
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Today's vikingism: the replica of the Jelling runestone of Harald Bluetooth that was gifted to Utrecht University (Netherlands) in honour of its 300-year anniversary in 1936.
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today's vikingism: the replica of the Jelling runestone of Harald Bluetooth that was gifted to Utrecht University (Netherlands) in honour of its 300-year anniversary in 1936.
Today's vikingism: the replica of the Jelling runestone of Harald Bluetooth that was gifted to Utrecht University (Netherlands) in honour of its 300-year anniversary in 1936.
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today's vikingism: the replica of the Jelling runestone of Harald Bluetooth that was gifted to Utrecht University (Netherlands) in honour of its 300-year anniversary in 1936.
The Great Viking Survey is at the Wilde Furda festival in Belgium today, catching some final summer sunshine. ☀️ Don't be a stranger!
September 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Great Viking Survey is at the Wilde Furda festival in Belgium today, catching some final summer sunshine. ☀️ Don't be a stranger!
Today's vikingism: the widely popular 'Immigrant Song', from Led Zeppelin's third studio album (III), released in late 1970. Its lyrics famously reference themes from Norse mythology and describe viking groups journeying overseas ('from the land of the ice and snow').
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Led Zeppelin
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Today's vikingism: the widely popular 'Immigrant Song', from Led Zeppelin's third studio album (III), released in late 1970. Its lyrics famously reference themes from Norse mythology and describe viking groups journeying overseas ('from the land of the ice and snow').
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At a breakneck speed of 0.008 knots (or 25cm/min), the Oseberg ship is once again on the move today, for the first time in almost a century.
The Relocation of the Oseberg Ship Is Underway
- Museum of the Viking Age
Finally, the day has come for Norway's most spectacular moving project: The Oseberg Ship is entering the new museum building. This article will be updated regularly throughout the day.
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no
September 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
At a breakneck speed of 0.008 knots (or 25cm/min), the Oseberg ship is once again on the move today, for the first time in almost a century.
The Great Viking Survey strikes again! This time at the sunny Ishøy Viking Market near Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Come have a chat about vikings if you're around today!
September 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Great Viking Survey strikes again! This time at the sunny Ishøy Viking Market near Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Come have a chat about vikings if you're around today!
Today's vikingism: the life-sized, voice-controlled Isle of Lewis chess game that served as the set piece for a confrontation between Richard Johnson and Nigel Green in the Bond-inspired UK spy thriller 'Deadlier than the Male' (1967).
August 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Today's vikingism: the life-sized, voice-controlled Isle of Lewis chess game that served as the set piece for a confrontation between Richard Johnson and Nigel Green in the Bond-inspired UK spy thriller 'Deadlier than the Male' (1967).
This week, our project member Chris Cooijmans will be revealing some initial results from the Great Viking Survey as part of the Midgard Talks series in Borre. Do come along if you find yourself in the area, especially if you're already at Midgardsblot next door!
vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...
vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...
August 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This week, our project member Chris Cooijmans will be revealing some initial results from the Great Viking Survey as part of the Midgard Talks series in Borre. Do come along if you find yourself in the area, especially if you're already at Midgardsblot next door!
vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...
vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...
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Alongside my article on the 'Dane saga' of Breda in MLC, I wrote a little companion piece for the Royal Historical Society (@royalhistsoc.org) blog, introducing this capricious, clumsy, and charming work of premodern imagination.
#medievalsky
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/08/12/d...
#medievalsky
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/08/12/d...
August 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Alongside my article on the 'Dane saga' of Breda in MLC, I wrote a little companion piece for the Royal Historical Society (@royalhistsoc.org) blog, introducing this capricious, clumsy, and charming work of premodern imagination.
#medievalsky
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/08/12/d...
#medievalsky
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/08/12/d...
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Beyond excited that my study of the medieval 'Dane saga' of Breda is finally out (OA 🔓) alongside a first English translation! This anachronistic oddity of devotional/literary storytelling posits how a group of 'vikings' arrived and troubled the city for years.
www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10....
www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10....
The Dane saga of Breda: A Late Medieval Account of Viking Endeavour and Vernacular Devotion: The Medieval Low Countries: Vol 11
Found in the municipal archives of Breda (present-day North Brabant, Netherlands) is a conspicuous but ill-studied late fifteenth or early sixteenth-century codex, whose contents are deemed to have been composed within the late medieval town. Although characterised as a local cross legend, the Middle Dutch work is customarily referred to by its modern moniker of Denensage (i.e. Dane saga) due to the presence and pursuits of ‘viking’ mariners over the course of its verse narrative. By imparting how a group of Danes found their way to Breda and established a stronghold there – refashioning a prominent local tree into a cross in the process – the work occupies a distinct confluence of historiographical, devotional, and literary authorship. Situating the Dane saga in its sociocultural context, this article explores the wide-ranging narrative influences underpinning it, whilst determining its potential authorship and intended audience(s). Lastly, as well as furnishing a new edition of the manuscript, it offers the first English translation of this important, idiosyncratic text.
www.brepolsonline.net
August 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Beyond excited that my study of the medieval 'Dane saga' of Breda is finally out (OA 🔓) alongside a first English translation! This anachronistic oddity of devotional/literary storytelling posits how a group of 'vikings' arrived and troubled the city for years.
www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10....
www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10....
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From last week's IMC paper, here is my handy general formula on the effects of vikings moving cattle by ship across long distances:
July 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
From last week's IMC paper, here is my handy general formula on the effects of vikings moving cattle by ship across long distances:
Today's vikingism: the township of Viking, in Marshall County, Minnesota. Home to around 100 people, it was founded in 1884 and named by a Norwegian Lutheran pastor.
June 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Today's vikingism: the township of Viking, in Marshall County, Minnesota. Home to around 100 people, it was founded in 1884 and named by a Norwegian Lutheran pastor.
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Looking forward to discussions at today's Comparing Medieval Histories workshop, hosted at Voltaire's old haunt in Geneva 🇨🇭
June 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Looking forward to discussions at today's Comparing Medieval Histories workshop, hosted at Voltaire's old haunt in Geneva 🇨🇭
Another week, another festival - in the Netherlands this time no less! Come find us at VikingFest in Eindhoven today!
June 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Another week, another festival - in the Netherlands this time no less! Come find us at VikingFest in Eindhoven today!
The Great Viking Survey is at the Birka Historical Tattoo Festival today! Don't be a stranger!
May 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Great Viking Survey is at the Birka Historical Tattoo Festival today! Don't be a stranger!
The Great Viking Survey closed with over 10,000 responses on the meter!
Thank you to the countless communities, clubs, colleagues, and other contacts around the world for taking part and sharing this study.
Keep an eye out for updates as we process, analyse, and eventually publish the results!
Thank you to the countless communities, clubs, colleagues, and other contacts around the world for taking part and sharing this study.
Keep an eye out for updates as we process, analyse, and eventually publish the results!
May 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Great Viking Survey closed with over 10,000 responses on the meter!
Thank you to the countless communities, clubs, colleagues, and other contacts around the world for taking part and sharing this study.
Keep an eye out for updates as we process, analyse, and eventually publish the results!
Thank you to the countless communities, clubs, colleagues, and other contacts around the world for taking part and sharing this study.
Keep an eye out for updates as we process, analyse, and eventually publish the results!
Today's vikingism:
Paulton's Park announces new £12m Viking-themed world
Paulton's Park announces Realm of the Vikings will be ready in 2026 as it opens new indoor dark ride.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Today's vikingism:
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Last call for the Great Viking Survey! 🛡️ Today is your final chance to take part, so find us at vikingsurvey.org if you haven't yet!
May 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Last call for the Great Viking Survey! 🛡️ Today is your final chance to take part, so find us at vikingsurvey.org if you haven't yet!
For those who speak Dutch, our project member Christian Cooijmans was recently on the 'Middeleeuwen' podcast to chat at length about vikings and their world, as well as our many modern (mis)conceptions of this history!
Vikingen: oorsprong, organisatie en overlevering
Middeleeuwen · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
For those who speak Dutch, our project member Christian Cooijmans was recently on the 'Middeleeuwen' podcast to chat at length about vikings and their world, as well as our many modern (mis)conceptions of this history!