Nordic countries like Norway are tourist hotspots for several reasons, including their rich cultural and archaeological histories. Still, the wildlife that calls the region home are some of the...
Posts by Christian Christensen
Iceland's name is a topic of debate amongst many people, as its sister island, Greenland, is far more frigid than Iceland. However, Iceland's name tells a story about the Vikings who attempted to...
The general impression of the Scandinavian people is that they're typically light-haired, light-skinned, and light-eyed. There's an incredible variation of eye color among Europeans, from gray to...
Despite more than 500 miles (800 km) separating it from the nearest European country, Iceland has always been considered a European nation [1]. As a result, its language and literature are...
When compiling a list of the Norse gods, a few names come to mind for most people, including comic book heroes like Loki and Thor. However, the Norse pantheon was almost as gigantic as...
According to a 2017 article in The Atlantic, Asatru, the worship of the old Norse gods, is the largest and fastest-growing “non-Christian religion” in Iceland. [1] And the belief in and...