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...
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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...