Viking history, culture, and traditions | The Viking Era in Norway
The Viking legacy is strong in Norway, with many fascinating artefacts, museums, tours, and living villages throughout the country. Who were the Vikings? The Vikings were craftspeople, farmers, seafarers, merchants, and warriors from the Nordic countries.
The modern Vikings - Visit Norway
Thousands of Norwegians are now working to rediscover valuable, forgotten parts of their Viking heritage. Hundreds gather at Viking markets in Gudvangen and Avaldsnes – the historic home of famed King Harald Fairhair – to re-enact Viking life and learn Viking Age crafts and trades.
Experience the Viking culture | Norway's top Viking attractions
Viking fans have lots to look forward to in Fjord Norway. At the modern Viking museum Sagastad in Nordfjordeid , visitors can explore the 30-metre-long Myklebust ship, enjoy interactive exhibitions, and learn more about the region’s proud Viking history.
Female viking warrior - Visit Norway
British archaeologist Ella Al-Shamahi believed this was evidence of a Viking woman with a war injury. - ‘I'm so excited because this face hasn't been seen for 1,000 years. Whereas now, all of a sudden, she has become real,' she told the British newspaper The Guardian.
Typically Norwegian | Sample the Norwegian lifestyle - Visit Norway
There are good reasons why Norwegians are among the happiest people on earth. Learn the noble art of kos, taste some weird and wonderful food, and get a closer look at those fierce Vikings!
Norwegian wooden architecture I Our history written in wood
Norwegian Viking ships are one of the strongest symbols of the golden age of the Vikings, who had extraordinary craftsmanship and knowledge of wood construction techniques. These enabled the Vikings to sail the far seas and bring back new …
Video games inspired by Norway
The two stunning scenic locations of Rygjafylke and Hordafylke in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla are inspired by real-life locations in the Stavanger region and Fjord Norway and the characters are inspired by Vikings that once called Norway home. Learn …
The most famous fjords in Norway - Visit Norway
Book Norway´s most popular round trip Norway in a nutshell, from Voss, Bergen, or Oslo, and get inspired by an autumn escape to the fjords.
Vikings, explorers and the Sami | Norway Expert e-learning - Visit …
Vikings, polar explorers and the Sami may not have a great deal in common, other than that they all stem from Norway and the rest of Scandinavia. But they have all influenced, or are still influencing, Norwegian society and the national identity.
The mythical Norwegian Trolls - Visit Norway
Troll is a collective term for several types of human-like beings in Nordic folklore and fairy tales with roots in Norse mythology. Both appearance and characteristics vary, and trolls are usually both dangerous and stupid.