“Men are weaklings!” said Freydis, taking the axe from his hand…
Some of the most important figures in power and greatest explorers of the Viking Age were women.
However, the women back at the farm also played a very different role from the one they were confined to during the Middle Ages.
Learn about female power in the Viking Age and why gender equality is more of a given in Scandinavia than elsewhere in the world.
The true daredevils headed north—to Shetland, Orkney, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland.
No more raiding—to the north, the Vikings were alone in the middle of the Atlantic, amidst icebergs, the Northern Lights, and volcanoes.
Here they found a sanctuary, and here they wrote the sagas of Scandinavia. Meet the most adventurous Vikings at a farm in Brattalið.
Forget about England and the Danelaw. Kievan Rus’ was the largest realm of the Viking Age.
From Birka, the Rus Vikings sailed across the Baltic Sea and down the Dnieper River to Istanbul, Baghdad, and Cairo.
Along the way, they founded Europe’s largest realm and imported the gene for blond hair, Arab coins, Buddha statues, and Indian beads.
These three storytelling themes are merely suggestions. If you would prefer a different topic—perhaps one that sheds light on subjects you find more relevant—please feel free to ask. We can find stories about almost any topic by delving into the sagas and chronicles, and then share them with passion, humor, and a large draft beer.
Call Hasse Sørensen at +45 31 50 20 15 to find out more.