It simply means a very small stream or rivulet. In the North of England there’s a word of Old Norse origin that also means a small stream or brook: a beck. Beck is often used to refer to a brook ...

We owe a number of the days of the week to the Vikings. Tuesday comes from the Old Norse word Týr, the Norse god of War; Wednesday comes from ‘Woden’ a variation of Odin, the supreme deity of Norse ...

The Old Norse liked to talk about wet and windy weather, and clearly had a lot where they came from, judging by the words they introduced: A kenning is a two-word phrase or metaphor, used in the ...

Amund Amund is a Norwegian name that comes from the Old Norse name Agmundr. It's a compound name made up of the elements ag, which means "awe," "fear," or "edge" (as in the edge of a blade), and ...

The origins of the name ‘Viking’ are uncertain. It may derive from the Old Norse word vík, ‘creek, inlet, bay’, meaning the Vikings were those who came from, or inhabited, the edges of the land and ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...