While the brutality and lust for adventure and dominion of the Vikings is well-represented in popular culture, what about other aspects of the culture and art? What about their music? If you've seen ...

Einar Selvik stands on a jetty in the Norwegian village of Kattegat and begins to sing in his native tongue, slowly beating a deerskin drum. On the cliffs, women and children gather solemnly as ...

How do you score a show that tinkers with time, features a Norse god who is neither hero nor villain, and continually confounds the viewer with new mysteries? That was the challenge facing English ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Norwegian folklore has an image problem. The reason why was on display during the sacking of the US Capitol, in ...

Composer and musician Einar "Kvitrafn" Selvik uses traditional Norse instruments in his band Wardruna. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Kujataa is a subarctic farming landscape located in the southern region of Greenland. It bears witness to the cultural histories of the Norse farmer-hunters who started arriving from Iceland in the ...

From Marvel's Thor to Game of Thrones and Neil Gaiman, Norse legends have influenced culture and current ideas, according to a new book. The US writer Mark Twain famously wrote: "There is no such ...