The Viking Language Series promotes education of Old Norse, runes, sagas, and Eddic and Skaldic poetry!
We are a small press devoted to publishing the best about the Viking Age with series focused on Old Norse language texts, historical fiction, Viking archaeology, and North Atlantic sagas and history. It consists of two books and supplemental Audio Lessons dedicated to teaching Old Norse to Beginning and Intermediate learners and is a wonderful tool in the classroom or for self-study.
12/08/2026
Hringr minn.
(My ring.)
This punch-decorated Viking Age arm-ring, from the 2007 Vale of York Hoard, features repeated stamped patterns and was both a form of personal adornment and a potential symbol of status, wealth, and social connections.
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11/08/2026
Vápnum sínum
skal-a maðr
velli á feti ganga.
(Aman should never go a step without his weapons.”l
— Hávamál
Viking warriors relied on axes, swords, shields, and helmets for warfare and protection.
10/08/2026
Silfr ok gull,
dýrgripir miklir.
(Silver and gold, great treasures.)
The Vale of York Hoard is a remarkable Viking treasure hoard discovered near Harrogate, Yorkshire, in 2007. Buried around 927–928 CE, it contains over 600 objects, including silver coins, jewellery, bullion, and the richly decorated cup pictured here.
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09/08/2026
Fagr er maðr,
er fagurt klæðist.
(Fair is the man who dresses finely.)
The Viking Brooch in the Borre Style reflects the distinctive art of the late 9th–10th centuries.
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08/08/2026
Þórr varð einn
þar er þú þorðir eigi.
(Thor alone was there, where you dared not go.)
— Poetic Edda
The Købelev Mjölnir is a 10th-century Thor’s hammer with runes that was discovered on the Danish island of Lolland.
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07/08/2026
Góðr gripr
er gulli betri.
(A good possession is better than gold.)
The Bamberg Casket was made in southern Scandinavia, likely Denmark, in the late 10th century. Crafted from oak, carved walrus ivory, and decorated with gilt-bronze and copper fittings in the distinctive Mammen art style.
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06/08/2026
Sagum uk minnum,
þat es menn mæla.
(Let us tell the memories, that which people recount.)
The Rök Runestone (early 9th century) is the longest known runic inscription from the Viking Age, located in Östergötland, Sweden.
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05/08/2026
Valkyrjur vítt sendar.
(Valkyries sent far and wide.)
— Völuspá
The Valkyrie from Hårby (10th century) is a small silver figurine discovered on the Danish island of Funen. Believed to depict a valkyrie holding a sword and shield, it is one of the most iconic representations of these legendary figures from Norse mythology.
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04/08/2026
Lost Viking ‘highway’ revealed by melting ice
1,000-year-old horseshoes, sleds, and tools are emerging from a shrinking ice patch in Norway, telling the story of the rise and fall of a mountain pass and the people who traveled along it....
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04/08/2026
Lengi er leið til langra vina.
(Long is the journey to distant friends.)
— Hávamál
The Tune Ship (c. 900 CE) is one of Norway’s earliest excavated Viking ships, discovered in a burial mound at Haugen Farm in Østfold.
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