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Scandinavia. In the year 968, Osvald, the cowardly Viking, and his brave but not too bright brother Sigtrygg, set out to revenge the murder of their…
Sverd i fjell (swords in mountain) was raised in 1983 to commemorate the Battle of Hafrsfjord. After this battle, western Norway was unified under…
Sven Nordin as Olaf II in The Saint Olav Drama at Stiklestad, Norway
Svartland Living History Society originate from the Black Country area of the West Midlands, from which they take their name.
They re-create the…
Sunnmøre Museum in Ålesund includes some replica Viking ships.
Photo of the Sun Voyager, a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, and unveiled in 1990 near Sæbraut in Reykjavík, Iceland.…
Two autonomous submarines produced by Kongsberg Maritime are named Hugin ('thought') and Munin ('mind') after Odin's ravens, which brought him…
Street in Tønsberg named for Bjørn 'Farmann' Haraldsson (Old Norse 'farmaðr'; English 'tradesman') who was one of the sons of Harald Fairhair. He…
This street in Tønsberg is named for the Baglere who were opponents of King Sverre Hakonsson in the civil wars in late twelfth- and early…
Urdsvei (Urd's Way) is named for Urd, one of the three norns who determine the fates of people. Her name means 'fate'.
Trymsvei (Thrym's Way) is named for the giant Thrym, who stole Thor's hammer. Thor had to dress up as Freyja to recover it.
Tors vei (Thor's Way), named for the god of thunder and smiter of giants.
Sleipners vei (Sleipnir's Way) is named for Odin's eight-legged horse who is able to slide between worlds.
Óðinstorg (Odin's square) named for the god Odin.
Óðinsgata (Odin's Street) in Reykjavik
Odins vei (Odin's Way) is named for Odin, king of the gods.
Lokesvei (Loki's Way) is named for the trickster god Loki who causes much of the trouble in Asgard and then has to fix it.
Kong Sverres gate (King Sverre's street) is named for King Sverre who was part of the Birkebeinere faction in the Norwegian civila wars of the late…
This street is named for Håkon Gamle (Hakon the Old or Håkon IV Håkonsson) who ruled Norway from 1217-1263 and expanded the castle on Slottsfjell. He…
Frøyasvei (Freyja's Way) is named for the Vanir goddess Freyja who owned the Brisingamen necklace.
