The Vikings of Bjornstad is a living
history and educational group, concentrating on the Viking era, usually
defined to be from 793 AD to 1066 AD.
Our goal is to represent the Viking Age accurately and authentically. Our research occasionally results in information we've found useful,
but isn't as easily found or used as we'd like. We've developed the following pages to make that information available to anyone who's also
interested in the Vikings, their culture and their time in history. The pages provided below provide Viking culture reference information for re-enactors and amateur historians. | |
Viking Timeline, putting the events of the Viking Age in context Old Norse Dictionary, providing both Old Norse to English and English to Old Norse versions Viking Runes, displaying the most frequently used runes in the Viking Age, with a tool for transliterating to and from English Norse Mythology, providing brief descriptions of the most commonly referenced gods, people, places and things found in Norse Mythology Viking Occupations, listing the common occupations in the Viking culture - and the roles involved in most re-enactment groups Viking Calendar Terms, collecting the Old Norse terms for the Viking calendar Viking Ship Terms, collecting the Old Norse terms for the parts of Viking ships Viking Measurements, documenting Old Norse measurement terms used in Viking culture and their relationships to each other Viking Weaponry, displaying a museum poster of the weapons required aboard a ship in a Viking fleet Viking Longhouse Terms, collecting the Old Norse terms for the parts and areas within a Viking longhouse Viking Compass & Day Terms, collecting the Old Norse terms for the Viking compass directions and parts of the day Viking Reading List, showing the non-fictional, fictional and children's books we've found worth reading Viking Wisdom, listing some of the most useful and interesting advice Vikings gave to each other Making a Viking Seax, taking you through the steps one of our members took in creating a Viking weapon Designs for Viking Shields, showing sample designs appropriate for Vikings of Bjornstad members Making a Viking Runestone, describing how we made a runestone suited to Viking re-enactment Runic Dictionary, providing a sample of what a Viking Runes-to-English dictionary might look like Elder/Anglo Saxon Runes, displaying the Elder/Anglo-Saxon Futhark set with a tool for transliterating to and from English |
National Museum Iceland, Reykjavik, Tory Parker, Kay Tracy |
© For information contact Jack Garrett at info@vikingsofbjornstad.com