Category Archives: Humour

Norwegian #Food: How #Vikings invented Norwegian delicacies

Posted on August 28, 2015 by ruarigh

Over on Thomo’s Hole he has a handy guide to how Norwegian cuisine was invented. I heartily recommend reading it before you head over to Scandinavia. I fear that much Scandinavian food was invented in the same way. Just follow … Continue reading →

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How the Viking got his horns

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ruarigh

Roberta Frank has shown how the ‘traditional’ horned helmet came to be associated with the Vikings. Carl Doepler was the costume designer for Wagner’s first Bayreuth production of Ring des Nibelungen in 1876, and he created a simple horned helmet … Continue reading →

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