Stuff of Legend
Odin made sacrifice of himself to himself on this tree to gain wisdom and power
What is Yggdrasil?
These innovative nautical vessels enabled swift travel on rivers and silent ambush attacks
What are longships?
The sons of this legendary Dane clenched their fists and stabbed themselves in rage upon his death by snake
Who is Ragnar Loðbrok?
This Frankish king paid Ragnar off to avoid the desolation of Paris
Who is Charles the Bald?
What is the Treaty of Wedmore?
The eternal resting place of based chads who died gloriously pillaging the towns of innocent people
What is Asgard?
This torture technique helped people spread their wings
What is the blood-eagle?
In his "Doom Book," this Anglo-Saxon king opted for wergild over capital punishment
Who is Alfred the Great?
Upon fulfilling the words of a fortune-teller on the Isles of Scilly, this Norwegian agreed to be baptized and subsequently became king
Who is St. Olaf?
In commemoration of Denmark's Christianization, these gravestones are nevertheless evocative of Odin
What are the Jelling stones?
What is Hel?
These furious warriors transitioned to animals before transition was trendy
Who are the berserkers/ulfheðnar?
Having been evangelized by Poppo, this king of Denmark was baptized and left to posterity giant colorful stones
Who is Harald Bluetooth?
This king's chair houses the Stone of Scone
Who is St. Edward the Confessor?
What is Egbert's Stone?
The Norse equivalent of a Titan in Greek mythology
What is a jötunn?
The Irish monks at this early Viking raid made the mistake of living peacefully, having money, and composing beautiful illuminated manuscripts that would fetch a fair price
What is the Raid on Lindisfarne?
Who is Erik the Red?
Even though this king of England's name would lead you to believe he was woefully unprepared, in fact it just means he was ill-advised
Who is Æthelred the Unready?
This was reorganized by Alfred the Great into two rotations for the sake of keeping his fighters fresh
What is the fyrd?
This primordial cow licked the ancestor of the gods into existence
Who is Auðumbla?
In the event your neighbor ran over your fishing boat with his longship, you could settle the dispute by stabbing him to death in this legally-sanctioned duel
What is a holmgang?
An unlikely Anglo-Saxon king gave this Dane the ol' what-for at the Battle of Ethandune, upon which he agreed to be baptized
Who is Guthrum?
In a decisive battle at Stamford Bridge, this king of England secured Anglo-Saxon rule from the invading Danes... for three weeks
Who is Harold Godwinson?
The ancient Danework was refortified by this consort of Gorm the Old
Who is Thyra?