Viking life, living history, experimental archeology, reenactment, history, craft.
A large number of runic inscriptions from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries has been discovered in Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim. These are referred to as the 'city runes'. These inscriptions were not made by professional writers, but rather by ordinary people who had learned the art of writing and reading. During the beginning of …
Continue reading December 2nd – Runic inscription N10607 from Trondheim
For those of you who know me by now, you probably know that my last name is Digre, after my mother. When I was little, I didn't really care for this name a lot as it means huge in Norwegian. As I grew older and got interested in history, I started wondering where the name …
Last summer when we visited Uppåkra and Vendeltidsdagarna, we also took the time to visit the city of Lund and the cathedral and the Historical museum of Lund.Here are some pictures from inside the museum.
As we drove home from the mid winter blot and the viking winter games this year, we drove past a ruin that I have been wanting to stop by and have a closer look at for many years. This time we were finally able to. I always believed that this ruin used to be a …
Continue reading The ruins of Sunne church and defense tower, Orreviken, Sweden
Tonje Rogersdatter - My historical life 