#vikingage
~ Solens kraft ~
I’ve always been a person who prefer sun and bright longer days. That’s why I call myself a ”spring child”. Not because It’s my birth season, but also because this is the time when I’m the best verison of me.
I am so grateful that the sun is with us during these dark times with light, comfort and warmth
The object in the picture is a pendant with a sun cross symbol, found in a grave from Björkö, Sweden.
This one is exhibited at the Historical museum in Stockholm. @historiska
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Still there are so many things
That I have never seen:
In every wood in every spring
There is a different green.
#spring #middleearth #tolkien #wordsmithery #forest #woodlands #nature #vikingcloak #handsewn #historicalclothing #vikingwoman #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie
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“The leaves of trees were glistening, and every twig was dripping; the grass was grey with cold dew. Everything was still, and far-away noises seemed near and clear”
#middleearth #tolkien #wordsmithery #forest #woodlands #nature #vikingcloak #handsewn #historicalclothing #vikingwoman #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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Baby clothes: What a perfectly cute way to make use of small pieces of leftover fabric!
This is the second addition to my little boy’s Viking wardrobe. While the red tunic posted about a couple of months ago was made using the fabric left over from one of my apron dresses, this blue one is made of fabric from one of his father’s tunics.
New blog post at http://valkyrja.com!
#viking #vikings #vikingage #vikingbaby #babyviking #vikingchild #norse #vikingreenactment #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingtunic #handsewn #historicalclothing #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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• Góa •
“Velkomin sértu, góa mín,
og gakktu í bæinn;
vertu ekki úti í vindinum
vorlangan daginn”
According to the Old Icelandic calendar have just left behind the month of Þorri, and today we enter the month of Góa. Being among the last winter months, it might have been a difficult time with food supplies running low, but also a time filled with hope for an early and mild spring. This is illustrated by Icelandic proverbs such as "að þreyja þorrann og góuna” (to endure Þorri and Góa, that is, to overcome difficult times). Several aspects of the stories and traditions related to Góa are associated with hopes of fertility and growth.
Icelandic folktales describe how this month is the month of women, and that it should be greeted by the housewife on the farm. On this first day of Góa she should rise early and step outside before getting dressed, walk thrice around the farm, and speak the words from the top of this post. Let me translate them to English:
“Welcome, my dear Góa,
and come on inside;
don’t stay out in the wind,
on this long day of spring.”
#góa #viking #vikings #norse #norsecalendar #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingwoman #vikingbling #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #aprondress #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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• mun þu mek man ek þ ek •
• un þu mer an ek þer •
“Think of me, I think of you. Love me, I love you”
Runic inscription from 1185, found here in Bjørgvin/Bergen.
#runes #futhark #youngerfuthark #love #historiclove #viking #vikings #vikingcouple #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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My annual Viking & Medieval market calendar is up now at Valkyrja.com (link in profile)
I honestly didn’t think I would be able to make it this year, since I have a 2-month-old baby on my arm these days, but here it is! ^^ Please feel free to bookmark and share!
Will you be attending any markets this year, and which ones?
#viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingmarket #medievalmarket #vikingwoman #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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Bubbling over with creative energy, but too busy these days to do much with it! So here’s a Viking selfie for now… ♀️
#vikingwoman #vikingmother #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #reddress #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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Baby turnshoes!
An adorable handmade gift from @larshedning
How cute are they? Pretty damn cute.
#vikingshoes #turnshoes #oseberg #osebergshoes #leatherwork #viking #vikings #vikingage #vikingbaby #babyviking #vikingchild #norse #vikingreenactment #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #handsewn #historicalclothing #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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Handsewn clothes for a little Viking
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that our little boy will be introduced to the Viking reenactment life… And, at the age of one month, his first pieces of Viking clothing and gear are already in place!
The first garment I’ve sewn for him is this red tunic.
Check out my latest blog post at Valkyrja.com (link in bio)
#viking #vikings #vikingage #vikingbaby #babyviking #vikingchild #norse #vikingreenactment #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingtunic #handsewn #historicalclothing #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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• Til árs ok friðar •
Best wishes for a good and peaceful year, for growth, health and abundance in the time to come
#tilársokfriðar #yule #vikingwoman #vikingmother #pregnantviking #ninemonths #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingdress #historicalclothing #reddress #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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My highest wish for New Year’s is a quiet celebration at home with my new little family. ❤️
I have spent the last few days in hospital due to a nasty infection, and while I love and admire the Norwegian health care system I must say I’m officially tired of spending time surrounded by naked concrete walls, beeping sounds and nightly disturbances by others than my newborn baby. My expectations that the “fourth trimester” was supposed to be tough led me to walk around with an untreated infection for weeks rather than seeking treatment, and I learned the hard way that gritting your teeth is not necessarily the best way to cope in all cases… I am recovering well now and it looks like I may be discharged tomorrow, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed to be home on this side of the new year!
How will you celebrate this New Year’s Eve? ✨
#newyear #newyears #gudvangen #njardarheimr #vikinghouse #vikingvillage #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingtid #reenactment #vikingreenactment #livinghistory #levendehistorie #archaeology #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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• Móðir •
Styrki þig guðir
og góðar vættir
álfar og dísir
og allt sem lifir
gróður jarðar
og geisli sólar
❤️ New blog post at Valkyrja.com ❤️
#vikingwoman #vikingmother #motherhood #pregnantviking #ninemonths #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #reddress #yule #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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• Ýlir •
Ýlir ís the first of the two Yule months in the Old Norse calendar. It was also called Frermánuðr (frost month) in some sources. ❤️
Want to read more about the Old Norse months? Check out the blog post I wrote earlier this year: Valkyrja.com/norsecalendar.html
#viking #vikings #norse #norsecalendar #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingwoman #vikingbling #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #reddress #yule #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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Bú er betra,
þótt lítit sé,
halr er heima hverr.
~
One’s own house is best,
though small it may be,
each man is master at home.
(Hávamál - the Words of the High One)
#gudvangen #njardarheimr #håvamål #hávamál #viking #vikings #vikinghouse #norse #vikingage #vikingtid #reenactment #vikingreenactment #livinghistory #levendehistorie #archaeology #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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♥️ Rauðr smokkr á bringu - gylltir dvergar á öxlum ✨
Have a good Saturday night everyone!
#viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingwoman #vikingbling #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #aprondress #reddress #fallvibes #autumnvibes #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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The rowanberries, a vitamin boost for the songbirds before the colder season sets in
Did you know the rowan tree is also called Thor’s deliverance? The reason for this is explained in Prose Edda, during one of Thor’s confrontations with the jötun Geirröðr and his daughters: When crossing the great river Vimur, the stream rising above his shoulders, Thor gets hold of a rowan branch and pulls himself to land.
Additional fun fact: Why was the river suddenly rising, you might ask? Well, Thor spots the giantess Gjálp standing further upriver, one foot straddling on each side of the flowing stream… Ah, the wonderfully bizarre crudeness of Norse mythology!
#rowan #norsemythology #norse #viking #vikings #vikingage #fall #fallvibes #september #autumn #autumnvibes #autumncolors
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The leaves are starting to turn from green to deep red and gold, and the air is cooler, crisper…
I got a new camera lens for my birthday this month, so I have been out capturing that autumn vibe.
New blog post with photography on my blog Valkyrja.com (link in profile)
#viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingwoman #vikingbling #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #aprondress #fallvibes #autumnvibes #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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Axe or girl?
This week in Audio News from Archaeologica (¼): Scotland’s Galloway Hoard unveils new mysteries of the Viking Age. Find out more on our website, or your favorite podcast service, like Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PilzfW.
