Old Norse attitude to the use of money
In Viking society, wealth was not just about hoarding gold, it was about honor, generosity, and wise stewardship. The Norse saw money and property as tools for building reputation, strengthening bonds, and ensuring survival in a harsh world. Their sagas, laws, and proverbs offer deep insights into how they viewed riches, trade, and the responsibilities […]
Old Norse wisdom on love
Love in Old Norse culture was not just a fleeting emotion, it was a force as powerful as the gods themselves. The Vikings and their ancestors saw love as a blend of passion, loyalty, and fate, woven into the fabric of life through poetry, myth, and law. From the fiery romances of the gods to […]
Old Norse lessons on friendship
Friendships where a cornerstone of Norse Viking society, valued as highly as courage and honor. The Norse people, known for their fierce warrior culture, also placed great importance on bonds of friendship, loyalty, trust, and mutual respect. Their wisdom on friendship has been preserved in ancient texts like the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda, and […]
Old Norse wisdom on wealth
The Vikings are remembered as raiders and explorers, but they were also shrewd traders, farmers, and craftsmen. They valued wealth not for it’s own sake, but as a means to security, status, and above all, honor. Old Norse literature, for example the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda, and the Icelandic sagas, offers numerous nuggets […]
Viking wisdom on women’s nature
The Norse men understood the nature of women in ways modern society has forgotten. Norse sagas and poetry reveal deep truths about women’s nature and femininity, not as weakness necessarily, but as a sometimes as a force to be managed. The Sagas tell epic tales of families and feuds, where women, mothers and grandmothers have […]
Old Norse values for men
The Old Norse people and their Vikings were more than just fierce warriors and explorers—they lived by a code of honor, courage, and resilience that shaped their society. These Old Norse values weren’t just about survival; they were about living with purpose, strength, and dignity. I am Icelandic and I am 53 years old […]
My mother
I love my mother. My mother is a good woman and has always been. Like my father, she was brought up in a small town in Iceland, during the depression of the 1930s and 1940s. Her father was a captain at sea and an owner of a small fishery from the 1930s to the 1950s. […]