How to be a Viking

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This flame hasn’t faded or died down but our ability to feed it with the physicality of battle and of victory and of death, possibly the only true way to feed that ambitious fire, has. How you die is a story that’s already written, or so the Vikings believed. And why not believe this? We don’t have control over how we die, so why run from it? Why worry about it or fear it? In our opinion, first and foremost, to be a modern-day Viking, you need to think like a Viking, and embrace their philosophy of life. The Vikings ate meat and fish and fruits and vegetables and different grains that weren’t processed. But they ate. They drank and consumed foods that were in season – of course, that was the only option – and tasty. The word Viking means ‘a pirate raid’, which is a fitting name as they were fearsome warriors and oftenAh, ‘The Thing’, an early version of today’s parliament. The Norse people met to discuss new laws and To be ambitious in times past meant you had to bring yourself closer to death’s door on a more frequent occurrence. Any man, if he didn’t want to rise and instead remain with his family, protecting them, providing for them – which is of course incredibly admirable – could live a longer life, possibly a more enjoyable one, and the same can be said today. The difference, however, is again with the ambitious ones, those not satisfied with what they can do and completely consumed by doing what they can’t. To answer this question, we must first know what defines a real modern-day Viking. Is it their origin? Their race? Their religious beliefs? There isn’t a clear picture about what happened in the Afterlife, some sources say the dead went to one of the many realms in the underworld (the most famous are Valhalla and Hel), others mention the reincarnation within the family line. Let’s take Christianity as an example. Even though the Christian God is the same for everyone that follows this religion, there are many branches with different rituals and worldviews, such as Catholicism, Protestantism or Orthodoxy.

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For the Rökkatru, darkness or chaos don’t equate to evil, as it does in Christianity. Instead, they are accepted as part of life and its cycles, so they deserve to be worshipped too. This doesn’t mean that you can’t honour other gods, but it’s important to understand all parts of them. Almost all of the written evidence about the Viking invasions and settlement in Britain comes from the English version of events, mostly from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles and later medieval sources , such as histories and poems . I know some people do that. My father is one of them. They are called “snow birds”. In the summer, they live up North, and just when the going gets good (aka… fall hits, and temperatures drop) they go south to their Florida homes. But how is that any better? They aren’t escaping precipitation. Ever hear of a hurricane?

Side note: With the Ultimate Warrior having passed just the other day, I watched a video of him recently where he gave some incredible advice: Don’t ever ask for advice. There’s a compass inside of you that knows what to do, where to go, who to be. To elaborate on that, when we’re asking for advice what we’re often doing is asking for affirmation that what we wanted to do is the right thing to do, but we know what is good and what is bad and what must be done. We (I included) ask for advice far too often instead of listening to that inner compass and doing what our souls beacon us to do. I just thought that was a brilliant point and may he rest in peace. The most prominent areas in terms of population with direct descendants of the Vikings are Yorkshire and North England ( 5.6% and 4%). More precisely, even more than 300 thousand northerners are descended directly from the Vikings, which is slightly less than one-third of the total number of Viking descendants in Great Britain.

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Anyone remember Brian? Pete? Joe? No. But they sure do remember Thorfinn Skull-splitter. And Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye. Eysteinn the Fart didn’t go unnoticed either, for his antics after a night on the mead. Finally, the Vikings were also big fans of jewellery. While jewellery took many shapes and forms and were made out of many different materials, including wood and amber, gold and silver were prized. Viking jewelry If you expected that the word "Viking" would also be on our list, you were right. The word "Viking" comes from the Old Norse word "vika", which means "sea mile." As well as thinking like our Viking ancestors on an intellectual level, a modern-day Viking needs to behave like a Viking. 4. Travel like a Viking

And important Vikings, such as chiefs, wanted to be just as powerful in the afterlife, so they were often cremated on a burning ship along with their favourite treasures, weapons, pets and even servants. Another reason why the Vikings outcompeted many of their neighbours, and were also taller than many of them, was that they generally had a better diet. This was for two reasons.

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A modern Viking is one who has great self-confidence and perseverance. The lifestyle of the modern-day Viking is such that he likes to explore and always tries to give his best on every occasion. Modern-day Vikings are the ones who do not turn their heads away from injustice, but bravely face it. Conclusion Good beards were signs of manhood. No beard = not a real man. Think hipster, amplified (less pointy shoes). Add an axe and a shield. Sagas and skaldic verse – poems composed at the courts of Norse rulers – take it for granted that those invited to Valhalla had shown the warrior qualities of bravery and honour. But those who acted dishonourably could face eternal exclusion. The Old Icelandic Njal’s saga tells us that a Viking who had seduced his benefactor's daughter and burned down a pagan temple would be "banished from Valhalla forever." Die on the battlefield Some of the times it is fun but its crazy as well. Sometimes it is scary but if you are with friends it is so much fun.

Yet the Norse raiders had a culture as rich and complex as their Christian victims. They believed in a universe made up of nine worlds inhabited by gods and goddesses, giants and giantesses, men, dwarves and elves. They passed on these beliefs through elaborate and eloquent poems and sagas.