My dad is super into Viking history and I made these for him!

In 1066, one man's death changed the English

language forever.

His name was Harald Hardrada — the last true

Viking king. Almost nobody knows who he is.

Here's the insane part: if he had survived the

Battle of Stamford Bridge, William the Conqueror

would never have conquered England.

No Norman conquest = no Norman French influence

= half the words you speak today wouldn't exist.

One arrow. One man. Everything changed.

Made a short video on his story if anyone's

interested: [The Last Viking: The Man Who Changed History Forever

https://youtu.be/N4Sv9zBaxaE\]

context am a western style viking fighter and I just Got my clothes back for bing sewn my pants also know as Hedeby hosser is made after finds from Hedeby and the fabric around the leg is wool soo is the outer tunic the shoes are from what am bing told from jork or Jorvik now I just need a belt and am ready for battles und the summer

They are both Vendel rings and are thought to have been used in some kind of ceremonial ritual.

More info: https://thevikingherald.com/article/2-500-year-old-bronze-age-neck-rings-discovered-in-marby-sweden/1386

Hi I'm quite new to this subreddit, I saw some posts about kits and outfits and i gained courage in posting mine. I need some advice to improve my kit just bcs now i can spend more money on it. I'm 5 yrs into reenactment so I'm always in search of improvement and authenticity. I've posted front, side and back view. If you see something strange like gloves gambeson or arming cap it's only fpr safety during combat, I use this kit mostly for fighting.

12/05/26 edit: thx for al the suggestion i will make treasure of this and try my best :)

A slow year for the survey, but a year nonetheless

This year’s user survey has shown a record-low participation with a shy 36 answers (as opposed to years where we’ve had 200+ answers). Nevertheless, it still is an interesting exercise to see the evolution of the subreddit and its perception by its users. We are currently thinking about ways to improve engagement and crank up those numbers.

Most of the user base is made up of working-age adults (25 - 44 years old) who are mostly lurking on the subreddit (rarely posting or even commenting) but still coming in every day to see new posts and comments. This is very much in line with the surveys from the previous years that showed that most activity on the subreddit came from a minority of very active users. Slightly more than half of you are atheists, while the rest share varied religious beliefs, obviously including Norse neo-paganism and Christianity.

You'll notice that user satisfaction has only grown this year! This is very encouraging for us mods, and we hope it is for you as well as users to see this community grow, both in numbers and quality

What would you like to see more of on r/Norse?

This section of the survey was fairly simple: people want to see more of what we already have! This means you people want to see more activity, more posts, more comments, more engagement. There is especially a demand for more historical crafts and reenactment being shared here.

What would you like to see less of on r/Norse?

Just like the previous section, people want to see even less of what we already don’t have, or have barely any of: modern religious beliefs, tattoos, misinformed takes, etc.

Negativity and aggressivity from some (unnamed) users has been pointed out. Let’s remember to stay cool, people!

Do you have any suggestions for improvements?

Many great suggestions have been given: bringing back the yearly contests, community activities such as AMAs, circlejerk threads, a podcast (cough cough), etc. We are looking into those and may bring some of those to life, when we see fit

Other than that, many of you believe the subreddit is already great as it currently is!

What do you primarily visit r/Norse for? What do you like best about r/Norse?

Education and learning opportunities is by far the most popular answer to this question, both on the receiving end as well as on the teaching end. The tight moderation and the community’s atmosphere are also praised as a great part of the subreddit.

What do you like least about r/Norse?

Many of you said ‘’nothing’’, which is by itself a very telling answer! Other than that, many of you did point out how certain threads can turn into off-topic discussions, how people approach the subreddit from a modern religious point of view, or how arrogance from certain users can sometimes be a turn-off

Any last words?

- Hail The Allfather 

- I'm a geeky boi 

- I'm excited to see the community grow and continue to explore the rich world of Norse mythology.

- Al Pastor is Afghani food. 

- I regret nothing! 

- This seems threatening

- Thanks for moderators for keeping this sub on topic 

- r/Norse for sub of the year 2026 

- I'm a small-time flute player and was recently hired for a gig at this big company (I'd worked for them before) and this time it really sucked. Apparently the whole idea was they wanted to suck up to this one guy, u/-Geistzeit because he was a family friend of the Chairman. But it had been going really badly, so they brought me in to play for him. Mr. Geistzeit is old but the largest human being I have ever seen, and the vibe was super spooky. I played for him while he ate a pork steak (no sauce no seasoning) and his face was colder than stone but he had no chill. When he finished that piece, he yeeted the porkbone at my face. It instantly knocked the wind out of me and I started to tear up. Then, as I lay crying on the floor, he deadass went on this elaborate hourlong speech about how much better the company was under the old Chairman, and how the new Chairman and board and was soft and weak. And then, no cap, he went full agro, pulled out the louisville slugger. Ma didn't raise no fool - I ran out. None of those boomers could've caught gramp's hands. I don't know for sure what happened, but my friend who's an unpaid intern told me that Mr Geistzeit told them to roll up the carpets and put them in the dumpster as some kind of flex. Then he shouted some more about being an alpha and peaced out. 

- Hey guys, did you know that in terms of male human and female Pokémon breeding, Vaporeon is the most compatible Pokémon for humans? Not only are they in the field egg group, which is mostly comprised of mammals, Vaporeon are an average of 3"03' tall and 63.9 pounds. this means they're large enough to be able to handle human dick, and with their impressive Base stats for HP and access to Acid Armor, you can be rough with one. Due to their mostly water based biology, there's no doubt in my mind that an aroused Vaporeon would be incredibly wet, so wet that you could easily have sex with one for hours without getting sore. They can also learn the moves Attract, Baby-Doll eyes, Captivate, Charm and Tail Whip along with not having fur to hide nipples, so it'd be incredibly easy for one to get you in the mood. With their abilities Water Absorb and Hydration, they can easily recover from fatigue with enough water. No other Pokémon comes close with this level of compatibility. Also, fun fact, if you pull out enough, you can make your Vaporeon turn white. Vaporeon is literally built for human dick. Ungodly defense stat + high HP pool + Acid Armor means it can take dick all day, all shapes and sizes and still come for more. 

- Chicken sandwich. 

- love the subreddit! 

- Make Skåne Danish again. 

- Eigi skal hǫggva! 

- Care to explain any of this? I am of strong Norse heritage even though I am not on the original continents. Why the arrest? If it's because of the things the Vikings were accused of doing, perhaps. Unless it is done in defense of ones family or property, Country. The taking of things may still not be dealt with by arrest, depending on where and why. I am a military Veteran, so I along with many brothers and sisters have done some of the same around the World. I am old, but with the things going on where I am, I will likely die in battle of some sort. Protecting life or property. What about you? Or are you one of those we will die protecting? Hairstyle is owned by the person wearing it. I've likely worn mine as it is longer than you've been around. Do I live as the Viking did? Not so much. Do I live as my Norse forefathers? A good bit. I raise my own grains, vegetables, my own beef, pork and fowl. I harvest, butcher, and store as needed. I hunt when need be, but only for meat that is needed. I am many miles from a town of any sort, so stopping at a market on my way home from work doesn't exist for me. What do you do? 

- Keep up the great work! It's a fascinating subreddit.

- Yes. I'm honestly shocked your mod team has persisted unregulated for this long. 

- I am a history buff and I love learning about historical Norse mythology, history and culture 

- Tell them I said something good. 

While drawing it, I used Arne Emil Christensen’s sketches from the Norsk Maritimt Museum as a reference. I am not an archaeologist; I am trying to understand the craftsmanship and engineering logic of people from the past. No AI, hand-drawn.

Full sketch archive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyTMAGuE8anHFvxQwwKLJxg/community
Video: https://youtu.be/dlql229ALdI

Hello all!

TLDR:
I am looking for sources that will be helpful for pronouncing words/names/places in Old Norse. I am not looking to learn the whole language to speak or read fluently. Any help on further explaining the different reconstructions of the language and modern day similarities would be helpful as well.

Ideally I want:

1. A Dictionary or other sources that will break down the pronunciation of each word for an English speaker (if there is such a thing).
2. Be as accurate as possible/generally accepted by the majority
3. Be able to hear it would be a great bonus
4. I don't mind buying what I need, but I much prefer not paying monthly subscriptions for different sources.

I'm tired of searching for someone to tell me how to say a word, because I then have to do this for every word I need to pronounce. I also currently have no way of knowing if someone pronounces something correctly. I want to understand how to read and pronounce a word.

More Info/clarification:
I am not looking to speak fluently or reconstruct grammatically correct sentences, just to be able to look at a name, term, monster, etc. in mythology or history and be able to say it correctly. My purpose/reason for this inquiry is that I make videos on YouTube that explore the lore of Dungeons & Dragons as well as connect it (when applicable) with its historical inspirations. Among other historical roots, I run across A LOT of Nordic terms, names, places, monsters, etc. and I would like to pronounce them in a way that gives a nod to their inspiration/heritage. Plus it's fun haha. For example, Einherjar (sometimes spelt Einheriar in D&D) are found in the Outer Planes. I looked up how to say it and boy oh boy was there conflict on how to pronounce it. I have no idea who is right or in what context someone is saying its pronounced this way or that. Another example would be the Outer Plane of Ysgard has different layers named Muspelheim and Nidavellir respectively. That would be cool to know how to say as well. These are examples of the things I keep running into with really no way of knowing how to pronounce them in my ignorance.

I have read the  r/Norse reading list and saw a few helpful sources, most notably Jackson Crawford's YouTube channel. I will start taking notes on his videos.

Another source that I have found so far that matches what I am asking for is this website https://ordstirr.wordpress.com/language/old-norse-pronunciation/. Is this a good website?

Sorry for the long post.

Any help appreciated!