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• What lies near the heart • Hugr einn þat veit, er býr hjarta nær, einn er hann sér of sefa; öng er sótt verri hveim snotrum manni en sér engu at una. The mind alone knows, what lies near the heart, each is his own judge; no illness is worse for one who is wise than having nothing to love. Hávamál, stanza 95 🖤 #wordsofthehighone #hávamál #håvamål #havamal #vikingwoman #vikinglife #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingtid #reenactment #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #livinghistory #levendehistorie #vikingsofinstagram #historicalclothing #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja https://www.instagram.com/p/CkL_-FVLQYM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Góða helgi ~ Wishing you a good weekend! 🍃✨ #vikingwoman #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingtid #reenactment #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #livinghistory #levendehistorie #vikingsofinstagram #vikingsummer #vikinglife #vikingbling #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #aprondress #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja https://www.instagram.com/p/Chc6xk9r_hm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🌲🦌🍃 NEW 🍃🦌🌲 I just uploaded a new blog post with lots of photos from our Viking groups' latest get together, deep in the green woods here in Western Norway. You'll find it at 👉 Valkyrja.com (link in bio) ✨ #vikingwoman #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingtid #reenactment #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #livinghistory #levendehistorie #vikingsofinstagram #vikingsummer #vikinglife #vikingbling #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #aprondress #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja https://www.instagram.com/p/ChMzWVRrnZ7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Picking treasures 🫐 I took this photo of @benedicteblomst during our gathering in the woods in the late summer. By a happy chance, our campsite had lots and lots of blueberries 🌿 #vikingwoman #blueberry #bilberry #vikingsummer #norwegiansummer #autumn #autumnvibes #woodland #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingtid #reenactment #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #livinghistory #levendehistorie #vikingsofinstagram #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja https://www.instagram.com/p/CikYNb8L7Fz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Veiztu, ef þú vin átt, þann er þú vel trúir, ok vill þú af hánum gótt geta, geði skaltu við þann blanda ok gjöfum skipta, fara at finna oft. If you have a friend, one that you trust well, and from whom you want only good, share your mind with them and exchange gifts, fare to find them often. Hávamál, stanza 44 🤎✨ #vikingsummer #vikingcamp #vikinglife #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingtid #reenactment #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #livinghistory #levendehistorie #hávamál #håvamål #havamal #friendship #vikingsofinstagram #historicalclothing #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja https://www.instagram.com/p/Chc4xXPru5-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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 https://www.instagram.com/p/CYH93e5ty4u/?utm_medium=tumblr

🗝🕯🤎 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 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVqOJlWNGG8/?utm_medium=tumblr

The shoulder straps/loops on apron dresses seem to have usually been made of linen, also when the remainder of the dress is made of wool. 🧶 This is for example seen in the rich Birka material where vast majority of findings of such loops were linen, even though plant fibres usually decompose rapidly under Scandinavian preservation conditions. 🌾 This may be surprising to some, since we more often see wool loops on apron dresses among historical reenactors (including myself)! Why do you think that is? Do you find it prettier when the shoulder straps and dress are identical in color and material? That has been the case for my part. But after having made and worn these, I can definitely get used to this! Linen straps are also more durable and less stretchy, so they do their job well holding the heavy brooches in place. 👌 #viking #vikings #norse #vikingage #vikingtid #reenactment #vikingreenactment #vikingreenactor #livinghistory #levendehistorie #archaeology #spurkeland #vikingsofinstagram #vikingsummer #vikinglife #vikingwoman #vikingbling #vikingdress #handsewn #historicalclothing #aprondress #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKGBQOj_Zg/?utm_medium=tumblr