Vikings – Courage, Tradition & the Return of Nordic Strength

Wikinger feiern in einer Taverne mit Bierkrügen – Symbolbild für nordische Kultur und Viking-Schmuck bei NORDSKULLS

The Vikings were more than just seafarers — they lived by traditions of courage, honor, and solidarity. Their legendary symbols such as runes, the mighty Fenrir wolf, and the fearsome Drakkar ship still stand for strength, freedom, and unbreakable will in Nordic mythology.

Then as now, people seek ways to express their personality through powerful symbols. Viking warriors and shieldmaidens wore elaborate jewelry, protective armor, and mystical amulets. Each bracelet, each rune, each pendant was more than decoration — it was protection, identity, and tradition.

We continue this tradition at NORD|SKULLS. Our Viking shop unites Nordic jewelry, handcrafted Viking shields, leather armor, and authentic accessories with modern craftsmanship. Every necklace, ring, or piece of armor carries the spirit of the Vikings — inspired by ancient customs and reinterpreted for today’s warriors.

Anyone who feels connected to Viking jewelry, runes, and Nordic armor will find more than just products at NORD|SKULLS:
🗡️ An attitude to life
⛓️ A connection to ancient legends
⚔️ A piece of immortal Nordic culture

With NORD|SKULLS you don’t just buy — you bring back the power of the Vikings directly into your home. Skål!

Viking gods and their meaning

ᚨ Odin – The Allfather
  • Supreme God of the Vikings
  • God of wisdom, magic, poetry and war
  • Sacrificed an eye to drink wisdom from the well of Mímir
  • Symbol: ravens Huginn and Muninn, spear Gungnir, Yggdrasil
ᚦ Thor – The God of Thunder
  • Protector of humans, fighter against giants
  • God of thunder, storms and fertility
  • Weapon: Hammer Mjölnir – symbol of protection and strength
  • Symbol: lightning, hammer amulet
ᛞ Loki – The Trickster
  • God of cunning, deception and transformation
  • Neither clearly good nor evil – unpredictable
  • Father of Fenrir (wolf), Hel (goddess of death) and Jörmungandr (Midgard serpent)
  • Symbol: Fire, Chaos, Shapeshifting
ᛝ Freyja – Goddess of Love & Magic
  • Goddess of love, beauty, fertility and magic (Seidr)
  • Led half of the fallen warriors to Fólkvangr, the other half went to Odin in Valhalla
  • Symbol: Falcon robe, Brísingamen necklace, cat chariot
ᛒ Freyr – God of Peace & Prosperity
  • Twin brother of Freyja
  • God of fertility, prosperity, peace and harvest
  • Got the ship Skíðblaðnir, which always had favorable wind
  • Symbol: Boar Gullinborsti
ᛇ Baldr – God of Light
  • Son of Odin and Frigg
  • God of light, purity and beauty
  • Killed by Loki with a trick using mistletoe → trigger of Ragnarök
  • Symbol: light, purity, innocent youth
ᛗ Frigg – Goddess of Marriage & Family
  • Wife of Odin
  • Goddess of marriage, motherhood, care and prophecy
  • Knew fate, but never spoke it
  • Symbol: spindle, motherhood
ᛚ Njörd – God of the Sea
  • Father of Freyr and Freyja
  • God of the sea, seafaring, wealth and wind
  • Lived in Noatun (“Ship Home”)
  • Symbol: ships, sea, prosperity
ᚲ Hel – Goddess of the Underworld
  • Daughter of Loki
  • Ruler of Helheim, realm of the dead who did not fall in battle
  • Depicted half-dead and half-alive
  • Symbol: Underworld, transition between life and death
ᛏ Tyr – God of War & Honor
  • Oldest war god of the Vikings
  • Stand for courage, justice and bravery
  • Sacrificially sacrificed his hand when Fenrir was bound
  • Symbol: sword, scales, hand offering
ᚺ Heimdall – Guardian of Asgard
  • God of vigilance, guardian of the rainbow bridge Bifröst
  • Heard everything, saw everything, blew his Gjallarhorn at the beginning of Ragnarök
  • Symbol: Horn, Rainbow Bridge
ᛉ Jörmungandr – The Midgard Serpent
  • Giant snake, child of Loki
  • Orbits the whole world and will fight Thor in Ragnarök
  • Symbol: Snake, End Times
ᛟ Fenrir – The World Wolf
  • Also child of Loki
  • Giant wolf, bound until Ragnarök
  • Will devour Odin in the final battle
  • Symbol: Wolf, Chaos, Fate