Simply memorize this one word: “Skål!” Yes, “Skål,” pronounced like “skoal,” is what people say when they toast in Sweden. But traditional Swedish toasts involve far more than just shouting out cheers and taking a drink.

Middag means dinner. Back in the day dinner was at noon, and followed by the afternoon nap, in time afternoon tea, and perhaps some before bed supper.

Wiktionary. tuk-tuknoun. a motorized rickshaw. Etymology: From ตุ๊กๆ or ตุ๊กตุ๊ก from the sound of its two-stroke engine.

One of the most common phrases used throughout the series is the word ‘skol’, and it is often said around the dinner table. Skol is a friendly expression used before drinking, and it shows friendship and companionship. The Vikings use the phrase while raising their glasses, as a form of toast.

Beer and mead in the Viking period Beer and mead are associated with the Viking period. Beer was made from barley. It was consumed in large quantities, because water could be dangerous to drink in the Viking period. The Vikings drank strong beer at festive occasions, together with the popular drink of mead.

As not much is known about the religious practices of the Vikings, those seen in the series are mostly fictional, and licking the hand of the Seer came up as a sign of respect towards someone with contact with the gods. This gesture has also made way for a fan theory regarding Floki and the new oracle.

Licking the Seer’s hand | Fandom. After consulting with the Seer, the citizens of Kattegat lick his hand as payment.

Floki – Loki or Heimdallr That, along with his name, have made many fans believe he could either be a descendant of Loki, the god in disguise, or a representation of him, which could be right – to an extent, as he also shares some characteristics with another Norse figure.

A Völva or as it is pronounced in old Norse a Vǫlva (in Danish a ”Vølve”), is what we in English would call a Seeress. You could compare it to someone who practiced shamanism or witchcraft. So a Völva is a Nordic version of a shaman or witch, that practiced magic.

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