5.1K views · 30 reactions | Hear the sound of the #Vikings with this fascinating video demonstrating a traditional Norse horn #MusicMW | Jorvik Viking Centre | Facebook

The Viking war horn is a traditional Nordic signaling instrument, typically carved from animal horn or wood, which produces a deep, commanding sound whose power belies its simple design. During the Viking Age, war horns – symbols of courage and calls to action – were used to communicate across great distances, rallying warriors, signaling attacks, and initiating gatherings and sacred rituals. Evoke the Viking marauder’s spirit in your compositions with the war horn’s deep, resonant blast and get

707K views · 9.4K reactions | In 865 CE a Viking army landed on...

461K views · 5.4K reactions | For thirteen brutal months—A.D. 885-886—Viking longships choked the Seine, their dragon prows glaring at Paris’s island walls like hungry wolves. Rollo’s engines hurled fire, monks fired prayer, and Count Odo dashed across flooded ramparts, rallying peasants with axe and horn. When tribute bargained peace, smoke still writhed over shattered gates and drowned fields, echoing the gnash of northern steel forever. | Ancient History Explorers | Facebook