Tag: Midwest Viking Festival

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How the Yule log tradition evolved from an ancient Viking ritual | Fox Weather

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Kristin Bouchard

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Jan 4, 2023

Yule logs can mean different things for different people. For some, yule logs mean warm, crackling fireplaces. For others, they bring to mind sweet, chocolate cakes. Either way, the Christmas icon in modern times may echo a tradition from as far back as ancient times, particularly in a changing medieval Scandinavia. Popularly known as the…
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Midwest Viking Festival offers another look at Vikings | Spectrum News 1

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Editorial Student

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Sep 27, 2022

GREEN BAY, Wis. — You’ll usually find Wade Kaiser working at the Advanced Power Systems Laboratories at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Other times, you can find him at places like The Midwest Viking Festival, demonstrating how blacksmiths worked during the Scandinavian Iron Age. “What better way to really understand how metal works than to bring it…