Viking Haroldswick
VIKINGS AND STARS
How the stars came to be
The Vikings were master navigators of the sea.
This required great sky-reading skills. Our knowledge of Norse naming of the stars and constellations comes from sagas, folklore and a handful of later sources.
What survives offers a window into a world where the sky is ablaze with battles between gods and monsters.
Tales of the Norse Sky
Animation developed with kind thanks to Rolf Jonas Persson for his permission to include some of his interpretations from Digitalis Education.
Narration written for the Wild Skies Shetland project by CMC Associates and performed by Annika Brandt in 2021.
Viking Haroldswick [W3W: rephrase.linen.torn]
