Secondborn 🌱 23



In early May, I gave birth to my child of spring.

Our daughter, and a sister for our winter child Einar.

She is big, healthy and strong, and her name is Eivor 🌿🤎🏹



As before, I have kept the pregnancy hidden until after delivery, and I am so glad to be able to share happy news. ♥ This pregnancy was a bit heavier to bear, but the birth went so well, this time swift and without complications, and I was thankful to be up and about without pain afterwards.



I took these photos in the forest nearby our house only a few weeks ago, in my ninth month. I wanted to recreate the photos I took during my first pregnancy, to keep them beside one another as a memory of these extraordinary times in my life—carrying my children within me, as my foremothers have done before me since the dawn of time.

For my little girl, I will repeat these beautiful ceremonial words by allsherjargoði Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson:

Styrki þig guðir
og góðar vættir
álfar og dísir
og allt sem lifir
gróður jarðar
og geisli sólar.



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Music: Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik - Ni Mødre av Sol

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Viking & Medieval Market Calendar, 2026 🔥🍃 15



Have you started preparing for this year's historical market season? 🗡🧽🧶🧵

Whether you are the type to have meticulously cleaned, ironed, polished and greased every item of your Viking kit during the winter months; or the type who will be frantically throwing your stuff into a chest and panic-sewing through the night before the season's first event...

It is time for the annual overview of Viking and Medieval markets in Norway, anno 2026!





(More dates will be added as they are announced)

February
20–22 Vintervandring (vinterviking) på Tingvatn / Winter viking at Tingvatn Link
N/A Re Middelalderdager / Re Medieval Festival Link
 
March
15 Vårmarked i Gildehallen, Midgard vikingsenter / Spring market at the Midgard Viking Centre Link
 
April
23–26 Sjøsettingsuke, Sagastad Vikingsenter / Sea Launch Week at Sagastad Viking Center Link
 
May
22–24 Bjørnevåk Jernalderting på Tingvatn / Bjørnevåk Iron Age Ting at Tingvatn Link
23–24 Vikingmarked på Leikvin / Viking Market at Leikvin Link
29–31 Oslo Middelalderfestival / Oslo Medieval Festival Link
 
June
5–7 Bjørgvin Marknad, Viking og Middelalderfestival / Bjørgvin Viking and Medieval Market Link
5–7 Vikingfestivalen på Avaldsnes (Karmøy) / Viking Market at Avaldsnes (Karmøy) Link
12–14 Hamar Middelalderfestival / Hamar Medieval Festival Link
19–21 Trondheim Vikingmarked / Trondheim Viking Market Link
20–21 Yddir Vikingmarked / Yddir Viking Market Link
25–28 Håndverksmarked på Kaupang, Hodnuholt vikinglag / Crafts Market at Kaupang Link
26–28 Fagerheim Fjellstugu Vikingfestival / Fagerheim Viking Festival Link
TBA Bronseplassen Vikingmarked / Bronseplassen Viking Market Link
TBA Hafrsfjordkaupangen / Hafrsfjord Viking Market Link
TBA Lunden Vikingmarked / Lunden Viking Market Link
TBA Sunnmøre Middelalderfestival / Sunnmøre Medieval Festival Link
cancelled Tønsberg Middelalderfestival / Tønsberg Medieval Festival Link
cancelled Yrjar Vikingmarked (Fosen frie vikinger) / Yrjar Viking Market Link
 
July
3–5 Borrekaupangen - Nordisk Vikingmarked / Borre Nordic Viking Market Link
17–19 Olavsdagenes vikingmarked (Sarpsborg vikingfestival) / Olavsdagenes Viking Market (Sarpsborg Viking Festival) Link
18–29 Middelalderuka i Numedal / Medieval Week in Numedal Link
20/24–26 Odderøya Vikingmarked / Odderøya Viking Market Link
TBA Barnas Vikingdager på Egge / Childrens' Viking Days at Egge Link
N/A Gulatinget Vikingmarked / Gulatinget Viking Market Link
N/A (next in 2027) Midgard Vikingfestival / Midgard Viking Festival Link
N/A Saltr vikingmarked / Saltr Viking Market Link
N/A Store Nes Viking og Middelalder Marked / Store Nes Viking and Medieval Market Link
 
August
6–9 Finnmark Vikingtidsfestival / Finnmark Viking Age Festival (NEW!) Link
6–9 Tønsberg Vikingfestival / Tønsberg Viking Festival Link
8–9 Trøndersk Vikingfestival / Trondheim Viking Festival Link
12–15 Midgardsblot metalfestival / Midgardsblot Metal Festival (including "Fólkvangr" Viking village area) Link
cancelled Lofotr Vikingfestival / Lofotr Viking Festival Link
N/A Askøy Vikinglag Marknad / Askøy Viking Market Link
N/A Hove Vikingmarked (Agder Vikinglag) / Hove Viking Market Link
N/A Landa park vikingfestival, Forsand / Vikingfestival at Landa Park in Forsand Link
N/A Viking- og mellomalderdag på Lygra / Viking and Middle Ages Day at Lygra Link
 
September    
5–6 Gjallarstadir Vikingmarked / Gjallarstadir Viking Market Link
TBA Bergen Middelalderfestival / Bergen Medieval Festival Link
N/A Nordfjord Vikingmarked / Norfjord Viking Market Link
N/A Vikingmarked på Utstein kloster / Viking Market at Utstein Monastery Link
 
Other
Open all year Vikingbyen Njardarheimr i Gudvangen / Njardarheimr Viking Valley in Gudvangen Link
May 2–Aug 31 Sommeråpent, Jernaldergården på Ullandhaug / Summer Season, Iron Age Farm at Ullandhaug Link
Jun 15–Aug 13 Sommeåpent, Vikinggarden på Avaldsnes / Summer Season, Viking Farm at Avaldsnes Link
Jun 20–Aug 2 Vikingsommer på Stiklestad / Viking Summer at Stiklestad Link
Jul 7–31 Vikingsommer på Midgard Vikingsenter / Viking Summer at Midgard Viking Centre Link


*N/A = No information available/inactive for some time/biennial, not arranged this year.
*TBA = To be announced, awaiting dates.



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Music: Pøbel - At the Marketplace

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