Denmark’s National Museum explores the life of the formidable Viking sorceress Völva
Picture the stereotypical Viking - tall, bearded, adorned with a horned helmet, and most likely… male. However, a new exhibit at Denmark’s National Museum is shedding light on the history of the Völva, a female Viking sorceress so formidable that even the fiercest male raiders trembled at her presence. According to Viking folklore, her powers were so revered that even Odin, the king of the gods, sought her counsel. The interactive exhibition, titled The Viking Sorceress, has been created together with experts from the Royal Danish Theatre. What is a Völva and why were they feared?During the Vi...