Games

A traditional Sami stick wrestling game of strength and balance. Both competitors use one hand to push or twist their opponent off their footing. You can only push, no pulling is allowed, and to ensure this, there would be pig fat on the handle so that if you did pull, you would lose your grip and lose the match! Thanks to NorsemenMN for sharing this game with us! #stickfight #wrestling #traditionalgame #sami #norse #twins #volfgangtwins #norsemen

Having a log wrestling match! Thanks @fordhamguitars for bringing the log and ring to the Viking camp at the @utahrenfaire🤘🏻🤘🏻 #volfgangtwins #wrestling

Hnefatafl Rules

Scandinavia is famous for the Vikings. I don’t really know if we should be proud or ashamed of them. During the years 790 – 1 100 after Christ the Vikings sailed and rowed longboats fro…

Helena and Fredrik playing games again. I believe this is called Dra handkavle.

A Viking at the market demonstrating how to successfully master the historical game "Kliva under pinn".

Historical game "Kliva under pinn" Like a true Viking by Steffe, via Flickr

The lathe operator getting ready for a game of Släppkäpp with Fredrik the Viking. It's an easy game to understand, just try to get the other person to let go off the stick, but it's not that easy to beat Fredrik.

"Hook the Bottom" - Rovkrok , swedish viking name for the leg wrestle contest