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Play the Sagas
Every adventure is born from a story published on the site. Fish up a serpent with Thor, cross the ice with Leif, forge swords, carve runes and play hnefatafl. It opens fullscreen on a phone, tablet or computer.
- 121games
- 121stories
- 4realms
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Myths & Gods
🐴 Defense
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The wall of Asgard
Be Loki disguised as a mare and distract the builder’s horse so the wall of Asgard is not finished before summer.
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Viking Age
♟️ Strategy
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Hnefatafl in miniature
Take the king to one of the board’s corners before the attackers surround him, in a small version of the Viking game.
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Sagas & Kings
⛷️ Skiing
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The Birkebeiner crossing
Ski down the mountain with little Prince Haakon, dodging trees and rocks, until you reach safety.
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Tales & Folklore
🧂 Balance
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The mill that grinds salt
Turn the magic mill to fill the ship with salt, but let go in time: it is slow to stop and the ship can sink.
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Viking Age
ᚱ Tracing
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Carve the runes
Carve five runes by connecting the dots, as if chiseling the Jelling stone.
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Myths & Gods
⚡ Reflex
Thor's fishing trip
Hold the line, let go when the serpent lunges, and bring Jörmungandr to the surface, as in the story told by Snorri.
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Sagas & Kings
⛵ Sailing
Leif's voyage
Steer Leif Eriksson's ship through ice and rocks, from Helluland to Markland and on to Vinland, as the sagas tell it.
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Myths & Gods
⛓️ Tension
Gleipnir, the impossible ribbon
Gather the six things that no longer exist so the dwarfs can make Gleipnir, then hold the ribbon at the right tension to bind the wolf Fenrir.
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Viking Age
⚔️ Rhythm
The Ulfberht blade
Strike the hot iron at the right moment and forge a sword bearing the inscription VLFBERHT.
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Tales & Folklore
👀 Stealth
Askeladden and the troll
Hide porridge in a bag without the troll noticing, like Askeladden in the eating contest.
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Myths & Gods
🔨 Memory
The dwarfs’ forge
Watch the order of the anvils and repeat the strikes of the four dwarfs forging Freyja’s necklace.
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Sagas & Kings
📜 Words
Egil’s night
Tap the words that start with the verse’s letter and compose six verses before dawn, as Egil did to save his head.
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Viking Age
🪵 Precision
The Oseberg hull
Drop oak planks at the right moment and build a Viking ship hull, as in the Oseberg and Gokstad ships.
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Viking Age
⛏️ Dig
Digging at Gjermundbu
Clear the soil from a Viking grave and uncover the iron Gjermundbu helmet, with no horns.
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Myths & Gods
🪶 Flight
The flight of Huginn
Flap with the raven Huginn, fly between the branches of the World Tree and bring the news to Odin.
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Myths & Gods
🍎 Action
Idun and the apples
Catch the golden apples of youth before they fall and dodge the eagle, in an adventure inspired by the myth of Idun.
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Tales & Folklore
🐐 Run
The Three Billy Goats Bruse
Run across the bridge with the three goats, jump the gaps and the troll's hands, and reach the pasture.
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Tales & Folklore
🏡 Care
The barn nisse
Be the barn nisse and look after the animals through the winter night, until the girl brings the porridge at dawn.
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Sagas & Kings
😌 Relax
Rögnvald’s comb
Untangle Harald’s hair by dragging over the knots, as in the scene where Rögnvald combs it after Hafrsfjord.
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Myths & Gods
🌿 Reflexes
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Frigg's oaths
Tap things in the world to collect each one's oath not to harm Baldr, and keep an eye out for the small mistletoe sprout.
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Sagas & Kings
🗡️ Aim
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The dragon's pit
Dig the pit on the dragon Fafnir's path and strike the moment the pale spot on his belly passes over Sigurd.
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Viking Age
⚓ Rhythm
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Drag the ship
Pull the rope at the right rhythm to drag the ship overland and reach Constantinople before nightfall.
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Viking Age
💎 Deduction
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The sunstone
The sky is cloudy. Move the marker along the horizon and find the hidden sun at the point where the crystal's two lights shine equally.
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Tales & Folklore
🎻 Rhythm
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The waterfall fiddle
Tap the strings of Fossegrim's fiddle when the golden notes reach the line, and make the forest trees dance.
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Myths & Gods
⚔️ Reflex
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The last battle
Defend the gods' hall from wolves and giants until the dawn of Ragnarök.
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Myths & Gods
🌳 Reflex
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Ratatoskr and the tree
Run up the trunk of Yggdrasil as the squirrel Ratatoskr and carry messages from the eagle to the dragon.
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Myths & Gods
🥣 Balance
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Sigyn's bowl
Catch the serpent's venom with Sigyn's bowl so the earth does not shake.
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Sagas & Kings
🐍 Memory
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The snake pit
Memorise the order in which the snakes rise in King Ælla's pit.
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Sagas & Kings
⛵ Sailing
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Twenty-five ships
Steer Eirik the Red's fleet between ice and rocks toward Greenland.
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Sagas & Kings
🔥 Jump
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Kári's escape
Jump the flames of Njál's house and reach the roof, as Kári does in the saga.
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Viking Age
🪓 Reflex
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Stamford Bridge
Hold Stamford Bridge with your axe and watch for the spear under the planks.
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Viking Age
🐻 Timing
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Berserker fury
Build up the fury just right to fell each enemy without burning out.
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Viking Age
🗡️ Memory
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The grave goods
Find the pairs of objects from grave Bj 581 at Birka, the Viking woman warrior's tomb.
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Tales & Folklore
👀 Observation
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Who has a tail?
Find the huldra among the forest girls by the tail that shows under her dress.
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Tales & Folklore
🦑 Risk
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Fishing over the Kraken
Fish as much as you can before the kraken rises, and keep your catch in time.
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Myths & Gods
🪽 Reflex
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The Valkyrie's choice
Send each fallen warrior to the right hall, Valhalla or Fólkvangr, before he hits the ground.
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Myths & Gods
🔨 Memory
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Where is the hammer?
Follow Thor's hammer hidden under the cushions of the giant Thrym.
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Sagas & Kings
🌙 Timing
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Glámr's eyes
Strike the undead Glámr only when the clouds cover the moon and his gaze loses its force.
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Sagas & Kings
🛡️ Endurance
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Hold the line at Stiklestad
Hold King Olaf's line against the enemy's surges until the sun darkens.
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Viking Age
🚣 Rhythm
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Row to Lindisfarne
Row in the right rhythm and take the Viking ship to the island of Lindisfarne.
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Viking Age
⚖️ Logic
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The merchant's scales
Add pieces of cut silver until you hit the exact weight the buyer asks for.
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Tales & Folklore
💧 Reflex
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The Nøkken's name
Tap the letters of the Nøkken's name, in order, before it reaches the child.
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Tales & Folklore
🧌 Reflex
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The thirteen Yule Lads
Protect the pantry from the mischief of Grýla's thirteen sons, one night at a time.
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Myths & Gods
❓ Quiz
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Mímir's well
Answer the questions of Mímir's head about the story of the well of wisdom.
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Myths & Gods
👣 Attention
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Choose by the feet
Pick the cleanest pair of feet, like the goddess Skaði, before time runs out.
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Myths & Gods
💪 Three trials
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Útgarða-Loki's challenges
Drink from the horn, lift the cat and wrestle the old woman in the giant's three tests.
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Sagas & Kings
🧠 Memory
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Gudrún's dreams
Memorise the order of Gudrún's four husbands and tap the names in the right sequence.
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Sagas & Kings
🐎 Reflex
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Freyr's horse
Tap only the one riding Freyr's sacred horse and let the other shepherds pass.
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Sagas & Kings
🏹 Aim
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The battle of Svolder
Draw the bow to the exact point and hit the enemy ships without breaking the bow.
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Viking Age
🏰 Timing
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Build Trelleborg
Line up the spinning cross with the plan cross to raise the houses of the circular fortress.
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Viking Age
ᚱ Runes
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Decode the Rök Stone
Carve words by tapping the runes of the younger futhark, in the order of the letters.
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Viking Age
🎵 Rhythm
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The Lawspeaker
Recite the law in the right rhythm by tapping the words that fall onto the golden line.
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Viking Age
🌊 Defence
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The Maldon causeway
Defend the Maldon causeway, which is clear only at low tide, and stop the Viking invaders.
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Tales & Folklore
🧭 Maze
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To Soria Moria
Cross three maze forests to the golden castle of Soria Moria.
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Tales & Folklore
🐍 Snake
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The Lagarfljót worm
Steer the lake serpent, collect the gold and grow without hitting the shores.
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Tales & Folklore
✏️ Drawing
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Reroute the road
Draw a road from the green dot to the red dot without touching the rocks of the hidden people.
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Myths & Gods
🧠 Memory
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The colours of Bifröst
Repeat the sequence of colours Heimdall plays on the horn and guard the Bifröst bridge.
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Myths & Gods
🏃 Run
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Leap the wall of fire
Jump the fires with Skírnir's horse on the way to Gerðr's hall.
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Myths & Gods
🧵 Balance
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The threads of the Norns
Keep the Norns' golden thread taut inside the wavering band.
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Sagas & Kings
🃏 Memory
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Snorri's pairs
Find the six pairs of runes, as a skald trains the memory.
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Sagas & Kings
⚔️ Reflex
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Gunnlaug's duel
Block Hrafn's high and low blows in the duel from Gunnlaug's Saga.
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Sagas & Kings
⛵ Sailing
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Gudríð's route
Steer Gudríð's ship through the ice floes of the North Atlantic.
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Viking Age
📦 Stacking
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The port of Hedeby
Stack the cargo crates on the quay of Hedeby without letting them fall into the sea.
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Viking Age
🎯 Aim
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The catapult of Paris
Hurl stones at the Viking boats coming up the Seine before they pass the bridge.
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Viking Age
📜 Quiz
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Ibn Fadlan's account
Separate what is in Ibn Fadlan's account from what was invented later.
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Viking Age
🥞 Timing
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Alfred's cakes
Take the cakes off the fire at the right moment, without letting them burn, as in the legend of Alfred.
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Tales & Folklore
💨 Flight
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The North Wind
Fly through the gaps in the storm clouds carrying the girl to the castle.
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Tales & Folklore
👻 Escape
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The fog of the Draug
Gather the buoys in the fog without being caught by the Draug.
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Tales & Folklore
🪨 Action
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Before the sun rises
Send the trolls to their caves before the sunlight turns them to stone.
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Sagas & Kings
🪵 Aim
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Ingólfr's pillars
Throw the high-seat pillars into the sea and hit the bay, allowing for the wind.
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Sagas & Kings
🏃 Run
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Hrólf's gold
Scatter gold across Fyrisvellir to slow the pursuers of King Aðils.
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Myths & Gods
🎵 Sound
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Tune the kantele
Tune the strings of Väinämöinen's kantele until they sound true.
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Myths & Gods
⚖️ Control
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The three draughts
Drink the mead of poetry in three draughts, neither too little nor too much.
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Myths & Gods
🧠 Reflex
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The three houses
Send each family to the right house, as Rígr does in the verses of the Rígsþula.
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Viking Age
🔎 Observation
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Runes in Hagia Sophia
Find the runes hidden in the marble before the guards arrive.
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Viking Age
🐑 Herding
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Ohthere's reindeer
Guide Ohthere's reindeer into the pen without frightening them.
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Tales & Folklore
🕯️ Reflex
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Lussi's flame
Protect the candle flame on the longest night of the year.
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Viking Age
🍺 Reflex
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Guests in the hall
Welcome the guests with what each one needs, as the Hávamál instructs.
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Sagas & Kings
❓ Riddles
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Kenning riddles
Decipher the skalds' roundabout phrases, such as "whale-road".
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Sagas & Kings
💪 Strength
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Grendel's arm
Pull Grendel's arm with no weapons, like Beowulf in the hall of Heorot.
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Myths & Gods
🧊 Precision
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Auðumbla's ice
Melt the ice with the cow's tongue and reveal the first man.
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Tales & Folklore
🌊 Dive
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The sealskin
Swim like the seal woman, gathering pearls and dodging hooks.
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Myths & Gods
🎯 Aim
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Flies at the forge
Swat Loki's flies before they bite the smith and spoil the hammer.
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Myths & Gods
🔀 Logic
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The smith's feathers
Put the feathers of Völund's wings in order by swapping them.
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Myths & Gods
🧩 Puzzle
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The shards of the Sampo
Slide the pieces and restore the Sampo that broke at sea.
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Sagas & Kings
👁️ Focus
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The swapped letter
Follow the letter with the seal while the three change places.
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Sagas & Kings
💡 Logic
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The ring of fire
Put out the flames of the wall of fire around Brynhildr.
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Sagas & Kings
🔢 Counting
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Magnus's ships
Count the ships that appear and vanish at sea, without being fooled by the rocks.
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Viking Age
🧩 Puzzle
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The course of the Seine
Turn the pieces of the river and bring the water from the spring to the sea.
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Viking Age
🎨 Strategy
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Cnut's waves
Spread your colour across the board, move by move, until it is covered.
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Viking Age
🛡️ Reflexes
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The shield wall
Bounce the ball with Ivar's axe and knock down the shield wall.
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Viking Age
🧊 Crossing
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Crossing the fjord
Cross the fjord by hopping from one ice floe to the next.
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Tales & Folklore
🥁 Rhythm
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The noaidi's drum
Listen to the noaidi's drum rhythm and repeat it in the same tempo.
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Tales & Folklore
🔨 Assembly
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The Up Helly Aa galley
Assemble the parts of the Viking galley for the Shetland fire festival.
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Tales & Folklore
🔍 Observation
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The mara's stable
Find the five differences between two drawings of the stable after the mara's visit.
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Myths & Gods
🧩 Logic
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Gefjon's land
Divide the ground into rectangular plots, one for each number.
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Myths & Gods
⚖️ Balance
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The scales of peace
Share the gifts between the two pans until the scales balance.
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Myths & Gods
⚔️ Reflexes
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Hrungnir's shards
Slice the flying shards of stone before they fall.
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Sagas & Kings
🎨 Strategy
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The shields of Fitjar
Remove groups of shields of the same colour and clear the beach after the battle.
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Sagas & Kings
📦 Puzzle
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Gísli's hideout
Push the stones onto the marks on the floor and close the hideout.
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Sagas & Kings
🛡️ Reflexes
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The battle without end
Parry each blow back before it gets past you.
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Viking Age
🎯 Aim
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The tide at Clontarf
Sink the three ships fleeing down the estuary with the tide.
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Viking Age
🔍 Care
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The layers of Jórvík
Dig a plot in Jórvík without breaking the fragile layers.
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Viking Age
🚣 Rhythm
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Rurik's oars
Row in rhythm, alternating sides, and steer clear of the river banks.
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Viking Age
🔢 Logic
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Kaupang's market
Arrange the goods without repeating any in a row.
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Tales & Folklore
👁️ Tension
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Stállo's trail
Move along the trail while the giant looks the other way.
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Tales & Folklore
❓ Knowledge
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The lady of the forest
Answer eight questions about beings of Nordic folklore.
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Tales & Folklore
🔗 Logic
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The Álfablót
Connect each offering to its altar without crossing the paths.
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Myths & Gods
🔦 Exploration
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The torch in Helheim
Cross the dark maze of Helheim guided only by the light of your torch.
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Myths & Gods
🧤 Reflexes
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Geirrøðr's bars
Catch the glowing iron bars before they hit the ground.
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Myths & Gods
🪨 Strategy
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The duel of the stones
Play Nim against the giant and take the last stone.
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Sagas & Kings
🔥 Memory
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Hervör's flames
Memorise and repeat the order of the flames and runes.
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Sagas & Kings
🕵️ Deduction
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The accused at the door
Find, in eight tries, the secret order of the accused at the door.
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Sagas & Kings
🔢 Numbers
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Odd's years
Merge equal numbers until you reach Odd's years.
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Viking Age
♟️ Strategy
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The field of Brunanburh
Flip the opponent's pieces and win the field.
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Viking Age
🚚 Puzzle
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Carts at the Ribe market
Unblock the street full of carts and clear a way to the quay.
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Viking Age
ᚱ Logic
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Runes on the stone
Carve the right squares of the stone following the clues of each row and column.
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Viking Age
🗼 Logic
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The steps of the hill
Move the four discs from one post to another without putting a larger on a smaller.
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Tales & Folklore
🧶 Reflexes
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Wool before the cat
Collect the balls of wool without letting the thread tangle on itself.
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Tales & Folklore
⛰️ Reflexes
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The mountain hall
Dodge the falling stones and cross the mountain hall.
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Tales & Folklore
💎 Matching
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Treasures of the sea floor
Swap neighbouring pieces until three alike line up and gather the treasures.
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