The volve created fear and admiration among the Vikings
Balder
25/07/2024
The volves (norse seeress and sorceress) were one of the Viking Age’s most powerful and legendary figures.
Did you know that the Vikings were the cleanliest people in Europe? I fVikings were far more concerned with personal hygiene and appearance compared to other Europeans. They washed daily with soap and water, and bathed once a week, as opposed to Europeans who bathed at most once a year and drowned bodily odors in perfume. “Laugardagr”, the Norse word for Saturday, literally means “wash day”.
The English noble, John of Wallingford, had this to say about the Vikings:
“… thanks to their habit of combing their hair every day, of bathing every Saturday and regularly changing their clothes, [they] were able to undermine the virtue of married women and even seduce the daughters of nobles to be their mistresses.”
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The volves (norse seeress and sorceress) were one of the Viking Age’s most powerful and legendary figures.
Vikings were far ahead of their time when it came to taking an interest in personal hygiene and personal appearance.
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