The heritage of Norsemen has a lot more to it than blood and pillaging. Meet two present-day Vikings who aren't only fascinated by the Viking culture – they live it. ... In the old Viking country on the west coast of Norway, there are people today who live by their forebears' values, albeit the more positive ones.

Do Vikings still exist in 2020?

No, to the extent that there are no longer routine groups of people who set sail to explore, trade, pillage, and plunder. However, the people who did those things long ago have descendants today who live all over Scandinavia and Europe.

Is the Norse religion still practiced?

Thor and Odin are still going strong 1000 years after the Viking Age. Many think that the old Nordic religion - the belief in the Norse gods – disappeared with the introduction of Christianity. ... Today there are between 500 and 1000 people in Denmark who believe in the old Nordic religion and worship its ancient gods.