What is The Modern Norseman?

If you've found your way here, then you might be asking what is The Modern Norseman? Well simply put it's my Blog/Website. More than that it is a place for those of a like mind or those interested in learning more about the ways of a modern Norseman/Northman.

We don't use the word Viking because it is not accurate in these modern times, the word comes from the Scandinavians themselves. It is from the Old Norse word 'Vik' meaning bay or creek which formed the rood of 'Vikingr' meaning pirate. Neither my family nor I would be considered a pirate my any stretch of the imagination.

If anything, the Vikings were called 'Norsemen' among their own and it literally mean north-men. Viking called themselves 'Ostmen' from the Old Norse 'austmenn' meaning east man.

If you've made it this far and are still with me, I'd like to say 'takk' (thank you). Your patience and support mean so much. In whole The Modern Norseman is a blog/website that will allow me to share a more modern look at the culture of my ancestors and myself. A culture that I feel hasn't been shared as well as it should be or has been misinterpreted by many in past years.

In closing I would like to ask you a question... Will you take this walk with us?

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Norwegian Butter Sauce (Sandefjordsmor)

INGREDIENTS * 2 lemons, juiced * ½ cup heavy cream * 5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into cubes * Salt to taste * Cayenne or white pepper, to taste * 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley DIRECTIONS 1. Place lemon juice in saucepan over medium heat; simmer until lemon juice reduces to less than a tablespoon and almost disappears, 4 or 5 minutes, being careful not to let it burn. Quickly add cream; whisk to combine. Continue to cook until cream reduces and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 5 or 6 minutes. Reduce heat to low. 2. Whisk in 2 or 3 pieces of cold butter, stirring until butter melts before adding more. Add 2 or 3 more butter cubes. (If cream mixture cools too quickly, the sauce may break.) Continue adding butter a few pieces at a time until all butter is emulsified into the cream, 8 to 10 minutes. Add salt, cayenne or white pepper, and 2 generous tablespoons chopped parsley. Whisk until well blended. Keep sauce warm until ready to use.

Swedish Rice Pudding (Risgrynsgröt)

Ingredients * 8 cups milk * 1 1⁄4 cups arborio rice * 1⁄3 cup sugar, plus 2 tbsp. * 1 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract * 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries * 1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream * Nutmeg to taste Instructions 1. Place milk in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in rice and 1⁄3 cup of the sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring frequently, until rice is tender and most of liquid has been absorbed, about 45 minutes. Remove pudding from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool. 2. Meanwhile, pick through raspberries. Place berries in a food processor, add remaining 2 tbsp. of sugar, and puree until smooth. Strain raspberry sauce through a fine sieve and set aside. 3. Just before serving, whip heavy cream. Fold cream into pudding and transfer into bowls. Spoon raspberry sauce around edge of pudding and sprinkle with nutmeg.

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