Viking Mugs and Cups

Every self-respecting Viking definitely drinks beer, that’s well known. Like many, we thought they only drank mead, so we did a little research: during archaeological excavations (not us, huh, archaeologists) they found evidence of wine production. In the end, we’re not so different from them after all!

A great beer calls for a great mug!

Yep, you’re not seriously going to believe you could drink Viking beer from a Carrefour glass, are you? No, if you want to look badass, you’ll need a proper vessel, we’ll let you choose:

• A mug
• A cup
• A glass (but a real glass)

So we have several designs, we’ll let you pick the one you prefer, we personally like the one with the Wessex symbol.

What did these Vikings drink?

Well, if you’re here, it’s probably because you want to buy something to drink with friends, if you don’t mind, I’m going to tell you a few anecdotes about what they drank, and I’ll take the opportunity to bust some myths.

• No, Viking beer wasn’t that strong, the strongest was estimated at 13%. Yes, that’s strong, but even today you can find beers around that strength. Personally, I thought they were at least 20/25%.
• Well, this one isn’t really related to Vikings, but it shocked me so much I’m going to tell you anyway: the oldest beer dates back 13,000 years. Well, it’s not the dinosaur era, but still. Back then, as you can imagine, they brewed beer very differently than today.
• The bravest Vikings didn’t drink their beers from mugs. Yeah, it’s not very marketable, but we prefer to be honest: mugs existed, but generally, they drank from drinking horns. Real animal horns that, once prepared, served as glasses. Today it’s not very ethical to kill an animal just to drink from its horn, so we don’t sell them, but maybe fake ones will arrive soon. (Sign up for the newsletter if you want to be kept informed)

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If you’re more of a modern type, the kind who has a phone, check out the Viking Phone Cases, they feature our brand!