--- title: Game of Thrones Viking Camp description: A new course in Norway is said to be inspired by "Game of Thrones" canonical: https://time.com/3983964/game-of-thrones-norway-viking/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-04T18:54:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:18.082Z og:title: This Norwegian High School Is Offering a Viking Course Inspired by "Game of Thrones" og:description: A new course in Norway is said to be inspired by "Game of Thrones" og:url: https://time.com/3983964/game-of-thrones-norway-viking/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1750744824807ffd/69885dd6a988cac6886b3bf9/gameofthrones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: gameofthrones og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Norwegian High School Is Offering a Viking Course Inspired by "Game of Thrones" twitter:description: A new course in Norway is said to be inspired by "Game of Thrones" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1750744824807ffd/69885dd6a988cac6886b3bf9/gameofthrones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Norwegian High School Is Offering a Course Inspired by _Game of Thrones_ ## Video: 'Thrones' Catching Up With Book Plot Means Spoilers For All [Watch (HLS stream): 'Thrones' Catching Up With Book Plot Means Spoilers For All](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/j83INjRk.m3u8) (2:02)  _Published 2015-06-16. The day_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 4, 2015 6:54 PM UTC  Helen Sloan—HBO by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 4, 2015 6:54 PM UTC Now that Jon Snow [can’t save you](http://time.com/3979953/hbo-exec-jon-snow-dead/) (or [can he](http://time.com/3967082/kit-harington-belfast-jon-snow-game-thrones-season-6/)?) from an army of White Walkers, the best way to make sure you survive a _Game of Thrones_\-style onslaught of the undead is preparation. And now, if you’re willing to head to Norway, you can get somewhat formal training. Led by self-proclaimed “[recreational Viking](http://www.seljord.fhs.no/info/nyhetsarkiv/29-nyheter/viking/500-vikinglaerer)” and “Game of Thrones” fan Jeppe Nordmann Garly—who looks like he’d fit in quite well with the Night’s Watch—[the course from Seljord Folk High School](http://www.seljord.fhs.no/english) will train its students in the fine art of being a Viking. That includes learning to make swords and knives and honing hunting, fishing and boating skills. There are also field trips to Oslo’s Viking Boat Museum and York, England. Some of the students “have become interested through TV series” like “Game of Thrones,” the school’s principal Arve Husby [told a Norwegian broadcaster.](http://www.thelocal.no/20150803/norway-starts-school-for-vikings) Unlike the[ _Hunger Games_ camp](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/06/this-exists-a-summer-camp-based-on-the-hunger-games/), there are no battles on the agenda. 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