Jackson Crawford | Skál! (Skål!): The Norse Toast Word @JacksonCrawford | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
"Skál!" or "Skål!" is the toast used in the Scandinavian languages. This video looks at the word's origin (and its confusion with "skull") and at a little bit about Old Norse toasting practices in the Viking Age (at least as transmitted in the sagas).

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