Jarnsaxa, Magni, Modi by Thorskegga.
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Rökkatru: Jarnsaxa
Very little is written about Jarnsaxa/Jernsaxe, but she is of jotun-heritage, and as Thors mistress, she had given birth to Maghni (according to Skáldskaparmál) and together with Módi, whom, at least, is Maghni’s halfbrother by Thor, they are some of the survivors of Ragnarok.
“…Then Magni came…
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The Halling (hallingdansen) is a folk dance (bygdedans) traditionally performed in rural Norway, although versions of the halling can also be found in parts of Sweden. It is the most ancient documented dance of North Europe.
The dance is traditionally performed by young men at weddings and parties. The halling is a quick (95-106 bpm) dance in 6/8 or 2/4 that includes acrobatic, athletic competition between the dancers. Hallingdans can best be described as rhythmic acrobatic dance and consists of a number of steps which requires both strength and softness elation.
Hallgrim Hansegård (Frikar) demonstrating the Halling during the annual Peer Gynt Festival at Lake Gålå
The meter of the dance is 2/4 or 6/8 of a quite fast (95-106 bpm), sharp quality which calls for an experienced musician. The musician has to give the dancers enough impetus to perform the various challenging moves that are involved in the dance such as the nakkespretten (neck jump), kruking (hooked dancing), hodestift (going over the head) and especially the kast (throw). The most known move from hallingdans worldwide is probaily the headspin. Dancers like Olav Thorshaug performed hallingdans 200 times in The United States of America around 1910-1920 including headspin in his dance. Later the break dance has made this move known to the whole world.
There is some sources, mainly from Gudbrandsdalen, who document that certain moves from the dance (especially the throwing), were used in man-to-man combat. Sources tell of a man from the area who used his agility to kick down two opponents in a skirmish. Thus, his ability to reach the hat came in handy.
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"I think disregarding American culture (for US heathens too) would be a huge mistake. People lived in America (all kinds of people) and did things that makes a lot of what is today taken for granted possible. Ignoring that would be a disservice as far as ancestral veneration and gratitude goes."
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Me (from Facebook).
My comment: Everything you/ me take for granted, someone did bleed for.
You dont have to go “Viking” to find your heroes.
Show some respect, pour a “Jack Daniels” for them and remember.
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An attempt at translation from Swedish:
“Vanirs lord and king of Elves,Sap is rising in the tree trunk, Frey stands proud and spring time young, Hail thou warm time, Lust and life from Sunnas light,Sap is rising in the tree trunk, Gifts of Gods to mankinds homes, Hail thou warm time, Song of birds and mankinds choirs, Sap is rising in the tree trunk, Born is that which never dies, Hail thou warm time, Hail to Aering Hail to Frith, Sap is rising in the tree trunk, Hail to this our custom is, Hail thou warm time, “
Needs some tweeking to fit better with the melody, but..
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fuckyeahcrx asked - "Have you ever been on Bohuslan, Sweden? Fun fact about the place: Somewhere in around the Gulmarn Fjord, the rocks/stone shifts from the dull grey of the south to a smooth pink. Really pretty."
Yes, my family is from Bohuslän (though i was born in Gothenburg).
Funny enough we are a quarry family originally so geology is close at hand though it never was a real interest of mine.
I havent really thought of it though but now that you mention it.
I had a girlfriend in Lysekil, right at the coast so i did a lot of walking on those cliffs.
They should be granite while the ones in the south are Gneiss.
