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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:51 -0400

paganroots: Lofotr Viking Museum

Thu, 30 May 2013 19:13:34 -0400

paganroots:

Lofotr Viking Museum

War, Peace and Gender in the Viking Age- Hidden Messages in Old...

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:13:53 -0400

War, Peace and Gender in the Viking Age- Hidden Messages in Old Norse Myths pt.23

LadyoftheLabyrinth I strongly recommend her channel.

rokkatru: Jarnsaxa, Magni, Modi by Thorskegga.

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:41 -0400

rokkatru:

Jarnsaxa, Magni, Modi by Thorskegga.

Rökkatru: Jarnsaxa

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:41 -0400

Rökkatru: Jarnsaxa:

rokkatru:

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…

Norwegian hallingdans The Halling (hallingdansen) is a folk...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:10 -0400

Norwegian hallingdans

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.

Völsekvädet (Johan Sandström) Völsi blót: The Völsi was the...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:51:00 -0400

Völsekvädet (Johan Sandström)

Völsi blót: The Völsi was the penis of a stallion, and the rites surrounding it are described in Völsa þáttr. It was taken from a stallion during the autumn butchering, and it is said that the mistress of the homestead considered it to be her god, and kept it in a coffin together with linen and leeks (see also horse sacrifice). In the evening everybody gathered in the main building. The mistress presented the penis from the coffin, greeted it with a prayer, and let it pass from person to person. Everybody greeted it with the religious phrase May Mörnir receive the holy sacrifice!

(I know this is an autumn blót. I just liked the music an thus posted the video).

"I think disregarding American culture (for US heathens too) would be a huge mistake. People lived in..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:00 -0400

“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.”

- 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.

Ulv Vendelkorps Pannrumspolska på pipsäck Polska played on...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:03:06 -0400

Ulv Vendelkorps Pannrumspolska på pipsäck

Polska played on Swedish bagpipes.
Very much what Heathenry is to me (the performer is Heathen btw).

Vårkväde: Spring Song. A Heathen song celebrating spring. An...

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:41:00 -0400

Vårkväde: Spring Song.

A Heathen song celebrating spring.

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..

Gratulerer med dagen Norge! Happy Constitution Day Norway!

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:55:07 -0400

Gratulerer med dagen Norge!

Happy Constitution Day Norway!

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.

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:56:00 -0400

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.

isawatree: pine by Boris Bork

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:05:08 -0400

isawatree:

pine by Boris Bork

marcelgomes: lascandinavia: Photo: annkarlstedt Vimmerby in...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:55:25 -0400

marcelgomes:

lascandinavia:

Photo: annkarlstedt

Vimmerby in Småland, Sweden

The province in wich i live now.

Really the right place for an urban guy???

nordravn: Open air viking museum by suhajdab on Flickr.

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:53:45 -0400

nordravn:

Open air viking museum by suhajdab on Flickr.

soulofsweden: needinsomesweden: Food storage house! *jaw...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:47:35 -0400

soulofsweden:

needinsomesweden:

Food storage house!

*jaw drops* Cool huh?

Bohuslän (Bohusia),Sweden. This is the kind of landscape that is...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:44:38 -0400

Bohuslän (Bohusia),Sweden.

This is the kind of landscape that is “home” to me.

Rugged, rocky coast.

fuckyeahvikingsandcelts: The Lingsberg Runestone, Sweden,

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:40:52 -0400

fuckyeahvikingsandcelts:

The Lingsberg Runestone, Sweden,

mythmash: Bysen is a woodland gnome that causes general...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:27:06 -0400

mythmash:

Bysen is a woodland gnome that causes general mischief for travelers. If you see one, it will enchant your sight so that you will never see it again. It looks like a small grey man with a red cap and an axe, though it can also take the form of a tree stump. Its goal is to gradually chop down the forest, though it goes about this business slowly and tends to average about one tree per hundred years. It is also doomed to manage misplaced landmarkers between properties, though it seems to not know the correct placement of any of them. Some believe that Bysen are the spirits of deceased criminals, and this is the slow, mundane fate given to them as punishment. A Bysen can be given peace if you study its habit and move its designated landmarkers to their correct places.

Bysen can make you get lost (usually in the woods). The remedy (according to folklore that i am familiar with) is to turn your shirt or jacket outside in.

Germanic Language tree with languages spoken in the British...

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:03:09 -0400

Germanic Language tree with languages spoken in the British Isles (such as Norn and Scots, which are usually left out) are highlighted red