Nordic mythology… “Norse” must die 9 Apr 2021 Some lame stereotypical image of "Norse Vikings" I found on the interwebz I’ve been on a little campaign lately to get rid of the use of the word “Norse” in…
Runes No, it’s not a Norse rune called “Odal” 3 Mar 20213 Mar 2021 Image from YouTube Since Saturday February 27, 2021, news has been circulating about the American Conservative Union’s convention, “CPAC,” which was held in Orlando, Florida. Internet observers claimed that the CPAC’s stage…
heathenism… Review: The Runic Animist Calendar (2021) by Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen 30 Dec 202030 Dec 2020 Image courtesy of Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen The Runic Animist Calendar is a product by the Danish scholar of religion Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen. Rune Hjarnø has earned a PhD from Uppsala University,…
Medieval Iceland… Children of Ash and Elm – A review 5 Dec 20207 Dec 2020 Cover image from Basicbooks.com Children of Ash and Elm (2020) is a new book published by professor of archaeology at the University of Uppsala, Neil Price. The book is new in its approach…
Early Germanic period… Barbarians and other savages from my neck of the woods: a review of the new Netflix series 29 Oct 202030 Oct 2020 Featured image from What's on Netflix In the following I will offer a review of the recently released show Barbarians (Barbaren) on Netflix. Barbarians (2020) was created by Andreas Heckmann,…
Arctic Something about Vikings in Greenland and other thoughts I have about Kalaallit Nunaat, Denmark and the North Atlantic … and just stop saying “Eskimo” 26 Jul 202027 Jul 2020 Header image by Leif Josefsen from Sermitsiaq.ag This post comes as a reaction to the unfolding decolonization efforts that are happening across the Western world. As protests erupted here in…
Germanic mythology… Viking warrior rituals in poetry – interview with dr. simon nygaard 29 Aug 2019 In this interview I am talking with Dr. Simon Nygaard who is a scholar of Old Norse religion at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Simon has completed his dissertation…
Heavy Metal… Midgardsblot -interview with organizer Vicky Mikalsen 21 Aug 2019 In this interview I am talking with Vicky Mikalsen, who is in charge of the historical seminars that take place at the Midgardsblot festival. We had a very interesting conversation…
Germanic mythology… Interview with Kai Faust from Heilung 18 Aug 201918 Aug 2019 In this interview I am talking with Kai Faust about the inspiration for Heilung's music. We go deep into the Viking Age, Iron Age, and Stone Age, and talk about…
Folklore… Interview with Einar Selvik from Wardruna 16 Aug 2019 In this interview I am talking with Einar Selvik from Wardruna about how the Nordic past, the Viking Age and Iron Age, and Nordic mythology has inspired his music. We…
