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…
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…
Germanic mythology… Heavy metal and Viking myths 26 Jul 201926 Jul 2019 This interview with Dr. Benjamin Teitelbaum, assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, is about the use of Vikings, the Viking Age, and Nordic mythology in…
Germanic mythology… Interview with The Ruins of Beverast 23 Jul 2019 At Fire in the Mountains, I got the exclusive chance to sit down with Alex, the frontman of the German Black Metal and Doom outfit The Ruins of Beverast. We…
Nordic mythology… Sacred landscapes in Scandinavia and Mauna Kea 22 Jul 201922 Jul 2019 Have you ever driven through your neighborhood and discovered that vandals had painted grafitti on your local church? Have you ever begrudged when they tore down your favorite teenage hangout…
Music… Fire in the Mountains -interview 18 Jul 201918 Jul 2019 Over the weekend, I went to Fire in the Mountains in Wyoming. It is a heavy metal festival located in the beautiful landscape by the Tetons. The creators of this…
Nordic mythology Was Tyr a Germanic sky-god? 7 Jul 20197 Jul 2019 In this video, I am discussing if Tyr was ever a Germanic sky-god. The evidence is stacked against that assumption. Click the image below to watch the video on YouTube.
Nordic mythology Was Baldr a sun god? 17 Jun 2019 In this vide, I am discussing if Baldr was ever considered a god of the sun, the cycle of the year, and vegetation. Click the image below to watch on…
