The Magic Formula ALU
Today let us explore the meaning of the runic formula ALU (and Laukaz), one of the most used magic formulas of the 2nd half of Early Iron Age and Migration […]
Category Archives: Archaeology
Balkan Religious Symbols Similar to Icelandic Magic Staves
Let’s take a look at the history of some the Balkans’ religious symbols and tattooing traditions, mainly from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Yugoslavia, and compare them with some […]
Iberian Ancestors Cult & The Solar Goddess of the Dead
On this video I shall present an Ancestors Cult of the Iberian Peninsula, which is a Neolithic religious phenomenon associated to Megalithism, joining together with an important religion of an […]
Western-Iberian Halloween: Cult of the Severed Heads
To enter in the mood of the season (Halloween) let me take you to the past and let us explore the cult of the severed heads, and of the ancestors, […]
Viking Afterlife for Cats and Dogs
Was there an afterlife for cats and dogs in Old Norse religion and pre-Christian Scandinavian belief systems? Quite possibly, indeed. Let’s see where our viking furry companions go to after […]
What do we truly know about the Druids?
What do we truly know about the Druids? The information about them comes in two forms: either practically nothing, or so much fantasy that leaves us with more questions than […]
Galdr – Alluring Magic Chants
Hello my dear friends and welcome to another video. On this video I shall explore Galdr (Magic-Chants) in Old Norse society. But of course, we cannot speak of Galdr without […]
The Sanctuary of Endovelicus
In May 2021 I went on a little adventure with my father, in search for the sanctuary of Endovelicus, a pre-Roman Celtiberian deity of the Iron Age. After almost 10 […]
Tholos of the Monk | Sintra | Portugal
Back in 2020, between lockdowns, I had the opportunity to explore Sintra mountains in search for a Tholos-type of burial (beehive tomb) at the top of the 3rd highest point […]
Rune Tattoos, Runology and Rune Magic
A quick view on the runes, runology, some runiforms, the idea of each runic character being associated with magic and/or empowering an object that contains a runic inscription, and finally […]
Whispers of Yggdrasil 