Waterscapes in Nordic Mythology: Näck and Strömkarl
On this last part of these mini-series Waterscapes in Nordic Mythology, I shall focus on the forms of the Nykr (the metamorphic water-spirit) näck and strömkarl from Swedish folklore. Thus […]
Category Archives: Norse Pagan Traditions
Forseti – The Frisian Law Speaker
A quick overview on the sources that provide a glimpse into the god Forseti, the law-speaker, god of justice and of settling disputes. Bibliography throughout this video. You can find […]
Waterscapes in Nordic Mythology: Nykr – The Water Spirit of Northern Folklore
For the third part of these short series I will focus on the water-spirit Nykr, found in several Nordic and Northern European folktales. It is important to study folklore material […]
Was Loki a Christian Invention?
A few more details on the figure of Loki, and its liminal character and transgressive behaviour, and hopefully, once and for all, this can settle the misconception of Loki having […]
Were Viking Witches Real ?
From an academic perspective, is it correct to say “nordic witches” in relation to the pre-Christian Nordic völur as women practitioner of seiðr? – This is the question I’m going […]
Did Vikings Pray ?
Did Vikings pray? Well, yes! But not in the way we might think they did. The figure on the Thumbnail for this video isn’t from the Nordic Iron Age but […]
The Seat of Odin – The Transgender God of Seidr
In this video I shall present a specific archaeological finding (“The Odin of Lejre” – Denmark) and the amount of information we can express from one single archaeological finding, as […]
Viking Age Weddings and Love Tokens
Hello dear friends! On today’s video let us explore what we know about Viking Age Weddings, and taking the opportunity to explore some archaeological artefacts of Scandinavian Iron Age which […]
Waterscapes in Nordic Mythology: The Gods of the Sea
This is the second part of these very short series on “Waterscapes in Nordic Mythology”, this time focusing on the Old Norse gods of the sea, understanding their attributes in […]
Runic Invocations to Thor
Exploring Danish runestones where the Nordic god Thor is directly invoked. Bibliography: Price; T. Douglas; (2015). Ancient Scandinavia: An Archaeological History from the First Humans to the Vikings, Oxford University […]
Whispers of Yggdrasil 