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 […]
Tag Archives: Norse mythology
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 […]
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 […]
The Twelve Æsir | The Twelve Sons of Odin
Who are the twelve Æsir gods? How many children done Odin have? (it’s none of my business his private and love life, but let us peep into it, for academic […]
Waterscapes in Nordic Mythology: Blood Sacrifice & Creation
This is the first part of a short series concerning the study on the cognitive waterscapes in Old Norse literature and culture. Starting with the feelings and senses transmitted by […]
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 […]
The Cult of Thor: Is Thor a War God?
Welcome to the first video of 2022 in this channel! The 2nd video on my “Cult of Thor” series. Today let us answer the question if Thor is a war […]
Eir – The Old Norse Goddess of Medicine
Eir is often considered the Old Norse goddess of Medicine, or so Snorri Sturluson told us: “best of physicians”. Even though not much is known about Eir, we can still […]
Whispers of Yggdrasil 