Pagan Temple Unearthed In Norway
Archaeologists have discovery something truly amazing in Norway, something to give light to the pre-christian scandinavian religion. It seems it’s the first of its kind to be found in norwegian […]
Tag Archives: Northern Pagan Traditions
Human Sacrifice – Northern Europe
When we talk about human sacrifices, people usually link that to an image of deep jungles somewhere in the southern areas of South America, and those semi-naked indigenous (or perhaps […]
Scandinavian Religious Leadership During The Viking Age
Unlike our European societies after christianisation, whose religious leadership is held by the church, in the scandinavian societies things were different and religion was no less important to them as […]
Aegishjalmur
Rune binding is the creation of a unique magical symbol with a specific “power” to it, and one of the most famous symbols is the Aegishjalmur. Also written Ægishjálmur and […]
Secret Staves
In the old northern european societies, it was common to use runic symbols and combinations of runes for different magical purposes. Most of the symbols and spells used in the […]
The Viking Method Of Execution – The Blood Eagle – May Be A Mistranslation
The blood eagle as a Viking method of executing a person, may be the result of mistranslations and not historically accurate. The execution method of the blood eagle in which […]
Norse Paganism And The Shaping Of A Society
Before the widespread christianization of Europe, the different cultures all over the ancient continent has their own religions, polytheistic and very complex. The northern parts of Europe were the last […]
Mead – Short History
Mankind invented countless of alcoholic drinks throughout time, since the famous mesopotamian beverages 5.000 years ago till our days, we have developed a keen taste for the sweet alcoholic nectar. […]
The Viking Berserkers – Brave Warriors Or Drug-Addicted?
Nowadays we often use the word “Berserk” or “to go berserk” to label any person in a irrational state of mind, or a person who isn’t able to control his/her […]
Dalecarlian runes
We usually associate runes with the Vikings, although these symbols have been an early form of writing spread all over Europe since the late Bronze Age (possibly even before that). […]
