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 […]
Tag Archives: Viking
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 […]
Viking Christian Berserkers
Did Viking Christian Berserkers exist? Well, within this video lies the answer, probably. Taking a look at some characters fom the TV series Vikings: Valhalla (2022), season 01 on Netflix. […]
Vikings, Nordic Symbols, Supremacists and Manipulation of Fear
On this video let us focus on a few contexts of appropriation of Nordic symbols, icnonography, mythological accounts and images, from the part of certain groups with extremist ideals, to […]
Religious Practice in Nordic Paganism
How did Nordic peoples practiced their pre-Christian religions? Before we understand the religious practice of pre-Christian Nordic belief systems, especially of the Late Iron Age and the Early Middle Ages […]
VIKING : The Historical Meaning of the Term
Exploring the written and archaeological sources in search for the meaning of the term “Viking”. Who were the Vikings? Who could be a Viking? And what it meant to become […]
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 […]
The Cult of Thor : Introduction
A brief introduction to the cult of Thor. Speaking about a couple of important points and historical facts related to myths, cultic behaviour, temples, iconography, material culture, etc. related to […]
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 […]
Heathenry of Hate – Hypocrisy and Politics
Speaking about the events on the 6th of January 2021 – white-supremacists, Qanon, Trump-supporters, storming the US Capitol. I’ll take the opportunity to take a more historiographical approach to certain […]
Whispers of Yggdrasil 