Midwinter Fire

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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:57:00 -0500

Milky Way - Jökulsárlón, Iceland (by orvaratli)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:54:00 -0500

Milky Way - Jökulsárlón, Iceland (by orvaratli)

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Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:46:54 -0500

Skadi’s longing for the Mountains from a 1908 edition of...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:29:00 -0500

Skadi’s longing for the Mountains from a 1908 edition of “Prose Edda”. By W.G. Collingwood.

Norwegian Tapestry

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:23:27 -0500

Norwegian Tapestry

Cracked Ground - Gunnhver geothermal areas at Reykjanes, Iceland...

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:11:07 -0400

Cracked Ground - Gunnhver geothermal areas at Reykjanes, Iceland (by orvaratli)

The Cuerdale hoard, one of the largest Viking silver hoards ever...

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:51:40 -0400

The Cuerdale hoard, one of the largest Viking silver hoards ever found.

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:52:21 -0400

Urban Threads Norse knotwork set, by Urist McDorf

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:55:20 -0400

Urban Threads Norse knotwork set, by Urist McDorf

deification: Fjadrargljufur

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:58:15 -0400

deification:

Fjadrargljufur

Norway Forest by Eldharjar.

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:51:49 -0400

Norway Forest by Eldharjar.

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Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:06:52 -0400

More than 200 names and counting: Odin. I will tell you my...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:14:00 -0400

More than 200 names and counting: Odin.

I will tell you my names: I am Grim, I am Gangleri; I am Raider and Helm-wearer, I am the Pleasing One and the Third; I am Þuðr and Uðr; I am Death-blinder and the High One; I am Saðr and Changer and Truth-finder; I am Glad-of-War and Spear-thruster; I am One-eyed, Flame-eyed, Worker of Evil; I am Fjölnir and Grímnir, the Masked One, I am Maddener and Much-Wise; I am Deep Hood and I am Long Beard; I am Sigföðr and Hnikuðr; I am Allfather; I am Atriðr and the Burden God. I have never been called by one name alone since first among men I fared.

Yggdrasil. The Terrifier’s (Odin’s) Steed. The...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:26:51 -0400

Yggdrasil. The Terrifier’s (Odin’s) Steed. The World-Ash. An old and gnarly massive ash on which the All Father rode for nine days to bring us down the runes. His eye, the well of Urth, the structure of the multiverse, the meeting place of the Aesir.

Aurora Borealis over Norway. Maybe, rather than the rainbow,...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:50:00 -0400

Aurora Borealis over Norway. Maybe, rather than the rainbow, this is the bridge over which Heimdall held sway. Photo credit: Jake.

Borre style evolved at the latest c. 850 and was still used in...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:48:54 -0400

Borre style evolved at the latest c. 850 and was still used in the late 10th century. From Wikipedia: This art style was popular in areas settled by the Vikings. Borre style was mainly employed to decorate jewelry, belt-fittings and woodwork.

A map of the political landscape of Europe c. 900. Not shown are...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:09:09 -0400

A map of the political landscape of Europe c. 900. Not shown are Iceland and Greenland (both still Heathen at this time). The red lines with arrows are Viking raids. Black dashed lines are the Varangians (Scandinavian-sourced imperial guards).

"Young was I once and went alone, and wandering lost my way; when a friend I found I..."

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:04:00 -0400

“Young was I once and went alone,
and wandering lost my way;
when a friend I found I felt me rich:
man is cheered by man.”

- Havamal 47. Tr. Lee M. Hollander

Iceland (photo credit: Ilya Varlamov). Are the gods preparing to...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:20:18 -0400

Iceland (photo credit: Ilya Varlamov). Are the gods preparing to cross the Bifrost Bridge and attend their Thing at the base of Yggdrasil?

A little girl on a longship. That is all.

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:35:56 -0400

A little girl on a longship. That is all.