Folklore is filled with creatures who haunt and dwell in natural spaces and within the in-between, residing on the edges of boundaries between the wild and the more civilized. One such group of creatures are known as moss people, or forest folk.
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Heathen holidays come in all shapes and sizes. Depending on which specific tradition you practice, you may celebrate different holidays than the other Heathens near you.
It is the plant that inspires a holiday kiss beneath where it hangs. Its historic symbolism has been celebrated for generations. Associated with the Norse goddess Frigg, and the death of her son Baldr
One of the more frequent elements of ignorance I often encounter within our community is this bizarre idea that inclusive ideologies are somehow foreign to Heathenry and that those that promote these values are ‘un-Heathen’. Honestly, it’s a great way to flush the trolls out of the woodwork from time to time, but one can’t help but tire of the same ridiculous claims being made over and over again.
According to Gylfaginning: Ull is the name of one son of Sif, stepson of Thor. He is such a good archer and skier that no one can compete with him. He is also beautiful in appearance, has a warrior’
In this series, we've explored the archaeological evidence and analyzed surviving popular texts about the pre-Christian religions in Scandinavia. It seems high time to turn toward scholarship which an
The Feldgeister spirit of the land is one that features prominently into harvest traditions throughout Europe. It assumes familiar Germanic and Indo-European forms such as wolves, bears, goats, and dogs. Additionally, a Felgeister may take the guise of a feline or hoofed animal.
Given Heathenry's focus on using alcohol in our rituals and the focus on feasting (often with alcohol), alcohol abuse can become a problem in Heathen communities. Sometimes it’s a guest who’s high
It is from writings such as Sturluson’s Prose Edda, for which his chief resources were likely Voluspa and Grimnismal of The Poetic Edda.
Up to this point, we’ve looked at some of the modern attitudes toward the jötnar, archaeological evidence of religion in Scandinavia, and an interpretation of that evidence as it relates to the jötnar. Today I want to turn toward some of the literary evidence, beginning with Adam of Bremen, whose writings predate Snorri Sturluson’s by […]