Odelsarven
5. sep. 2023
The cult of the Norns
Since only about two generations ago, there was a fully pagan tradition in the valley of Valdres (Vang). Amongst many such traditions,...
Odelsarven
9. mai 2022
The Realms of the Gods
Most of us have read the litteral descriptions of our Gods, their stories and myths. Such descriptions are mainly found in Snorri...
Odelsarven
5. okt. 2021
Norðvegr and the first Globalism
Few know and are aware that we have had what historians call a civil war in Norway, stretching over hundreds of years. The same...
Odelsarven
17. sep. 2021
The Gold of Jylland
The last days, there have been exciting news from a huge finding of a gold treasure in Denmark. The treasure is about one kilo of gold,...
Odelsarven
26. aug. 2021
Beiarblakken
Beiarblakken is a ballad from Norway, and it was written down in several versions. Like other middle age ballads, Beiarblakken would be...
Odelsarven
2. aug. 2021
Heyönn and Slóttublót
Midsummer Day is now over, and it falls on July 13 in our current calendar. The time of the Midsummer Day corresponds to the mid-winter...
Odelsarven
25. juni 2021
The sacrifice of Týr
Týr is known as the "sky father". He is the ancestor impersonated. He is the equivalent of Óðinn (your accumulated ancestors in you). He...
Odelsarven
17. juni 2021
The Stone of Eggjum
When we look at our oldest rune stones, we clearly see ancestral cult in its most poetic forms. One of these many rune stones was found...
Odelsarven
14. juni 2021
Sumarsôlhvarf
Midsummer and St. Hans Eve are celebrated to varying degrees in Norway, and the tradition is best maintained along the coastal regions of...
Odelsarven
20. mai 2021
Skóklafallsdagr
For most people, Pentecost is only a few days off in the early summer. Few know the newer Christian message. Even fewer know the original...
Odelsarven
20. mai 2021
Bjõrnvaka
Not many people today know about Bjørnevaka, the day when the bear comes out and exits togehter with their cubs after a long winter. This...
Odelsarven
1. mai 2021
fulgijaną
The Norse fylgja, the proto-Germanic Fulgijaną - is known in our mythology as ones "guardian angel" or "protective spirit". Let us have a...
Odelsarven
30. apr. 2021
Valbjörgsnâtt and Gaukdagr
The Valborg Night is not so well known in Norway today. The Swedes are still celebrating this day, similar to what we did in pagan times,...
Odelsarven
19. apr. 2021
Gullinhorni - Þul
In Norse mythology we often see the symbolic designation Þul. One could litterally understand this as "an old and wise person", "a...
Odelsarven
12. apr. 2021
Guðborinn
The Norsmen called themselves Guðborinn - decendants of the Gods. In the sagas, the pagan kins counted their ancestral lines back to the...
Odelsarven
31. mars 2021
Othala, Blood & Soil
Another rune filled with "hatred", dangerous connotations and effects - and up to be banned by organizations like the ADL and it's ilks...
Odelsarven
15. mars 2021
Austr
Easter is close to the hearts of Norwegians. The majority of us have a relationship with the Easter Mountains, and many of us spend these...
Odelsarven
15. mars 2021
Vârjafndøgri
Equinox is a term at times when day and night are equally long. At this time the earth's axis is perpendicular to the sun and the...
Odelsarven
12. mars 2021
The Horse in the Mound
The burial mounds of our ancestors were constructed as a micro-cosmos. The buried ancestor dwelling inside the mound was placed sitting...
Odelsarven
8. mars 2021
Álfröðull the re-kindled flame
We know that Sól (Sunna) is a goddess, the life giver, worshipped and aknowlegded as a primary Natural force and a main deity, the...
Odelsarven
11. feb. 2021
Fastelavn
This day we celebrate with baking of buns and decorating with birch, and it falls on Sunday, 7 weeks before Easter morning (Austr)....
Odelsarven
11. feb. 2021
Allrahjartudagr
The general belief that prevails today is that Valentine's Day is a sales day for the stores and merchants. It is expected that you will...
Odelsarven
4. feb. 2021
Alu, Alu laukaR!
It was a battle cry of the tribes of Heiðmǫrk (todays Hedmark in Norway). The name of the place itself stems from Norways biggest lake in...
Odelsarven
31. jan. 2021
Hélhestr
Hélhestr is marked in the month Søkkvabekkr («descending / deep river»), with the zodiac sign Vatnkarl (Aquarius) - home to the goddess...