Odelsarven
26. jan. 2021
Tîwaz the guiding star
The Runes - the letters used by our ancestors are today under heavy attack from cultural marxists, cancel culture and anti-Norse...
Odelsarven
8. jan. 2021
Hókonótt, Jólablót
Hókonótt and the celebration of this night, we can read about in our sagas. The etymology is not considered to be entirely certain, but...
Odelsarven
8. jan. 2021
Eldbjörgdagr, 13. day of Yule
Eldbjørgdagen is not so well known today, but it is held to varying degrees in the countryside. It marks the end of the Yule celebration....
Odelsarven
5. jan. 2021
The Troll layers
It is videly discussed if the different deities, figures and creatures in our mythology, fairy tales, songs and culture can represent...
Odelsarven
26. nov. 2020
Vetrasólhvarf and Jól
Christmas is one of our most beloved traditions. All hearts rejoice, it is said. We light the Advent candles, bake the familiar cakes and...
Odelsarven
26. nov. 2020
Langnótt
The traditions surrounding the Lucia celebration represent strong childhood memories for many. There was magic and excitement attached to...
Odelsarven
23. nov. 2020
Runes of Björgvín
We have several findings of runes on different items from Björgvín (todays Bergen, Norway). The name of the place itself carries the two...
Odelsarven
17. nov. 2020
Timelessness and Eternity
Why is it so - that modern humans struggle to understand our myths and fairy tales? Well, there are several reasons for it, but one major...
Odelsarven
13. nov. 2020
Advent
The content of the Nordic and Norwegian Christmas is exclusively European pagan. Christmas is one of our oldest holidays and most...
Odelsarven
5. nov. 2020
The wife of Greiðhamarr is descended to the underworld
Local lores are pure treasures, and this time we will take a closer look at another local one, namely Gridhamars-kjerringi er nerkøne åt...
Odelsarven
28. okt. 2020
Hâlogiaptann – what Halloween really is
Halloween celebrations have resumed in Norway, to the annoyance and torment of many adults. We are constantly hearing that this is an...
Odelsarven
20. okt. 2020
Þórr on the stones
The God Þórr is amongst our Gods one of the most significant. With his many travels and adventures in our myths, with his iron glove,...
Odelsarven
16. okt. 2020
The Boy and the Troll-Horse
The Fairy Tale the Boy and the Troll-Horse is a local one from Valdres. The tale has survived in an ancient oral tradition and was...
Odelsarven
14. okt. 2020
The myths of Sigurðr Fáfnisbana
From our legends, fairytales and songs we read about heroes who fight dragons. These myths are found everywhere in indo-European,...
Odelsarven
8. okt. 2020
Vetranóthelgr, Balders travel to Hel
Vetranóthelgr (the weekend of the winter nights) falls in the last month of the year in our ancestors' oldest calendar. The month is...
Odelsarven
8. okt. 2020
Haustjafndøgri
Equinox is a term at times when day and night are the same. Then the earth's axis is perpendicular to the sun and the equator. It...
Odelsarven
8. okt. 2020
Búfárhelgr
This high festival falls in our original calendar in the month Glaðsheimr (shining light world) - home to the god Odin. From the end of...
Odelsarven
5. okt. 2020
White-Bear-King Valemon
There was once, as well could be, a king. He had two daughters, who were mean and ugly, but the third was as fair as sweet as the bright...
Odelsarven
21. sep. 2020
The legends of Tor Hamre
In Valdres we have an almost endeless source of pagan folklore and stories. Many of them are tainted with later Christian elements, but a...
Odelsarven
7. sep. 2020
The King´s burial mound under Tøftstolhøvdae
There are many out there writing about our famous myths, but few interpret less known tales and folklore. This myth/lore (Kongshaugen...
Odelsarven
15. aug. 2020
Did the Vikings rape?
If you have been listening to your scholars, if you have ever been told anything about the Vikings in public school or watched any lie...
Odelsarven
12. aug. 2020
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
4. aug. 2020
Our sacred lakes
Many lakes and waters have been sacred in Norway. That is, when the water lies so that the sunrise in the east can be seen, and that the...
Odelsarven
29. juli 2020
Ættenuten - the ancestral cliff
The renowned Ættenuten, also known as Ættestupet, is widely used in popular culture as a sign of our ancestors' atrocities and "barbaric...