Odelsarven
27. jul. 2020
What Norwegian (Norse) culture is
If you have to ask what Norwegian culture is, you will probably never understand it. Then you are not born into it, not bred by it, or...
Odelsarven
15. jul. 2020
The original calendar
To understand the rites, traditions and way of life of our ancestors, one should know our original pre-Christian calendar. This knowledge...
Odelsarven
15. jul. 2020
Cultic fire and deers
In our part of the world, in the northern hemisphere, it is not mystical that the fire had a crucial function in daily life. The accounts...
Odelsarven
12. jul. 2020
The overwhelming symbolism in our myths
You will never be "finished" reading the elder Edda, as a modern human being, weakened by civilization, lack of memory, and the written...
Odelsarven
7. jul. 2020
The origin of our traditions and Christianity´s influence on these
The origins of our pagan traditions are very old. They go further back than ancient times, and some believe we can claim that European...
Odelsarven
6. jul. 2020
Our ancestor’s fearlessness
When reading our sagas, heroic poems and history, we are often inspired and fascinated by the total fearlessness of our ancestors. They...
Odelsarven
3. jul. 2020
The three Billy Goats Bruse
This is Norways most known Fairy Tale today, and it is called "Bukkene Bruse". Once upon a time, three billy goats were walking to a...
Odelsarven
24. jun. 2020
The Thralls and who they were
There are major misconceptions about whom and what our ancestors' thralls were and how they were treated. The general belief is that...
Odelsarven
23. jun. 2020
Our sacred trees and the Nordic birch
In our tradition, trees are sacred. It might be helpful for most people to stop for a while, and again reflect on our nature, our...
Odelsarven
10. jun. 2020
The stone of Týr and it´s runes
In 1987 a magnificent rune stone was found in Malt (Ribe) in Denmark. Like most of the similar discoveries, this too was done by pure...
Odelsarven
4. jun. 2020
The boy that travelled to the northern wind and demanded the flour back
The Norwegian fairytale is translated into English, and at the end we will dissect it and explore the patterns. There was once an old...
Odelsarven
31. mai 2020
Heming and Gyvri
The ballad Heming and Gyvri in the form we know today, dates from the late middle Ages. It is one of Norway's many medieval ballads. This...
Odelsarven
19. mai 2020
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3. mai 2020
Ancient Ancestral Tracks
My great grandfather used to row Edvard Grieg and Erik Werenskiold across Tyin when they used to visit his mountain residence. Every...
Odelsarven
12. sep. 2019
Vetranótskeið
Vetranótskeið can be translated into "winter night ship", and falls in the month of þrýmheimr ("noisy world") - home to the goddess Skade...
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