Category: From the desk of the High Drighten

This is an absolutely fantastic article about Beowulf, the epic poem that I have loved since childhood and it’s certain or possible implications on Viking history.
Good Woten’s day. Todays pull is Sol from the Younger Futhark (hi mom!). I think I’ll spend a little time outside honoring her today, Sunna/Sol that is, and just basking in what I hope to be a beautiful and relaxing day. ᛋ sól (“sun”) The rune of goddess Sol in the Germanic mythology. The rune of wholeness […]
A few years ago I would have ignored this post, but having just recently learned how great it is to have a dog in the family, the afterlife would be incomplete without them. www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/viking-dogs-followed-their-masters-valhalla-008944
The cave is one of Ireland’s largest natural caves, running for around 402 metres to a depth of 46 metres. The interior contains numerous fine calcite formations, such as the Market Cross, a large calcite cross-shaped column that reaches a height of 5.8 metres. The earliest historical reference to the cave is in the Trecheng […]
Howdy there Heathens (and anyone else reading this)! We find ourselves at the last Tyr’s day of the (standard) year! For many of us this is the 8th day of yule – for others Yule may not have started, and others may not even do Yule things – its all good however you Heathen (unless […]
Hello fellow Heathens! It is Tyr’s day yet again. However, our regularly scheduled honoring of Tyr is being usurped…I mean loving replaced with a discussion about Mother’s Night. For many of us, tonight marks the beginning of Yule. On this night we honor our maternal lineage. Specifically, those who we feel (or know) continue to […]
Hello fellow Heathens! So today I’m posting a total cop out for a post. I often forget what day it is and rarely write these posts too far in advance. As in I write them the morning of usually. Well today is Tyrsday, and I wasn’t paying attention to this fact. Let’s do this in […]