Certificate Courses
Come earn your certificate covering various aspects of Norse life! From our mythology, to our ways of doing things, these certificate courses will provide further education on what we believe here at Awaken the North, and give you a frameable certificate once completed to show others that you know!
This certificate course will delve deeper into each of the 9 realms, their inhabitants, and importance to Norse Heathenry. Where does Odin call home? Who resides in Fólkvangr? Heimdallr has his own hall, Himinbjörg.. what’s that like? Is Bilskírnir really the largest hall in Ásgarðr? This course will answer all these questions and more!
What *IS* Heathenry? Where did the term come from? What is the history, both ancient and modern, or our beloved religion? Where did it get it’s start? Where is it headed? Why do the racists love it so much yet want to destroy it so badly?
We will delve into all of this and more within this course!
This certificate course will delve deeper into one of the base books of our religion. The Hávamál is presented as a single poem in the Icelandic Codex Regius, a collection of Old Norse poems from the Viking age. The poem presents advice for living, proper conduct and wisdom. It is considered an important source of Old Norse philosophy. Who wrote it? What’s it about? Who is Havi? Why is this important to us today? Come learn all of this and more in this course!
This certificate course will delve deeper into several of the existing Norse symbols out ther, and discuss whether they are actually of the Viking Era use, or if they are “fakelore”. We also discuss common mythconceptions and falsehoods!
Come learn more about the Gods, Goddesses, Ancestors & Wights of our pantheon! We will delve deeper into studies of each of the figures discussed in Norse mythology.
We will delve into all of this and more within this course!
Common Words in the Sagas
The Old Norse vocabulary in this lesson compiles the 246 most common Old Norse words that appear in the family sagas.
Additional grammars, and vocabularies can be found as part of the Viking Language Series.
Learning the Language
Want to be able to read our lore and sagas in their original language? Tired of stumbling over that odd word or weird spelling? The resources below are available for free!
Old Norse for Beginners
Want to be able to read our lore and sagas in their original language? Come take this free course to learn Old Norse!
Common Words in the Sagas
The total vocabulary of the sagas is surprisingly small. There are only 12,400 different words in the corpus of the family sagas out of a total word count of almost 750,000. The 70 most frequently used words account for nearly 450,000 or 60% of the total word count… the greatest benefit is found in learning the top 246 words.
Old Norse Pronunciation Guide
We have all come across those “weird” words in the Old Norse language that stump us. This pronunciation guide will hopefully help you over come those obstacles!
How can I help support Awaken the North?
Awaken the North is a family and we are dedicated to helping each other grow. The only way we are able to accomplish this is through the generous financial support of our members. Every single one of our Council, Chairs, and support staff are purely VOLUNTEERS. Not a single person benefits financially from any funds within Awaken the North. Even Beast, the Leader, doesn’t get a dime. All funds are directed back into Awaken the North to pay for the website, buy supplies, help support our members, etc.
We are so very, VERY grateful to our members who help support us! If you are looking for ways to help Awaken the North, please see the options below.