Children of Yggdrasil

"An ash I know, | Yggdrasil its name,
With water white | is the great tree wet;
Thence come the dews | that fall in the dales,
Green by Urth's well | does it ever grow."


This blog is dedicated to learning of Norse and Scandinavian history, mythology, and magick. It will also contain pictures of wolves, ravens, horses, and snow covered nature.
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pink-ectoplasm: Freyja in her cat-drawn chariot.

pink-ectoplasm:

Freyja in her cat-drawn chariot.

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elfentau: ~* Troll cross - The troll cross is an amulet made of a circle of iron crossed at the bottom (possibly in the shape of an odal rune), a charm worn by early Scandinavian peoples as a protection against trolls and elves. Iron and crosses were both believed to ward off evil creatures. *~

elfentau:

~* Troll cross - The troll cross is an amulet made of a circle of iron crossed at the bottom (possibly in the shape of an odal rune), a charm worn by early Scandinavian peoples as a protection against trolls and elves. Iron and crosses were both believed to ward off evil creatures. *~

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ornaments-of-the-world: Viking ship detail at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, notice the detailed Celtic patterns combined with animals on a Viking ship. The Oseberg ship was buried in 834 CE

ornaments-of-the-world:

Viking ship detail at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, notice the detailed Celtic patterns combined with animals on a Viking ship. The Oseberg ship was buried in 834 CE

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until-ragnarok-comes: Huginn and Munnin.

until-ragnarok-comes:

Huginn and Munnin.

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mediumaevum: How to cope with Viking attack? Historians and archeologists increasingly recognize the fact that many fortifications and fortified towns – known in Old English as burhs – existed in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia during the Viking age. They may have successfully checked Viking mobility at times but it was in Wessex where such defences were employed to their fullest effect. More

mediumaevum:

How to cope with Viking attack?

Historians and archeologists increasingly recognize the fact that many fortifications and fortified towns – known in Old English as burhs – existed in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia during the Viking age. They may have successfully checked Viking mobility at times but it was in Wessex where such defences were employed to their fullest effect.

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Sorry for the blurry photo.  Went to a book sale yesterday and got Introduction to Scandinavian Literature and The Viking Book of Folk Ballads of the English-Speaking World. ~Fiendlover~

Sorry for the blurry photo.  Went to a book sale yesterday and got Introduction to Scandinavian Literature and The Viking Book of Folk Ballads of the English-Speaking World.


~Fiendlover~