Did the Vikings Really Make Human Sacrifices? - The Viking Dragon Blog
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Did the Vikings Really Make Human Sacrifices?

Blood sacrifice was a central part of many Viking rituals, from established yearly celebrations to pre-battle rallying. While we know that sheep, cows, pigs and goats would often find themselves on...
The Valkyries - The Viking Dragon Blog
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The Valkyries: Warrior Women of Asgard

Norse mythology is rich in fascinating figures and enigmatic spirits, though few have enjoyed such a lively legacy as the mythical Valkyries.
What is Asatru? The Viking Dragon Blog
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What is Asatru?

Though the Viking Age has long since passed, the echoes of Norse culture and mythology still resonate in modern Nordic society. No-one holds these millennia old traditions more sacred than the foll...
Animals that Accompanied Norse Gods - The Viking Dragon Blog
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Animals that Accompanied Norse Gods

The Animal Companions of Norse Gods We know the Norse Gods for their epic strength and wisdom, but behind every deity is their animal companion. You may associate the idea of spirit animals with in...
What does the Old Norse word Viking mean? Drinking horn with runes and trinkets
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What does the Old Norse word ‘Viking’ mean?

From academia to pop culture, many of us refer to all men, women and children from 8th to 11th century Scandinavia as ‘Vikings,’ whether they are the vicious warriors from The Last Kingdom or the ...
Odin acting as Santa at Yule - Viking Dragon Blogs
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Yule, Odin & Santa Claus

 Yule was one of the most important festivals in the old heathen calendar. As the days drew short and the nights grew long, there were celebrations as well as a tinge fear in the cold, crisp air. T...
The Origins of Yule - Viking Dragon Blogs
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The Origins of Yule

In Scandinavia they don't call it Christmas (Christ-Mass), instead they still retain the old pagan name for the Yuletide celebrations which they call Jul (pronounced Yule). Yule was a pagan festiva...
"Stream of Fire and Ice" by BoldFrontiers, https://www.deviantart.com/boldfrontiers/art/Stream-of-Fire-and-Ice-612162971--Viking Dragon Blogs
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The Beginning of the World

In the beginning was the Yawning Void in which was neither heat nor cold, light nor darkness, until a spark arose and kindled, feeding on itself, into a vast world of flame.   At the far end of th...
Gerd enthroned, with Skirnir standing over her: 1920 illustration by Harry George Theaker, retrieved from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger%C3%B0r#/media/File%3ASkyrnir_and_Gerda_by_Harry_George_Theaker_1920.jpg--Viking Dragon Blogs
Norse Gods

The Winning of Gerd

The Norse god Frey was the son of Njord of the Vanir and the brother of Freya. Like Njord and Freya, he was beautiful and well-beloved, and men sacrificed to him at marriages. But the story of Frey...