The Viking Dragon Blog
Norse History
What Festivals Did the Vikings Celebrate?
As an agricultural and seafaring society, the turning of the seasons was very important to old Norse culture. The average Norseman or woman would have based their tasks for the day, week or month o...
Yule
Yule Traditions That You Might Still Celebrate Today
Yule traditions that you might still celebrate today
When we first learn about Christmas as children, we’re told that our holiday traditions are based on the Nativity story. However, if you st...
Norse Gods
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...
Norse Gods
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...