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22 Jul 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Aura516
The Blood Eagle was a legendary Viking execution method described in Old Norse sagas as a ritualistic killing reserved for the worst enemies. According to the stories, the victim- often a traitor or rival king was restrained face-down while their b...
18 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
It's Frigg's day, Friday. Friday comes from Old English Frīġedæġ, definition 'day of Frigg.' She is also known as Frigga.Frigg is Odin's wife, mother of Baldr and Fjörgynn. She resides at Fensalir in Asgard. She is an Æsir Queen, revered as a mothe...
15 Oct 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
Our Halloween countdown and #FolkloreThursday continues with Loki's daughter Hela or Hel. In Norse mythology the trickster god Loki and the giantess Angrboða birthed a daughter and named her Hel or Hela which means ‘concealer.’ Hela is a sister...
20 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
According to Norse Mythology, Mimir is a Lord of Wisdom, a talking oracular head. Mimir was decapitated during the Æsir–Vanir War. He was the Keeper of the Well at the base of the World tree, Yggdrasil. Mimir's severed head protects the well. The W...
23 Apr 2020 2 minute read 1 comment Nifty Buckles
In Scandinavian folklore, Iðunn was the keeper of the ‘apples of immortality’ for the aging Aesir and Vanir gods which kept them young for a very long time. The ‘fruit-bearing tree’ referred to by Tacitus in his description of Norse runic divination...
9 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles
Norse Storm god Thor was fishing with the giant Hymir. Unfortunately for Hymir he refused to provide Thor with bait, Thor smacks the head off Hymir’s largest ox to use as his bait. They row to a point where Hymir often sat and caught flat fish, where...
30 Jan 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Nifty Buckles
#VolkloreThorsday Þrymskviða Þrym's Poem also known as The Lay of Thrym or Thrymskviða The Norns at times spin some comical situations not just for folks... The giant Thrym snatches Thor's hammer (Mjölnir) means "lightening." Thrym desires Freya, go...
3 Oct 2019 2 minute read 1 comment Nifty Buckles
Halloween/Samhain is close at hand and many of you may have heard of Hell the underworld in the Bible but have you heard of the Norse goddess Hel? According to Norse mythology the trickster god Loki and the giantess Angrboða birthed a daughter and na...
