Over hill and under hill - towards understanding heathen cosmologies
Our world. In Old English it is called Middangeard and in Old Norse it is Miðgarð - the Middle Yard or Middle Enclosure. Our old lore...
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Asatru UK
- Aug 5
- 14 min
The Wælsing and the worm – living tradition and the tale of Sigurð Fáfnir's bane
An often overlooked assumption is that once something is written down, that account becomes the pure, correct form and that if anything...
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Asatru UK
- Jul 15
- 7 min
Ƿið Dƿeorgas: dwarf fighting in Anglo-Scandinavian medical practice
In 2015, a small lead plaque was unearthed near Fakenham in Norfolk in the east of England dating to the Early Medieval Period with a...
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Asatru UK
- Mar 21
- 4 min
Introducing: The Nerthus Initiative
This year we are proud to finally announce the Nerthus Initiative!
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Asatru UK
- Feb 22
- 4 min
Jorvik Moot 2023
Last weekend Asatru UK held its 11th annual Jorvik moot, with a record number of Heathens attending to join us in Blōt and Sumbel…
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Asatru UK
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
Thor's Godpost
Behold the winning image of Thor! This is the winning image of Thor and will be carved and crafted by the good Heathens at Twisted Viking...
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Asatru UK
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
Årsgång
This Swedish early modern folk tradition, which translates as “Year-Walk” is a particularly fascinating form of ritual divination...
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Asatru UK
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
A Heathen Yule - Part 3
RITUAL CANDLES Although commonplace today, candles were rarely used in Viking Age Scandinavia. Beeswax was often too valuable, mostly for...
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Asatru UK
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min
A Heathen Yule - Part 2
LUSSE LONGNIGHT —- The 13th of December is the Festival of Saint Lucy, but also Lussi Night, a mini Yule, a time of Mischief and misrule...
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Asatru UK
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
A Heathen Yule - Part 1
THE YULE-BRINGER — What do Heathens do at “Christmas”? It’s a simple question with complex and fascinating answers. We don’t celebrate...
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