Norse Legends

Viking Halloween? No such thing. Meet Álfablót, the Viking End of Harvest Festival

Did the Vikings celebrate Halloween? No. But the peoples of the north have a very similar holiday honoring ancestors and elves: the Álfablót.

Odin and Geirroth: Not Even Odin Could Change Fate

Fate or Wyrd can be hard to understand even for the wisest of the Gods. When Allfather Odin tried to change the destiny of a nation by altering who would...

Norse Clothing during the Viking Age

Despite the common depiction of the Norse peoples and Vikings in particular as rough, grimy, and violent, they were, in reality, a refined culture that placed great emphasis on personal...

The Norse and Viking Longhouse

To step inside a Norse longhouse is to understand what everyday life was really like. The Norse and Viking Longhouse is the center of the family life.

Norse Family life During the Viking Age

Family life was important to Norse men and women. While arranged marriages might have been the norm, romance and courtship were an integral part of the couple’s life. In many...

Sif, Goddess of Wheat, Summer and wife of Thor

The Goddess Sif legacy has been overshadowed by that of her husband Thor in recent years, but she remains a cornerstone in the Norse faith. Sif is today more commonly...

Odin the Allfather, the True God of War

Odin the Allfather is the ruler of the Gods in the North, the true God of War. The son of Bor and Bestla Odin possesses supreme cunning. He is also...

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Norse Legends

Viking Halloween? No such thing. Meet Álfablót, the Viking End of Harvest Festival