Unlike the renowned Danevirke, the Götevirke lies across the landscape like a lifeless snake, forlorn and forgotten.
Beowulf the Gute?
A new theory by Swedish archaeologist, Bo Gräslund, about the identity of Beowulf’s Geats has spread like unfettered dragon-fire in Sweden while going almost entirely unnoticed in the Anglophone world.
Here Comes the Sun!
Nothing warms the soul like a little Eastern Geatish Bronze Age thug-life parody.
Of Military Viking & Middle-Earth Illustrations
Angus McBride’s viking illustrations are inspirational, fun to look at, and just simply well done, and also offer a good degree of historic realism, especially by 20th century standards.
Beavis and Butt-Head Starring Odin and Thor
Heh heh. Hammer. Heh heh hmmm. Do you have goat-mead for my lung-hole? Heh heh. Hammer! Heh heh heh hmmmm hammer hammer hammer hammer!
Livet är bra!
When it comes to thoughtful gifts, what says “I love you” more than a grim Norse parody of a popular fashion brand?
Announcing the 2023 Barbarian Aggression World Tour!
And by “world tour” I mean two isolated brewery book signing events.
Back in Black (and Gold): “The Impudent Edda” Drops from the Gallows
The final installment of the The Edda Trilogy is being let loose from the noose (that’s kept it hanging around) on Odin’s Day, November 22nd.
Beowulf: Dead on the Inside
The Tower of Beowulf an action-packed novelization of the ancient poem by an author who received rave reviews from heavyweights like Robert Jordan, Terry Brooks, and Morgan Llwelyn.
True Icelandic Ásatrú Art
Few artists and designers have imbued their work so consistently and thoroughly with the iconography, tales, and lessons of Norse mythology as Haukur Halldórsson.
Translating The Impudent Edda
Check out The Impudent Edda‘s official information page here (you know, if you feel like it, I guess). Translating an archaic literary work from a semi-foreign language to English is always a solitary task, and one that will probably be automated by AI in the near future, ultimately eliminating the […]
The Gods of Stockholm
Traces of the old gods are very much alive in Stockholm. The city bears their marks in a number of ways, not least in some of the place names of its urban geography. Most of the major gods and goddesses have lent their names to a street: Torsgatan (“Thor’s Street”), […]
Succumb to Bram Stoker’s Swedish Dracula
Mörkrets makter is actually—at least in part—by Bram Stoker himself and was originally released in serialized format by the Stockholm newspaper, Dagen, from 1899 to 1900.
Larger Than Life Adventure with the Littlest Viking
Beorn: The Littlest Viking Saga is a ton of fun—sort of like if you transported Bill Watterson’s famous Calvin character to a fantasy medieval world inspired by the Norse myths and let him run loose.
Tending the Sheep: Re-Imaginings of Ancient Scandinavian Stories
This meager, little post is simply about my new list of The Best Re-imaginings of Ancient Scandinavian Stories which is now available at Shepherd. Shepherd is a hip, young site that features lists of favorite books arranged according to a theme as chosen by individual writers themselves. It’s an interesting, […]