Laia San José Beltrán is the creator of the popular The Valkyrie’s Vigil website and the author of the book, La Huella Vikinga.
Tjelvar Was Here
A Bronze Age grave on Gotland bears the name of Tjelvar, the mystical forebear of the Gutes with hypothetical connections to Beowulf.
Ymir’s Corpse Interview #3: Angus Donald
Angus Donald is a historic fiction author whose series include The Outlaw Chronicles, The Broken Kingdom, and Fire Born.
The Ashes of Aska
Aska is a place in Östergötland, Sweden named after the most mythologically immortal of tree species. It is also where the famous pendant of Freyja was found.
Ymir’s Corpse Interview #2: Ludvig Swärd
Ludvig Swärd the man behind Forndom, an atmospheric musical project deeply rooted in the lore and spirituality of the ancient North.
Announcing Children of Tax and Tea
Take a seat, grab a drink, and experience the true story of the vikings as only an irate drunkard from Boston can tell it.
Ymir’s Corpse Interview #1: Bjørn Larssen
Bjørn Larssen is a writer based in the Netherlands and the author of Storytellers, Why Odin Drinks, and The Ten Worlds cycle, an original fantasy series set against the otherworldly backdrop of the Norse myths as they unfold on a collision course with Viking Age history.
Welcome to Vendel
Vendel is renowned for the splendid artifacts found in its pre-viking graves. But the place itself receives a lot less attention.
In the Realm of Runes
Follow the viking road to the rune-filled land. Runriket, just north of Stockholm, boasts the world’s densest concentration of runestones.
Berserker Freak-Out!
The berserker is freaking out! And other Norse illustrations by Jacob Foust, including Egil Skallagrimsson with his nithing pole.
Explorations on the Western Fringe of Eastern Geatland
Some historic sites found in the western fringe of Östergötland include those of the famous Röksten and the iconic pendant of Freyja.
Burning Down the Yule Lobster
Our town’s noble Christmas tradition is to construct an enormous lobster effigy and then burn it to the ground.
The Danevirke of the Geats
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.