Kalmar’s ancient graves lurk in the shadow of the local IKEA, the regional airport, and the E22 Motorway.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]