“I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.”

Hermann Hesse, Demian. Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson singing a piece of his version of the Völuspá.

Wes þu hal

Wōden

This short film recounts a handful of the Icelandic settlers recorded in the Landnámabók. Most notably a deal which was made by one of them with a land spirit.

Narration by Þórr Siðr
Music by Glen Bokay

This mural by Hermann Hendrich is called Der Wolkenwanderer - Gebirgkskamm or The Cloud Wanderer - Mountain Crest, is one of my favorite depictions of Óðinn.

Glad Yule to those who celebrate today!

Fakse-brokke

In the fjords of Norway lays a small isolated farming village near Setesdal, Norway. According to local folklore there was once a house God who was worshiped by the local villagers whom they called Fakse. As attested in the Det Store Tidskiftet, Fakse-Brokke was a wooden idol that was hidden in a barn outside of the isolated village of Brokke. He never traveled anywhere and was propped up on an altar near the entrance.

Fakse was said to have been made out of a large pine tree log and wore a stone hat (cap). It was recorded that near the altar people would leave offerings of beer and food while praying to him. He was also attested for being worshipped for good harvests and good health among the villagers.