Heill Þórr!

For this Yule season we present to you the harrowing Bergbúa þáttr (Tale of the Mountain Dweller). A 13th century account of two men and their encounter with a jötunn in Iceland. The being recites to these men a poem which some scholars say may be a warning of the impending disaster Ragnarök.

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Written and narrated by Þórr Siðr

Music by Glenn Bokay

Glad Yule

It is profane to offer meat to the Gods that has been slaughtered and blessed under the Kosher and Halal laws, as these are ritual slaughtering methods which include prayers to dedicate the animal to a foreign god.

If you are going to offer meat, find a farm that does it without such methods — or raise it and slaughter it yourself.

"Look, Odin!"

Gift your child the feeling of belonging and purpose.

Allfather wills it, Odin is great.

A little based edit from the new documentary about the swastika

For those who have not seen the most recent video, give it a look over on YouTube.

Max Planck map showing the dynamics of the Migration Era

“Veizt þú eigi ódauðlig goð vera Óðinn, Þórr ok Frey, Frigg ok Freyju, er konungar göfga?”

“Don't you know that Óðinn, Þórr and Frey, Frigg and Freyja, who are honored by kings, are undying gods?"

Vítuss saga, AM 180 b folio.

Gera ok Freka seðr gunntamiðr hróðigr Herjafǫðr; en við vín eitt vápngǫfugr Óðinn æ lifir.

"Battle-trained, glorious Herjafǫðr feeds Geri and Freki; but on wine alone weapon-noble Óðinn always lives."

Grímnismál 19
Codex Regius
MS No. 2365 4to

"Var ek á Vallandi ok vígum fylgdak,
atta ek jöfrum, en aldri sættak;
Óðinn á jarla, þá er í val falla,
en Þórr á þrælakyn."

"In Valland I was, and wars I raised, princes I angered, and peace brought never; the noble who fall, in the fight hath Óðinn, and Þórr hath the race of the thralls."

Hárbarðsljóð
Codex Regius
MS No. 2365 4to

The constellation Woden's Wain.

Solmonath potest dici mensis placentarum quas in eo diis suis offerebant – Bede. (Sol-Monath can be said to be the month of cakes, which were offered to their gods).

Solmōnaþ fell around our February and as Bede claimed, was named for Sol-cakes (hearth cakes) that were offered to the gods. The hearth cake recipe was very simple (according to the Early English Bread Project) just flour and water - anything from pea flour to wheat or rye depending on wealth. The Irish word bannock and the Germanic scone both come from words meaning ‘flour’ so may have a similar origin. My family-hearth will make an offering of these on the Solmōnaþ full moon, which falls on the 12th.