Tyrfing is the magic sword that Svafrlami extorted from two dwarves, who crafted it with such skill that it would never miss its target but that would also afflict its wielder with three distinct and awful incidents.
Illustrations by Lorenz Frølich and Jenny Nyström
Illustrations by Lorenz Frølich and Jenny Nyström
"The women of the Celtic tribes are bigger and stronger than our Roman women. This is most likely due to their natures as well as their peculiar fondness of all things martial and robust.
The flaxen haired maidens of the north are trained in sports and war, while our gentle ladies are content to do their womanly duties and thus are less powerful than most young girls from Gaul and the hinterlands."
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rome, 161-180 CE.
The flaxen haired maidens of the north are trained in sports and war, while our gentle ladies are content to do their womanly duties and thus are less powerful than most young girls from Gaul and the hinterlands."
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rome, 161-180 CE.
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October is upon us, as the year yawns and its eyelids grow weary before turning in for the winter.
It is a time of celebration, and of family, quickly approaching the time of year when the barrier between the physical and spiritual world grows weaker.
It is this time of year where we can feel closer to our ancestors, and be in each other’s presence.
One way of respecting the passing of loved ones, offerings can be made.
Something from the heart to say they are missed and are remembered, or if you are not into ritual, keeping them in your thoughts.
Regardless of how you celebrate this time of year or not, family is the focus.
For those that are with us and those who have passed on.
It is a time of celebration, and of family, quickly approaching the time of year when the barrier between the physical and spiritual world grows weaker.
It is this time of year where we can feel closer to our ancestors, and be in each other’s presence.
One way of respecting the passing of loved ones, offerings can be made.
Something from the heart to say they are missed and are remembered, or if you are not into ritual, keeping them in your thoughts.
Regardless of how you celebrate this time of year or not, family is the focus.
For those that are with us and those who have passed on.
Forwarded from Hyperborean Radio (The Final Episodes) (T.L.K.)
The Burning of Old Bartle
The Burning of Old Bartle or "Owd Bartle" is an ancient ceremony from Yorkshire, England. It involves the parading through the streets of a scarecrow effigy, while drinking and singing a song before burning the effigy of Old Bartle. The tradition takes place in August around St. Bartholomew's Day.
The Burning Bartle Song:
On Penhill Crags he tore his rags
Hunters Thorn he blew his horn
Cappelbank Stee happened a misfortune and brak’ his knee
Grassgill Beck he brak’ his neck
Wadhams End he couldn’t fend
Grassgill End we’ll mak’ his end
Shout, lads, shout!
The Burning of Old Bartle or "Owd Bartle" is an ancient ceremony from Yorkshire, England. It involves the parading through the streets of a scarecrow effigy, while drinking and singing a song before burning the effigy of Old Bartle. The tradition takes place in August around St. Bartholomew's Day.
The Burning Bartle Song:
On Penhill Crags he tore his rags
Hunters Thorn he blew his horn
Cappelbank Stee happened a misfortune and brak’ his knee
Grassgill Beck he brak’ his neck
Wadhams End he couldn’t fend
Grassgill End we’ll mak’ his end
Shout, lads, shout!