"Among the steelworkers of the Northeast, especially those of Slavic or Hungarian descent, there is a legend known as “The Saga of Joe Magarac”. Joe Magarac was sometimes known as the Paul Bunyan of steel workers. Born of a mountain filled with ore. Joe Magarac was made of the very steel he worked to form, and he was far stronger than any average man, able to do effortlessly what caused men in their primes, eyes to burst from their head in exhaustion. He would work day and night in the steel mills. He had no use for a wife or a house, and in fact his very workstation had been labeled “The Home of Joe Magarac”. Where he stirred the molten steel with his bare hands and took handfuls to form the rails and implements the steel became. He made steel so well and so fast that the plant eventually was forced to close for a few days, due to supply exceeding demand."
.-Excerpt from Tall Tales & American Demigods

I originally planned on getting this out quickly on Mother's Day. That did not work out and I ended up doing a deep dive into research and writing an in-depth piece on The Germanic Mother Earth. Enjoy folks! -TLK https://wylderhomesproject.life/2021/06/30/hertha-the-germanic-mother-earth/

George Washington and the Cherry Tree by Grant Wood 1939

One of the most well known pieces of folklore and myth regarding the Founding Fathers is that of George Washington and the Cherry Tree. Where upon receiving a Hatchet George cuts down his fathers Cherry Tree. When his father confronts him, George admits it "I cannot tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet." His father embraced him and told him that his sons honesty was worth more than a 1000 trees. This story first appeared in a biography after his death published by Mason Locke Weems. It exemplified what he considered the virtues of the near deified former President. It went onto become a popular children's folktale reminiscent of a Fable or Parable.-TLK

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While Midsummer may have faded in popularity in America, the traditions sure haven't! They merely transferred over to the Holiday of Independence Day (4th of July). Two notable examples include the use of Fireworks, which were once used to scare away malicious spirits, Guns were also at times fired off instead. While another notable tradition is the use of sparklers, which are the modern incarnation of a European tradition involving the burning of brooms covered in pitch to produce sparks. They would be lit by the young men at the Midsummer Bonfires and they would go around chasing each other with them sending off sparks. -TLK

July by John Leighton 1864

June Update:

June was our first month back from our Hiatus. The Podcast came back with a roar and the new format seems to be working wonders.

If you missed the podcasts you can find them here: https://anchor.fm/hyperborean-radio

Or check them out here:
The Journey Begins Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd0l5bTXYqs&t=1s
Geedunk Nautica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avO-3fm31NQ
The Iron Gods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc40Tp90eHU&t=2545s

We also got a few Blog Posts up in June:

Flytting: https://wylderhomesproject.life/2021/06/09/the-basics-of-flyting/

American Folklore:https://wylderhomesproject.life/2021/06/27/tall-tales-american-demigods/

Hertha, German Goddess: https://wylderhomesproject.life/2021/06/30/hertha-the-germanic-mother-earth/

Thanks for Following us on Hyperborean Radio, and to all those Wylde Folk out there on the Wasteland thanks for getting us to 400 Subscribers. Be Great, Be Strong, and follow the Wylde Way!

Also Happy Midsummer to All!

Doc Holliday is a folkloric hero and renegade of the American West. He is most famous for being a part of the shootout at the O.K. Corral along with Wyatt & Virgil Earp. Though many other tales exist of Doc Holliday, while once a somewhat dandyish Southern dentist Doc Holliday was diagnosed with Tuberculosis, he then moved to the west for his health. Then realizing the illness would kill him he began to court death in battle to avoid death in hospice. Even walking into hails of bullets while methodically loading his gun and taking out a man per shot, all in order to court death. He even spent time running around with Billy the Kid. His time of solitude in the wilderness even resulted in him "Coming to know the many gods" as he once said. He failed to get his wish to die in battle and instead died in a hospital bed at age 36, he lived more in 36 years than most do in a hundred. He lives on as a true American Pagan Hero. -TLK

Hello to all those out there in the Wastelands of Modernity. Tune in to https://anchor.fm/hyperborean-radio/episodes/Strength-and-Sacrifice-e13ibee to hear us discuss the virtue and importance of strength of both body and character. The concept of true sacrifice and devotion. As well as the importance of overcoming adversity and striving to be stronger, better, the best you can be. Check us out on Anchor where we drop our F-Bomb's instead of H-Bombs, and to all those out there in the Wasteland, in the Immortal Words of Robert Oberst Stay Strong and Pretty. Be Sure to catch up with the new episodes before our new one this Sunday!

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky by Benjamin West 1816

Johnny Appleseed is a folk hero of America. In real life he was a man born around the birth of the nation named John Chapman who went around speaking of the spirit world, bartering apple trees, and wandering in the woods. His story was ripe for mythology and he eventually ended up in American Folklore as "The Spirit of the Frontier" existing as a folk hero and forest spirit. A more modern title of his is "The American Dionysus" which was given to him due to the plentitude of cider apples that were planted by him, as well as wildman archetypal aspects.-TLK

Benjamin Franklin once tried to promote an American Phonetic Alphabet of his own design. Each letter would make a single sound he also removed letters such as "C, J, Q, W, X and Y" Which he thought were redundant. This was done in a similar vein to his push for the Turkey as our national bird. In order to spearhead new ideas and define American culture as a distinct and new way of doing things. Neither the Turkey or the Alphabet ended up taking off though. So the Latin Alphabet and Bald Eagle remain.-TLK

An old video I made years ago, Happy 4th of July my fellow Wylde Hyperborean Folk across the pond from Mother Europa.-TLK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiqZI9MczEA&list=PL0IsLiQJnTeIjFgl_us995y3IAEHpLJDa&index=14

American-Grove Mindset. #Regrowthesacredgroves

Hello to all those out there in the Wastelands on this fine Independence Day, today we discussed the continuation of European Pagan customs into American culture. Especially those that pertain to Midsummer, as you sit near the bonfire and hear the noises fall to earth, enjoy the tales of days gone by of Folk heroes of the frontier, and of the line of tradition from ages long gone and down to us. Just as Lady Liberty holds a torch, so too do we hold that of our traditions in our hand. A flame that we pass soul to soul, generation to generation. Stay Strong, Stay Great, Stay Wylde. https://youtu.be/-vmm2g8rtAs