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Tyr’s Day
Today is Tuesday, or Tyr’s Day. In case you didn’t know, Tyr is the Norse god of battle and courage. Men would often inscribe their swords with Tyr’s rune and pray to him before going in to battle....
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Wednesday is Woden’s Day
Today is Wednesday, or Woden’s Day. Woden, or as he is more commonly known, Odin, is the most powerful of the Norse gods. But he goes by many other names as well: Allfather, Father of the Slain, High...
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Thursday is Thor’s Day
Thursday, Thor’s Day, another weekday named after a Norse god. Thor is the god of thunder and protects both the gods and men. Unlike Odin, Thor was well loved by the common person, as evidenced by the...
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Friday is Freya’s Day
Friday is Freya’s Day. Freya (“Lady) is the Norse goddess of love, lust, sexuality, war, and death. This beautiful goddess, along with her brother Frey, originally joined the other Norse gods that we...
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Woden’s Day–Odin’s One Eye
No pain, no gain. You can’t get something for nothing. Everything has its price. We’ve all heard these sayings, some of us, perhaps, even live by them. To attain what we want, whether it be a minor...
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Thor and the Cauldron
Thor catching Jormungand~18th century Icelandic manuscript The gods of Asgard decided one day to hold a feast, but Aegir, the god who prepared the ale, told the other gods that he didn’t have a...
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Hel
In honor of Halloween, today’s post is about…Hel. Hel (“hidden”) is the ruler of the Norse realm, Helheim. Helheim is the Norse underworld, the place where dead souls go. But, unlike the drinking and...
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Thor in Drag
“Ah, what a lovely maid it is!” (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith. It’s Thorsday! One of my favorite stories of the Norse gods is the Thrymskvitha, the story of when Thor lost his hammer, Mjolnir. Thor woke...
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The Lovely Sif
It’s Thorsday, but instead of a story about Thor, here’s one about Sif, his lovely wife. Loki sneaking up on Sif. Sif had gorgeous, long, golden hair. Of course, the trickster god Loki had to mess with...
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Unn the Deep-Minded
In celebration of International Women’s Day, I want to make mention of one of my favorite Viking women—Unn the Deep-Minded. Unn’s story is told in the Laxdaela Saga, one of the Sagas of the Icelanders,...
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Tuesday is Tyr’s Day
Tyr’s Bravery You know what you have to do right now is the right thing to do. You know it, but it is hard or scary or dangerous. You do it anyway, because you have a sense of justice. Or maybe you...
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Wednesday is Woden’s Day
Odin’s Sacrifice No pain, no gain. You can’t get something for nothing. Everything has its price. We’ve all heard these sayings, some of us, perhaps even live by them. To attain what we want, whether...
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Odin: The God of Many Names
How many names do you go by? Your first response might be, one. But think about it…do you have a family nickname? A nickname you are only called by friends or people in certain situations, like a...
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Thursday is Thor’s Day
The People’s God It’s a stormy day, thunder crashes, lightning crackles. You think it’s caused by lightning, air currents, and sound waves. It’s actually caused by the Norse god Thor (one of the...
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Thor in Drag
What would you do if you lost your favorite possession? Something that kept you and your entire family safe? If you were a man, would you dress up as a woman and pretend to be the bride of your sworn...
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Unn the Deep-Minded: Resilient
We’ve all heard the term “resilience.” It’s the ability to bounce back after a setback or some kind of difficulty. How much resilience we have can determine how successful we are in life, and it’s...
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When Gods and Heroes Lose a Right Hand
Click here for the audio version The right-hand man. What does this mean to you? The man who sits at the right hand of a king or other powerful leader, the man who is next in power? Or perhaps the...
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Freya: Beautiful and Fierce
Freya: Beautiful and Fierce Click here for audio version What do you do when you are a goddess in a male-dominated world? If you are the Norse goddess Freya, you become the goddess of sex and lust AND...
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Dwarves: the Norse Smiths
Click here for audio version Dwarves: the Norse Smiths When you need a weapon, a magical device, or beautiful jewelry, where do you go? To whom do you turn? In Norse mythology, the gods and goddesses...
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Sif and her Golden Hair
Click here for audio version How would you like it if your name meant “relation by marriage”? That is the unfortunate fate of the Norse goddess, Sif–her main importance is her relationship to others....
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