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Valhalla - The hall of the slain

Valhalla - The hall of the slain

Valhalla, a majestic hall with shields as roof, spears as rafters and chain mail as seats. A hall where the food and drinks never ends. If we read the myths on a deeper level, one might wonder what Valhalla really is, what does it symbolize? It is often portrayed as the “viking heaven”. But is that the right way to portray it? There are different theories that I bring up in the blog post.
Viking funeral - Norse pagan belief and traditions

Viking funeral - Norse pagan belief and traditions

Some of the norse pagan and viking traditions are often misunderstood or wrongly portrayed. One of them is the Viking funeral. Hollywood usually makes a scene when the dead body is placed on a longship, the longship is pushed out to the sea and archers set the ship on fire by shooting burning arrows. Was this for real a tradition? Find out more about their traditions here.
the viking multi part soul

Norse pagan individual, the viking soul

When reading the Norse mythology we can get an idea which parts that created a viking soul and made the individual whole. The norse pagan individual could be divided into eight parts and are listed in this blog post.
Philip Lufolk
The vikings and theirs axes

The vikings and theirs axes

When we picture a viking, we often picture him or her with an axe in hand. Maybe combined with a round shield. Swords were used but not every viking could afford a sword. A sword only has one use while the axe has multiple uses and every farmer during that time had one. The axe has become the iconic weapon of a viking.
Norse Goddess Freya - as beautiful as she is dangerous

Norse Goddess Freya - as beautiful as she is dangerous

Meet the norse goddess Freya. She is as beautiful as she is dangerous. Sometimes she travels in a beautiful carriage pulled by cats. Sometimes she chooses to ride her boar. Freya also has a cloak of falcon feathers that she can dress in, and thus gain wings. Just like Odin got his hall Valhalla, Freya has her own hall called Fólkvangr. She is highly ranked and a versatile and complex goddess in Norse mythology.

Skidbladnir - The finest viking long ship in norse mythology

Skidbladnir - The finest viking long ship in norse mythology

Skidbladnir is said to be the best ship in norse mythology but who is the owner? How was it made and by who? Read the blog post to find out.