Popular depictions of heathen Germanic peoples are often rife with gore, aggression and violence. The "vikings" are often presented as...

Our world. In Old English it is called Middangeard and in Old Norse it is Miðgarð - the Middle Yard or Middle Enclosure. Our old lore...

An often overlooked assumption is that once something is written down, that account becomes the pure, correct form and that if anything...

In 2015, a small lead plaque was unearthed near Fakenham in Norfolk in the east of England dating to the Early Medieval Period with a...

This year we are proud to finally announce the Nerthus Initiative!

Last weekend Asatru UK held its 11th annual Jorvik moot, with a record number of Heathens attending to join us in Blōt and Sumbel…

Behold the winning image of Thor! This is the winning image of Thor and will be carved and crafted by the good Heathens at Twisted Viking...

This Swedish early modern folk tradition, which translates as “Year-Walk” is a particularly fascinating form of ritual divination...

RITUAL CANDLES Although commonplace today, candles were rarely used in Viking Age Scandinavia. Beeswax was often too valuable, mostly for...

LUSSE LONGNIGHT —- The 13th of December is the Festival of Saint Lucy, but also Lussi Night, a mini Yule, a time of Mischief and misrule...

THE YULE-BRINGER — What do Heathens do at “Christmas”? It’s a simple question with complex and fascinating answers. We don’t celebrate...