Old Nordic Religions

Currently working towards my masters degree in Viking & Medieval Norse Studies.

[obligate-rebel]

Loki in Rímur Poetry:

Rímur poetry probably provides our best evidence in favour of an identification of Lóðurr with Loki (see „Lokrur, Lóðurr and Late Evidence“ by Haukur Þorgeirsson), but the contents are still little known despite the recent appearence of some translations (Þrymlur by Lee Colwill and Haukur Þorgeirsson, and the first two parts of Lokrur by Ellis B. Wylie), which conveniently are the two rímur that feature Loki as a character. The names Loki, Loptr and Lóður are used interchangeably in these poems (Lóðurr is the earlier form of the name and Lóður the later). Few people have studied rímur due to earlier scholars considering them to be artless and exaggerated, but Haukur Þorgeirsson has offered a defence and appreciation of the rímur poets‘ artistry („List í Lokrum“) and hopefuly these texts will begin to attract greater attention. Below I will list the kennings for Loki found in these poems. There is a strong tendency to describe him as Odin‘s servant (as does Sörla þáttr).

Þrymlur:

I:19: garpurinn bragða: the man of tricks

I:21: Fjölnis þjónn: Fjölnir‘s (Odin‘s) servant (also found in Lokrur I:7)

I:21: Óðins þræll: Odin‘s thrall

III:2: slægr þrællinn Óðins: the sly thrall of Odin

III:12: nála burr: son of needles (usually amended to Nálar burr: Nál‘s son)

Lokrur:

I:5: þræll Þundar: Þundr‘s (Odin‘s) thrall

I:6: Nálar niðr: Nál‘s son/relative

I:14: Hænis vinr: Hoenir‘s friend

III:21: arfi Fárbauta: Fárbauti´s heir

Lokrur also features several insults directed at him. In I:9 Thor calls him „bikkja“ (bitch, or possibly mare), while he is twice referred to as „skauð“ (Cleasby-Vigfússon glosses this as poltroon): in I:15 by the poet and in III:16 by Útgarða-Loki.

[norraentru]

I know nothing about rímur poetry, but I have to share this because op mentioned my friend Lee.

[lokiiago]

Odin is the All-father.  Not the Some-father.  Heathenry, Asatru, and all other sects of Norse paganism have NO PLACE for bigotry.  

Graphics by: Child of Vanaheim and Forn Sidr of America

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Domestic terrorist masterpost

Masterpost of identified insurrectionists who participated in the violent attempted overthrow/coup of the US government on 7 January 2021.

Richard “Bigo” Barnett of Gravette, Arkansas, who broke into the Capitol and stole mail from Speaker Pelosi’s desk.

Jon Schaffer from heavy metal band Iced Earth under record label Century Media Records.

Known Nazi Matthew Heimbach.

Nicholas Rodean of Frederick, Maryland.

Photos and IDs courtesy of @HomeGrownTerrorists on Instagram.

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Emily Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, now fired from her job at Taylor Communications.

Adam Johnson of Palmetto, Florida, seen here stealing a podium during the violent invasion of the Capitol Building. His wife is Dr. Suzanne Johnson at Davita Medical in Palmetto, Florida.

Pro wrestler James DeFalco aka “Jimmy Jact Cash”. Seen in the news previously for defrauding members of his now-bankrupt gyms of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Derrick Evans recently elected to West Virginia’s House of Delegates. It takes a special kind of domestic terrorist to try to overthrow the federal government while holding an elected position.

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Jenna Ryan a realtor in Frisco, Texas. Are you allowed to hold a realtor’s license when you’ve committed a federal crime? I definitely wouldn’t want her having keys to my house.

Elizabeth Koch from Maryville, Tennessee. Props for outing yourself for federal crimes on national television. Double props for rubbing your eyes with an onion on camera and claiming you got maced.

Paul Davis former Associate General Counsel and Director of HR for Goosehead Insurance Company who fired him for domestic terrorism - and probably also gross incompetence. What kind of lawyer does a media interview while committing a federal crime? I’m guessing the State Bar of Texas is going to disbar him as well but we’re still waiting on that news.

Kristopher Drew licensed cosmetologist at Hair by Kristopher Drew. I’m not sure whether you’re allowed to be a cosmetologist and have a criminal record at the same time but I guess we’re about to find out.

Aaron Mostofsky son of Kings County Supreme Court Judge Steven (Shlomo) Mostofsky. Per the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, “Mostofsky’s brother Nachman, the executive director of Chovevei Zion, a politically conservative Orthodox advocacy organization, as well as a Brooklyn district leader and vice president of the South Brooklyn Conservative Club, also attended the rally Wednesday but did not enter the Capitol.”

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Josiah Colt domestic terrorist and owner of FunnelCraft Co. in Boise, Idaho.

On the left is Nick DeCarlo from Murder the Media and on the right is Nick Ochs, Nazi and member of the Proud Boys. This pair of domestic terrorists posed for a photo inside the Capitol Building during their violent insurrection against the US Government.

Zach Crandall who outed himself for federal crimes.

Eduardo “Nick” Alvear seen here smoking pot inside the Capitol Building because why commit just one federal crime when you can commit two at once and document them both on film at the same time amiright.

[irisharchaeology]

This highly detailed bronze pendant depicts a Viking longship and is inspired by an image found on a Norse Runestone from Gotland, Sweden. It’s available here: Longship Pendant 

[norraentru]

I’ve been reading archaeology papers all day.

[projectcampbell]

Here I am with my master’s thesis which I just submitted.

This means I am now qualified to school all of you about Vikings.

[just-shower-thoughts]

Southern Vikings go to Y'allhalla

[winem0m]

@thefit-witch

[thefit-witch]

God damn 😂😂😂

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I feel attacked 😅

@bax16

[bax16]

[norraentru]

Fact.

[norraentru]

My master's thesis may turn out to be a bit biased...

[norraentru]

I’m reading Landnámabók in the standardized Old Norse and a thought occurred to me. I should published a colloquial, English version.

“Hallsteinn son Þórófs Mostrarskeggs nam Þorskafjörð ok bjó á Hallsteinsnesi; hann blótaði þar til þess, at Þórr sendi honum öndvegissúlur. Eptir þat kom tré á land hands, þat er var sextigi ok þriggja álna ok tveggja faðma digrit; þat var haft til öndvegissúlna, ok eru þar af görvar öndvegissúlur nær á hverjum bæ um þverfjörðuna.”

In other words: “Hallsteinn made a sacrifice to ask Þórr for some high-seat pillars and got a fucking huge tree so he could make his high-seat pillars and the tree was also used in the [temple]”

Temple isn’t a good translation, but we really don’t have an English word that accurately explains what was going on.

[norraentru]

Bronzealderjakke i petrol - Strik og silke - Shop | Nationalmuseet

Petrolfarvet jakke med helleristninger i gul. Helleristninger er figurer og symboler ridset i eller malet på sten. Helleristningerne er ken

Literally all I want for Christmas.

[ingvarschildknacker]

Click on this Foto. Its worth it. A spritual journey.

[projectcampbell]

Time travelling at Trelleborg

[irisharchaeology]

Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the world’s oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the Black Sea where it appears to have lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years.

The 23-metre (75ft) vessel, thought to be ancient Greek, was discovered with its mast, rudders and rowing benches all present and correct just over a mile below the surface. A lack of oxygen at that depth preserved it, the researchers said.

“A ship surviving intact from the classical world, lying in over 2km of water, is something I would never have believed possible,” said Professor Jon Adams, the principal investigator with the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (MAP), the team that made the find. “This will change our understanding of shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world.”

Source 

[norraentru]

Not Nordic but still super cool

[norraentru]

Sæll alle

It's Sunday night and I'm bored. How about some questions? They don't have to be Viking related. My inbox is open.

[dangerousvikings]

[bleedingvoice]

This is hysterical because he’s danish and Danish pronunciation is hard as fuck!

So I think he’s saying something like “No you don’t mock/scoff/abuse” nei gey þú ekki

Then þekta I think. There he’s foribiding someone to speak/ ordering silence.

Then I lose him. Right before he trips up I think he says æzli which means a carrion and but he doesn’t pronounce it in old Icelandic he uses Danish pronunciation for that one.

And that’s all I was able to get.

Thanks for coming to my forníslenska tedtalk

Also don’t be afraid to correct me, but be nice. I’ve only been studying this for 1.5 years.

[hildshof]

[norraentru]

Þórr goes fishing.

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