Climbing Yggdrasill

Making friends with the elder futhark through writing ...( well trying to )

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All posts are based on my own opinions/views/understanding of Norse mythology, Nordic folklore, runes, etc. When I put things in practice I'm more eclectic. *This is a side blog

As a kid I grew up with Norse mythology and now that I'm older I'm diving back in.

Some thoughts:

Everything written ever by a human (even this) is going to have a certain angle based on that humans life.

No one is solely good

Always more than one side to the coin.

Gods and goddesses are very human ... ( or humans are very godlike )

I guess we will never know how it truly was in the old days and in a way that's the charm of it. We all need something to dream and speculate about.

Perhaps my drawings posted here are a small offering to them...

Some of the resources I use:

Gudar, trollkarlar och vidunder - Maj Samzelis

Poetiska Eddan (collection of old Norse poems around year 800-1000) ( electronic)- translated by Erik Brate

Poetiska Eddan (book)- translated by Peter August Gödeckes

Den prosaiska Eddan / den yngre Eddan / snorra Edda (collection of old Norse poems around year around 1220/ early 13th century) (book)- translated by Anders Cnattinggius

Kulturminnet.se - Malin Kim

Nordiska Asa-samfundet

Guðni Jónsson ”Eddukvæði Sæmundar-Edda”

Regarding my drawings 🎨 :

No: anything Ai 🤖⚡️, stealing (for example reupload, use without credit) 🥺, commercial use

Yes: Reblog / share with credit 🫶🏻💙 non-commercial stuff

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Gullveig/Heid: survived being speared and thrice burnt in the hall of Oden

In my first encounter with her she was described as an evil woman who came to spread distrust and greed and oden accidentally killed her when she thrust herself upon his spear thinking her magic would shield her.

My second encounter she was named daughter of Hrímnir a jötunn. ( hyndluljóð 32)

Some say she is Freya and some say she is Angerboda. I'm on the side that sees her as her own being.

There are also those who sees her as personification of the corrupting power of gold. And one can wonder if she was a villain or a victim.... perhaps both.

For a real conspiracy what if she did everything to get speared on oden's spear and burnt thrice to gain power ? Like Oden hanging in the tree to get the runes.

And I also just discovered that my physical book did not have the verse about her in völuspá like it just skip that verse completely (?) so yeah another proof why having more than one source and reference point is important.

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Reading the poetic edda and I wish I could time travel ( with all typical time traveling powers ) and grab people one by one and shake them down for information.

So many people might or might not be the same x'D

Lóðurr might be Loke or Ve or Vili or Freyr, Gullveig might be Freya who might be Frigg but also might not and so on and on

Everyone might or might not x'D

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Hope to get a restful night so I can manage to get something productive done tomorrow. Just too bad Nátt and Hrimefaxe take such short and late rides during summer. I feel like the sun is up after just one blink.

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Need some changes and transformations in my life so reaching out to Dagaz.

Dagaz is one of those runes I always had a loose grasp on. Like we don't 100% vibe but we are not enemies..... speaking terms.

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I sometimes wonder if it's the sound of rushing water that attracts me when I'm near a river or if perhaps Näcken is playing somewhere.

Näcken is a humanoid (to my understanding mostly depicted as a naked man ) water spirit who reside near rivers, streams or lakes and lure people to their death often with his music. If you are lucky or ... unlucky Näcken is willing to teach you how to play an instrument but ... there will be magic involved so it is likely it won't end good. Näcken is also known to me as Bäckmannen and is able to shapeshift, the shape other than humanoid im mostly familiar with is a horse.

It most likely won't be this year but I so want to attend näcken i bäcken competition at least once. It is an event where ppl compete to be crowned as that year's Näcken. (For those who are okay with people showing skin full moon and all there is an yt.)

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Found a cool band making music about Norse mythology and I strongly suspect it's ai, so now my day is ruined.

Like the interval of posting was way too short (imo) also got nothing about them when I google ( no member info etc )

Well at least I have Heilung , Wardruna, Skáld and Danheim

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Uruz -Mannaz -Berkana

Trying to move on from some relationships bumps and problems.

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Yesterday was a .. day and some big things happen but I feel like in the end joy won out .... so thanks wunjo for coming to me.

I also feel like mannaz was peaking over the threshold waiting

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Been feeling down so decided to take some time and focus on wunjo.

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Two weddings and two blushing suspicious brides. Don't mind their fiery eyes.

So we (interested in Norse mythology and deities) know that one time Thor dressed as Freja to get his hammer back ..... but some time ago I learned of another wedding where according to tales the bride was an undercover soldier.

The wedding between the viking chief Turgesius and Melaghlin's daughter. On the wedding day Turgesius died as the blushing bride and the 11 other women turned out to be 12 assassins ready to fight for Ireland.

*I was walking in the forest and listening to a podcast called real vikings.

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I bought a pet id tube that I use as a container to carry rune spells around my neck.

Perhaps one day I'll get a fancier one or even make one myself but at the moment I'm happy with what I got.

I'm also thinking about putting some seeds or petals in there .... got surprised over how much it actually fit.

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You know it's gonna be an eventful day when the first rune is ᛈ (Perthro) and it sure was one. Got some important papers , talked to two lovely ppl , ran into the cops, found an amazing bag that brightened up my mind and discovered some things that needs to be corrected.

However the day is yet to be over so I wonder what will happen next

Also it's actually fairly recent that I connected with ᛈ on a deeper level. Before now I had a very vague feeling and picture of ᛈ but now I feel like we are in at least speaking terms xD

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Today is a big day for me and on the train to a in a way life changing / eye opening meeting my rune ring turn to dagaz

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Listening to true Viking podcast and the tale about Turgesius and Melaghlin's daughter sure remind me of a certain even with tor and loke

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A big Viking grave ship made of stone

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The wolf moon may be behind heavy clouds of snow but it still shines. So I think of it and Skaði and Ullr on their hunts as I walk through snow leaving my own traces behind.