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The word “Viking”
The old norse had two forms of the word “viking”. And neither of them was a verb…
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My mother told me?
Þat mælti mín móðir, at mér skyldi kaupa fley ok fagrar árar, fara á brott með víkingum, standa upp í stafni, stýra dýrum knerri, halda svá til hafnar hǫggva mann ok annan,
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Jól/Yule – clearing up misconceptions
“He said that Yule is 12 days starting on the solstice, but she said that it’s 3 days starting at midwinter sometime in January!” Many pagans celebrate the winter solstice, which lies smack in the middle of this period, and since the mid-10th century, that includes norse pagans. And prior to that it would have…
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Vegvísir and Ægishjálmur
There is no evidence that these symbols existed prior to the 19th century and 17th century (respectively), and beyond the naming of Ægishjálmur, no connection with norse beliefs or the viking age. But individuals may find personal meaning in them anyway, so unless they are falsely claiming them to be of “viking age”, then live…