photography by hostjevndogn ( my edits )

photography by Nordic Creatures

Viking dresses by Savelyeva Ekaterina

‘Veles’ by Vladimir Butkov.

Bellringer („Dondolaš“) from Grobnik - Kvarner, Croatia

Bellringers tradition of Kvarner is old Slavic folklore relic that dates back to pagan antiquity. Even today, men covered in sheepskin with bells around their waists and animal masks march through local villages scaring away evil spirits and welcoming the arrival of spring.

Someone recently asked me how I define the difference between aesir and rökkr in practical worship. For a question like this I like to use the example of Njord and Aegir. It's the easiest to show the relationship. This will be labeled as UPG, as I wouldn't consider this completely supported by archaeological source. (Also I am aware that njord is vanir in origin)

Both Njord and Aegir are "gods" of the sea. But Njord is the god of the sea in a way a fisherman might be, he commands the sea and it's bounty. His wealth comes from the sea. His home is the shoreline.

Aegir on the other hand is the sea. A primordial manifestation of the oceans power. Uncontrolled. An anthropomorphic representation.

This is how I tend define the roles of both aesir and thurs. It casts the aesir in the role of civilization, of building, of man. And in opposition the Jötnar as the wild and untamed natural forces.

My heart is a thousand years old. I’m not like other people. — Charles Bukowski ♥

• FREYJA•

Mistress of the sea.

“It’s commonly held that Artio is a goddess of the Forest and of Wild Things, particularly bears…Unlike the goddess Diana, who is depicted with her bow, Artio holds no weapon. Instead, the Bear Goddess holds an offering, and is therefore associated with abundance. She is also likely a Motherly provider and a strong protector, two traits attributed to bears. Artio is considered a zoomorphic goddess, meaning that she can take the form of an animal, in this case, a bear. Given such, it’s speculated that the bear in her tribute statue is actually the goddess, and the woman is her servant.”

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Dice bags are in stock! Please the dice gods and keep your dice in style! Throwing them in that crown royal bag is why you always roll ones!

History Carvings, The Museum of North Lincolnshire, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 14.12.19.

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The Druid’s Temple | GarettPhotography

Heinrich Kley, Walpurgisnacht, 1923

a polytheistic worldview/theology is comforting in that deities/gods are neither omniscient nor omnipotent; there are gaps in their power and influence, holes in their knowledge, secrets even they do not know. there is not a claim to wholeness/totality, but a fractured knowing and experience that is richer for all of the bright, sharp edges.

Amelia Leonards  __  Seeker