The Huldra (Norwegian hulder / huldra) is one of the most famous and unsettling beings in Scandinavian folklore: beautiful, dangerous, generous, vindictive, alluring, and deeply tied to the wilderness. She is not a “goddess” in the same sense as Freyja or Frigg in the surviving Old Norse mythological texts. She belongs instead to the world […]
Month: March 2026
Snorri Sturluson Was No Monk: The Chieftain Who Preserved the Old Gods
One thing that keeps coming up in Norse Pagan spaces is the claim that Snorri Sturluson was just a Christian monk who rewrote or distorted the old beliefs beyond recognition. It gets thrown around so casually that people start repeating it as though it is a settled fact. But it is not. Snorri was not […]
Einmánuður – The Final Winter Month
We’re coming up to Einmánuður, the last winter month in the Old Norse calendar. There’s something really powerful about this month — it carries that feeling of winter not being quite over, but the promise of spring finally beginning to stir. After the long, harsh months of cold, darkness, and endurance, Einmánuður marked a turning […]
Úlfhéðnar: Odin’s Wolf-Coated Warriors
I have always loved wolves. There is something about them that has spoken to me for as long as I can remember — their loyalty, intelligence, adaptability, protectiveness, and that deep sense of pack. They are fierce, yes, but they are not mindless. They know their own. They endure. They survive. They move with purpose. […]
The Monk, the Myth, and the Metal: Did Christians Invent Our Gods?
The Scribe’s Ink and the Ancestors’ Blood Let’s be honest: if you’ve been around Norse Pagan spaces for more than five minutes, you’ve met That Guy. You know the one. He slides into the conversation like a damp sock and says, “Well actually… Snorri made most of it up. Norse mythology is basically medieval Christian […]