ODIN'S WARRIOR TRIBE

Part 1: Ibn Fadlan’s Observations of the Viking Rus (921 CE) In 921–922 CE, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, a secretary of an embassy from the Abbasid...

We are not a community, not a fellowship, community, a kindred, or a group. We are a tribe—independent, sovereign, and unapologetically...

Viking ship vanes – metal wind vanes mounted on ships – were iconic symbols of status and craftsmanship during the late Viking Age. These...

The Viking Age was an era of both conquest and cultural exchange, and its artistic legacy is particularly evident in the development of...

Tore Hund (Thorir Hundr, meaning “Thorir the Hound”) was born around 990 and rose to become one of the greatest chiefs in Hålogaland, the...

Introduction Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), commonly known as the Ring Cycle, is a monumental cycle...

Introduction Luck in Old Norse culture (heill, gæfa, or hamingja in various contexts) was not a trivial or random force as it is often...

De Gruyter Books Berlin/Boston - publication funded by the Stockholm University and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. ISBN 978-3-11-119805-7,...

The Icelandic sagas frequently mention a place called Heiðebær and Slesvig (Schleswig), noting its prominent location near Denmark's...

This is a truly brief introduction and not the complete creation story of the nine worlds, but relevant parts leading to Yggdrasil with...

The wildfires that have swept through Los Angeles left a landscape of devastation in their wake. Entire neighborhoods have been reduced...

Odin’s Warrior Tribe turned out at Fort Indiantown Gap to March for the Fallen with the Pennsylvania National Guard in force. It was a...

Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson FSA (née Hilda Roderick Ellis; 1 October 1914 – 12 January 2006) was a distinguished English scholar. She...

In Chapter 7 of the “Ynglinga Saga,” Snorri covers Odin’s connection to both Galdr and Seiðr. “Óðinn transformed his outward forms: his...

I finally watched the film “Midsommar” last night.  “Midsommar,” directed by Ari Aster, (an American) is a stunning and unsettling...

By Jurgen             In a tiny farming community snuggled among Pennsylvania’s rolling hills, there lived a man called Jacob Miller. It...

In late July 2024, Odin’s Warrior Tribe visited the location of the Irminsul for the second time in the last few years.  In today’s...

In late July 2024, the Chieftain visited Wotanstein.  The Wotanstein, or Wotan’s Stone in English, is one of Germany's most significant...

In Odin’s Warrior Tribe, not only are we reviving the Norse/Germanic faith, but we are engaged in an ancestral cultural revival.  It is...

"A Piece of Horse Liver: Myth, Ritual, and Folklore in Old Icelandic Sources" Author: Professor Jon Hnefill Aðalsteinsson This short and...