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CHOOSING A PARTNER — WISDOM OF THE NORTH
Thoughts drawn from the Hávamál, the Sagas, and the lived experience of Odin’s Warrior Tribe Introduction In the old world, the Germanic Tribes and Norse understood that love and marriage were not passing pleasures but sacred bonds shaping family, tribe, and fate. The Hávamál and the sagas tell us that a wise match strengthens the hall, while a foolish one sows ruin. The same truths echo today, though the forms of trial have changed. This teaching gathers ancient counse
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Oct 17, 20257 min read


MORAL INJURY, SUICIDE, AND THE PROMISE OF HEATHENRY IN VETERAN COMMUNITIES
The crisis of suicide among post-9/11 U.S. veterans has generated a vast literature seeking to explain its unprecedented scale. According...
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Sep 26, 20258 min read


WEYLAND/VÖLUNDR - THE SMITH: A PAN-GERMANIC LEGEND OF THE MASTER BLACKSMITH
Weyland the Smith – known as Völundr in Old Norse and Welund in Old English – is a legendary blacksmith whose tale spans the Norse,...
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Sep 20, 202514 min read


THE ÖVERHOGDAL TAPESTRIES: THE WORLD TREE, PROCESSION, AND SHARED HERITAGE
The Överhogdal tapestries (Överhogdalstapeten), discovered in 1910 in a medieval church in Härjedalen, Sweden, are among the most...
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Sep 12, 20253 min read


LIFESTYLE: REAL LEATHER > PLASTIC: A HEATHEN NOTE ON SHOES, STANDARDS, AND TRUTH
“Washed and fed, one may fare to the Thing: Though one's clothes be the worse for Wear, None need be ashamed of his shoes or hose, Nor of...
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Sep 2, 20253 min read


THE BIRKA WARRIOR WOMAN: GRAVE BJ 581
Introduction The Viking Age trading town of Birka, located on the island of Björkö in Lake Mälaren, Sweden, was one of the most important...
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Aug 25, 20256 min read


THE TEMPLE AT UPPSALA: WAS IT BENEATH THE CHURCH OR WAS IT DUAL USE WITH ROYAL HALL?
By the Chieftain - A critical, location-based analysis of the temple, grove, and sacrificial tree in relation to today’s Gamla Uppsala -...
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Aug 24, 20258 min read


KNIVES, WHETSTONES, A REVIEW OF THE "WORKSHARP PROFESSIONAL PRECISION ADJUST", AND THE CARE OF A WARRIOR’S BLADE
Much like many Tribe members wear their EDC knives – more on that in a bit, accounts in the Icelandic Sagas indicate that the personal...
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Aug 9, 20255 min read


FILTERING OUT MODERN POLITICS AND OTHER NON-HEATHEN RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES
To project modern ideologies—whether political or religious—onto the world of our ancestors and our faith is not merely a historical...
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Jul 26, 20256 min read


SACRIFICIAL BOG OFFERINGS IN GERMANIC AND NORSE TRADITION
Throughout ancient northern Europe, wetlands served as sacred portals between the human world and the divine. Germanic peoples –...
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Jul 15, 202514 min read


DRAGON SLAYER’S: ST. GEORGE AND SIGURD: MYTHIC PARALLELS?
Introduction The legend of Saint George and the Dragon – a Christian knight slaying a fearsome dragon to rescue a princess – is among the...
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Jul 8, 202513 min read


EXPLORING VIKING AGE HERITAGE ABOARD VIKING OCEAN CRUISES by TC of the Tribe
While Viking River Cruises are widely recognized for offering intimate glimpses of European culture, those enthusiastic about...
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Jun 18, 20254 min read


DIVINE ARCHERS ACROSS PANTHEONS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF APOLLO AND ARTEMIS WITH THEIR NORSE COUNTERPARTS
Introduction Ancient Greek and Norse mythologies (faiths) both personify elemental forces and natural phenomena as deities, yet they...
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Jun 7, 202514 min read


WARRIORS OF ANCIENT TIMES AND MODERNITY: GERMANIC MÄNNERBÜNDE AND THE ODINIC SAMANIC WARRIOR CULT REVIVAL IN OUR TRIBE
Introduction: The ancient Germanic world was rife with legends of Männerbünde – oath-bound warrior brotherhoods of young men devoted to...
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Jun 4, 202512 min read


HECKLER & KOCH MARK 23 REVIEW by Dagaz a Tribesman and Navy Veteran
Weapon Specifications: Caliber: 45 ACP, capable of 45 Super Overall Length: 8.5” Barrel...
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Jun 1, 20255 min read


Wilson Combat EDC X9 Review by Dagaz - a Tribesman and Navy Veteran
Disclaimer: There is no professional, financial, or other relationship between Odins Warrior Tribe and Wilson Combat or its subsidiaries....
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Jun 1, 20255 min read


THE LUCK OF THE CLAN: HAMINGJA IN NORSE TRADITION AND ANCESTRAL HEALING
Introduction. Many people feel they were “born under a cloud” of misfortune. Many others know people who they say are surely born under a...
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May 24, 202516 min read


HEATHENRY IN THE U.S. MILITARY: LEGITIMACY, ACCOMMODATION, AND THE CASE FOR ODIN’S WARRIOR TRIBE
Heathen Religious Practice in the U.S. Military Heathenry – the modern practice of pre-Christian Norse/Germanic religion (often called...
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May 15, 202513 min read


LOKI: THE PRINCE OF LIES, BETRAYER OF THE GODS, AND ULTIMATELY ENEMY OF MANKIND
Introduction: Loki in Norse Faith and Heathen Perspective Loki, also known as Loptr or Loki Laufeyjarson, is a complex figure in our...
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Apr 29, 202544 min read


HONOR AND BLOOD: KILLING VS. MURDER IN NORSE AND GERMANIC HEATHEN CULTURE
Introduction In the warrior societies of ancient Northern Europe, not all acts of killing were judged equally. Among Norse and Germanic...
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Apr 27, 202512 min read
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