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Renegade Editor’s Note: I am not a big fan of the animation, but the narration is good. The dwarves were master craftspeople. One dwarf, Andvari, forged marvelous creations. He often took the form of a fish and, one day, he swam to the land of the water nymphs, who guarded mounds of gold. When the […]
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Norse Explorers Reached Azores 700 Years Before Portuguese
October 11th, 2021 
Awake Goy Until now it was believed that the Azores island group was discovered by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century. However, a new study shows Norse explorers had brought animals to the islands 700 years earlier. Furthermore, the Norsemen burned and engineered the wild wooded landscape to better suit cattle grazing. The view of Mt. Pico […]
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No Comments »The Norse God Odin: Viking God of War, Father of Thor, But There’s More
July 15th, 2021 Awake Goy Odin is the chief deity of the Norse pantheon. Although Odin was worshipped more generally in Germanic paganism, the information we have today about this god is derived mostly from Norse mythology. These pieces of information include both written sources, such as myths, and archaeological finds, that combined paint a complex picture of this Norse […]
Talk Like a Viking! 10 Everyday English Words with Old Norse Origins
February 19th, 2021 Awake Goy Did you know that many words we use today such as “husband,” “happy,” and “egg” are of Old Norse origin? No? Well, this isn’t surprising, as in the minds of many people the Vikings were nothing but a bunch of brutal savages. They were however more sophisticated than most people tend to believe. Their rich […]
Of Runes And Sacrifice: The Initiation Ritual Of Odin in Norse Myth
January 25th, 2021 Awake Goy The total of the poetic, mythological and sapiential heritage of the ancient and early medieval Scandinavian tradition is contained in the texts canonically collected under the title of Edda. Within this title are usually indicated two distinct dramas: one written in prose by the great Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson (1170-1241 AD) around 1220 and therefore […]
Under Floor Hiberno-Norse Structure Now On View At A Dublin Supermarket
October 27th, 2020 Awake Goy A new Lidl supermarket in Ireland is offering shoppers insights as to how the ancient Viking people lived in the city, by making an ancient Hiberno-Norse structure viewable through glass floor panels. The Hiberno-Norse people were descendants of Vikings living in Ireland: they were a mixture of Scandinavian and Gaelic heritage. The new Lidl supermarket […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: dublin, floor, hiberno, norse, structure, supermarket, under No Comments »The God-Gifted Weapons of Norse Mythology
October 17th, 2020 Awake Goy The Vikings were warriors and therefore weaponry was at the forefront of their culture, and this is why the heroes and gods of Norse religion and folklore were armed with a range of awesome weapons that were used to control and alter the natural course of things, including the physical laws of the Norse universe. […]
Iðunn and Eden – Comparing Norse and judeo-Christian Myths
October 2nd, 2020 Awake Goy Given that it is the season of fall, when apples fall from trees, I thought I would discuss one of my favorite myths, which is that of Nordic goddess Iðunn. Iðunn is the keeper of Asgard’s apples, which keep the Gods youthful. Her name is said to mean “ever young”, “rejuvenator”, or “the rejuvenating one.” […]
Going to Hel and Back: The Realm of the Norse Goddess of the Underworld
September 12th, 2020 Awake Goy By far, Loki’s most well-known children are the ones he had with the giantess Angurboda. These include the wolf Fenrir, the Midgard Serpent Jormugandr, and the goddess Hel. Legends say that the children were born in a dark cave in Jotunheim and the gods saw them as symbols of pain, sin, and death. The Aesir […]
The Beothuk Key: Finding a Lost Chinese-Norse Civilization in Canada
September 7th, 2020 Awake Goy Two mysteries – one Oriental, one Western – have attracted considerable attention recently both in academic and popular spheres: the disappearance of the Seventh Chinese Treasure Fleet and the disappearance of the people of Greenland. Until now, people have not considered that the two stories might be somehow connected. Indeed, although very much in retrospect, […]
Traces of Norse Mythology in the Isle of Man
August 17th, 2020 Awake Goy 
P. M. C. KERMODE, F.S.A.SCOT., &c.(Read before the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Ramsey, December 18th, 1903.) CARLYLE (“Heroes and Hero Worship”) has given us three good reasons for taking an interest in Scandinavian Paganism. It is the latest, having continued till the eleventh century; it was the creed of our fathers, […]
The Bodiless God of Wisdom: Mimir in Norse Mythology
August 11th, 2020 Awake Goy 
The god who transcends even Odin’s power, Mimir (or sometimes called Mim) is remembered throughout Norse mythology as the oracular head from which the two races of gods, the Aesir and Vanir, seek knowledge. Most significantly, Odin’s visit to Mimir to gain the power of the runes is the story most frequently highlighted by philologists […]
Tales from the Norse Legends
July 11th, 2017 Awake Goy If you have not heard these tales before, you should have a listen. If are familiar, you might want to brush up on your Nordic mythology. 1. The Creation of the Universe 2. The Creation of the World 3. Day and Night and Sun and Moon 4. The Golden Age of Asgard 5. The Gods […]
South African Communist Party is Getting a Land Expropriation Bill Passed
February 6th, 2016 Awake Goy If you didn’t think South Africa was at the sharp end of the White Genocide spear, think again. This is what the international community pushed for when they lobbied and sanctioned South Africa into dismantling Apartheid. I am not here to defend Apartheid, as it was doomed from the start due to poor implementation. The reliance […]
Steve Quayle On the Resurgence of Hitler’s Nazi Empire
January 15th, 2016 Awake Goy Steve Quayle Is the author of Empire Beneath the Ice-How the Nazis Won World War II. As Mark Twain enjoyed pointing out that “history may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme”. This statement has never been more true than it is today with the mainstream resurgence of the […]
Top 5 Reasons I Won’t Vote in 2016
October 28th, 2015 Awake Goy I know this is going to trigger a lot of people who are having a fun ride on the Trump Train. I am not telling you what to do, but simply telling you why I will not be voting. I am also not encouraging you to remove yourself from politics entirely, as local politics, […]
