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The Gold Bracteates of the Migration Period
The Gold Bracteates of the Migration Period are among the most intriguing finds of all Germanic history. Leaving behind the largely …
An Old Saxon Wodan image north of Bremen
Northwest of Bremen, where the river Hunte leads into the Weser, lies the town of Elsfleth (see map in fig. 1), which has been …
Fimbulwinter and the Climate Catastrophe of the Migration Period
When the sun suddenly darkened over Europe in 536, the continent approached the end of an extremely violent and devastating epoch: the …
Yggdrasil and the Överhogdal Tapestries
The tapestries of Överhogdal are without doubt one of the most impressive finds of the late Viking period. Their unusually good …
The Image of Yggdrasil from Överhogdal
The images of Yggdrasil on the tapestries of Överhogdal (Jämtland, Sweden) are undoubtedly among the most magnificent pictures of the …
Einar Selvik's Snake Pit Poetry
Einar Selvik, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the Norwegian Band Wardruna just released his “Snake Pit Poetry”, which …
A Conversation with Rudolf Simek
As an expert in the field of Older German Philology Prof. Rudolf Simek has contributed many valuable publications on Germanic and Old …
Wodan and the Scandinavian Warlords
The dominant role of Wodan as the “Allfather” in Old Norse literature is a well-known fact or perhaps even common knowledge. …
