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07/08/2026

One of the best parts of this year's Midgardsblot tour is getting to visit the Oseberg and Gokstad burial mounds.

These are the two most famous Viking ship burials ever discovered, and seeing the places where they were actually found is a completely different experience than just seeing them in a museum.

We'll talk about who was buried there, what was discovered inside the mounds, and why these finds completely changed our understanding of the Viking Age.

The tours run on August 13 and 15, leaving from Borre at 11:00 AM and returning before the festival begins for the day.

Tickets are available now through the Midgardsblot website and Ticketmaster.
https://www.midgardsblot.no/program/vestfold-viking-tours

Hope to see you there!

07/06/2026

Big restock on the Thors Utgarda horn. Inside coated with food grade resin for fresh drinks

06/26/2026

One of the coolest things about Icelandic DNA is that much of the maternal ancestry traces back to Ireland and other Celtic regions.

A lot of people jump straight to one explanation, but the evidence points to a much more complicated picture.

The Viking Age wasn't just raids. It also included settlement, marriage, alliances, fosterage, migration, and trade. All of those would have brought Norse and Celtic people together over generations.

History is usually a lot more interesting than the simple version.

06/25/2026

This might be one of the biggest Viking discoveries in years.

Archaeologists have uncovered a massive Viking Age textile production site at Søften in Denmark, covering more than 100,000 square meters. What's really interesting is that there was only one residence, while the rest of the site was dedicated to workshops and production.

That tells us something important.

The Viking economy wasn't just farmers making things for themselves. They had large-scale industry, specialized production, and trade networks reaching across Europe and beyond.

The more we excavate, the more we see that the Viking Age was far more organized and economically advanced than most people imagine.

06/23/2026

Most people know that Vikings didn't run around wearing horned helmets into battle.

What fewer people know is that horned helmets do show up in the archaeology and artwork.

There are almost 40 known depictions from the Viking Age and earlier Vendel Period showing figures with horns on their helmets. Many scholars interpret these figures as ritual leaders, Odin figures, or leaders of berserker bands.

And of course, there are the famous Veksø helmets from the Bronze Age.

So the answer isn't really "Vikings never had horned helmets."

It's more like they probably existed in ritual and religious settings rather than everyday warfare.

Did that surprise you?

06/21/2026

Modern movies love to portray Vikings as brutal toward women, but the actual sources are a lot more complicated than that.

Yes, there are a few accounts of 🍇 during raids, just like you would expect in any war.

What gets left out is the many accounts of Viking men deliberately moving women out of danger before battles, protecting them during conflicts, and treating them respectfully after fighting was over. In several sagas, women are specifically told to leave before violence begins because they shouldn't have to witness it.

History is usually more nuanced than the version we get from Hollywood.

The real Vikings weren't saints. But they weren't cartoon villains either.

06/18/2026

The more I look at some of these alleged "Nordic alien" stories, the more they remind me of the elves from Norse mythology.

Tall. Beautiful. Bright or shining in appearance. More advanced than ordinary humans. Sometimes said to interact with humans or even have children with them.

In the Norse sources, the ljósálfar (light elves) are described as fairer than the sun to look upon. In later traditions, a number of royal and noble families also claimed descent from elves.

Then there's Gimlé, the shining hall in the far south of the world, where some sources say the best and most righteous beings will dwell after Ragnarök.

Does any of this prove that UFO stories and Norse mythology are talking about the same thing? Of course not.

But the similarities are interesting, and it's worth looking at what the original sources actually say before dismissing them.

What do you think? Coincidence, recurring mythology, or something more?

06/16/2026

One of the stranger things about all the recent UFO talk is how familiar some of it sounds.

For years there have been rumors about different types of beings supposedly discussed in classified briefings. Two of the most famous are the Nordics and the Greys.

The Nordics are often described as tall, beautiful, blond, and almost superhuman. The Greys are smaller, pale, and associated with underground places and advanced craftsmanship.

Sound familiar?

In this video I go through what the actual Norse sources say about elves and dwarves, and why some people have noticed similarities between modern alien stories and ancient mythology.

Whether that's coincidence, folklore repeating itself, or something else entirely is up to you.

And if you're interested in what the original sources actually say about Norse and Germanic religion, check out my book on the website. That's where I spend most of my time these days.

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