A HUGE year for Viking historians
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Oldest runestone in the world found in January:
And now, the oldest reference to Odin ever found, pre-dating the old record by about 150 years.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/norse-god-odin-oldest-reference-found-viking-treasure-rcna73939
Crazy shit.
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It does.
I did not know some Icelanders were adopting the Norse pagan beliefs. That's pretty cool, although I'm sure some would deem it toxic masculinity.
Maybe we could use a little more of that.
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It does.
I did not know some Icelanders were adopting the Norse pagan beliefs. That's pretty cool, although I'm sure some would deem it toxic masculinity.
Maybe we could use a little more of that.
@Mik said in A HUGE year for Viking historians:
It does.
I did not know some Icelanders were adopting the Norse pagan beliefs.
Yeah. Ásatrú. It's a bit of a thing out there now. Unfortunately, like Norse runes, skinheads also take a liking to it, which checkers its public reputation.
The other problem is, this isn't really Norse paganism. Not even close. Because we have no idea what Norse paganism was really about in terms of the details. We don't know what their weddings looked like, what religious ceremonies and sacrifices looked like, what they did in "temples" or even if they organized themselves there, etc.
So, it's a modern interpretation of Norse paganism and creatively filling in the gaps. It's not really Norse paganism.
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@Mik said in A HUGE year for Viking historians:
Well, Valhalla sounds like a lot more fun than heaven.
Hel ain't that bad, either. Baldur's there, hangin' out. He's good for a joke and a drinking buddy from time to time.
