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MYTH & LEGEND IN WAGNER'S TANNHÄUSER, Part Two
Click here to read Part One of the series.Tannhäuser & Venus by Willy Pogany (1911)The concept of a man being seduced by a supernatural creature – whether goddess, elf or fairy – and spending time...
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MYTH & LEGEND IN WAGNER'S TANNHÄUSER, Part Three
Click here to read Part One and here to read Part Two of the series.Vintage postcard of the WartburgThe castle of the Wartburg was a symbolic touchstone for German nationalists of the Romantic era. In...
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ART CONTEST – Adult Winners, Midsummer 2014
We had a very large number of entries in the adult division of this year's Midsummer Art Contest, and they were all fantastic! It was very difficult for the judges to rank them all in order, but we...
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HEATHENS IN THE MILITARY: ARMY LEAVES ÁSATRÚ IN LIMBO
Daniel's Thor's hammer from Mjölnir Project of White Hart ForgeAt the beginning of January, I interviewed veteran Josh Heath and current soldier Daniel Head about their efforts to have Ásatrú and...
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“DREAD CUSTOMS”: INVERSION & ENFORCEMENT OF GENDER ROLES IN THE...
First letter of a Nibelungenlied manuscriptfrom the early 13th centuryWritten down in approximately 1200 CE by an anonymous poet, most likely in the south-eastern German region, the Nibelungenlied’s...
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“DREAD CUSTOMS”: INVERSION & ENFORCEMENT OF GENDER ROLES IN THE...
Click here to read Part One of the article.Brunhilde (Prünhilt) by Arpád Basch (1900)When Prünhilt arrives at the location of the contest, “They saw that she was armed as if she were to fight for all...
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“DREAD CUSTOMS”: INVERSION & ENFORCEMENT OF GENDER ROLES IN THE...
Click here to read Part One and here to read Part Two of the series.Uwe Beyer as Siegfried (Sivrit) & Rolf Henniger as GuntherDie Nibelungen (1966/1967)Before Sivrit steps in, Gunther’s agency is...
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ART CONTEST – Midsummer 2015
Midsummer Eve Bonfire by Norwegian painter Nikolai AstrupCONTESTThe theme for The Norse Mythology Blog's fifth art contest is a bit different. Be sure to carefully read the entire Contest Theme section...
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HEATHENS IN THE MILITARY: CALL TO ACTION
For six years, the Open Halls Project Working Group has worked for the addition of Ásatrú and Heathen to the U.S. Army's religious preference list as a faith option for soldiers.For six years, Heathen...
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ART CONTEST – Kid Winners, Midsummer 2015
The kids' division of this year's Midsummer Art Contest had some really wonderful entries. It was very difficult for us to rank such great work!I'd like to thank my fellow judges Simon Fraser (comics...
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ART CONTEST – Teen Winners, Midsummer 2015
What happened to the teenagers this summer? The teen division of this year's Midsummer Art Contest did not have the depth and quality of entries that it has had in past midsummer and midwinter...
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ART CONTEST – Adult Winners, Midsummer 2015
We received an amazing array of international entries in the adult division of this year's Midsummer Art Contest. Wonderful works were submitted from Canada, Czech Republic, England, Sweden and the...
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TOLKIEN ARCHIVES AT WHEATON COLLEGE, Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien with his beloved pipeIn late 2013, I took a group of my students to visit the J.R.R. Tolkien Collection at Marquette University in Milwaukee. The field trip was open to students from my...
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TOLKIEN ARCHIVES AT WHEATON COLLEGE, Part Two
Click here to read Part One of the article.J.R.R. Tolkien in 1968This post continues The Norse Mythology Blog's photo-essay on the J.R.R. Tolkien archives at Wheaton College's Marion E. Wade Center....
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ÆLFRIC'S LIFE OF ST. EDMUND
Edmund's decapitated head cries out while guarded by a gray wolfEnglish illustration, c. 1475Translator's Note The Anglo-Saxon Abbot Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 955-1025) was a prodigious hagiographer,...
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ART CONTEST – Teen Winners, Midwinter 2014
This year's teen entries in the Midwinter Art Contest were all very interesting. There was a great difference of concept and technical approach between each of the pieces we received. It was fantastic...
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ART CONTEST – Adult Winners, Midwinter 2014
The adult category in this year's Midwinter Art Contest received entries from Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Poland, and throughout the United States. There were many wonderful entries, and it was very...
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HEATHENS IN THE MILITARY: ARMY ADDS ÁSATRÚ & HEATHEN
The Thor's hammer that Daniel Head receivedthrough the Mjölnir Project of White Hart ForgeUPDATE: Since this article was posted in January, the Army has told Heathen soldiers that their religion has...
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INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL MOORCOCK, Part One
Michael Moorcock is one of the great authors living today. His many awards include the Nebula Award for Best Novella (Behold the Man, 1968), the Guardian Fiction Prize (The Condition of Muzak, 1977),...
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INTERVIEW WITH JENNIFER SNOOK (AMERICAN HEATHENS), Part One
American Heathens by Jennifer SnookSociologist Jennifer Snook's groundbreaking new book is American Heathens: The Politics of Identity in a Pagan Religious Movement. It is not only the first long-term...
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