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A Better Burden: Towards a New Ásatrú Theology
On Saturday, I presented the following paper at Frith Forge, the first international conference focused on inclusive Ásatrú and Heathenry. The event was held October 6-8, 2017, outside of Potsdam,...
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Ásatrú Theology in The Atlantic
Sigal Samuel, Religion Editor at The Atlantic magazine, recently contacted me for a feature she was writing on Ásatrú. For her article on Heathens – practitioners of modern religions built on Norse and...
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Norse Mythology and Ásatrú Religion in The Boston Globe
Mark Peters recently interviewed me for a column on Norse mythology and the Ásatrú religion that he was writing for The Boston Globe. He asked very interesting questions about the allure of Norse...
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Norse Mythology and J.R.R. Tolkien in Israel's Ynet
It’s been a busy month for interviews! In addition to speaking with The Atlantic about Ásatrú theology and The Boston Globe about Norse mythology and Ásatrú religion, I was interviewed by Amir Bogen of...
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Remember the Shield-maidens
Last June, Jade Pichette started the #HavamalWitches hashtag on Facebook. Her explanatory post referenced the Old Norse poem Hávamál (“Sayings of the High One”) and was addressed to women who practice...
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Another High School Student Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion,...
I regularly receive emails from students of various ages asking to interview me about Norse mythology and Norse religion for their class projects. These requests come too often for me to answer them...
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Another High School Student Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion,...
Click here for Part One.Do you feel that any modern persons could sacrifice themselves to such an extent as Odin did to gain knowledge?Yes, and they often do. In one myth, Odin gives up an eye in order...
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Mythology Matters
My short essay on mythology and meaning was published in October as the afterword to David Fletcher's Myth Education: A Guide to Gods, Goddesses, and Other Supernatural Beings. The author and publisher...
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Of Stryper and Viking Fidget Spinners
Back in high school in the late 1980s, my friend Dan really liked the band Stryper. He cut the sleeves off his jean jacket, drew the band’s logo in Elmer’s Glue on the back, then threw gold and black...
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A New Hope
We live in strange times. They promise to become even stranger. Although it sometimes seems that the dark is rising and will overwhelm us all, there are steps we all can take to fight for the light.A...
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Wotan in Chicago: Interview with Eric Owens
Two years ago, Lyric Opera of Chicago debuted its new production of Das Rheingold, the first opera in Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen. Last year saw the premiere of Lyric’s Die Walküre, the...
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Ásatrú and Heathenry, Belief and Beards, Racists and Reporters
A little while ago, Boing Boing writer Seamus Bellamy contacted me for an article he was writing for the “award-winning zine, blog and directory of mostly wonderful things.” He asked me a series of...
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Heathen South: Interview with Ryan Denison
This July, Atlanta will once again host Mystic South: Theory, Practice, and Play. According to the convention’s Facebook page, the Pagan event “highlights the Southern flair and mystic spirit of our...
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On Inclusive Heathenry
Over the past year and a half, and especially since the Frith Forge conference in Germany, I’ve noticed increasing use and discussion of the term “inclusive Heathenry.”It often seems more of a...
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Thor’s Hammer in Iceland: Interview with Ragnheiður Gló Gylfadóttir
A farmstead from the Viking Age was found last October by a local resident in Þjórsárdalur, a valley in the southern highlands of Iceland.Bergur Þór Björnsson is the great-grandson of the man who...
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Science and Religion
Last October, Pagan Forum at Illinois Institute of Technology hosted an event titled “Religion + Science.” I moderated a discussion by a sizable group of diverse, passionate, and thoughtful...
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Ragnarök and Odin, Death and Memory
The version of Norse mythology we see projected in popular culture tends to focus on overly macho Viking warriors longing for bloody, heroic deaths to earn their place in Valhalla and on the great...
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Art Contest – Midwinter 2019
Art by Hynek Šnajdr (Czech Republic), Teen First Place Winner, Midwinter Art Contest 2013CONTESTThe theme for The Norse Mythology Blog's eighth art contest is different than it has been in the past. Be...
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Northern Zombies and Heathen Worldviews
This article originally appeared in On Religion, the quarterly print magazine published in the United Kingdom.On Religion's mission statement is "to provide in-depth, informed and impartial commentary...
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Art Contest – Kid Winners, Midwinter 2019
In this year's Midwinter Art Contest– the first competition run by The Norse Mythology Blog since 2016 – we received plenty of adult entries from around the world. So many grown-ups submitted artworks...
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