Yggdrasil Archive

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Hvergelmir (located in Niflheim) is a "bubbling boiling spring." The Norns and the World-Ash. Image credit: Carl Emil Doepler, Jr. (1905)

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - To ancient Celts, nature and animals were sacred and must be treated with respect. The spiritual world was invisible. Gateways were leading from

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Nidhogg (also (Nithog, Nidhögg) is the corpse-eating dragon that lives entwined around Yggdrasil’s foot. Nidhogg is stalking in the roots of

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Demons are mentioned in myths, legends, folklore and various religions worldwide. Known under a variety of names, demons and other diabolical creatures represent

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - In  Norse mythology, Nastrond (Náströnd) is the 'strand of corpses.' It is the most terrible part of Niflheim, ruled by the god Loki's

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Överhogdal Tapestry (in Swedish: Överhogdalstapeten) represents a group of amazingly well-preserved and the most complete ancient textiles found in Europe. This imaginative creation

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is no doubt that Irminsul was a sacred symbol of the Saxons, an ancient Germanic tribe that occupied the region of modern Schleswig

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Can nature provide a person with answers about the future? People in ancient Sweden believed a walk in the forest could foretell future

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com  -  When angry with someone, we often say, “Go to hell”. Whether we believe in the existence of hell is unimportant. We have simply

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Helm of Awe is one of the most powerful protective Viking symbols used not only for the purpose of protection from disease, but

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is associated with war and death, humanity's knowledge of the runic alphabet, poetry, healing, and sorcery. Odin was always seeking wisdom, even at

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The identity of mysterious Valkyrie Eir remains an enigma. There is reason to believe that she once played an important role in Norse

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Völuspá, the first poem in the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda, is one of the most outstanding literary achievements in the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Vikings of ancient times were genuinely motivated to fight in battles. Odin's Valhalla was a reward for the most challenging struggles, wounds, and

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Frey is one of the most important gods of Norse mythology. Frey and his twin sister Freya are the most famous members of the Vanir

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse society, rules and laws were expected to be followed. Breaking norms led to an individual being shunned and suffering some consequence.

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Seidr is the practice of magic and shamanism. Shamans played a very important role in Norse society. These enigmatic beings were

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Veles represents one of the most important Slavic gods, (another is his own brother and adversary, Perun, God of Heaven and Lightning). Mentioned in

AncientPages.com - Made of oddly twisted limestone rocks, Externsteine is located in the Teutoburg Forest north of the Rhine in Germany. Externsteine is associated with heroic myths and legends

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Little is known about a mysterious, mythical creature called Herne the Hunter who was said to reside in Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county