Resources

Books & Articles

Historical

Gesta Danorum, Elton

Gesta Danorum, Oliver Elton, Public Domain

Gesta Danorum, Elton

Saga Databases

Saga Databases

The Poetic Edda, Bellows

The Poetic Edda, Henry Adams Bellows, Public Domain

The Poetic Edda, Bellows

The Poetic Edda, Crawford

The Poetic Edda, Crawford

The Poetic Edda, Dronke

The Poetic Edda, Dronke

The Poetic Edda, Larrington

The Poetic Edda, Larrington

The Prose Edda, Faulkes

Prose Edda, Faulkes translation, published by Everyman

The Prose Edda, Faulkes

The Prose Edda, Public Domain

Volsunga Saga

Volsunga Saga

Paganism, Magic, & Heathen Practice

D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths

Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic

Nordic Runes

Norse Revival: Transformations of Germanic Neopaganism

Norse Revival: Transformations of Germanic Neopaganism

Northern Mythology V2

Northern Mythology, Benjamin Thorpe, public domain

Northern Mythology V2

Seidways

Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom

Trolldom

Wights and Ancestors

Worshiping Loki

Academic Papers

Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions

Magic beyond the binary: Magic and gender in the Poetic Edda

Óðinn as mother: The Old Norse deviant patriarch

Media

Youtube Channels

Arith Härger

Arith is a Scandinavian scholar and practicing Heathen.

Reconstructionist Heathenry
Old Norse and Scandinavian Culture
Heathen Practice

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Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen

Rune is a Danish scholar and practicing Heathen.

Heathen Practice
Old Norse and Scandinavian Culture

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Dr. Jackson Crawford

Dr. Jackson Crawford is an American linguist, Old Norse specialist, and professor. He is not Heathen or Asatru.

Old Norse Linguistics
Old Norse Culture

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Ocean Keltoi

Ocean Keltoi is a reconstructionist Heathen living in the United States.

Heathen Practice
Discerning Christianity from Heathenry
Comparative Religion

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University Lectures

Vikings / The European Prospect, 1000

Yale Courses

The Children of Ash: Cosmology and the Viking Universe

Cornell University

Vikings in a Turbulent Anglo-Scandinavian World

University of Chicago

Select Videos

Heathen Practice

Common Misconceptions in Old Norse Religion

By Arith Härger. Arith discusses modern-day misconceptions about Heathenry and Ásatrú, complete with sources.

Norse Spirituality – The Parts of the Self

By Arith Härger. Arith discusses in-depth the Norse view of the soul, which is comprised of multiple parts that all serve distinct functions.

Wyrd and Orlog – The Norse Destiny

By Arith Härger. Arith discusses the Norse concepts of Wyrd and Orlog, or the Norse concepts of relativity and destiny.

A Gift calls for a Gift – The Circle of Gift Giving

By Arith Härger. Arith talks about the Norse pagan Gifting Cycle; what it is, the history of it, and its spiritual significance.

What is Animism?

By Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen. Rune gives an overview of Animism, a concept that permeates a lot of Norse Pagan practices.

Norse Mythology Retellings

Legends Summarized: The Poetic Edda

By Overly Sarcastic Productions. Red discusses the Poetic Edda and retells some select stories from it.

The Aesir-Vanir War – Extra Mythology

By Extra Credits. The war of the Aesir and the Vanir retold. NOTE: Some info in this video is speculation, such as Freyja = Gullveig.

Miscellaneous Myths: Utgard-Loki

By Overly Sarcastic Productions. Red recounts the story of Thor and Loki meeting a strange illusionist named Utgard-Loki and the trials he gave them.

Miscellaneous Myths: Loki’s Wager

By Overly Sarcastic Productions. Red retells the story of how Asgard got many of its treasures…and how Loki exploited semantics to keep his head on his shoulders.

Miscellaneous Myths: Ragnarok

By Overly Sarcastic Productions. Red discusses Ragnarok, the battle that ended the Norse Gods.

History

History Summarized: Vikings!

By Overly Sarcastic Productions. Blue gives a brief overview of Viking history and clears up some common misconceptions about these seafaring Norse people.