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Armored valkyrie on horseback riding above a storm-lit battlefield with spear raised and ravens circling

Valkyries : celles qui choisissent les tués dan...

Une valkyrie (vieux norrois valkyrja, « celle qui choisit les tués ») est un esprit féminin au service d’Odin dans la mythologie nordique. Envoyées à chaque bataille, les valkyries décident qui meurt,...

Valkyries : celles qui choisissent les tués dan...

Une valkyrie (vieux norrois valkyrja, « celle qui choisit les tués ») est un esprit féminin au service d’Odin dans la mythologie nordique. Envoyées à chaque bataille, les valkyries décident qui meurt,...

Black hooded blanket printed with the face of Odin, one eye glowing blue, above a knotwork beard

The meaning of Odin's missing eye.

Odin sacrificed one of his eyes at Mimir’s Well, dropping it into the waters guarded by Mimir in exchange for a single draught that granted cosmic wisdom. The myth of...

The meaning of Odin's missing eye.

Odin sacrificed one of his eyes at Mimir’s Well, dropping it into the waters guarded by Mimir in exchange for a single draught that granted cosmic wisdom. The myth of...

Silver ring with the Aegishjalmur (Helm of Awe) symbol framed by Norse knotwork

Norse magic as your daily philosophy

To the Vikings magic meant knowledge and a way to know or to understand the world, and hence to recognize how to traverse and sometimes guide it toward your desires.

Norse magic as your daily philosophy

To the Vikings magic meant knowledge and a way to know or to understand the world, and hence to recognize how to traverse and sometimes guide it toward your desires.

Viking Valknut sterling silver with runes.

Runes: Can the Viking Alphabet Rewrite Your Fate?

Unlike regular alphabets the rune alphabet is much more than just a representation of letters. Each rune is a symbol that represents a cosmological power or principle.

Runes: Can the Viking Alphabet Rewrite Your Fate?

Unlike regular alphabets the rune alphabet is much more than just a representation of letters. Each rune is a symbol that represents a cosmological power or principle.

Illustration of a Viking boat burial: a warrior laid in a wooden boat with his round shield, the hull packed with stones in a grassy mound

VIKING BOAT BURIAL

A remarkably intact Viking boat burial was uncovered at Ardnamurchan on Scotland's west coast, the first intact Viking boat grave found on the British mainland. The warrior was laid to...

VIKING BOAT BURIAL

A remarkably intact Viking boat burial was uncovered at Ardnamurchan on Scotland's west coast, the first intact Viking boat grave found on the British mainland. The warrior was laid to...