DID VIKINGS REALLY HAVE TATTOOS? WHAT DOES THE EVIDENCE SHOW?
Did Vikings have tattoos? Explore the historical evidence, Ibn Fadlan’s account, and what archaeology really shows.
IMBOLC: THE QUIET FIRE OF RETURNING LIGHT
Imbolc explored: Brigid, fire and water, folklore, history, and quiet seasonal rituals rooted in real land-based tradition.
LÍF AND LÍFTHRASIR: THE LUST FOR LIFE AFTER RAGNARÖK
Líf and Lífthrasir in Norse myth: survival after Ragnarök, renewal, symbolism, and why their story still matters today.
YULE ENJOY LEARNING ABOUT PAGAN ORIGINS OF CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS!
Join us as we highlight pagan traditions that Christianity took and altered to be a part of what we now know as Christmas.
WINTER MONSTERS OF THE NORTH — PAGAN BEINGS OF THE SCANDINAVIAN DARK MONTHS
This article explores those creatures as they were understood in the North itself:
Icelandic, Scandinavian, Baltic-Finnic, and Sámi traditions were shaped by hunger, cold, and long dark months.
MEET THE NORSE GODS: LEGENDS OF THE ÆSIR AND VANIR
Whether you’re here because you genuinely want to understand the Æsir and Vanir, or because you want a tattoo that won’t make a historian hiss through their teeth, consider this your field guide to the Norse pantheon — the real one, not the Marvel one.
THE DOOR TO HEL STANDS OPEN: DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE IN THE VIKING AGE
In the Viking Age, death was an expected visitor. Burial mounds stood in the fields, and more than a few families worked their land under the steady gaze of their fallen ancestors.
NORSE GODMASKS: FAQS, HISTORY, AND SYMBOLISM
Peter Oakmund answers the Internet's burning God Mask questions
SAMHAIN AND ÁLFABLÓT: PARALLEL RITES OF THE PAGAN HALLOWEEN SEASON
In this article, we’ll explore Samhain’s meaning, ancient and modern Samhain rituals, and how Viking and Norse traditions like Álfablót reveal shared roots of remembrance, harvest, and reverence for the unseen.
MABON: REFLECTING ON THE AUTUMN EQUINOX AND THE BALANCE OF LIGHT AND DARK
Explore the meaning of Mabon, the pagan sabbat of balance, harvest, gratitude, and seasonal rituals on the autumnal equinox.
FREYA: LADY OF LOVE, WAR, AND A PAIR OF CATS
Discover Freya, Norse goddess of love, war, magic, and cats — fierce, powerful, and still inspiring. Shop our Freya collection.
5 VIKING TATTOOS YOU SHOULD NOT GET (AND WHY)
Have you ever thought about what tattoos we seem to think are viking tattoos but are completely made up? Today we go through some examples and tell you the real meaning behind them.
