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Welcome to the Northern Black blog - where ancient myths meet modern mischief. From runes to ravens, we're all about the stories, symbols, and spirit of the North. Whether you're deep into Norse lore or just like your style with a bit of bite, you’re in the right place

NORSE GODMASKS: FAQS, HISTORY, AND SYMBOLISM

Preguntas frecuentes sobre la máscara de Dios

Peter Oakmund responde a las preguntas candentes sobre la Máscara de Dios en Internet

Peter Madsen
Etiquetados: History & Mythology
Samhain-themed wreath decorated with candles, autumn leaves, pumpkins, acorns, crystals, mushrooms, and a central pentacle charm on a dark textured background

SAMHAIN AND ÁLFABLÓT: PARALLEL RITES OF THE PAGAN HALLOWEEN SEASON

The wheel turns, the shadows lengthen, and we reach the ancient threshold between light and dark. For many paths, this is Samhain — the festival that closes the bright half...
Isar Oakmund
Harvest fruits and autumn leaves on altar

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.
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: Cultural Traditions
John Bauer’s Freyja

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.
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: History & Mythology
Tattoo machine with needles, ink cups, and Norse runes

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.

Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: Tattoos
VIKING JEWELLERY

VIKING JEWELLERY: THE ARTEFACTS OF MAGIC, WEALTH AND STATUS

In the Viking Age, jewellery was never just jewellery. A brooch, bead, or arm ring carried meaning. It could bind a man to his lord, show the wealth of a...
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: History & Mythology
Lughnasadh offering table with fresh bread, sunflowers, apples, marigolds, and candles arranged with wheat stalks

LUGHNASADH & LAMMAS: THE FIRST PAGAN HARVEST

Lughnasadh, sometimes called Lammas, is the first of the harvest festivals in the Pagan Wheel of the Year. Celebrated around August 1st, it marks the start of the grain harvest...
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: Cultural Traditions
Wheel of the Year with carved seasonal names and natural decorations, surrounded by pinecones, greenery, a red candle, and a wicker star ornament on a dark background

THE PAGAN WHEEL OF THE YEAR THROUGH CELTIC AND NORDIC TRADITIONS

This guide offers a grounded look at each point on the wheel as it appears through the lens of Celtic, Norse, and folk European traditions.
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: Cultural Traditions
Runes, Sigils and Bindrunes book including Viking, Norse and Icelandic magical bind runes for love, marriage, wealth and protection. Also includes full bind runes list using the Elder Futhark

Preguntas frecuentes sobre runas, sellos y Bindrune

Peter Oakmund responde a las preguntas candentes sobre Bind Rune en Internet
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: Runes & Sigils
Yule enjoy learning about Pagan Origins of Christmas traditions!

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.
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: Cultural Traditions
Keep Forging Forward: Bindrune Project with Tank Tolman

Keep Forging Forward: Bindrune Project with Tank Tolman

Isar and Tank have banded together to make three bindrunes that are meant to help anyone who needs a bit of a positive boost. 
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: Runes & Sigils
Meet the Mischievous Children of Loki

Meet the Mischievous Children of Loki

It is autumn, it is gloomy, it is almost Halloween, so what better time than now to dive into the dark gods of Norse myth. Norse mythology, we can safely...
Isar Oakmund
Etiquetados: History & Mythology
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PAPER & INK

Viking books that dive deeper than surface legend. This collection is steeped in Norse mythology, tattoo artistry, and raw northern symbolism.