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Ægir Bryggeri LittlebroÆgir Bryggeri is a micro-brewery in Norway that takes its name from the giant Ægir who brewed the ale for the god's party in Lokasenna.
Street Name: FrøyasveiFrøyasvei (Freyja's Way) is named for the Vanir goddess Freyja who owned the Brisingamen necklace.
Street Name: LokesveiLokesvei (Loki's Way) is named for the trickster god Loki who causes much of the trouble in Asgard and then has to fix it.
Street Name: Sleipners veiSleipners vei (Sleipnir's Way) is named for Odin's eight-legged horse who is able to slide between worlds.
Street Name: UrdsveiUrdsvei (Urd's Way) is named for Urd, one of the three norns who determine the fates of people. Her name means 'fate'.
Street Name: Odins veiOdins vei (Odin's Way) is named for Odin, king of the gods.
Street Name: Balders veiBalders vei (Balder's Way) is named for Balder who was killed with a dart made from mistletoe.
Street Name: Brages veiBrages vei (Bragi's Way) is named for the Norse god of poetry.
Street Name: TrymsveiTrymsvei (Thrym's Way) is named for the giant Thrym, who stole Thor's hammer. Thor had to dress up as Freyja to recover it.
Street Name: Tors veiTors vei (Thor's Way), named for the god of thunder and smiter of giants.
Street sign: FarmannsveienStreet in Tønsberg named for Bjørn 'Farmann' Haraldsson (Old Norse 'farmaðr'; English 'tradesman') who was one of the sons of Harald Fairhair. He…
Translation of Völundarkviða into Spanish by Josefina TroncosoA translation into Spanish of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year…
Translation of Völundarkviða by Josefina TroncosoA translation of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student…
The Eye of OdinA preview from an episode of Gargoyles featuring Odin.
Odin creates the worldA short cartoon about how Odin created the world. Not entirely accurate but introduces some basic concepts. This video is part of a series by…
Blog post: Religion and Politics in Ásatrú and HeathenryAn essay about the mixing of religion and politics in modern heathenry that considers how different groups within heathenry interpret the texts.