Jol (Yule) 2023
Jol (Yule) is celebrated for three nights. Vikings had Yule logs, upon which they carved messages to the gods.
Jol (Yule) is celebrated for three nights. Vikings had Yule logs, upon which they carved messages to the gods.
Dísablót was a sacrificial holiday held in pre-Christian Scandinavia, honoring the dísir and the Valkyries.
The longest day of the year is cause for a Viking celebration.
Leif Erikson is the Viking responsible for landing in North America at L'anse aux Meadows and establishing a colony about 500 years ahead of Christopher Columbus.
Gormánuður, the first month of winter was when the Vikings would slaughter their animals that they did not want to feed through the winter. This day also celebrates the last […]