Viking christmas

Drakkar - Viking Recriation on Instagram: “🎄 Happy Yule! 🎄 Did you know that many of the christian christmas traditions originate in norse pagan practices of Yule? Yule celebrates…”

The Julbock or Yule-goat, is made of straw and wrapped in red ribbon. It has a long history in its home country, going back 300 years. Now its job is to guard

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Winter's Wrath: The Crimson King of the North

The longship. The battle axe. The clinker-built boat. Skiing. Even the hair comb. The Vikings were an inventive lot but little known to most, they played a huge role in shaping everyone's favorite time of the year: Christmas!

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🌲 CHRISTMAS ANIMALS 🌲 In Scandinavia, the Yule goat delivers presents and houses are adorned with straw Yule goat ornaments. This tradition is thought to have its origins with the god Thor, whose chariot was pulled by two goats, Tanngrisnir (Gap-Tooth) and Tanngnjóstr (Tooth-Grinder).

Christmas, known as jul in Norway, is a special time of celebration filled with traditions. Here's a list of how to celebrate Christmas like as Norwegian.

Six Yule Tree Decorations Pendants Hand by SevernBlackFeathers

The wheel turns... Darkening days slowly, ever so slowly, become lightening days. I can't help feeling uplifted at the thought of the light gradually returning even though the worst of the winter is still before us. Wishing everyone a very happy Winter Solstice, Yule and Christmas. Thank you all for your support, likes and comments, they're greatly appreciated and help motivate me to continue to work on still life photography.