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The Norse Gaels: People of Mixed Gaelic and Norse Ancestry

The Norse Gaels, also known as Hiberno-Norse, were a mixed group of people that settled in Ireland during the Viking age. These Nordic Vikings adopted much of Celtic and Gaelic culture when they...

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The Best Books About Norse Paganism

The two most famous works on Norse paganism are the Poetic Edda, a collection of untitled poems, and the Prose Edda, a series of ancient texts and tales compiled and written by Snorri Sturluson. The...

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Is The Norse Pagan Religion Still Practiced Today?

It's been almost 1,000 years since the Viking age, but modern-day polytheistic Norse pagans still practice and study the old texts. There aren't very many, but they exist. While numbers declined...

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Norse Magic: Seiðr, Galdr, and Runic Magic

The three types of basic magic found in Norse mythology include seiðr, galdr, and Runic magic. Galdr is an incanatation; seiðr was more similar to a ritual; Runic magic incorporated runic...

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Norse Skaldic Poetry: The Poetry of Vikings

Skaldic poetry comprises the distinctive types of verse written in Old Norse from the beginning of the 9th to the end of the 14th century. It employed complex metrical patterns, subtle alliteration,...

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Norse runes: History, Meaning and Alphabet

Norse runes are a writing system first developed by the Germanic people of Scandinavia. Runic symbols were believed to have mystical powers. Runes evolved as they were shared from culture to culture....

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