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Blót
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Blót or geblōt are religious ceremonies in Germanic paganism that centred on the killing and offering of an animal to a particular being, typically followed by the communal cooking and eating of its m
The Stentoften Stone, bearing a runic inscription that likely describes a blót of nine bucks and nine stallions bringing fertility to the land.
The Stentoften Stone, bearing a runic inscription that likely describes a blót of nine bucks and nine stallions bringing fertility to the land.
A reconstructed Viking Age hall at the Lofotr Viking Museum in Lofoten, Norway
A reconstructed Viking Age hall at the Lofotr Viking Museum in Lofoten, Norway
A drinking scene on an image stone from Gotland, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm
A drinking scene on an image stone from Gotland, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm
A painting of a goði leading the people in sacrificing to an idol of Thor by J. L. Lund
A painting of a goði leading the people in sacrificing to an idol of Thor by J. L. Lund
Old Norse religion
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Old Norse religion, also known as Norse polytheism or Norse paganism, is a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic peoples separated into dis
Blót
…animal to a particular being, typically followed by the communal cooking and eating of its meat. Old Norse sources present it as a central ritual in Old Nordic religion that was intimately connected with many wider aspects of life. Large blót are often described as taking place in halls, organised by the rulers of the…
A 19th-century depiction of Snorri Sturluson
A 19th-century depiction of Snorri Sturluson
A bracteate from Funen interpreted as depicting Odin riding his 8 legged horse Sleipnir
A bracteate from Funen interpreted as depicting Odin riding his 8 legged horse Sleipnir
Roseberry Topping in Yorkshire, Northern England. After Scandinavian settlement in the area, the site became known by the Old Norse name Óðinsberg, me
Roseberry Topping in Yorkshire, Northern England. After Scandinavian settlement in the area, the site became known by the Old Norse name Óðinsberg, meaning 'Mountain of Óðinn'
The Viking Age image stone Sövestad 1 from Skåne depicts a man carrying a cross.
The Viking Age image stone Sövestad 1 from Skåne depicts a man carrying a cross.