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Frigg: Queen, Earth Mother, Housewife and Party Girl!
Arguments abound about the queen of the Queen of the Aesir Gods, Frigg. Is she both Frigg the goddess of the Aesir and Freya the goddess of the Vanir? Scholars have proposed this connection. With a name that means “beloved,” as Odin’s wife Frigg is “first among the...
Thor, Loyal Asgardian Defender
Odin had many children but the most widely known was Thor the strongest of all the Aesir gods and almighty protector of humanity who wielded a magical, mountain-crushing hammer named Mjolnir. The son of the Giantess Fjörgyn, Thor is the god of thunder, lightning,...
Odin the “Allfather” part 2
Continued from the previous post... Odin speaks in poems, sometimes quite cryptically, and the ability to compose poetry is a gift he grants at his pleasure. In a grand adventure, he stole the mead of poetry from the giants, a magical drink that imparted the skald’s...
Odin the “AllFather” of the Norse Gods
"When he sat with his friends, he gladdened the spirits of all of them, but when he was at war, his demeanor was terrifyingly grim.” Odin was a widely revered god in Germanic and Norse mythology, known in Old English as Wōden, in Old Saxon as Wōdan, and in actuality,...
Norse Gods
The Forerunner Saga assumes that readers have a basic knowledge of the pagan gods of Norse mythology. In order to provide some background, this blog will cover the key gods of the Norse pantheon, especially those that play a role in the continuing tales of the Agneson...
What is a “Skald?”
Jormander the Skald is a chief character in my Forerunner Series, adventuring with Karl Alfenson and his nephew Thorfinn and entertaining his mates aboard their ship. But what is a skald? Skald means poet in old Norse and is the term used for courtly bards who...
Special Event: Author Interview!
Monday October 7th Justin Fike will interview me on his Facebook author page as part of his series on new and upcoming fantasy authors. Join us next Monday at 7 PM Eastern Standard time--here is the invitation:
Viking Homesteads
Getting a Viking homestead correct was key to building a believable setting for the Agneson Clan. Luckily there are great resources, and even museums dedicated to this scholarship. The Fotovikens Museum in Sweden is a great example, an outdoor “living Viking town”...
Reviews are in!
Readers are embracing Thorfinn and the Witch’s Curse. Here is just a sample of what they are saying… “Amazingly captivating…” “Beautifully written adventurous Viking story that brings mystical ancient history back to life.” “A tapestry of Viking lore…” “Authentic...