Logi and Azar: the sacred fire
Written by Federico Pizzileo 🇮🇹 Fire is a natural element that has always aroused particular amazement in man, acquiring a material but also philosophical meaning for many cultures and traditions, …
The ritual of a falconer
A study of the cognitive and spiritual dimensions of pre-Christian Scandinavian falconry. 🇮🇹 Article by Marco BonoraRevision byValentina Moracci This article aims at a first study with relative, given the …
Dérkomai
Written by Federico Pizzileo 🇮🇹 The figure of the dragon has always been an object of fascination in the minds of the European and Eurasian people. During the thirteenth century, …
Elder: Symbology and Sacrality.
Article by Chiara Conte Translation by Valentina Moracci 🇮🇹 The tree in Norse mythology is intended as a support for the world. The three components of such tree (roots, trunk, …
Fount without memory
Translation by Valentina Moracci 🇮🇹 Le Goff, in regard to the concept of memory, states that in a society that does not use the written word collective memory seems organized …
Angel of Death: An Abramitic Observer Facing the Norns
Written by Lucrezia Nai Translated in English by Sonia Francesconi 🇮🇹 The Norse area of influence extended from Scandinavia to Kiev and Novgrod in the east, to Constantinople and Baghdad …
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The enchantment of the Kalevala
Translation by Federico Pizzileo 🇮🇹 The first edition of the Kalevala appeared in 1835, edited by Elias Lönnrot based on the popular epics he had collected in Finland and Karelia. …
Dark elf, the worship of mound
Translated by Davide Grillo 🇮🇹 In the Edda of Snorri, there are two distinguished kinds of Elves: those of light (jçsàlfar), who dwell in Alfheim and shine like the sun, …
Act of Helvíti
Translated by Federico Montemarano 🇮🇹 The conception of souls for the siberian people maintains the same characteristics as the Heathen conception of Soul. A difference, but only marginal and logistic, …
Draugur: the Necromantic Landvættir
Translated by Elio Antenucci 🇮🇹 The Draugur is a necromantic creature of the Scandinavian tradition; belongs to the Vanatrú practice, and they were faithful companions of the Vanic witches. These …