In 2021 in Denmark, a metal detectorist chanced upon twenty-something Migration Era gold objects weighing almost a kilogram in total. Several of these were so-called bracteates, medallions bearing runic inscriptions and strange iconography. One of these stated "... he is Odin's man". That makes it the oldest, direct, by-name reference to the deity ever recorded. What the hell did they mean by this? Who was Odin's man, and which other messages were recorded upon these enigmatic objects? One of the world's luckiest scholars, Krister Vasshus, joins us once again to discuss the find he could not talk about last time.This episode features music from Kenneth Lien and Center of the Universe, who just released the album Snu Hver Stein. Check out and support them:https://kennethliencenteroftheuniverse.bandcamp.com/album/snu-hver-steinTo support all things Brute Norse and Troll Cat Press, check out:https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

In 2021 in Denmark, a metal detectorist chanced upon twenty-something Migration Era gold objects weighing almost a kilogram in total. Several of these were so-called bracteates, medallions bearing runic inscriptions and strange iconography. One of these stated "... he is Odin's man". That makes it the oldest, direct, by-name reference to the deity ever recorded. What the hell did they mean by this? Who was Odin's man, and which other messages were recorded upon these enigmatic objects? One of the world's luckiest scholars, Krister Vasshus, joins us once again to discuss the find he could not talk about last time. This episode features music from Kenneth Lien and Center of the Universe, who just released the album Snu Hver Stein. Check out and support them: <a href="https://kennethliencenteroftheuniverse.bandcamp.com/album/snu-hver-stein" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://kennethliencenteroftheuniverse.bandcamp.com/album/snu-hver-stein</a> To support all things Brute Norse and Troll Cat Press, check out: <a href="https://linktr.ee/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/brutenorse</a>

Ep. 46: "He is Odin's Man" on the Vindelev inscriptions (with Krister Vasshus)

De uopplyste tror at runene vi finner på steiner rundt om i Skandinavia er etterlatenskaper fra våre germanske forfedre. Andre, først og fremst Kjell Aartun, vet at dette et komplott fra jantelåvens lange, skolastiske arm som søker å dekke over at alt egentlig semittisk erotikk som trosser tid og rom. Men vi har også den profilerte mikrobloggeren Varg Vikernes, som jevnlig har sitt å si om litt av hvert, såpass mye faktisk at vi foretar dugnad for å grave opp noen av hans ellers glemte UFO-relaterte ideer.Ellers har man den den østerrikske ariosofen Guido von List, som trass å være ganske tørr selv banet vei for nasjonal-erotiske sidespor som ble for mye selv for nazistene (selv om de ikke gikk av banen for å ta nytte av mysteriene), og kanskje spesielt Jörg Lanz von Liebenfelz, hvis apedverger fra Sodoma fortsetter å ødelegge alt som er godt og hellig. Alle sammen har de et oppheng i god gammeldags puling.  Det er duket for DE MYSTERIIS DOM PULERUNAS!Støtt Brute Norse og det Skandifuturistiske prosjektet eller forbli en apedverg fra Sodoma i ditt kjødelige fengsel: https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

De uopplyste tror at runene vi finner på steiner rundt om i Skandinavia er etterlatenskaper fra våre germanske forfedre. Andre, først og fremst Kjell Aartun, vet at dette et komplott fra jantelåvens lange, skolastiske arm som søker å dekke over at alt egentlig semittisk erotikk som trosser tid og rom. Men vi har også den profilerte mikrobloggeren Varg Vikernes, som jevnlig har sitt å si om litt av hvert, såpass mye faktisk at vi foretar dugnad for å grave opp noen av hans ellers glemte UFO-relaterte ideer. Ellers har man den den østerrikske ariosofen Guido von List, som trass å være ganske tørr selv banet vei for nasjonal-erotiske sidespor som ble for mye selv for nazistene (selv om de ikke gikk av banen for å ta nytte av mysteriene), og kanskje spesielt Jörg Lanz von Liebenfelz, hvis apedverger fra Sodoma fortsetter å ødelegge alt som er godt og hellig. Alle sammen har de et oppheng i god gammeldags puling. Det er duket for DE MYSTERIIS DOM PULERUNAS! Støtt Brute Norse og det Skandifuturistiske prosjektet eller forbli en apedverg fra Sodoma i ditt kjødelige fengsel: <a href="https://linktr.ee/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/brutenorse</a>

45: [Norwegian] Snuskete runesteiner fra det ytre rom (Kjettersk Kjeller August 2023)

Three days before the recording of this episode, archaeologists and runologists in Norway unveiled the sensation that is the Svingerud runestone, which is so far the oldest dateable runestone known to exist, and conceivably the oldest runic inscription to date. Onomastic mastermind and BN regular Krister Vasshus is one of the scholars working on it, and he's returning to the podcast to give us the inside scoop, hint at some yet-to-be-revealed finds, and discuss some possible uses for powdered moles.Find all things Brute Norse at:https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

Three days before the recording of this episode, archaeologists and runologists in Norway unveiled the sensation that is the Svingerud runestone, which is so far the oldest dateable runestone known to exist, and conceivably the oldest runic inscription to date. Onomastic mastermind and BN regular Krister Vasshus is one of the scholars working on it, and he's returning to the podcast to give us the inside scoop, hint at some yet-to-be-revealed finds, and discuss some possible uses for powdered moles. Find all things Brute Norse at: <a href="https://linktr.ee/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/brutenorse</a>

Ep. 44: The Oldest Runestone Yet (With Krister Vasshus)

Phil Ford

Richard Wagner was kind of an asshole. But how much does that really matter? Richard Wagner has been heralded both as the first truly modern composer, as a sappy romantic gazing gaudily into the past, more sinisterly as the musical soundtrack of genocide, and yet also as a catalyst of emancipation. All of the above is true. There is no ideology under the sun that has not claimed Wagner as theirs. Today Eirik sits down with musicologist Phil Ford of the legendary Weird Studies podcast to discuss the "total art" of Richard Wagner, as well as Wagnerism(s) in all sorts of forms, with some appropriate asides in the world of occulture and trollishness.Musical contribution by Laurel Premo: https://laurelpremo.bandcamp.comSome references:- Ross, Alex (2020). Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music- Radiolab, The Ring and I: https://radiolab.org/episodes/91750-the-ring-and-iFor books and all things Brute Norse, check out: https://linktr.ee/Brutenorse

Richard Wagner was kind of an asshole. But how much does that really matter? Richard Wagner has been heralded both as the first truly modern composer, as a sappy romantic gazing gaudily into the past, more sinisterly as the musical soundtrack of genocide, and yet also as a catalyst of emancipation. All of the above is true. There is no ideology under the sun that has not claimed Wagner as theirs. Today Eirik sits down with musicologist Phil Ford of the legendary Weird Studies podcast to discuss the "total art" of Richard Wagner, as well as Wagnerism(s) in all sorts of forms, with some appropriate asides in the world of occulture and trollishness. Musical contribution by Laurel Premo: <a href="https://laurelpremo.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://laurelpremo.bandcamp.com</a> Some references: - Ross, Alex (2020). Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music - Radiolab, The Ring and I: <a href="https://radiolab.org/episodes/91750-the-ring-and-i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://radiolab.org/episodes/91750-the-ring-and-i</a> For books and all things Brute Norse, check out: <a href="https://linktr.ee/Brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/Brutenorse</a>

43: Richard Wagner & Wagnerism (With Phil Ford)

Mattias Björkas of the musical group Vasas Flora och Fauna join the podcast for a conversation on Finland-Swedish identity, the appreciation and elevation of simple, everyday things, the distinct quirks that ties one to a place and a context, and the Scandinavian Concept Industrial Complex with a side of kilju.Relevant links:https://vasasfloraochfauna.com/ https://vasasfloraochfauna.bandcamp.com/The Fools Mirror - Scandifuturist lifestyle magazine is out now!https://brutenorse.bigcartel.com/ https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

Mattias Björkas of the musical group Vasas Flora och Fauna join the podcast for a conversation on Finland-Swedish identity, the appreciation and elevation of simple, everyday things, the distinct quirks that ties one to a place and a context, and the Scandinavian Concept Industrial Complex with a side of kilju. Relevant links: <a href="https://vasasfloraochfauna.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vasasfloraochfauna.com/</a> <a href="https://vasasfloraochfauna.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vasasfloraochfauna.bandcamp.com/</a> The Fools Mirror - Scandifuturist lifestyle magazine is out now! <a href="https://brutenorse.bigcartel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brutenorse.bigcartel.com/</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/brutenorse</a>

42: The Scandinavian Concept Industrial Complex with Mattias Björkas

Bog Buddies! A minimally edited, community-driven panel show by and for the Scandifuturist Power Walking Club, dwelling in the muddy margins of the Brute Norse cyber-meadhall. Today we return to air our joys and grievances about Robert Eggers' viking film, The Northman (more joys than grievances, truth be told), and unveil the horrific esoteric layers of the movie that neither of us were prepared to face.For all things Brute Norse, see: https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

Bog Buddies! A minimally edited, community-driven panel show by and for the Scandifuturist Power Walking Club, dwelling in the muddy margins of the Brute Norse cyber-meadhall. Today we return to air our joys and grievances about Robert Eggers' viking film, The Northman (more joys than grievances, truth be told), and unveil the horrific esoteric layers of the movie that neither of us were prepared to face. For all things Brute Norse, see: <a href="https://linktr.ee/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/brutenorse</a>

Bog Buddies 2: The Northman, Slavsploitation and the Scholarly Esoteric

In this ghoulish episode we'll be looking at magic and sorcery in literary transmission while Eirik wrestles with his own personal demons. Focusing on the legend-steeped early modern grimoire tradition in Norway, we start our Faustian adventure with the question of runic magic and its developments towards the peak of runic literacy in the High Middle Ages. Before we go on to discuss the influence of continental sorcery, and ultimately the appearance of grimoires on the Scandinavian occult horizon.Buy my book "Love Spells and Erotic Sorcery in Norwegian Folk Magic" at https://brutenorse.bigcartel.com/For all things Brute Norse, see: https://linktr.ee/brutenorseFeaturing musical arrangements by Helge Taksdal.Musical contribution by Darya &amp; Månskensorkestern:https://daryamnskensorkestern.bandcamp.com/Some relevant works:- Bang, Anton Christian (1902). Norske Hexeformularer og magiske opskrifter. Brøggers Bogtrykkeri: Kristiania.- Flowers, Stephen. 1989. The Galdrabók: An Icelandic Grimoire. Samuel Weiser: York Beach- Henriksen, Oskar Tobias Rudquist. (2011) "Vil du jeg skal vise dig Fanden?" Presten som magiker i det postreformatoriske Norge. Universitetet i Bergen.'- Johnson, Thomas K. (2019). Svartkonstböcker: a compendium of the Swedish black art book tradition. Revelore Press: Seattle- Karlsson, Thomas (2009). Götisk kabbala och runisk alkemi. Stockholms universitet, Religionhistoriska avdelingen: Stockholm- Mathias Viðar Sæmundsson (1996). Galdur á brennuöld. Storð: Reykjavík- Spurkland, Terje (2005). Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions. Translation: Betsy van der Hoek. Boydell Press: Woobridge- Storesund, Eirik (2018). Clubbing Solomon's Seal: the occult roots of the ægishjálmur. https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2018/5/14/the-gishjalmur

In this ghoulish episode we'll be looking at magic and sorcery in literary transmission while Eirik wrestles with his own personal demons. Focusing on the legend-steeped early modern grimoire tradition in Norway, we start our Faustian adventure with the question of runic magic and its developments towards the peak of runic literacy in the High Middle Ages. Before we go on to discuss the influence of continental sorcery, and ultimately the appearance of grimoires on the Scandinavian occult horizon. Buy my book "Love Spells and Erotic Sorcery in Norwegian Folk Magic" at <a href="https://brutenorse.bigcartel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brutenorse.bigcartel.com/</a> For all things Brute Norse, see: <a href="https://linktr.ee/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/brutenorse</a> Featuring musical arrangements by Helge Taksdal. Musical contribution by Darya &amp; Månskensorkestern: <a href="https://daryamnskensorkestern.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://daryamnskensorkestern.bandcamp.com/</a> Some relevant works: - Bang, Anton Christian (1902). Norske Hexeformularer og magiske opskrifter. Brøggers Bogtrykkeri: Kristiania. - Flowers, Stephen. 1989. The Galdrabók: An Icelandic Grimoire. Samuel Weiser: York Beach - Henriksen, Oskar Tobias Rudquist. (2011) "Vil du jeg skal vise dig Fanden?" Presten som magiker i det postreformatoriske Norge. Universitetet i Bergen.' - Johnson, Thomas K. (2019). Svartkonstböcker: a compendium of the Swedish black art book tradition. Revelore Press: Seattle - Karlsson, Thomas (2009). Götisk kabbala och runisk alkemi. Stockholms universitet, Religionhistoriska avdelingen: Stockholm - Mathias Viðar Sæmundsson (1996). Galdur á brennuöld. Storð: Reykjavík - Spurkland, Terje (2005). Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions. Translation: Betsy van der Hoek. Boydell Press: Woobridge - Storesund, Eirik (2018). Clubbing Solomon's Seal: the occult roots of the ægishjálmur. <a href="https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2018/5/14/the-gishjalmur" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2018/5/14/the-gishjalmur</a>

41: Written sorcery from Runes to Cyprianus

Stefan Lakatos joins Brute Norse to talk about the life and work of his friend and teacher, the blind avant-garde composer, poet, pamphleteer, and hobo philosopher Louis Thomas Hardin, aka. Moondog, "The Viking of 6th Avenue". Among other things, discussing the musicology of Moondog and his fascination with Norse Mythology.Features music composed by Moondog and performed by Stefan Lakatos and Andreas Heuser, and eletronic arrangements by Helge Taksdal.https:linktr.ee/brutenorseSome relevant links and references: https://www.moondogscorner.de- Scotto, Robert (2007). Moondog: The viking of 6th avenue. Process Media: Los Angeles- Moondog (Transl: Marie-Hélène Estève) (2016). 50 Couplets. Lenka Lente

Stefan Lakatos joins Brute Norse to talk about the life and work of his friend and teacher, the blind avant-garde composer, poet, pamphleteer, and hobo philosopher Louis Thomas Hardin, aka. Moondog, "The Viking of 6th Avenue". Among other things, discussing the musicology of Moondog and his fascination with Norse Mythology. Features music composed by Moondog and performed by Stefan Lakatos and Andreas Heuser, and eletronic arrangements by Helge Taksdal. <a href="https:linktr.ee/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https:linktr.ee/brutenorse</a> Some relevant links and references: <a href="https://www.moondogscorner.de" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.moondogscorner.de</a> - Scotto, Robert (2007). Moondog: The viking of 6th avenue. Process Media: Los Angeles - Moondog (Transl: Marie-Hélène Estève) (2016). 50 Couplets. Lenka Lente

40: Moondog with Stefan Lakatos

A fresh concept on the BN podcast: It's the Bog Buddies! Occasional informal, community driven discussions on topical matters. Today we discuss hopes and fears concerning Robert Eggers' upcoming Viking blockbuster: THE NORTHMAN. We pick apart the material culture as best we can based on the trailer, and muse wildly about the strengths and pitfalls of so-called historical cinema.

Bog Buddies: The Northman, Viking Films, Fantasy and Authenticity

In this episode we're putting the ass back in Christmas with a seasonably appropriate reading of two Old Norse tales taken from Flateyrjarbók: Þorleifs þáttr jarlaskálds, a sizzling holiday story about vengeance, sorcery, and fake beards. And Þorsteins þáttr skelks, an outhouse-themed ghost story featuring all the hottest gossip on the suffering of ancient heroes.Support Brute Norse: https://linktr.ee/brutenorseWith musical contributions from Langsomt Mot Nord, and Helge Taksdal.Relevant links:Langsomt Mot Nord: https://www.langsomtmotnord.no/Nordberg, Andreas (2006). Jul, disting och förkyrklig tideräkning:  https://www.academia.edu/1366945/Jul_disting_och_f%C3%B6rkyrklig_tider%C3%A4kningStoresund, Eirik (2017): The Yuletide Sacrifices had (Almost) Nothing to do with the Winter Solstice: https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2017/12/norse-yuletide-sacrifices-had-almost.html

In this episode we're putting the ass back in Christmas with a seasonably appropriate reading of two Old Norse tales taken from Flateyrjarbók: Þorleifs þáttr jarlaskálds, a sizzling holiday story about vengeance, sorcery, and fake beards. And Þorsteins þáttr skelks, an outhouse-themed ghost story featuring all the hottest gossip on the suffering of ancient heroes. Support Brute Norse: <a href="https://linktr.ee/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/brutenorse</a> With musical contributions from Langsomt Mot Nord, and Helge Taksdal. Relevant links: Langsomt Mot Nord: <a href="https://www.langsomtmotnord.no/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.langsomtmotnord.no/</a> Nordberg, Andreas (2006). Jul, disting och förkyrklig tideräkning: <a href="https://www.academia.edu/1366945/Jul_disting_och_f%C3%B6rkyrklig_tider%C3%A4kning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.academia.edu/1366945/Jul_disting_och_f%C3%B6rkyrklig_tider%C3%A4kning</a> Storesund, Eirik (2017): The Yuletide Sacrifices had (Almost) Nothing to do with the Winter Solstice: <a href="https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2017/12/norse-yuletide-sacrifices-had-almost.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2017/12/norse-yuletide-sacrifices-had-almost.html</a>

39: Be the Yule Goat you want to see in the world (Holiday special 2021)

A Scandifuturist podcast about Nordic apocrypha, wyrd Scandinaviana, and ancient eldritchness by Old Norse philologist Eirik Storesund

I love every episode of this podcast. It is stands out from the typical fare in the history and culture genre. Not only is the host clever and well-informed, but he also speaks with a clarity and authority that reflects the depth of his connection to and experience with the particular subject. The result is a style that is authentic, funny, academic and at the same time totally human, i.e., relatable. I would just as readily go to a lecture given by Eirik as I would go to the pub or the library or the park with him. With his own unique contribution to the oral tradition of Norway, Eirik walks us “backward into the future” and makes it an enlightening and entertaining adventure. I hope he is able to continue making podcasts for a long, long time.

Insightful, thought-provoking and fun

Love your podcast, very informative and not bunch of rambling like some!

Great!

Brute Norse Podcast

Prehistorian Aksel Klausen joins the Brute Norse Podcast to swill wine and chat about ring symbolism, weapon sacrifice, kingship, and the emergence of the ancient Germanic warrior elites. This is the first part of a two-part interview.

Episode 3: Barbarian Warlords of Free Germania (part 1)

Brute Norse goes to the movies in this spoiler saturated interlude to the series on Valhalla. What are the gods, and how do they see us? With its unsettling depiction of a simulated reality, Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1973 sci-fi masterpiece «World on a Wire» (Welt am Draht) is an oft cited example of a film way ahead of its time. In this episode, we’re going to turn that claim upside down and let the mythic merge with the cybernetic, using the film as an opportunity for a Scandifuturist reading of Norse Pre-Christian cosmology, and notions of heroic transcendence.Support Brute Norse!https://patreon.com/brutenorse https://teespring.com/stores/brute-norseSoME: @BrutenorseMentioned works:- Fassbinder, Rainer Werner (1973). World on a Wire: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070904/- Fragasso, Claudio (1990). Troll 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105643/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1- Heide, Eldar (2014). Contradictory Cosmology in Old Norse Myth &amp; Religion - But still a system? https://www.academia.edu/7454838/Contradictory_cosmology_in_Old_Norse_myth_and_religion_but_still_a_system- Neckel, Gustav (1913). Walhall.

Brute Norse goes to the movies in this spoiler saturated interlude to the series on Valhalla. What are the gods, and how do they see us? With its unsettling depiction of a simulated reality, Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1973 sci-fi masterpiece «World on a Wire» (Welt am Draht) is an oft cited example of a film way ahead of its time. In this episode, we’re going to turn that claim upside down and let the mythic merge with the cybernetic, using the film as an opportunity for a Scandifuturist reading of Norse Pre-Christian cosmology, and notions of heroic transcendence. Support Brute Norse! <a href="https://patreon.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/brutenorse</a> <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/brute-norse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://teespring.com/stores/brute-norse</a> SoME: @Brutenorse Mentioned works: - Fassbinder, Rainer Werner (1973). World on a Wire: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070904/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070904/</a> - Fragasso, Claudio (1990). Troll 2: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105643/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105643/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</a> - Heide, Eldar (2014). Contradictory Cosmology in Old Norse Myth &amp; Religion - But still a system? <a href="https://www.academia.edu/7454838/Contradictory_cosmology_in_Old_Norse_myth_and_religion_but_still_a_system" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.academia.edu/7454838/Contradictory_cosmology_in_Old_Norse_myth_and_religion_but_still_a_system</a> - Neckel, Gustav (1913). Walhall.

Ep. 27: World on a Wire, Norse Cosmology, and Heroic Death (Valhalla interlude)

Vineyards and wheat fields forever! In this episode Eirik takes a long, hard look at the belief in supernatural isles in Northern Europe. Our fantastic odyssey begins with the Norse discovery of America and its peculiar ties to scholarly hearsay in the Middle Ages, before we go on to address the rampant abundance of vanishing isles along the Scandinavian coast.Other more or less tackled subjects include: Minimally counterintuitive concepts, order from chaos 101, imperialist pigs and pyromaniac expansionism, the counter-factual Vinland wine industry, how to terrorize the huldufolk with every day objects, layered oceans, and much, much more.Musical contribution: Sjóraust IV by Richard Moult.

Vineyards and wheat fields forever! In this episode Eirik takes a long, hard look at the belief in supernatural isles in Northern Europe. Our fantastic odyssey begins with the Norse discovery of America and its peculiar ties to scholarly hearsay in the Middle Ages, before we go on to address the rampant abundance of vanishing isles along the Scandinavian coast. Other more or less tackled subjects include: Minimally counterintuitive concepts, order from chaos 101, imperialist pigs and pyromaniac expansionism, the counter-factual Vinland wine industry, how to terrorize the huldufolk with every day objects, layered oceans, and much, much more. Musical contribution: Sjóraust IV by Richard Moult.

Ep. 13: Supernatural Islands and the Folks that Live There

Aksel joins the podcast once again to help unravel the dense issue of Scandinavian chronology. We start off softly with a primer on the origin and development of the ages themselves, from the Greek concept of the Golden Age, to the timeline of modern archaeology, before we get into how the Norsemen developed their own system of ages based on surprisingly scientific criteria.

Ep.7: The Chronologies of Ancient Scandinavia pt.I: Turning gold into shit since 10,000 BC!

Eirik and Aksel begin their journey into the bogs of Northern Europe. They look at water symbolism in Norse mythology and burial rites, the emergence of water depositions in the Mesolithic though the Bronze Age, and mentally prepare for the gim reality of Iron Age human sacrifice.

Ep. 11: Wetland Sacrifice pt.I - Battle Axes and Cranium Cults

In this episode Eirik recounts his Japonic yuletide odyssey of 2018. He takes a  comparative, Scandifuturist look at the prehistory of Japan through the Jōmon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods. It's the story of how hunter-gatherer master potters met their demise at the hands of militant, kami-fearing, rice-farming, mound building, Iron Age settlers from the Asian mainland. Strolling backwards with a voyeur's gaze from the streets of Tokyo to the valleys of Gifu, as Japan is staged as a fellow barbarian periphery beyond the ghost of the Roman Empire, to question Classical and Post-Enlightenment assumptions about how humanity ought to cope with the terror of the past, handing out wedgies to the Western canon and national mythologies as we go.Support Brute Norse:www.brutenorse.com www.twitter.com/brutenorse www.instagram.com/brutenorse www.patreon.com/brutenorse www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norseSuggested reading:- Imamura, Keiji (2003). Prehistoric Japan: New Perspectives on Insular East Asia. Routledge: London- Kolstø, Janemil (2007). Rethinking Yasukuni: From Secular Politics to Religious Sacrifice. Master of Arts Thesis. AHKR, University of  Bergen: Bergen- Hardacre, Helen (2017). Shinto: A History. Oxford University Press: New York

In this episode Eirik recounts his Japonic yuletide odyssey of 2018. He takes a comparative, Scandifuturist look at the prehistory of Japan through the Jōmon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods. It's the story of how hunter-gatherer master potters met their demise at the hands of militant, kami-fearing, rice-farming, mound building, Iron Age settlers from the Asian mainland. Strolling backwards with a voyeur's gaze from the streets of Tokyo to the valleys of Gifu, as Japan is staged as a fellow barbarian periphery beyond the ghost of the Roman Empire, to question Classical and Post-Enlightenment assumptions about how humanity ought to cope with the terror of the past, handing out wedgies to the Western canon and national mythologies as we go. Support Brute Norse: <a href="http://www.brutenorse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.brutenorse.com</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/brutenorse</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/brutenorse</a> <a href="http://www.patreon.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/brutenorse</a> <a href="http://www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse</a> Suggested reading: - Imamura, Keiji (2003). Prehistoric Japan: New Perspectives on Insular East Asia. Routledge: London - Kolstø, Janemil (2007). Rethinking Yasukuni: From Secular Politics to Religious Sacrifice. Master of Arts Thesis. AHKR, University of Bergen: Bergen - Hardacre, Helen (2017). Shinto: A History. Oxford University Press: New York

Ep. 23: Japan's Barbarian Past

In this surprise Halloween special, we take a look at the strange and trippy story of the Oseberg ship, and of how a Brooklyn clairvoyant may have caused the discovery of the world's most extravagant Viking Age burial.

Episode 5: A Supernatural Guide to the Oseberg Ship

In this slightly festive Yuletide episode, Eirik retells some of his favorite miracles associated with Iceland's first (and only) Christian holy man: The frail, picky eating, voluntary celibate, 12th century bishop Þorlákr Þórhallsson. Patron saint of Iceland - and autism! Thorlak was a renowned sage who hardly ever touched a drink unless it was alcoholic. He channeled his divine superpowers to heal the mangled, clobber wildlife, punish bullies, and make beer both strong and tasty.The episode also touches upon various tidbits of seasonally appropriate errata, such as the mysterious lost Scandinavian saint Sjur, Medieval ethnic stereotypes about sausage-eating Icelanders, and the freshest old news on the Norse lunisolar calendar.Get wiseer about the pre-Christian holiday of Jól:https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2017/12/norse-yuletide-sacrifices-had-almost.htmlLooking for a pre-christian lunisolar almanac that fits in your pocket? Check out KwellonTungl: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KwellonTunglSupport Brute Norse: https://www.Patreon.com/brutenorse https://www.Teespring.com/stores/brute-norse

In this slightly festive Yuletide episode, Eirik retells some of his favorite miracles associated with Iceland's first (and only) Christian holy man: The frail, picky eating, voluntary celibate, 12th century bishop Þorlákr Þórhallsson. Patron saint of Iceland - and autism! Thorlak was a renowned sage who hardly ever touched a drink unless it was alcoholic. He channeled his divine superpowers to heal the mangled, clobber wildlife, punish bullies, and make beer both strong and tasty. The episode also touches upon various tidbits of seasonally appropriate errata, such as the mysterious lost Scandinavian saint Sjur, Medieval ethnic stereotypes about sausage-eating Icelanders, and the freshest old news on the Norse lunisolar calendar. Get wiseer about the pre-Christian holiday of Jól: <a href="https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2017/12/norse-yuletide-sacrifices-had-almost.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2017/12/norse-yuletide-sacrifices-had-almost.html</a> Looking for a pre-christian lunisolar almanac that fits in your pocket? Check out KwellonTungl: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/KwellonTungl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/KwellonTungl</a> Support Brute Norse: <a href="https://www.Patreon.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.Patreon.com/brutenorse</a> <a href="https://www.Teespring.com/stores/brute-norse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.Teespring.com/stores/brute-norse</a>

Episode 24: Legends of Drunken Master - The Miracles of St. Thorlak (2019 Holiday Special)

Join Eirik for an invigorating dip into the crooked creek that is the history of beer and brewing in Iron Age and Medieval Scandinavia, with some serious side-eye to the later Nordic farmhouse brewing tradition. In this episode we will cover what exactly beer is, and what separates the global industrial brewery from its historical household counterpart. Cheers!Support Brute Norse:www.patreon.com/brutenorse www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norseMusic: Edvard Grieg, "Aa grisen hadde eit tryne"/ "Oh, the pig he had a snout" performed by Papalin

Join Eirik for an invigorating dip into the crooked creek that is the history of beer and brewing in Iron Age and Medieval Scandinavia, with some serious side-eye to the later Nordic farmhouse brewing tradition. In this episode we will cover what exactly beer is, and what separates the global industrial brewery from its historical household counterpart. Cheers! Support Brute Norse: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/brutenorse</a> <a href="http://www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse</a> Music: Edvard Grieg, "Aa grisen hadde eit tryne"/ "Oh, the pig he had a snout" performed by Papalin

Ep. 17: Beer in Norse Culture pt. 1 - "Not All Ales Are Alike"

Aksel Klausen

Aksel returns to the podcast for banter-filled spitballing on ancient Scandinavia and new old news from European prehistory. Whatever happened to that frickin’ viking ship (?) from episode 14, and what's up with these Viking Era mortuary houses? Some of the subjects tackled: - The Crossroads exhibit at the Art &amp; History Museum, Brussels. - Migration period identity.- Aksel's time travel hitlist.- Preliminary results from the Gjellestad ship excavation.- Democratization of Viking burial practice.- A phallic stone from Bronze Age Sweden.- Iron Age mortuary houses.- Eirik's dream burial.- Hollow promises of future podcast subjects.- The afterlife, reincarnation, and Germanic naming conventions.Support Brute Norse:www.Patreon.com/brutenorse www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse-Topical links-Help name the new moons of Saturn:https://carnegiescience.edu/NameSaturnsMoonsWhy are adult daughters missing from ancient German cemeteries?https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/why-are-adult-daughters-missing-ancient-german-cemeteriesThe Crossroads exhibit at the Art &amp; History Museum, Brussels:https://www.artandhistory.museum/exhibitions/crossroadsThe recent Gjellestad ship excavations:https://www.khm.uio.no/english/about/news/current-issues/we-are-digging-after-a-new-viking-ship%21.html"The Rollsbo Penis":https://www.thelocal.se/20190926/swedish-archaeologists-find-penis-statue-rollsbo-bronze-ageA recently excavated Viking Era mortuary house:https://www.nrk.no/viten/arkeologer-ved-ntnu-vitenskapsmuseet-har-funnet-restene-fra-et-sjeldent-dodehus-fra-vikingtiden-1.14707210

Aksel returns to the podcast for banter-filled spitballing on ancient Scandinavia and new old news from European prehistory. Whatever happened to that frickin’ viking ship (?) from episode 14, and what's up with these Viking Era mortuary houses? Some of the subjects tackled: - The Crossroads exhibit at the Art &amp; History Museum, Brussels. - Migration period identity. - Aksel's time travel hitlist. - Preliminary results from the Gjellestad ship excavation. - Democratization of Viking burial practice. - A phallic stone from Bronze Age Sweden. - Iron Age mortuary houses. - Eirik's dream burial. - Hollow promises of future podcast subjects. - The afterlife, reincarnation, and Germanic naming conventions. Support Brute Norse: <a href="http://www.Patreon.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Patreon.com/brutenorse</a> <a href="http://www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse</a> -Topical links- Help name the new moons of Saturn: <a href="https://carnegiescience.edu/NameSaturnsMoons" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://carnegiescience.edu/NameSaturnsMoons</a> Why are adult daughters missing from ancient German cemeteries? <a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/why-are-adult-daughters-missing-ancient-german-cemeteries" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/why-are-adult-daughters-missing-ancient-german-cemeteries</a> The Crossroads exhibit at the Art &amp; History Museum, Brussels: <a href="https://www.artandhistory.museum/exhibitions/crossroads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.artandhistory.museum/exhibitions/crossroads</a> The recent Gjellestad ship excavations: <a href="https://www.khm.uio.no/english/about/news/current-issues/we-are-digging-after-a-new-viking-ship%21.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.khm.uio.no/english/about/news/current-issues/we-are-digging-after-a-new-viking-ship%21.html</a> "The Rollsbo Penis": <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20190926/swedish-archaeologists-find-penis-statue-rollsbo-bronze-age" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thelocal.se/20190926/swedish-archaeologists-find-penis-statue-rollsbo-bronze-age</a> A recently excavated Viking Era mortuary house: <a href="https://www.nrk.no/viten/arkeologer-ved-ntnu-vitenskapsmuseet-har-funnet-restene-fra-et-sjeldent-dodehus-fra-vikingtiden-1.14707210" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nrk.no/viten/arkeologer-ved-ntnu-vitenskapsmuseet-har-funnet-restene-fra-et-sjeldent-dodehus-fra-vikingtiden-1.14707210</a>

Ep. 22: The Bronze Age Flasher (With Aksel Klausen)

The giants called: They want their primeval chaos back! This episode features a cosmic horror reimagining of the Norse myth of creation, adapted from my essay "The Trollish Theory of Art: a scandifuturist art creation myth", published in the recent darkness-edition of Scandinavian Kunstforum. Afterwards, I give a quick overview of Norse poetic morbidity, and pitch a few thoughts on how a philosophy based on Nordic folklore and mythology could inform our perception of traditional and modern art.

Episode 6: "Ginnungagap, The Boundless Enclosure" (reading), and the Trollish Theory of Art

Leornende Eald Englisc

What drives you? In this episode, Eirik sits down for a talk with Kevin from Leornende Eald Englisc, who makes educational youtube videos on Old English informed by his particular spiritual convictions. We talk about linguistics, the problem with translations, old Germanic languages, cosmic law, accepting the passage of history, devotinal service, and the importance of good intent and deeds. May we be reborn and do good deeds again!Watch Kevin's content here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnwScGuOxVlaN5aV9in9agMentioned works:Peter Wessel Zapffe, The Last Messiahhttps://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_MessiahBhagavad Gitahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_GitaSallust, On the Gods and the Worldhttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sallust_On_the_Gods_and_the_World

What drives you? In this episode, Eirik sits down for a talk with Kevin from Leornende Eald Englisc, who makes educational youtube videos on Old English informed by his particular spiritual convictions. We talk about linguistics, the problem with translations, old Germanic languages, cosmic law, accepting the passage of history, devotinal service, and the importance of good intent and deeds. May we be reborn and do good deeds again! Watch Kevin's content here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnwScGuOxVlaN5aV9in9ag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnwScGuOxVlaN5aV9in9ag</a> Mentioned works: Peter Wessel Zapffe, The Last Messiah <a href="https://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_Messiah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_Messiah</a> Bhagavad Gita <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita</a> Sallust, On the Gods and the World <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sallust_On_the_Gods_and_the_World" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sallust_On_the_Gods_and_the_World</a>

Ep. 21: Discussing Dharma with Leornende Eald Englisc

In this episode Eirik takes an eldritch look at Norwegian identity, from the mythology and dreams of Iron Age expansionists to the national mythology of state bureaucracy. He attempts to negotiate between the  representation, artifice and organism of Norwegianness itself, drawing  on Thure Erik Lund's oddball idea of the "True" versus "Norwegian"  Norwegians and Nick Land's concept of hyperstition, realizing his own participation in the ongoing ritualization that keeps the Norwegian creature alive.

Ep. 19: Norway's Eternal Return

Dieter Huggins

In this episode we are joined by Wulfheodenas founding member, archaeologist/cage fighter Dieter Huggins. Beyond him spouting wisdom from his life on the forefront of living history, here are some of the things you'll find in this veritable smörgåsbord of an interview:- The current state of Dark Age living history.- Funerary pageantry among early Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons.- The regulation of violence past and present, from warbands to the UFC,  and the ambivalence of the warrior ethos.- Fair doses of camp life nostalgia.

In this episode we are joined by Wulfheodenas founding member, archaeologist/cage fighter Dieter Huggins. Beyond him spouting wisdom from his life on the forefront of living history, here are some of the things you'll find in this veritable smörgåsbord of an interview: - The current state of Dark Age living history. - Funerary pageantry among early Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons. - The regulation of violence past and present, from warbands to the UFC, and the ambivalence of the warrior ethos. - Fair doses of camp life nostalgia.

Ep.10: Talking living history and brutality with Dieter Huggins

Myth speaks of an exclusive community of dead warriors, whose sacrifices in service for their divine monarch granted them access to live in a grand hall, where they would be served and entertained by young maidens, and continue their fight on a cosmic scale from the spectral realm in perpetuity. In this episode we explore the development, consequences, and controversies of the idea and location of Yasukuni Jinja, where 2,5 million of Japan's military dead are enshrined and venerated as gods. We trace its humble origins as a war memorial, circus venue, and pacifying ground to soothe angry warrior ghosts, to its more infamous stage as a spiritual meat grinder of the State Shinto Military Industrial Complex, able to transform young men into national deities on an industrial scale.A cautionary tale against romanticizing death and martyrdom, this episode explores how the Imperial State manipulated aesthetics and indigenous beliefs for immediate military gains. We meet the Christian existentialist kamikaze pilot Ichizo Hayashi, and tour the shrine grounds with the ghost of Eirik's great-uncle Ingolf, all the while making phenomenological comparisons to the Norse concept of Valhalla.Support and follow Brute Norse!www.brutenorse.com www.Patreon.com/Brutenorse www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse www.instagram.com/brutenorse www.twitter.com/brutenorseSome sources for this episode:- Hardackre, Helen (2017). Shinto: A History. Oxford University Press.- Kolstø, Janemil (2007). "Rethinking Yasukuni: From Secular Politics to Religious Sacrifice". University of Bergen. - Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. (2006). Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers. The University of Chicago Press.

Myth speaks of an exclusive community of dead warriors, whose sacrifices in service for their divine monarch granted them access to live in a grand hall, where they would be served and entertained by young maidens, and continue their fight on a cosmic scale from the spectral realm in perpetuity. In this episode we explore the development, consequences, and controversies of the idea and location of Yasukuni Jinja, where 2,5 million of Japan's military dead are enshrined and venerated as gods. We trace its humble origins as a war memorial, circus venue, and pacifying ground to soothe angry warrior ghosts, to its more infamous stage as a spiritual meat grinder of the State Shinto Military Industrial Complex, able to transform young men into national deities on an industrial scale. A cautionary tale against romanticizing death and martyrdom, this episode explores how the Imperial State manipulated aesthetics and indigenous beliefs for immediate military gains. We meet the Christian existentialist kamikaze pilot Ichizo Hayashi, and tour the shrine grounds with the ghost of Eirik's great-uncle Ingolf, all the while making phenomenological comparisons to the Norse concept of Valhalla. Support and follow Brute Norse! <a href="http://www.brutenorse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.brutenorse.com</a> <a href="http://www.Patreon.com/Brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Patreon.com/Brutenorse</a> <a href="http://www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.teespring.com/stores/brute-norse</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/brutenorse</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brutenorse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/brutenorse</a> Some sources for this episode: - Hardackre, Helen (2017). Shinto: A History. Oxford University Press. - Kolstø, Janemil (2007). "Rethinking Yasukuni: From Secular Politics to Religious Sacrifice". University of Bergen. - Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. (2006). Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers. The University of Chicago Press.

Ep. 25: Valhalla (Prologue) - The Temple of Reluctant Gods

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