Rowdy Geirsson's Blog, page 4

Of Norseisism and Happy Scorn-Poles

«Hei Oslo! Dette er en blidstang.Jeg vender denne blidstang motdeg, fordi jeg haper du har en findag! Og jeg haper alle folka sombor her har en fin dag! Og jeg haperalle nissene, landvettene og andreander som bor her har en ekstraspesielt fin dag, sa de kan hjelperesten av oss med […]

Trollywood, Sweden is the Place to be

Trollhättan: the City of Trolls. Or more aptly, the City of Troll Hats, since that’s what its name actually means. It’s a hilly, craggy place, with a mighty river running through it, and in the olden days the rocks that protruded from the riverbed reminded the locals of the headgear […]

The Folkloric Nordic Art of J.Z. Blackstadius

Good old Johan Zacharias Blackstadius; he just doesn’t get the credit that he deserves. It probably doesn’t help that his name doesn’t quite roll off the tongue with the same grace and ease of, say, a “John Bauer,” a “Gustaf Tenggren,” or a “Jenny Nyström.” Nor does it help that […]

Drink Beer and Listen to Ambient Norse Music at Idle Hands

On October 24th, Matt Smith and I will be commiserating, consuming beer, and listening to ambient Norse music at Idle Hands Craft Ales in Malden, Mass. We’ll also be peddling our wares (because that’s the kind of people we are). This event was originally scheduled for March of 2020, but […]

True Norwegian Rådhus Ragnarök

It turns out I achieved one of my very few life goals this summer by getting my sorry self published in the one and only Viking Magazine, which is unfamiliar to most people, but nonetheless exists—primarily as a benefit to members of the Sons of Norway fraternal organization here in […]

Beavis and Butt-Head Starring Odin and Thor

ODIN: Huh huh. Huh huh. THOR: Heh heh. ODIN: Huh huh. Huh huh. Vikings are cool. Johan Hegg looks like a viking. Huh huh. THOR: Heh heh heh. This song rules. Heh heh. ODIN: Huh huh huh. Of course you like it, it’s like, all about you, and how you, […]