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In addition to legal assemblies such as the one at Thingvellir, major public rituals were part of the celebration of the three big festivals around which the Viking calendar turned. One of these was Winter Nights, which was held over several days during our month of October, which the Vikings considered to be the beginning of winter and of the new year generally. The boundary between the realm of the living and the realm of the dead was thin, and all sorts of uncanny things were bound to happen.
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― The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
― The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
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Solstice Hymn by Stewart Stafford
Brittle bones upon the bitter green,
Ancient oil poured anoints this night,
Candlelit lifeline in a smothering void,
The covenant of fire amid frosty siege.
Nascent gold concubines the grey,
Eternal changing of the guard secured.
Traversing 'neath a Long Night Moon,
With symptoms of mortality to allay.
Let fear melt away as the last chillblain,
Sun’s palest eye affirms striving will.
Summer’s warmth radiates far horizons.
The Northern Lights’ verdant star’s a
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