Good morning everyone, awake early today & ready to face fresh challenges & opportunities… But first coffee.
I hope that you all have an amazing day with some fun along the way.

#redvikingcrafts #saturday #weekendvibes #positivevibes

I share my art to embark some kind of hope for those looking to start something afresh..
In my world, seeking beyond the ordinary. Where the "Devine Feminine" is long overlooked..
Love, beauty, strength, joy, fun, laughter ,wisdom, power and healing blending into a symphony of majestic portraits.
My love for elves and fairies.. A realm Once known to be discovered..
A world where nakedness is wholesomeness..
Not defined as some "awkwardly" unknown thing..

A lovely song in Middle High German:

Saelic, saelic sî diu wunne
Saelic sî des wunnebernden meien zît
Saelic sî der vogel singen
Saelic sî diu ouwe, saelic sî der walt!
Man siht bluomen manicvalt
Durch daz grüene gras ûf dringen
Mêr dann ich erdenken kunne
Tanzen springen suln die jungen widerstrît

Saelic, saelic sî diu wunne
Saelic sî des wunnebernden meien zît
Saelic sî der vogel singen
Saelic sî diu ouwe, saelic sî der walt!

Wol dir, wol dir, wîbes güete!
Wol dir, daz du saelic iemer müezest sîn!
Wol dir, dû kanst trûren swachen
Swâ diu Minne ein sendez herze hât verwunt
Dîn vil rôsevarwer munt
Sô der lieplîch wolde lachen
Sam der rôse in touwen blütee
Fröide machen kan dîn spilnder ougen schîn

Saelic, saelic sî diu wunne
Saelic sî des wunnebernden meien zît
Saelic sî der vogel singen
Saelic sî diu ouwe, saelic sî der walt!
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Frouwe frouwe, saelic frouwe
Herzen trût, ir sît mir liep für elliu wîp:
Des ich selten hân genozzen:
Dâ von ich niht mêre fürbaz singen wil
Ez dûht iuch vil gar ein spil
Iuch hât dicke mîn verdrozzen:
Des ich mich vil trûric schouwe
Von beslozzen ist mir fröide und iuwer lîp

Saelic, saelic sî diu wunne
Saelic sî des wunnebernden meien zît
Saelic sî der vogel singen
Saelic sî diu ouwe, saelic sî der walt!

Wâfen, wâfen über die Minne!
Wâfen wil ich über si schrîen iemer mê
Ich was ir dâ her gebunden:
Nû lât sie mich trûreclîche von ir gân
Sie hât übel an mir getân
Sie muoz einem andern wunden
Herze muot und al die sinne
Wol befunden hân ich daz si tuot sô wê


https://youtu.be/-A89G6CRMIg?si=8JZ6YVTstPigdwlx

As I am interested in quite different music styles, I´ll share them with y´all Have fun
https://youtu.be/TrSbVQfP6h0?si=BhXI0QuF-Mj2nC-M

Pride is in June and I got myself a really cool outfit, this year will be the first year I'll be celebrating even though I've been out basically my whole life, it's gonna be so much fun!

I know this doesn't do a lot for anyone here, but I'm really happy I got the website for my organization launched today!
So if anyone ever comes through Colorado, you can check and see if we have any open events, or if you move here and may want join up with us.

https://ulfung.squarespace.com/ulfunghome?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4XOpUtNz6GWN6Icf2DTvEKvXIBXOpqDrEAXU_qr_pbYNHD0qylotZNHzKa5w_aem_Z7b5cKc-h89Unqd_aSA0lQ

Boka här: https://asa-samfundet.se/evenemang/sommarblot-2025/

Book here: https://asa-samfundet.se/en/events/summer-blot-2025/

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Efter Åtta År – Påvestenen är äntligen borttagen!

Efter alla dessa år av engagemang, hårt arbete och ihärdigt motstånd har vår kamp äntligen burit frukt – påvestenen vid Kungshögarna i Gamla Uppsala är nu borttagen!
Detta är en historisk seger för vårt kulturarv, för asatron och för alla som kämpar för att bevara och respektera våra heliga platser.

Vi vill rikta ett stort och innerligt tack till dem personer som skrev under vår namninsamling för att få bort stenen!
Utan ert stöd, er röst och ert engagemang hade detta inte varit möjligt. Det är tack vare vår gemensamma styrka och uthållighet som vi nu kan fira denna betydelsefulla seger.

Läs mer om denna nyhet och viktiga händelse på hemsidan:
https://asa-samfundet.se/pavestenen-i-gamla-uppsala-ar-nu-borttagen-nordiska-asa-samfundet-valkomnar-beskedet-efter-lang-och-flerarig-kamp/


After Eight Years – The Pope Stone Is Finally Gone!

After all these years of dedication, hard work, and persistent resistance, our struggle has finally borne fruit – the Pope Stone at the Royal Mounds in Gamla Uppsala has now been removed! This is a historic victory for our cultural heritage, for Asatru, and for all who fight to preserve and respect our sacred sites.

We want to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to the 1,876 people who signed our petition to have the stone removed. Without your support, your voices, and your commitment, this would not have been possible. It is thanks to our collective strength and perseverance that we can now celebrate this significant victory.

After eight years, the petition is now concluded and closed – because we have succeeded! The Pope Stone no longer stands, and Gamla Uppsala can once again breathe freely as a place for our heritage and our faith.

We encourage everyone to read more about this important event at the following link:
https://asa-samfundet.se/en/the-pope-stone-in-gamla-uppsala-has-now-been-removed-the-nordic-asa-community-welcomes-the-decision-after-a-long-and-multi-year-struggle/

*This text was submitted in 2017 by a member of the Nordic Asa-Community (Nordiska Asa-samfundet) and was published on the website on October 12, 2017. This is an English translation of the original text, which was written in Swedish.

Nature’s Call and Asatru

As an follower of Asatru living in a big city in Sweden with children, I often encounter situations that feel foreign and disconnected from who I am and what I stand for.
The city, as I believe most followers of Asatru would agree, is a rather unnatural place for us. We have a faith with strong ties to nature. Many of you probably feel, as I do, that if our connection to nature is severed, we also cut off parts of our own nature.

Many children today are so accustomed to the urban environment that nature not only feels frightening but is also a place they hardly know anything about. I often meet children the same age as mine who have never had a close relationship with nature, their entire existence revolving around the city.

My own children could make a fire at the age of four, carve wood at five, and now they know how to prioritize water over food, shelter over fire, and so on in a crisis situation.
This, despite having lived their whole lives in the inner city. This is because we escape to the forest as often as we can.
With these lessons come many other benefits: respect for nature, self-respect, and discipline—all simply because they have had a close relationship with nature from the beginning.

For me, as an follower of Asatru, my faith is not primarily about being able to quote passages from the Edda or knowing the names of all the Valkyries. For me, it is about ensuring that my family and I have a relationship with the powers and with nature in a much more pragmatic way. I want my children to see themselves with respect and to love our nature.

Seeing children today who neither respect adults, nature, nor even themselves truly pains me.
I do not demand that my children become followers of Asatru—that is a decision they must make for themselves in time—but what I do demand is that they understand how important nature is to all of us and that they love it.

My son may wear both Thor’s hammer and a Gungnir-point around his neck, but what I am most proud of are his skills in nature. Hearing him explain to a peer how to build a wind shelter (“in case you get lost in the woods on a trip”) warms my heart.

I am convinced that many of today’s problems—stress and so on—stem from people being disconnected from nature. Christianity views nature as something dark and hostile, whereas Asatru sees it as sacred. If more people saw nature the way we do, they would not only come to appreciate it but also experience its healing powers. I also believe that more people would understand why Asatru is the right path to follow.

So, take your children out into nature. Teach them how to survive there, how to respect it, and why our Nordic nature is so important to us.
If you yourself are not used to being in nature, take a walk along the Sörmlandsleden trail—it doesn’t matter how big or small the challenge is, as long as you go out.

Nature is calling us—it is there, close to the powers, that you can hear their voices most clearly.

Hail NAS/NAC
Hail Asatru

/Karl Johansson

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Utförda Blot 2025: Blotlag Vergelmer höll Disablot 15 Mars 2025.

Den 15 mars höll Vergelmer Disablot ute på isen i Luleåtrakten. Vädret var vackert till en början, och vi hade glädjen att välkomna ett nytt ansikte som ville lära sig mer om vårt samfund. Men när blotet skulle börja drog ett oväder in, och blötsnö piskade våra kinder...

Läs mer på:
https://asa-samfundet.se/utforda-blot-2025-blotlag-vergelmer-holl-disablot-15-mars-2025/

Blóts performed 2025: Blót Kindred Vergelmer held Disablót on March 15, 2025.

On March 15, Blót kindred Vergelmer held a Disablót on the ice in the Luleå area in Sweden. The weather was beautiful at first, and we had the joy of welcoming a new face who wanted to learn more about our community. But as the blót was about to begin, a storm rolled in, and wet snow lashed our cheeks...

Read more at:
https://asa-samfundet.se/en/blots-performed-2025-blot-kindred-vergelmer-held-disablot-on-march-15-2025/