From old photoshoot... :D

The 6th-Century Anglo-Saxon Sword Unearthed Near Canterbury, Kent, England. Apparently only the second ever found with runes etched into the blade. X-ray photos of the sword.

At least this article shows photos of the find.
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72008

There's something deeply spiritual about spending time in a forest, something calming. I'll be posting some tree photos every so often-hopefully people can take some pleasure from seeing them

Hello everyone. I recently thought of creating a post concerning jewellery care (in this case, my Mjölnir, although the content herein applies to all forms of jewellery) as well as showcase the method that I use with photos.

It behooves us as devotees to the Gods to keep sacred symbols in as best condition as possible, so if you wear a Mjölnir yourself, I urge you to maintain its quality if you do not already do so.


- PHOTO ONE:
This is everything that I prepare before beginning the cleaning process in earnest - a disposable kitchen wipe, a pair of disposable gloves, two microfibre cloths (one for cleaning, another for drying), a tub of silver cleaning product and my Mjölnir pendant.
- PHOTO TWO:
- The silver cleaner product that I use is labelled as non-toxic, but why take a chance? I recommend wearing gloves whenever handling such compounds just to be extra safe.
PHOTO THREE:
- Your nearest jewellery store will most likely have reputable silver cleaning products in stock for you to purchase. I recommend bringing in your jewellery item in-store, seek their advice on the best products to use as they are experts. The product you end up purchasing should have information for safety and use printed. If it doesn't, assume it isn't worth buying or using.
PHOTO FOUR:
- Start small and get more if you need to. This depends on the exact jewellery piece, of course, and you'll learn how much is enough as you go. In my opinion, a microfibre cloth is among the safest options for cleaning jewellery. I will also use a cotton bud in order to get at the really small, delicate segments of my Mjölnir pendant. In all cases, be very gentle with how you apply pressure to the material of your jewellery item.
PHOTO FIVE:
- Applying the cleaning product should be fairly straightforward. Ensure that you've covered every part of the jewellery item's surface and, if necessary, consider using a cotton bud if a microfibre cloth fails to access small segments of the design. I leave the product on for around a minute, after which I rinse it off under warm water. For my necklace, I will gather some of the cleaning product on a corner of the microfibre cloth and gently run it along that corner. Again, I rinse the necklace with warm water as well.
PHOTO SIX:
- You may not get a flawless looking result and depending on how intricate your jewellery item's design is, it might be effectively impossible to clean it completely without advanced methods that professionals use. However, I think that if it still gleams and shines in light, then you're definitely doing something right.

I hope this has helped others to either begin a regimen of jewellery care, or perhaps reminded someone to do theirs. Hail!

Hello everyone!
During November, our blót kindreds have held their Álfablót. Reporting and photos from these can be found at this link: https://asa-samfundet.se/tag/alvablot/

Good news for our visitors who do not speak or understand Swedish, we are in the process of translating our Swedish website into English. The reason is that our special English website (asa-community.se) is too poorly updated and it is unnecessary to have two separate websites for the same thing.

But now back to work on the Swedish website.
We tried using Google Translation but the English translation was far from good, so now we have to manually translate. Exceptionally, our posts, these will not be translated, whether we will translate future posts is something we will discuss. But everything else will be available in English.

We will report more on this in the future.

As we approach Solstice, I just wanted to share a couple of photos. I think you can agree there is a striking resemblance between the sun halo most often observed in Scandinavian countries and the sun wheel, the symbol that the Norse and other Scandinavian countries use to represent the sun.

A couple photos previewing the first two months of my Heathen Lunisolar Calendar. (link to the free PDF in my previous post).

Some photos I took over the years that still inspire me.

Some beautifully hand carved pillars located in the lobby of the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel located next to the Minnesota Vikings' training facility in Eagan, MN. Photos from a few years ago during an event I was hired to be at.