VALHALLA (Label Artwork) 🔥SCENT🔥 Oak-Barreled bourbon, Warm Sandalwood, Fresh Tobacco, Spiced Mead, Vanilla Sticks 💡INSPIRATION💡 Valhalla — the golden hall where the bravest warriors gather for an afterlife of endless feasting, fighting, and camaraderie. This blend captures the essence of that legendary realm with the warmth of oak-barreled bourbon, sandalwood, and fresh tobacco, embodying the strength and richness of the gods' own sanctuary. Notes of spiced mead and a touch of vanilla add a smooth, inviting sweetness, reminiscent of the lavish feasts and toasts to fallen heroes. Valhalla is a tribute to this timeless hall of legends, a bold and enduring scent that brings a taste of the warrior’s paradise to life. 🎨BEHIND THE SCENES🎨 ▪️The 5th scent I have released. ▪️There are 12 different layers of clouds blended in this, as well as 15 different layers of just lighting alone. ▪️Valhalla and Asgard actually share the same constructed bindrune, but both differing on their meanings. ▪️Knowing this was going to be an epic scene, I rendered over 1400 images dedicated on bringing what I had in my head into reality. The Bindrune consists of three elder futhark runes: ᛏ (Tiwaz): Represents sacrifice and honor in battle, fitting the warriors who fight for glory in Valhalla. Positioned as the backbone of the design, forming the spear-like structure. ᛉ (Algiz): Symbolizes divine protection and favor, highlighting the warriors’ connection to the gods and their readiness for the eternal fight. Integrated seamlessly into the spear’s shape. ᚨ (Ansuz): Reflects Odin’s wisdom and divine guidance, appearing subtly as the fletching on the shaft of the spear, suggesting the divine call to Valhalla and the flight to glory. I constructed the bindrune to form a crude spear pointing upright, symbolizing the warrior's honor and readiness for the final battle. Tiwaz and Algiz merge to create a strong, protective backbone, while Ansuz, as fletching, adds Odin’s voice and guidance. I hope this captures the spirit of Valhalla—sacrifice, protection, and divine purpose. www.valkyriebeardcare.com

SHAMAN (Label Artwork) 🔥SCENT🔥 Spicy blend of Clove, Rosemary, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Citrus Notes 💡INSPIRATION💡 Shaman draws from the ancient wisdom of Norse völvas and healers, those who harnessed the power of earth’s rarest herbs and spices to protect and empower. This blend of Clove, Rosemary, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, and Citrus evokes the rituals of seers who invoked the elements to shield their kin from misfortune. The dark, spicy aroma recalls a time when nature’s gifts were sacred, each scent carrying the essence of resilience, healing, and the strength of those who walked between worlds. Shaman is an homage to the herbal guardianship of old, a scent steeped in the potency and mystery of Norse lore. 🎨BEHIND THE SCENES🎨 ▪️One of the valhalla ladders used in this design is actually mine I got hanging next to my monitors in the studio. :) It consists of driftwood that floated along the shore during a storm while I was on mushrooms. 🍄 ▪️This is the third scent I had ever created for Valkyrie. It was heavily inspired by the iconic thieves blend oil that was rumored to be a concoction used back in the medieval ages to ward away the plague. ▪️The icon for shaman took me the longest to figure out what exactly I wanted to use. I finally settled on something resembling a potion but also bones and fire involved in its design. The Bindrune consists of four elder futhark runes: ᚨ (Ansuz): The divine communication rune, symbolizing the whispers from the gods and the shaman’s role as a conduit for their messages. ᛏ (Tiwaz): The rune of sacrifice, representing the trials and personal cost endured by the shaman to gain wisdom and power. ᚲ (Kaunaz): The flame of insight, representing the shaman's inner fire that burns with hidden knowledge and reveals truths from the unknown. ᛉ (Algiz) (inverted): A symbol of vulnerability and submission to chaotic forces, reflecting the shaman’s willingness to risk danger in pursuit of truth and connection with the divine. This bindrune captures the mystical power, sacrifice, and dark insight of a shaman diving into the unknown. Perfectly balanced between mystery and danger. www.valkyriebeardcare.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6a7QTvgD4 HEIDEVOLK - Drinking With The Gods (Valhalla)

When amateur archaeologist and metal detectorist Morten Skovsby uncovered this tiny silver figurine near the village of Hårby in the southwest part of the Danish island of Funen, he knew exactly what to do. He documented the findspot immediately, and then took the artifact to the City Museum in nearby Odense. When the museum’s curator, Mogens Bo Henriksen, saw the figurine, he knew what it was. “There can hardly be any doubt,” he says, “that this depicts one of Odin’s valkyries.” Norse myths, called sagas, tell of female figures called valkyries (from the Old Norse valkyrja meaning “chooser of the slain”). The valkyries were sent to battlefields by the god Odin to select which fallen warriors were worthy of afterlives in Valhalla, filled with feasts of wild boar and liquor milked from goats. Despite their prevalence in the sagas, depictions of valkyries are relatively rare. They are confined to Swedish picture stones dating to about A.D. 700 and a handful of Early Viking fibulae (brooches) from Sweden and Denmark. So this three-dimensional representation is unique. The figurine, which would probably have been a pendant, is partly gilded, while other areas are colored black by niello, a mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides used as an inlay. The valkyrie wears a long patterned dress and carries a double-edged Viking sword in her right hand and a shield protecting her body in her left. Dating to about A.D. 800, the figurine was recovered near an excavated area known to have been a metal workshop. Perhaps, says Henriksen, it was discarded as waste. Or maybe it was raw material on the way to the melting pot. “For some unknown reason it didn’t make it that far—and that’s our good luck.” Source: JA Lobell. Archaeology Magazine

https://archive.org/details/Valhalla1986AnimatedFilmEnglishLanguageVersion1

I had the pleasure to do a written interview with Mørk Byrde (Valhalla Radio) - read it here

The Varangian Guard was an elite unit in the Byzantine Empire, renowned for its loyalty and combat prowess. Established in the late 10th century, it initially comprised Norse warriors from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, later joined by Anglo-Saxons after the Norman Conquest of England. Serving as the emperor's personal bodyguards, the Varangians were trusted for their foreign origin, which made them less vulnerable to Byzantine court intrigues. Easily recognizable by their distinctive armor and large two-handed axes, they were a formidable force on the battlefield and played a significant ceremonial role in the imperial court. The Varangian Guard participated in key military campaigns against various enemies, earning a fearsome reputation across Europe and the Near East. Over time, their ranks grew increasingly diverse, but the guard maintained its elite status and continued to be a vital part of the Byzantine military. Though their influence waned as the Byzantine Empire declined, the Varangian Guard remains a symbol of loyalty, martial skill, and the fusion of Norse and Byzantine cultures, making them one of the most iconic military units of the medieval era. . . . . . #vikings #valhalla #ragnarlothbrok #vikings #viral #VikingRings #OdinAllFather #odin #hailodin #vikingshirt #vikingwarrior #norse #vikingclothings #Vikingaxes #norsesoul #warrior #vikingspirit #ragnar #vikinggods #VikingWarriors #vikingage