Archive


Archive of Articles and Interviews
by Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried
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Archive Index


Articles

         • Ásatrú

         • Ásatrú and Hindu

         • Ask a Norse Mythologist

         • Current Events

         • Current Scholarship

         • Elves

         • For Students

         • Heathens in the Military

         • History

         • Interfaith

         • J.R.R. Tolkien

         • Mythology

         • Nibelungenlied

         • Richard Wagner

Art Contests

Interviews

Photo-Essays

Translations

         • Old English
 
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Ásatrú

Wheel in the Sky

Bruce Lee and the Tao of Ásatrú

To Odin at Midwinter

“And All the Generous Earth”: Ásatrú Ritual and Climate Change Ethics
Part One
Part Two

"Articles of Faith": American Heathenry and Cultural Appropriation

Following the Wanderer

The Fall Equinox and the Lives We Lead

Innangard and Utangard: Problematic Roots of Heathen Dualism

Modern Heathens and the Poetic Edda

Thor at Midsummer

Pagan Worldviews in the Wider World

On Inclusive Heathenry

Ásatrú and Heathenry, Belief and Beards, Racists and Reporters

Of Stryper and Viking Fidget Spinners

Remember the Shield-maidens

Norse Mythology and Ásatrú Religion in The Boston Globe

Ásatrú Theology in The Atlantic

A Better Burden: Towards a New Ásatrú Theology

Nine Heathens Speak of Spring

What Do Your Deeds Make You?

Wyrd Will Weave Us Together

Questions About Ásatrú Religion

Safe Spaces at University of Chicago

Religion and Politics in Ásatrú and Heathenry

Norse Mythology's Endless Appeal

Covering Ásatrú: Reporting Rhetoric

Images of Norse Gods

Ásatrú in Iceland and America

Covering Ásatrú: Plagiarism and Disrespect

Heathens on the BBC

Three Ásatrú Worldviews
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Sigurblót: What is Victory?

Worldwide Heathen Census 2013: Results and Analysis

Worldwide Heathen Census 2013

Ásatrú Definitions for Journalists

The Meaning of Thor's Hammer
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Ásatrú and Hindu

The Left Eye of Odin (or Right)

The Mythology Project Interview
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Ask a Norse Mythologist

#1 Which God Has the "Greatest Boot"?

#2 Questioning Loki
Part One
Part Two
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Current Events

Like Rain on the Mountain

It's Up to You

Wyrd Science: Viking Equity in the Coronavirus Age

The Forgiveness Ritual

Science and Religion

A New Hope

Haters of Gold and Keepers of Bread

Thor Is Dead

Thor, the Pope, and Hobby Lobby

Obama and Ostara: One Year Later

Unmatched Heathen Shrine Found

Why Norse Mythology?
Part One
Part Two

Odin in Los Angeles

(Almost an) Interview with Kenneth Branagh

Obama and Ostara: The President Ponders Easter's Essence

Stephen Hawking:The Myths and the Critics
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Current Scholarship

Preview: Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study Conference

Report from the International Vinland-Seminar in Chicago
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five

Preview: The International Vinland-Seminar in Chicago
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Elves

Letters from the Elf Church

Elf Kerfuffle in Iceland
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For Students

A 4th Grader Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion

Another High School Student Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion
Part One
Part Two

A College Student Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion
Part One
Part Two

Another 6th Grader Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

A 6th Grader Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion
Part One
Part Two

A Middle School Student Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion

A High School Student Asks About Norse Mythology and Norse Religion
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Heathens in the Military

At Last, Recognition

Heathen Resource Guide for Chaplains

Call to Action

Army Leaves Ásatrú in Limbo

Army Adds Ásatrú and Heathen

An Interview with Matt Walters

An Interview with Josh and Cat Heath
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
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History

Charlemagne's Saxon War: Religio-Cultural Elements
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Survival of the Old Ways

Valley of the Gods in Iceland

The Clash with Christianity
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
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Interfaith

Do You Believe in Interfaith?
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J.R.R. Tolkien

Norse Mythology and J.R.R. Tolkien in Israel's Ynet

Silmarillion Shoebox Dioramas

Tolkien Archives at Wheaton College
Part One
Part Two

Tolkien Archives Field Trip
Part One
Part Two

Tolkien's Heathen Feminist
Part One
Part Two
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Mythology

Heimdall, the World Tree, and All of Us

Sigurd, the Dragon, and Our World Today

New Gods of the Fourth World

Northern Zombies and Heathen Worldviews

Ragnarök and Odin, Death and Memory

Mythology Matters

Thor, the World Serpent, and What the World Needs Now

Thor: Ragnarok and Norse Mythology

Tyr and the Wolf in Today's World

Norse Religion on the ABC

The Thor Movies and Norse Mythology

How to Make a Níðstöng
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Norse Mythology and Musical Creativity

Norse Mythology in Popular Culture

Notes for "The Viking Gods"
Part One
Part Two

Blond Thor: Stan Lee Wasn't Wrong

Champion of Thor
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Myth Science: Thor's Fishing Trip

The Heroes
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six

The Gods and Goddesses
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six

The Mighty Thor
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Odin and the Runes
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five

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Nibelungenlied

"Dread Customs": Inversion and Enforcement of Gender Roles in the Nibelungenlied
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
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Richard Wagner

A Ragnarök of One's Own

Wotan in Chicago: Interview with Eric Owens

Review: Wagner's Rheingold at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Interview with David Pountney, Director of Ring Cycle at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Myth and Legend in Wagner's Tannhäuser
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
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Art Contests

Art Contest – Midwinter 2023
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midsummer 2020
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midwinter 2019
Kid Winners
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midwinter 2016
Kid Winners
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midwinter 2015
Kid Winners
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midsummer 2015
Kid Winners
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midwinter 2014
Kid Winners
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midsummer 2014
Kid Winners
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midwinter 2013
Kid Winners
Teen Winners
Adult Winners

Art Contest – Midsummer 2013
Kid Winners
Teen Winners
Adult Winners
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Interviews

On a Viking Ship: Interview with Stephanie Smith Pasculli

Interview with Jason Aaron (Thor: God of Thunder)
Part One
Part Two

Interview with Angela Walker, Green Party Vice-Presidential Candidate

Thor's Hammer in Iceland: Interview with Ragnheiður Gló Gylfadóttir

Heathen South: Interview with Ryan Denison

Interview with a Druid: Kirk S. Thomas of Ár nDraíocht Féin
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Interview with Jill Stein, Green Party Presidential Candidate

Interview with Jennifer Snook (American Heathens)
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Interview with Michael Moorcock
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Interview with Heri Joensen of Týr
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Interview with Sami Hinkka of Ensiferum
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Interview with Joris Boghtdrincker of Heidevolk
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Interview with Joanne Harris (Runemarks and Runelight)
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five

Interview with M. D. Lachlan (Wolfsangel)
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five

Interview with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson of the Ásatrúarfélagið
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Interview with Erik Evensen (Gods of Asgard)
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

Interview with Jóhanna G. Harðardóttir of the Ásatrúarfélagið
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

Interview with Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven
Part Eight
Part Nine
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Photo-Essays

Viking Ship Field Trip

Neighborhood of the Gods
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
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Old English Translations

The Wanderer: An Old English Poem

The Battle of Maldon

Ælfric's Life of St. Edmund
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