Tag: Nordic Asa-community

For the Victory Blót, Gungnir gathered at the Pilane burial ground on Tjörn, Sweden. The same location as last year. The weather was, as usual, much better in the coastal zone than inland; however, it was quite windy, so we found a sheltered spot for the actual gathering.

Vergelmer held Dísablót on April 11 at the stone ship setting by Lake Mjösjön in Umeå, Sweden.
The stone ship setting at Lake Mjösjön is Sweden’s northernmost stone ship setting, located on a ridge just south of Lake Mjösjön in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County.

On Saturday, March 28, the blót kindred Gungnir held its traditional Dísablót outdoors on Hönö. The location is a labyrinth called Tryggeberg. A beautiful place that we gladly return to. Easy to get to by both car and public transport.

Like last year, Idavallen gathered in Närke, more precisely at the Lekebacken burial field, to hold a disablót. And like last year, it was very chilly. Icy winds swept through, and a few small drops of rain fell now and then.

A new video is now available on our YouTube channel where you can join a tour of Sweden’s first burial site for Ásatrú practitioners in modern times, located in Molkom, Wermland in Sweden.

A smaller, closed blót where the blót kindred was able to deepen the work with themselves, each other, and strengthen the bonds to the faith.
The blót was held at Grossvad in Finspång, Sweden with all members present. The blótofficiant was the kindred leader Kristian Svensson, who had selected central parts of the items the blót kindred usually uses. The focus was on simplicity and what is most essential.

On 7/12, the blót kindred Sleipner gathered for our annual winter blót with a following feast. Although this year’s blót unfortunately had to be canceled, the feast was carried out as planned — and what an evening it turned out to be! This is a closed event where blót kindreds and their families are invited to meet, share knowledge, experiences, joy, and memories.

On Sunday, February 1st, the blót kindred Idavallen gathered at the Mogården burial ground in Sweden to hold a communal Midwinter blót for the first time since I joined. This blót was closed, and was thus held intimately within our own little community that we have built up over the years within the Värmland expanses. Midwinter blót in particular has always been a time for reflection and thought in solitude for me. A breathing space where I detach myself from the noise and sluggishness of everyday life and truly go within, almost meditatively.

On Saturday, 31/1, Gungnir and Draupnir jointly held Midwinter blót. The location was Vårkumla passage grave outside Falköping in Sweden, a site with origins dating back to 5000 years before our current era. A well-chosen place, offering a view over the surrounding countryside and the nearby plateau mountain. The weather that day offered severe winter cold with several degrees below zero and, at times, strong winds that made the cold cut straight through marrow and bone.

On 24/1, the blót kindred Vergelmer held a midwinter blót out on the ice in Luleå, Sweden. The day offered intense cold, just over −20 degrees, but we took our time to ensure the day was carried through.