{"id":26057,"date":"2025-01-30T09:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/?p=26057"},"modified":"2025-01-30T09:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:45:16","slug":"blots-performed-2025-blot-kindred-yggdrasil-held-midwinter-blot-on-january-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/en\/blots-performed-2025-blot-kindred-yggdrasil-held-midwinter-blot-on-january-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bl\u00f3ts performed 2025: Bl\u00f3t Kindred Yggdrasil held Midwinter Bl\u00f3t on January 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Saturday, January 18, we held our midwinter bl\u00f3t at Lenhovda burial ground, Sweden, which is quite a large burial site located in a relatively compact and central area within the local heritage park in Lenhovda. It was my first time visiting, and I was struck by the sheer number of Bronze Age and Iron Age graves in the burial ground. In total, there are about 170 ancient remains, with 148 of them consisting of oval and ship-setting-like stone formations. Additionally, there are fourteen cairns, seven tridents (triangular stone formations), and one three-sided stone setting. The ship-like graves range from four to nine meters in length, with several of them featuring distinct prows. The sides of the trident measure between ten and thirteen meters, with their points marked by standing stones. It is believed that the large burial cairns date back to the Bronze Age, while the other graves originate from the Iron Age.<br\/>It is estimated that there were originally around 300 graves at the site, making it an excellent and highly interesting place to hold a bl\u00f3t\u2014so much power, over a thousand years of history in this place&#8230; A truly powerful location.        <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-a0307a4a     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-4 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='26018' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media 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150.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 210.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-105.4 105.4L310.6 361.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The bl\u00f3t table was placed within one of the ship-setting-like stone formations so that the ritual circle would be inside, protected by the grave\u2019s stones and the flames of the torches. While the bl\u00f3t table and other preparations were being arranged, event organizer Tomas shared some history about the site with those already present. Of course, this was also a good opportunity to walk around and take &#8220;some&#8221; photos. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-e66c77a6     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--masonry spectra-image-gallery__layout--masonry-col-1 spectra-image-gallery__layout--masonry-col-tab-1 spectra-image-gallery__layout--masonry-col-mob-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper--isotope'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='26026' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--masonry\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blotlag-Yggdrasil-Midvinterblot-2025-27.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blotlag-Yggdrasil-Midvinterblot-2025-27-1024x496.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--masonry\" src=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blotlag-Yggdrasil-Midvinterblot-2025-27-300x145.png\" alt=\"Utf\u00f6rda Blot 2025: Blotlag Yggdrasil h\u00f6ll Midvinterblot 12 Januari 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox' tabindex='0'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox--main\" dir=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blotlag-Yggdrasil-Midvinterblot-2025-27.png\" alt=\"Utf\u00f6rda Blot 2025: Blotlag Yggdrasil h\u00f6ll Midvinterblot 12 Januari 2025\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class='spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox--close' aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M310.6 361.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.75 0 45.25C304.4 412.9 296.2 416 288 416s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375L160 301.3L54.63 406.6C48.38 412.9 40.19 416 32 416S15.63 412.9 9.375 406.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25l105.4-105.4L9.375 150.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 210.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-105.4 105.4L310.6 361.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>The weather could have been better\u2014it was damp, cold, and windy, with bare ground. Attending a midwinter bl\u00f3t without snow at least a decimeter thick felt a bit off; it was more like autumn or early spring weather rather than midwinter. In previous years, we have always had plenty of snow at our midwinter bl\u00f3ts, but you can\u2019t have everything. <\/p>\n\n<p>A group of people showed up, the circle consisted of 7 participants plus the bl\u00f3t officiant, Lena Salomonsson, and assistant, Kicki Bogren. There were both familiar faces and some new ones, which is always great. 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150.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 210.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-105.4 105.4L310.6 361.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>As always, the bl\u00f3t was carried out in an honorable and proper manner by Lena and Kicki. Holding the bl\u00f3t within a ship-setting made it feel even more powerful\u2014you could sense the energies of the land, the spirits of the place, the disir\u00b4s and the ancestors who is buried there. <br\/>Toasts were raised to various gods and powers by the participants. Personally, in previous bl\u00f3ts, I have mostly made offerings to the powers I feel most connected to or those I need at the moment. However, recently, I have started to make offerings to the deities specific to each bl\u00f3t, according to what can be found in historical sources. This time, I offered to Freyr for a good upcoming harvest, as well as to the Yule god, J\u00f3lnir. Lena also shared more about the meaning and history of the bl\u00f3t, mentioning that certain traditions recorded in the late 900s continued all the way into the late 1800s\u2014perhaps even into the early 1900s. This is something to reflect on in times when our ancient monuments are being exploited for the sake of roads, railways, and housing developments.    <\/p>\n\n<p>After the bl\u00f3t, an initiation ritual was performed. This is a ceremony where a person renounces any previous faith and is initiated before the gods into our ancient Nordic faith\u2014Asatru. It is a beautiful ritual that, despite its simplicity, is very powerful. 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It was a nice place, well-maintained, family-friendly, and even suitable for camping. The grill was lit, and one of the bl\u00f3t kindred members had brought wooden stumps to burn, which was very welcome since nearly everyone was frozen after spending hours in the cold and damp weather. We talked, grilled hotdogs and hamburgers, and of course, there was hot coffee and cookies for those who didn\u2019t want to wait for the food.   <br\/>Despite the weather, it was a pleasant gathering. 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