home.social

#scandinavian — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #scandinavian, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Scientists trace mystery ash across Europe to hidden supervolcano beneath England

    Researchers say a buried supervolcano beneath England’s east coast likely erupted 454 million years ago, spreading ash across…
    #Europe #EU #England'seastcoast #English #Gizmodo #Pharaoh #Scandinavian #WASH #zircon
    europesays.com/europe/130241/

  2. A Missed Opportunity
    A proposal for a #Scandinavian #WorldCup is logical, ethical, and exciting. It would have been a celebration of football in its purest form—inclusive, safe, and sustainable. Instead, #FIFA’s decision to award the tournament to #SaudiArabia prioritizes money and politics over people, risking the reputation of the World Cup as a force for good. 19)

  3. My choice would be a #Scandinavian #WorldCup primarily because it addresses many of the ethical, logistical, and cultural concerns that have plagued recent tournaments. Let’s break down why this would have been a far superior choice compared to #SaudiArabia, and how it aligns with the values of fairness, sustainability, and inclusivity. 2)

  4. The White Lioness (Kurt Wallander Mystery) "Digging deeper, Wallander discovers that the woman's death is more complex & dangerous" Sale: $19 to $1.99 by Henning Mankell 4.3/5 (4,148 Reviews) #mystery #thriller #suspense #police #procedural #crime #scandinavian #noir #books #booksky #detective

    The White Lioness (Kurt Wallan...

  5. The Trows of #Orkney and #Shetland

    What is a #Trow?

    According to Saxby and Edmondston’s 'Home of a #Naturalist’ (1888):

    “This interesting race of #supernatural beings is closely allied to the #Scandinavian #Trolls, but has some very distinctive characteristics of its own. The Trow is not such a mischief-making #sprite as the Troll, is more #human-like in some respects, and his #nature seems cast in a #morbid, #melancholy mould.”

    faeryfolklorist.blogspot.com/2

    #Folklore

  6. Release date confirmed! Red Eye Jedi - Vocatus Silvae launches at 30th of May across all platforms! 20 days to go until the forest calls you! #psytrance #forest #scandinavian #newreleases

  7. More adventures in vegan baking! These are Norwegian skoleboller, sweet cardamom spiced yeast dough (LOTS o cardamom) filled with vanilla pudding/custard, glazed with lemon & powdered sugar glazing and sprinkled with coconut shreads.

    I was inspired to make them by Megan Kasten (prairieveganbakingproject.com/) although I didn't use her recipe - thinking about getting her Scandinavian Baking Guide though! Please do check her out.

    I used this free recipe instead: eat-this.org/vegane-skolebolle

    The glaze still needs to set before I can do a taste test but I have a feeling they will be diviiiiiiine ✨🥹

    #vegan #veganbaking #Norwegian #scandinavian #veganBacken #veganrecipe #thelittlethings

  8. Hype for the Future 73C: Scotland’s Nordic Heritage

    Introduction While Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 is not a strictly Nordic country, centuries of rule by the Norwegians and other historic Nordic groups north of the Teutonic peoples have resulted in special Nordic treatment for the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, and the Counties of Caithness and Sutherland, all from north to south. To the west are the Inner and Outer Hebrides, including notable islands such as the Isles of Skye, Barra, and the Ulsts, just to name a […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  9. Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·

    Perun

    In Slavic mythology, Perun is the highest god of the pantheon & the god of the sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility, & oak trees. His other attributes were fire, mountains, wind, iris (the flower), eagle, firmament, horses & carts, & weapons (hammer, axe (Axe of Perun), & arrow).

    The supreme god in the Kievan Rus’ during the 9th-10th centuries, Perun was first associated with weapons made of stone & later with those of metal. The Kievan Ris’ (a.k.a. Kyivan Rus’) was the 1st East Slavic state & later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. It encompasses a variety of peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, & Finnic.

    The Primary Chronicle relates that in the year 6415 (907 AD) Prince Oleg (Old Norse: Helgi) made a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire & by taking his men to the shrines & swearing by their weapons & by their God Perun, & by Volos, the God of cattle, they confirmed the treaty.

    In 980, when Prince Vladimir the Great came to the throne of Kiev, he erected statues of 5 pagan gods in front of his palace which he soon thereafter discarded after his Christianization in 988.

    Perun was chief among them, represented with a silver head & a gold moustache. Vladimir’s uncle, Dobrynya, also had a shrine of Perun established in his city of Novgorod. After the Christianization of Kievan Rus’ this place became a monastery, which continued to bear the name of Perun.

    Perun was worshipped by the Varangian (Scandinavian) warriors hired by Oleg & Igor during the campaigns against Byzantium. In the treaty of 971, the Varangians reenforce with the Slavic deity, Veles.

    When the arrival of Christianity, the old gods fared poorly amongst the Slavs. Grand prince Vladimir the Great, who had once been a very vocal & lavish patron of Perun, converted to Christianity.

    In 988, the prince & his family & people of the Kievan Rus’ were collectively baptized. He ordered that the statues of Perun which he himself had erected formerly, be dethroned, torn down with great dishonor & dragged through the streets as they were beaten with sticks. The idols were then cast into rivers & not permitted to land on the shore. 3 of Vladimir’s sons are also recognized as saints.

    In neopaganism interpretation, the struggle of St. George with the serpent is understood as the struggle of Perun with Veles, who stole cows from him.

    According to the book Dezionization by Valery Yemelyanov, 1 of the founders of the Russian neopaganism, in the ideas of the “Veneti” (“Aryans”), there was a “trinity of three triune trinites”: Prav-Yav-Nav, Svarog-Perun-Svetovid, Soul-Flesh-Power.

    In some currents, Perun may be the supreme patron god. Since 1992, the 1st neopagan Kupchinsky Temple of Perun has been in St. Petersburg.

    Make a one-time donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate

    Make a monthly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate monthly

    Make a yearly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate yearly

    Rate this:

    #10thCentury #6415 #907Ad #980 #9thCentury #arrow #aryans #axeOfPerun #byzantineEmpire #byzantium #carts #christianization #dezionization #dobrynya #eagle #eastSlavic #easternEurope #fertility #fire #firmament #hammer #helgi #horses #igor #iris #kiev #kievanRus #kupchinskyTempleOfPerun #late9thCentury #law #lightning #mid13thCentury #mountains #norse #novgorod #oakTree #oldNorse #perun #pravYavNav #primaryChronicle #princeOleg #princeVladimirTheGreat #rain #rodnovery #russianNeopaganism #scandinavian #slavicMythology #slavicNeopaganism #stGeorge #stPeterburg #storms #svarogPerunSvetovid #thunder #trinity #triune #valeryYemelyanov #varangian #veles #veneti #volos #war #wind

  10. Marimekko is doing an art + design pop-up tour in Sydney, a kind of immersive exhibition celebrating 25 brand-new floral prints designs, created by 5 different designers by Marimekko. Bold graphic patterns, simplified shapes & high-contrast colors. Joyful Scandinavian design 🌺

    #marimekko #design #scandinavian