This figure shows how the changing populations of Denmark in the Mesolithic/Neolithic/Bronze Age corresponds to changes in haplotypes and phenotypes.

Eye colour not that different overall, but blondism and height have been selected for.

Red=WHG, Brown=EEF, Green=WSH

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“The legendary monarch – who is said to have ascended the throne by pulling his sword, Excalibur, out of a stone and then ruling Britain with the help of knights of the round table and the wizard Merlin – was included in a local educational resource in Denbighshire that documents ‘key moments’ in LGBTQ history.
The timeline, which tells “stories of sexual orientation and gender identity,” is based on the work of LGBT-focused historian Norena Shopland, whose research is backed by Swansea University. The initiative forms part of the training in ‘LGBTQ+ Language and History’ for local libraries, museums, and archives, and was commissioned by the Welsh government.”

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I recently visited a Danish shaman who lives in Cornwall to learn more about how one becomes a shaman and what it entails
https://youtu.be/Ay6o_1qXklU

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I am wearing the very Indo-European Sky Father hoodie from STJ's merch range

Funny story, I went camping with this hoodie on one time and another group of lads said that they liked the look of it and asked if Dyeus Phtr on the front was Poseidon. I said no, it's Jupiter, then told them about the Indo-European origin of this god and showed them the Sky Father video

Represent our ancestors and their culture openly with a variety of highly aesthetic designs based on ancient European motifs, here

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send superchats to guarantee getting an answer from me

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GOING LIVE in just over an hour!

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Scotland's Orkney Islands hid a mysterious secret for 5000 years! The breathtaking stone age village of Skara Brae...see full film on YouTube

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Herodotus proven right yet again. Scythians mounted dead men on dead horses for burial

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03204-9#:~:text=The%20Greek%20historian%20Herodotus%20wrote,of%20years%20before%20Herodotus's%20account.

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Ancestry dot com have updated their dna tests. So formerly you could see a parent by parent breakdown for the dna results, but now you have to pay extra to see this! They have also removed the tools that allow you to connect dna matches to people on your tree unless you have a subscription! Terrible attitude towards their customers! It does however have this cool feature now, which connects the region whence specific ancestry came to the ancestor on your connected tree who comes from that region and then shows their face on the map

Ancestry proportions are slightly different too but the categories are ridiculous. For eg. Ancestry from the Netherlands is included in 3 separate categories: 1. Germanic Europe 2. England and NW Europe 3. Netherlands. How does that help people to understand their origins?

I have ancestry from all 3 of these regions apparently, but mostly from 1. and 2. However the actual breakdown of English vs Dutch vs German etc is not possible! Also I know for a fact that everything they have labelled as "Netherlands" and "Germanic" (they use this in a novel and weird way defined as primarily Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland but also Czechia, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovenia) as actually English so it is just wrong. Anglo-Saxon ancestry is NOT Dutch or German as it precedes the existence of either of those nations! Call it ENGLISH.

According to this though about 80% of my ancestry is from the broad 3 Germanic regions England/Netherlands/German speaking continent.

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I will also be streaming on X

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NEW EPISODE — Radio North Sea International — Neolithic Orkney

https://hearthfireradio.com/podcast/neolithic-orkney/

One Orkney island is called "the Egypt of the North" but the title could apply to them all. Learn about the most impressive monuments of Orkney's late stone-age, who built them, and where the people came from. Recent advancements in genetic science have revealed the origins and social dynamics of the ancient people who built the stone circles and tombs of the Neolithic. You'll also learn about the trade networks and cultural links Neolithic Orkney had with Ireland, England and France and why these ancient people disappeared from history.

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My article for WhyNow explains the potential pagan influences on the 5th November UK Bonfire night
https://whynow.co.uk/read/bonfire-night-is-an-orgy-of-religious-hatred-older-than-we-think

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The women depicted at the top have been speculated by some to be representations of Freyja practicing seiðr. A similar motif runs throughout these depictions of the women. All of them clutching their hair bound into knots. The examples also depict mouths open, possibly chanting their magic. Knots were associated by our ancestors with generating storms and wind-making, an element of seiðr.

The Skellerup woman found in Østfyn, Denmark features the similar motif of a woman clutching her hair on both sides. Dated between 800-900 AD. But what’s most interesting about this piece is the band secured around the mouth of the woman. Interesting as well is the clothing she was depicted wearing. Clothing which is strikingly similar to the Lejre idol sitting on Hliðskjálf, which is commonly attributed to be Odin but also features a band covering the mouth. Both depictions come from Denmark being dated to the same periods.

Now let’s look at what we are told in our sources regarding Frigg:

Frigg sits upon Hliðskjálf

“Othin and Frigg sat in Hlithskjolf and looked over all the worlds”
- Grímnismál

Frigg knows all fates but does not share

“The fate of all
does Frigg know well,
Though herself she says it not."
- Lokasenna

It is possible that the Lejre idol may actually be a depiction of Frigg, not Odin. The banded mouth may depict Frigg’s knowledge of all fates which She keeps to Herself.

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You can learn a lot about Neolithic Orkney from my new film

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The Hyperborean Odyssey series concludes in part 3 in which I show you the incredibly well preserved Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Orkney, and also show you some of the Gaelic and Norse history of the Hebrides too!
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It was a wild ride, so don't miss the conclusion!

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Learn the incredible history of Scotland's islands in my new documentary

https://youtu.be/bhPPG5pM4oM?feature=shared

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I am wearing the Sigurd design from bracteate DR-BR55 on a Premium cotton shirt. The design is also available on lower quality "classic tee" as well as hoodies, stickers, and vests etc.
https://survive-the-jive.creator-spring.com/listing/sigurd-thumb-sucker-range

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“Sól ek sá; svá þótti mér, sem ek sæja á göfgan guð; henni ek laut hinzta sinni aldaheimi í. —– I saw the sun; it seemed to me as if I were looking at a glorious deity; I bowed to it for the last time in the world of being.”
— Poetic Edda - stanza 41 “The Song of the Sun”

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A Crimean Gothic Woman from the Seventh Century.

Reconstruction of costume of Crimean Gothic woman of seventh century (reconstructed by Mike Pole, based on Aibabin and Khairedinova, 2016

The Crimeans Goths mixed with local Slavic/Turkic groups and eventually disappeared. The Goths originated in Sweden.

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AMA TOMORROW NIGHT

Not done a stream since April and not done an AMA since Aug 2023! I try to do at least one AMA per year so if you miss this one you might not get a chance to ask me questions again for 12 months! See you tomorrow night!

https://youtube.com/live/EYVmhEJ2nHI?feature=share

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Skara Brae short https://youtube.com/shorts/Pzv460p-kPk?feature=shared

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Another interesting note on Gísla Saga Súrssonar is that, in relation to Óðinn, the secret-slaying (murder) of Gísli's brother-in-law, Vestein, prompted Gísli to compose poetry where he mentions Óðinn:

Twice I dreamt it! Thrice I could not.
Vestein, Óðinn's darling, would not
Have been wakened thus I ween,
When we sat in Vibjorg drinking,
Never from the wine-cup shrinking,
No man sitting us between.

Another key note is that the other Þórgrímr of the saga (not the Þórgrímr that killed Vestein) attends Vestein's funeral with Gísli and knows how to fit Hel-shoes on him, which was specifically done so as to allow Vestein to travel to Valhǫll after death.

Gísli's revenge against his brother-in-law's murderer is equally of note as it links to Óðinn. Gísli draped himself in a blue cloak and wielded a spear called Graysteel, and at night he snuck into murderer-Þórgrímr's hall where a thrall who owed Gísli a favour snuffed out the candles. Gísli walked into Þórgrímr's room as he slept with his sister and placed his hand on Þórgrímr gently to make him think it was his wife, then, as the saga describes:

Now he takes hold of Þórgrímr gently, so that he woke and turned towards Þórdísa, for he thought she had roused him.

Then Gísli lifts the clothes off them with one hand, while with the other he thrusts Þórgrímr through the body with Graysteel, and pins him to the bed.

Now Þórdísa, cries out: 'Wake up men in the hall; my husband Þórgrímr is slain!'

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📚New Book-Review! 💥

Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition by Nigel Pennick

🔸Paganism is Participation
🔹Might and Main
🔸The Creative Process
🔹Magic and Religion

https://thegoldenone.se/2024/10/10/pagan-magic-of-the-northern-tradition-by-nigel-pennick/

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Learn the incredible history of Scotland's islands in my new documentary

https://youtu.be/bhPPG5pM4oM?feature=shared

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AMA TOMORROW NIGHT

Not done a stream since April and not done an AMA since Aug 2023! I try to do at least one AMA per year so if you miss this one you might not get a chance to ask me questions again for 12 months! See you tomorrow night!

https://youtube.com/live/EYVmhEJ2nHI?feature=share

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Autumnal traditions: One of the maddest, most spectacular folk traditions of the British Isles is the annual burning of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary in Devon. The chaps who lift the flaming barrels are called barrellers; they have to be local, born and bred, and they begin lifting running the tar barrels at the age of seven! https://youtu.be/qnXx6jvsQto

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The Hyperborean Odyssey series concludes in part 3 in which I show you the incredibly well preserved Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Orkney, and also show you some of the Gaelic and Norse history of the Hebrides too!
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It was a wild ride, so don't miss the conclusion!

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Possible depictions of seiðr and the striking similarities of the Lejre idol and the Skellerup woman.

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New find from South Denmark. A part of die for foiled ornaments featuring a Merovingian-/Vendel Period horned spear-dancer. Found today in Guldborgsund Kommune

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https://archive.org/details/Valhalla1986AnimatedFilmEnglishLanguageVersion1

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