Connecting with my Viking heritage through the ancient words..
🕑 Added 2023-01-18 22:35:25 +0000 UTC
Connecting with my Viking heritage through the ancient words of "Ask veit ek standa, heitir Yggdrasill." This song reminds me of the strength and connection to nature of my ancestors, and the eternal cycle of life represented by the World Tree.
There is some evidence to suggest that nudity and nudity in social contexts were not considered particularly taboo in Viking culture. Some sagas and historical accounts describe instances of nudity in rituals and ceremonies, and there are also indications that nudity was used in certain types of physical labor, such as farming.
As for naked male bonding, there were warrior societies, such as the berserkers, which were composed exclusively of men and were known for their fierce, battle-inspired rituals. Along with my Pictish ancestors, they would sometimes go train and go into battle naked, or scantily clad.
Yggdrasill
Lyrics: ( Old Norse and English ).
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Ask veit ek standa,
heitir Yggdrasill
hár baðmr, ausinn
hvíta auri;
þaðan koma döggvar
þærs í dala falla;
stendr æ yfir grœnn
Urðar brunni.
An ash I know it stands-
It is named Yggdrasill.
High tree, sprinkled,
With white mud;
There from come the dews-
That fall on the dale!
It stands always green, above-
The source of Urdhr.
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