Was Norway's first unitarian preacher assassinated because he knew too much about mankind's (Norwegian) origins? Are trolls actually just other human races (from different parts of West Norway)? Are the movements of celestial bodies troubling and unpredictable? Was the church of St. Thomas on Filefjell built by the Norse god Týr? N. O. Foss certainly thought so. In this episode we delve into the mysterious life of a certain "Nelson Orlando Foss", and his deceptively unremarkable beginnings as a returning Norwegian-American émigré, local reply guy, business owner and English teacher in the Norwegian countryside in the early 20th century. But a record scratch moment happens with startling and prophetic revelations that all humans (and most animals) actually come from West Norway (though originally Mars). Support Brute Norse and Troll Cat Press: Https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

In this rather cultic episode, we handle the Powerwalking Club's discovery of an obscure group of proto-Scandifuturists from the Niger Delta, which led to the establishment of a bona fide research institute to investigate it further. From its humble beginnings as a harmless student fraternity, to a dreaded international crime syndicate dabbling in blood oaths, juju, prostitution and drug trafficking, we do our best to figure out what the hell the Supreme Vikings Confraternity is as we wade through their intricate lingo and mythos. Who is this "prince Odin" and why does he have eight legs? What's an Iceland? What's their relationship to the (Nigerian) Klansmen? What does it mean to be rugged? Is there a continuity betwen this viking cult and the indigenous traditions of the Igbo people? What position do these people hold in the Scandifuture? Perhaps they should be invited to serve as the Brute Norse equivalent to the Varangian guard? Find out for yourself in this episode, and don't forget to support Brute Norse at https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

In this episode Eirik takes a deep dive into the ritualized home invasions once part and parcel to the Scandinavian yuletide celebrations, and the trollish mafiosi associated with it. Starting out with ill-advised discussions about unfounded heathen-ish speculations about secretly ancient (but actually modern) elements of the season as an expression of a sort of independent and nebulous "ur-pagan" reflex, after railing against logical positivism gone mad, we consider Catholic pragmatism as contrast to the war on Christmas as waged by protestant state zealotry in 18th century Denmark-Norway. Ultimately we somehow manage to make it to the yule goat/yule buck mummer's play and its variants across Fenno-Scandinavia, with local variants such as the Norwegian Lussi and Sami Stállu, with an entire bastard of a segment dedicated to the intricacies of barnyard spirits, domestic cult, obscure Norwegian dwarf lore, unspeakable Norswedian snake cults, and ample helpings of esoteric nissemaxxing and tomtebissing in between. GET YOUR BOOKS 'n' GEAR, AND SUPPORT THE SCANDIFUTURIST PROJECT: https://https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

In 2021 in Denmark, a metal detectorist chanced upon twenty-something Migration Era gold objects weighing almost a kilogram in total. Several of these were so-called bracteates, medallions bearing runic inscriptions and strange iconography. One of these stated "... he is Odin's man". That makes it the oldest, direct, by-name reference to the deity ever recorded. What the hell did they mean by this? Who was Odin's man, and which other messages were recorded upon these enigmatic objects? One of the world's luckiest scholars, Krister Vasshus, joins us once again to discuss the find he could not talk about last time. This episode features music from Kenneth Lien and Center of the Universe, who just released the album Snu Hver Stein. Check out and support them: https://kennethliencenteroftheuniverse.bandcamp.com/album/snu-hver-stein To support all things Brute Norse and Troll Cat Press, check out: https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

De uopplyste tror at runene vi finner på steiner rundt om i Skandinavia er etterlatenskaper fra våre germanske forfedre. Andre, først og fremst Kjell Aartun, vet at dette et komplott fra jantelåvens lange, skolastiske arm som søker å dekke over at alt egentlig semittisk erotikk som trosser tid og rom. Men vi har også den profilerte mikrobloggeren Varg Vikernes, som jevnlig har sitt å si om litt av hvert, såpass mye faktisk at vi foretar dugnad for å grave opp noen av hans ellers glemte UFO-relaterte ideer. Ellers har man den den østerrikske ariosofen Guido von List, som trass å være ganske tørr selv banet vei for nasjonal-erotiske sidespor som ble for mye selv for nazistene (selv om de ikke gikk av banen for å ta nytte av mysteriene), og kanskje spesielt Jörg Lanz von Liebenfelz, hvis apedverger fra Sodoma fortsetter å ødelegge alt som er godt og hellig. Alle sammen har de et oppheng i god gammeldags puling. Det er duket for DE MYSTERIIS DOM PULERUNAS! Støtt Brute Norse og det Skandifuturistiske prosjektet eller forbli en apedverg fra Sodoma i ditt kjødelige fengsel: https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

Three days before the recording of this episode, archaeologists and runologists in Norway unveiled the sensation that is the Svingerud runestone, which is so far the oldest dateable runestone known to exist, and conceivably the oldest runic inscription to date. Onomastic mastermind and BN regular Krister Vasshus is one of the scholars working on it, and he's returning to the podcast to give us the inside scoop, hint at some yet-to-be-revealed finds, and discuss some possible uses for powdered moles. Find all things Brute Norse at: https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

Richard Wagner was kind of an asshole. But how much does that really matter? Richard Wagner has been heralded both as the first truly modern composer, as a sappy romantic gazing gaudily into the past, more sinisterly as the musical soundtrack of genocide, and yet also as a catalyst of emancipation. All of the above is true. There is no ideology under the sun that has not claimed Wagner as theirs. Today Eirik sits down with musicologist Phil Ford of the legendary Weird Studies podcast to discuss the "total art" of Richard Wagner, as well as Wagnerism(s) in all sorts of forms, with some appropriate asides in the world of occulture and trollishness. Musical contribution by Laurel Premo: https://laurelpremo.bandcamp.com Some references: - Ross, Alex (2020). Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music - Radiolab, The Ring and I: https://radiolab.org/episodes/91750-the-ring-and-i For books and all things Brute Norse, check out: https://linktr.ee/Brutenorse

Mattias Björkas of the musical group Vasas Flora och Fauna join the podcast for a conversation on Finland-Swedish identity, the appreciation and elevation of simple, everyday things, the distinct quirks that ties one to a place and a context, and the Scandinavian Concept Industrial Complex with a side of kilju. Relevant links: https://vasasfloraochfauna.com/ https://vasasfloraochfauna.bandcamp.com/ The Fools Mirror - Scandifuturist lifestyle magazine is out now! https://brutenorse.bigcartel.com/ https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

Bog Buddies! A minimally edited, community-driven panel show by and for the Scandifuturist Power Walking Club, dwelling in the muddy margins of the Brute Norse cyber-meadhall. Today we return to air our joys and grievances about Robert Eggers' viking film, The Northman (more joys than grievances, truth be told), and unveil the horrific esoteric layers of the movie that neither of us were prepared to face. For all things Brute Norse, see: https://linktr.ee/brutenorse

In this ghoulish episode we'll be looking at magic and sorcery in literary transmission while Eirik wrestles with his own personal demons. Focusing on the legend-steeped early modern grimoire tradition in Norway, we start our Faustian adventure with the question of runic magic and its developments towards the peak of runic literacy in the High Middle Ages. Before we go on to discuss the influence of continental sorcery, and ultimately the appearance of grimoires on the Scandinavian occult horizon. Buy my book "Love Spells and Erotic Sorcery in Norwegian Folk Magic" at https://brutenorse.bigcartel.com/ For all things Brute Norse, see: https://linktr.ee/brutenorse Featuring musical arrangements by Helge Taksdal. Musical contribution by Darya & Månskensorkestern: https://daryamnskensorkestern.bandcamp.com/ Some relevant works: - Bang, Anton Christian (1902). Norske Hexeformularer og magiske opskrifter. Brøggers Bogtrykkeri: Kristiania. - Flowers, Stephen. 1989. The Galdrabók: An Icelandic Grimoire. Samuel Weiser: York Beach - Henriksen, Oskar Tobias Rudquist. (2011) "Vil du jeg skal vise dig Fanden?" Presten som magiker i det postreformatoriske Norge. Universitetet i Bergen.' - Johnson, Thomas K. (2019). Svartkonstböcker: a compendium of the Swedish black art book tradition. Revelore Press: Seattle - Karlsson, Thomas (2009). Götisk kabbala och runisk alkemi. Stockholms universitet, Religionhistoriska avdelingen: Stockholm - Mathias Viðar Sæmundsson (1996). Galdur á brennuöld. Storð: Reykjavík - Spurkland, Terje (2005). Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions. Translation: Betsy van der Hoek. Boydell Press: Woobridge - Storesund, Eirik (2018). Clubbing Solomon's Seal: the occult roots of the ægishjálmur. https://www.brutenorse.com/blog/2018/5/14/the-gishjalmur

Stefan Lakatos joins Brute Norse to talk about the life and work of his friend and teacher, the blind avant-garde composer, poet, pamphleteer, and hobo philosopher Louis Thomas Hardin, aka. Moondog, "The Viking of 6th Avenue". Among other things, discussing the musicology of Moondog and his fascination with Norse Mythology. Features music composed by Moondog and performed by Stefan Lakatos and Andreas Heuser, and eletronic arrangements by Helge Taksdal. https:linktr.ee/brutenorse Some relevant links and references: https://www.moondogscorner.de - Scotto, Robert (2007). Moondog: The viking of 6th avenue. Process Media: Los Angeles - Moondog (Transl: Marie-Hélène Estève) (2016). 50 Couplets. Lenka Lente