Kategori: Misuse of the Lore

The meme has the following claims: Its a magical weapon made by dwarves on the order of Loki, who gave the spear as a gift to Odin It never misses its mark when thrown That any oaths made with a hand on the upon its point cannot be broken So here are the claims one […]

This meme has been shared on different Facebook pages. The problem with the Meme is saying that Saturday (laugardagr in Old Norse) has something to do with Lokis day. Laugardagr should be translated to “bathing day”, since the Old Norse word “Laug” means bath. Source: https://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog?query=l%C3%B8rdag&tab=for The Meme is correct when talking about Tuesday, Wednesday, […]

After a debate in the Facebook group “Norse Rune Writing/Translating” (in 2017) I became aware, that some people seem to think that the runes were invented in the Bronze Age. Then asked for sources guy who proposed the very early date could just say “I can’t remember which old dusty book I found it in […]

Many pages are sharing the following Meme at the moment The only thing that’s true in that meme is that it is mind blown. The idea comes from a modern game named Skyrim and was invented to make some guards have a conversation. There is no historical information that such an expression existed in Scandinavia […]

I have many times seen this  meme which is a manipulation of the plate boundaries to look like The Midgard Serpent (also called Jörmungandr) Often the Meme is followed by this text: “The myths are a storehouse of infinite knowledge. They speak of the Midgard Serpent lying at the bottom of the see. He encircles […]

This meme will appear regularly on different Facebook pages. When I read the Meme I feel it makes four statements, and I will look into each: 1. Jord was the first wife of Odin and mother of Thor. This is true, it can be attested in the lore (look for references in Simek; Dictionary of […]