Blot at Bronseplassen, befor the Corona.
Blót is the term for "blood sacrifice" in Norse paganism. A blót could be dedicated to any of the Norse gods, the spirits of the land, and to ancestors. The sacrifice involved aspects of a sacramental meal or feast.
The autumn blót was performed in the middle of October (about four weeks after the autumn equinox), the Winter Nights, indicating the beginning of winter.
At least during the Viking Age the great midwinter blót, or Jól, took place right after winter solstice.
Freyr was the most important god at the Midwinter and autumn blót,[citation needed] and Christmas ham (the pig was for Freyr) is still a main Christmas course in parts of Scandinavia.
The Summer blót was undertaken in the middle of April (about four weeks after the spring equinox) and it was given to Odin.
Then, they drank for victory in war and this blót was the starting date for Viking expeditions and wars.
Blot at Bronseplassen, befor the Corona.
Blót is the term for "blood sacrifice" in Norse paganism. A blót could be dedicated to any of the Norse gods, the spirits of the land, and to ancestors. The sacrifice involved aspects of a sacramental meal or feast.
The autumn blót was performed in the middle of October (about four weeks after the autumn equinox), the Winter Nights, indicating the beginning of winter.
At least during the Viking Age the great midwinter blót, or Jól, took place right after winter solstice.
Freyr was the most important god at the Midwinter and autumn blót,[citation needed] and Christmas ham (the pig was for Freyr) is still a main Christmas course in parts of Scandinavia.
The Summer blót was undertaken in the middle of April (about four weeks after the spring equinox) and it was given to Odin.
Then, they drank for victory in war and this blót was the starting date for Viking expeditions and wars.