~ Midgardsblòt ~
For those who don’t know: the blòt is a sacrifice, and the Midgrad is the part of the Earth where humans live.
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The Midgrad Rune welcoming us in the woods.
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The festival purpose is to reenact this ceremony, sprinkling the blood of the sacrifical victime all over the participants, the walls and the statues of the gods. Pretty gore, isn’t it? But hei, we’re talking about the vikings!
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| The viking area. |
Everything is made to resemble the old vikings artifacts, people use old, forgotten techniques to make weapons, jewelry, clothes and everiday stuff.
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| Find your way. |
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| Viking jewelry. |
Musicians are playing replicas of ancient music instruments, and very often they make these instruments themselves, after a long process of studying and searching.
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| The Gildehall. |
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| The Gildehall. |
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| A woman braiding her hair |
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| Some viking shops. |
There’s also a good deal of black metal at this festival, even if the focus is absolutely not on that kind of music.
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| Watain. |
We left with a feeling that we had experienced something absolutely special, and the magic of the place has in some way filled us completely, and strenghten the bond between us.
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| Me trying to look mysterious |
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