Idavoll Kindred Year Wheel
TIME OF REMEMBRANCE AND WINTER SHELTERING
Full Moon of January THORRABLOT |
Blot for the Spirit of Winter, Thorri, and for Thor, the protector of mankind from the dangerous powers and wights of winter. Symbel. |
January 9 |
Blessing of Raud the Strong, Norwegian Chieftain murdered by Olaf Trygvasson for refusing to convert to Christianity. Blot to Odin. Song of Glory to Raud. Feast. |
February 1 DISTING |
Also called Idis-thing or the Charming of the Earth Blot to the Disir. Blot to Frey for the New Fertility of the Ground. Feast. |
February 9 |
Blessing of Eyvind Kinnrifi, tortured to death with hot coals by Olaf Trygvasson for refusing to convert to Christianity. Blot to Thor. Song of Glory to Eyvind. Symbel. |
March 9 |
Blessing of Olvir of Eggja, murdered by St.Olaf's men for organizing Heathen rites in Norway. Blot to Frey and Freya Song of Glory to Olvir. Feast. |
TIME OF RENEWAL AND OUTFITTING
Spring Equinox SUMMER FINDING |
Blot to Ostara and lighting of the Ostara-Fires. Blot to Freya. Symbel and Feast. |
April 9 |
Blessing of Jarl Hakon Sigurdsson, great defender of Heathenry in Norway. Blot to Thor. Feast. |
Full Moon of April SIGRBLOT |
The Sacrifice for Victory Blot to Odin and Sunna. Symbel. |
April 30/ May 1 WALBURG'S NIGHT MAY DAY |
Blot to Walburg-Freya on April 30 night. Blot to Frey and Freya on May Day. Feasts. |
May 9 |
Blessing of the Kings Against Olaf, commemorating Gudrod of Gudbrandsdal and Hrorek of Hedemark who resisted St. Olaf's spreading rule of Tyranny, and who lost their tongue and eyes, respectively, for their resistance. Blot to Thor. Song of glory for Gudrod and Hrorek. Symbel. |
TIME OF SUMMER SUN-STRENGTH
Summer Solstice LITHA or MIDSUMMER |
Summer Nights festivities, flame-leaping and sunwheeling. Frey Sun-Blot. Symbel and Feast. |
July 9 |
Blessing for Unn the Deep Minded, role-model of independant and strong-minded women everywhere, exemplar of the strength of Heathen women. Blot to Nerthus. Feast. |
August 1 FREYFAXI |
The blessing of loaves. Blots to Nerthus, Freya, and Frey. Feast. |
August 9 |
Blessing of Radbod of Frisia, who refused baptism upon hearing that he would have to go to heaven and be separated from his dead heathen ancestors. Blot to the Disir and Thor. Song of glory to Radbod. Feast. |
September 9 |
Blessing of Arminius of the Cherusci, who defeated the Romans in the Teutoberg Forest and spared Germania from cultural destruction. Blot to Tyr. Song of Glory to Arminius. Symbel. |
TIME OF REAPING AND YEAR-FALL
Autumn Equinox WINTER FINDING |
Blot of the Horn Blower (Heimdall). Feast. |
October 12-15 WINTER NIGHTS* |
October 12: Alfarblot, or Sacrifice to the Elves and Odin, Feast. October 13: Disablot, or Sacrifice to the Disir, Symbel. October 14: Frey's Blot, Sacrifice to Frey, Feast. October 15: Last Sheaf for Sleipnir. Blot to Odin, Symbel. |
November 11 |
Long Feast of the Einherjar. Blot to the Victorious Dead or the Heroic Dead, Odin, and the Valkyries/Disir. Symbel. |
TIME OF THE MOTHER AND THE WOLF
December 9 |
Blessing of Egil Skallagrimsson, famous skald, berserk, devotee of Odin, and anti-hero. Blot to Odin. Song of Glory to Egil. Symbel and Feast. |
Day before the Winter Solstice MOTHER NIGHT |
Blot to Holda, the Disir and Frigga. Feast. |
Winter Solstice YULE |
Blot to Sunna, Frey and Freyja. Special blot to the Yule-Beings or All Gods. Blot to Odin. Holiest Symbel. Solstice Fire. Boar-Feast. |
December 24 |
Blessing of Sveinbjorn Beinteinsson, Skald and Founder of the Modern Asatru Movement. Blot to Thor Song of Glory to Sveinbjorn. Feast. |
December 27 WOLF NIGHTS |
Blot to Odin and the propitiation of the unquiet spirits of the dead. |
January 1 THRETTANDI or THIRTEENTH NIGHT |
Blot to Berchta-Freya and the House-Wight. Divinations. Feast. Driving out of Yule at Dawn. |
* Non-Asatru should not be present at this festival.