Community Roundup: December 2019

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Hugin and Munin and the day’s news, art by Rim Bitik for Mimisbrunnr.info, 2019

Happy New Year, all! In an effort to draw more attention to the excellent work of individuals working in similar areas as Mimisbrunnr.info (and in a nod to the site’s origins as a news source for ancient Germanic studies), Mimisbrunnr.info highlights the activities to overlapping and associated projects every month. This month Mimisbrunnr.info presents updates for the following projects, presented alphabetically:

1. Brute Norse
Eirik Storesund

2. Fair Folk
Danica Boyce

3. Folklore & Fiction
Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran, Memorial University of Newfoundland

4. Nordic Animism
Rune Rasmussen, University of Uppsala

5. Nordic Mythology Channel & Podcast
Mathias Nordvig, University of Colorado, Boulder

6. Roter Geysir
Sven Knippschild

1. BRUTE NORSE
   (EIRIK STORESUND)

Norwegian writer Eirik Storesund operates the internet-based project Brute Norse (read Storesund’s 2018 interview with Six Questions here). This month’s updates include:

• “‘The human race is going to die in 4/4 time’: The Out-of-Step Pagan Philosophy of Moondog”, Dec. 10, 2019.

• “Brute Norse Podcast Ep. 24: Legends of Drunken Master - The Miracles of St. Thorlak”, Dec. 16, 2019.

2. FAIR FOLK
(DANICA BOYCE)

Canadian folklorist Danica Boyce operates Fair Folk, a podcast focused on folklore studies, and authors folklore-related artists (read Boyce’s 2019 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:

• “Gnome for Christmas: the Midwinter Household Spirit”, Dec. 15, 2019

• “Why I’m reviving the practice of Christmas gnome worship this year”, Dec. 21, 2019

3. FOLKLORE & FICTION
(CEALLAIGH S. MACCATH-MORAN)

American-Canadian folklorist Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran (Memorial University of Newfoundland) operates Folklore & Fiction, where she produces articles aimed at introducing a broad audience to the topic of folklore studies, often touching on ancient Germanic studies (read MacCath-Moran’s 2019 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:

• “Just Joshing Episode 313: C.S. MacCath” (interview), Dec. 2, 2019

• Winter Solstice newsletter, Dec. 19, 2019

• December 2019 Folklore Meme Archive, Dec. 26, 2019

4. NORDIC ANIMISM
(RUNE HJARNØ RASMUSSEN)

Danish religious studies academic Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen (University of Uppsala) operates Nordic Animism, a project focused on the application of Old Norse animism and its relevance to modern society (read Rasmussen’s 2019 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:

• “Krampus Night!”, Dec. 5, 2019

• “Santa Claus and Odin”, Dec. 12, 2019

• “Hulda’s Night - Runic Animist Calendar”, Dec. 17, 2019

• “Forvent det værste: Nisserne vil hævne sig”, Politiken, Dec. 24, 2019

• “Who are the Christmas Gnomes?”, requires Facebook login, Dec. 24, 2019

5. NORDIC MYTHOLOGY CHANNEL & PODCAST
(MATHIAS NORDVIG)

Danish academic Mathias Nordvig (University of Colorado) operates the Nordic Mythology Channel and co-cohosts the Nordic Mythology Podcast with Daniel Farrand of Horns of Odin (read Nordvig’s 2018 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:

• “Viking Symbols’: - the Valknut, Vegvisir, and much, much more!”, Dec. 08, 2019

• “Yule Special: did Vikings celebrate jól - and what was it anyway?”, Dec. 19, 2019

6. ROTER GEYSIR

German archaeologist Sven Knippschild operates Roter Geysir, a web-based project focused on lesser known aspects of the ancient Germanic record (read Knippschild’s 2019 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:

• “Golden Bractates of the Migration Period”, Dec. 28, 2019