#hwæt!!!!!

[skyborneveggie]

YEAAAAA MY PREORDER CAME IN THE MAIL

GUESS WHO WILL BE READING IN OLD ENGLISH SOON

[laika-the-bitch]

parents should have fewer rights

[victusinveritas]

[look-a-diversion]

Apartment hunting continues to be Absolutely Wonderful

[anguilliforme]

the medieval folk are right the best way to experience beowulf is to sit down and listen to a scop recite it

[everymanpdf]

putting the authors face this big on the front cover is sooooo funny

[thatiswhy]

"metal can never be gothic, even gothic metal isn't gothic" wasn't the take I expected to see today tbqh

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT SAFE TO LEAVE THE BOG ON TUESDAY* ** TF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE

*if you’re Grendel or his Mother

**if so you’re probably going to leave anyway specifically to Start Shit And Spite Fate

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

Denmark you say?

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

unironically im going to start telling ppl this is Demon!Dean's true form

because uh

it is

that's him

Bog Guard by i Asimov

[beowain]

Beowulf was the first reformed jock

[hashire]

I was extremely pleased to see that AO3 has Old English as a language option and also very disappointed that so few of the fics under that category are actually in Old English.

[anouchard]

Honestly, I think we should bring "Hwæt!" back as a way of gaining the attention of an audience in social gatherings. It's flawless. You thought BYOB meant Bring Your Own Beer? Nah, Bring Your Own Beowulf, cowards. You'll be the beating Heorot of the party.

I think I may need to sleep.

[oldenglishtextposts]

hwæt…… þis nim…..

Here…… take this…..

[fjorn-the-skald]

fjorntheskald.com - Learn Norse, Celtic, and Medieval History

Hwæt! From the ashes of Fjorn’s Hall comes a new website for an old skáld—though that’s perhaps not the best phrasing because I don’t think I’m that old? Anyway…

I’ve rummaged through my archives, selected the ‘best’ stuffs, and plastered in on a new website. Most of the content is actually here on Tumblr, but I find it much easier to, well, find on the website. As of writing this, here’s what you’ll find there:

161 posts (230k words)

10 old podcast episodes (5.5 hours)

6 digital maps

7 academic papers (links to Academia.edu)

It’s pretty nice, I think? But it’ll need tweaking over time. This is just the (new) beginning. My next big plan is to reintroduce content from Fjorn’s Hall, which used to be blocked behind a paywall. I’m not interested in that anymore, so it’ll all be free and stay that way. That means we have ~45 videos coming over the next 45 weeks (because I’ll do 1 at a time to pace myself). Those videos will be posted on my YouTube channel but also shared to the website. So yeah, something to look forward to maybe? I hope so.

Let me know what you think. If something is janky, incorrect, or otherwise problematic…please let me know. I’m not perfect.

Many thanks for all the support and love over the years. I’ve had my ups and downs, but I’m very happy to be back :)

— fjörn