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Issue #1 - March 1998/2248

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Inarr of the Long Arm- Fiction by Jennifer Leigh Crandall- It was growing dark, but still Inarr ran easily. He had long since left those who followed far behind. As he rounded a bend in the trail Inarr fairly burst into a small campsite. A huge man with a firey red beard sat chewing thoughtfully. He grinned up at the tall young man and motioned him to sit at the fire...

Lyfsteinar #1: What the Hel Does that mean? - by Widdershins - Good question. Come and sit beneath my branch of the World-Tree and I'll explain. A "leifsteinar" is a stone, like the one I'm holding. The name means "herb-magical stone"(in Icelandic even!), thought to have mystical healing powers. Sometimes they were carved with runes or other signs. These date from a time in Iceland when the practice of earth-loving religion ...

My Lord, A Viking - A Poem by Miradax - The thaw is here, Ostara has arrived with her promise of summer. My Lord grows restless with each warm breeze that billows. 'Tis time to go a viking he is heard to mummer. The lambing and calving are done, the fields tilled and furrowed...

Aesir - Vanir, Women of The Northern Tradition - by Maridax - Courage, Truth, Honor, Fidelity, Discipline, Industriousness, Hospitality, Self Reliance, Perseverance...The Nine Noble Virtues may have been given to the men of The North by the Gods to live by, but it was the women of The North that most faithfully extolled these nine virtues...

The Voelva - A Poem by Liaden - I am the Hooded One my mouth is not my mouth birds whirl around my feet...

A New Rune Rhyme - by IG Laeradhr - FEE is the killing stone the udder's sword The boar and the stallion ever contend When Frodhi and His Sister play with men...

Thor and the Elves - from The Aesir & The Elves series by William P. Reaves - The Aesir and the Elves seem to share a special relationship. They are frequently named together: Havamal 158: "If in the company of men I must enumerate the gods, both Aesir and Elves, I know the distinctions of each" ...

Aesic and Vanic Divination - by Ragnar Odinsson - The art of Divination requires elements from both the aesic and vanic sides to be truly complete. The divination starts at the vanic or subconscious level then, it must carry over into the conscious or aesic level. I will illustrate this concept in the following examples of two different types of divination...

Viking Long Ship - Maridax -

Riddles - by J.H. Peck - 1. Born of mountains , I sharpened Thor's wits Spellbreaker , kitchen helper Neither tools of war nor harvest work well without me....

Ritstjóri of Utgard: RG V. Lars Agnarsson

The next issue will be released Midsummer 98' (June 21, 1998). We are now looking for writers and artists to be so kind as to submit their work for publishing. We welcome all facets of Northern Tradition. Thank-you for your support, together we may better our community.