Community Roundup: January 2020
Compiled by Joseph S. Hopkins for Mimisbrunnr.info
In an effort to draw more attention to excellent work by specialists and experts working in similar circles as Mimisbrunnr.info—and as a nod to the site’s origins as a news source for ancient Germanic studies—Mimisbrunnr.info produces a retrospective digest of the activities of a variety of associated projects every month.
January 2020 saw updates from the following projects:
1. Brute Norse
Eirik Storesund
2. Folklore & Fiction
Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran, Memorial University of Newfoundland
3. Nordic Animism
Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen, University of Uppsala
4. Nordic Mythology Channel & Podcast
Mathias Nordvig, University of Colorado, Boulder
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:
“On the Eternity of Waves: Address to the New Year”, Jan. 01, 2020.
2. 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:
“What is a rite of passage?”, Jan. 1, 2020
“January 2020 Folklore Meme Archive”, Jan. 28, 2020
3. 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:
“What is Animism”, Jan. 13, 2020
“Yggdrasil as Animist Cosmology”, Jan. 23, 2020
4. NORDIC MYTHOLOGY CHANNEL & PODCAST
(MATHIAS NORDVIG)
Danish academic Mathias Nordvig (University of Colorado) operates the Nordic Mythology Channel and cohosts the Nordic Mythology Podcast with Daniel Farrand of small business Horns of Odin (read Nordvig’s 2018 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:
“Why are the vikings called ‘Norse’?”, Jan. 15, 2020