Upcoming Blóts & Events
Haustblót
Join your fellow tribe members for Haustblót, the Autumn Sacrifice! We celebrate harvest on this day, and the beginning of the transfer from summer to Winter leading towards Vetrnætr not long after! As always this Blót will be a Potluck, so bring some snacks, a dish, drinks, ale or mead! Make sure you bring things for Blót (sacrifice)/Offerings, for the Land Spirits, Freyr/Yngve, and for those that choose it, Odin.
This event will be Saturday September 26th, at 6PM, taking place at Ulfheim. Ritual will begin at 7PM, feasting will come after ritual, and from there we celebrate!
Vetrnætr
Join your Tribe for Vetrnætr, Winter Nights, or Álfablót, the Sacrifice to the Álfar (Elves), and Dísablót, the sacrifice to the Dísir (Female Spirits)! This is our celebration hailing winters arrival, and the beginning of a new year, as for us our new years begin at Vetrnætr. In tradition this was a 3 night holiday, and we encourage you to celebrate the other 2 nights after this gathering, especially in doing blót at home in private, as Álfablót is a blót that is to be done privately amongst your close family. During our gathering for Vetrnætr, we will NOT be performing Álfablót, we will however be performing Dísablót. We very heavily encourage our members to take it upon themselves to do Álfablót for themselves at their own homes the night after we gather for the first night of Vetrnætr! As always, this is a potluck event, so bring snacks, a dish, drinks, ale or mead! Make sure you bring something for Blót (sacrifice)/Offerings for the Dísir!
This event will be Saturday September 24th, at 6PM, taking place at Ulfheim. Ritual will begin at 7PM, feasting will come after ritual, and from there we celebrate!
Sigrblot
Taking place at Ulfheim
This Blót was initially supposed to be on April 5th but was moved back due to life circumstances.
But below you'll find all the details needed for Blót.
THIS IS A POTLUCK. So please try to bring a food or drink item, as well as a sacred drinking utensil, and if possible some beer or Mead.
Beginning around the ritual fire, the Goðar and accompanying Vitkar will setup the Vé (Altar). They will then light mugwort, and gather participants around the fire, passing the mugwort around for each participant to cleanse themselves.
Calling of Thor - Hammer Rite:
The Goði will hold the ritual Mjölnir high and call to Thor. Each participant will chant the words said at each pause.
Mighty warrior Thor
Protector of Midgard
Protector of humankind
From this land we call to you.
Bless us with your presence.
Bless us with mighty Mjölnir.
The Goði will hold the hammer high in all 6 directions. Each participant will draw the sign of the hammer at the end of each call
Mjölnir frá Norðri, hallow and hold this sacred stead.
Mjölnir frá Austri, hallow and hold this sacred stead.
Mjölnir frá Vestri, hallow and hold this sacred stead.
Mjölnir frá Suðri hallow and hold this sacred stead.
Mjölnir hér að ofan, hallow and hold this sacred stead.
Mjölnir hér að neðan, hallow and hold this sacred stead.
Thor Viki.
Hail Thor.
*The Goði will then take the hammer and press their forehead to it then take the hammer down and bring it to their heart symbolizing a sacred connection to Thor and accepting his blessings. The hammer will be passed to each participant, and they will do the same. Once the hammer has gotten back to the Goði it will be placed on the Vé (Altar)
Blót to Óðinn:
Great mighty gods & goddesses, Æsir & Vanir, join us in this space, join us as we Honor Óðinn, join us as we celebrate Victory. Bless us with your presence. Hail the Æsir, Hail the Vanir, Hail to the gods!
Place an offering of food and drink by the Vé
Ancestors, ancient ones before us, those of our blood those of our faith, all the Ancient Ancestors before us join us in this space, join us as we Honor Oðinn, join us as we celebrate Victory. Bless us with your presence. Hail to the Alfar, Hail to the Disir, Hail the spirits of old, Hail to the Ancestors.
Place an offering of food and drink by the Vé
Vættir, Spirits of the land, spirits of the sea, of the lakes and rivers, Spirits of the air, Spirits of Jorð, join us as we Honor Óðinn, join us as we celebrate Victory. Bless us with your presence. Hail to the spirits of all! Hail to the Vættir!
Place an offering of food and drink by the Vé
Óðinn. All Father, Chief of the Æsir, Lord of Lords, Wise wanderer, God of many names, Fury and Frenzy, Lord of ecstasy, Father of the Wolf Warriors. Óðinn, who's breath gave life to us from drifting wood. We call you to this space so that we may honor you, so that we may celebrate to you. Winter has passed, spring has come, Victory of the dark and cold has been won, and now we call to you, being forth your wisdom, being forth you guidance. Grant us strength, Grant us favor in the battles to come. We got with your fury, we go with your might. Lord Óðinn we Hail you, Lord Óðinn Grant us your presence. Hail to you Lord of Lords, Chief of the Æsir, Hail to Óðinn!
Gather the offerings for Óðinn from participants if they are not already placed by/on the Vé. Pour a horn of Mead for Óðinn, bless all offerings on the Vé, each previous offering for the gods, ancestors and vættir, with the sign of Mjölnir. The Goði will then hold the horn of Mead and say:
Blessed boon of bees, sweet drink crafted from the minds of men, may our words be carried to you upon this Mead.
See these offerings before us, this sacrifice, for you Óðinn, to our time of victory, may you accept them, as we accept you unto ourselves, for the wisdom and guidance you have given us.
Facing the Altar
Óðinn, guide us in darkness, Grant us great wisdom, guide us to strength, guide us to our fury, allow our establishments to be built, and strength be found within them. May our bonds be great, may our oaths be held with pride, our lives carried with honor. May we be loyal to our brothers and our sisters, and may Victory reign.
Each participant will stand before the Altar taking a moment to connect with Óðinn.
Accept our offerings, our sacrifices in honor to you, and hear our toasts carried on the sweet songs of this Mead!
Pass the horn around and allow each participant to speak to and toast to Óðinn.
Once the horn has come back to the Goði, liquid offerings will all be poured into the libation bowl. If anyone had brought items, or anything else they needed blessed the Goði will then use the blessing tool, to spray part of the libation in the items to be blessed.
May our offerings, may our sacrifice be given, may this Altar be blessed, may these items be blessed, may these folk be blessed. From the gods to the earth to us, from us to the earth to the gods, may our offerings, may our sacrifice be accepted. To the gods, to the ancestors, to the Vættir, To Óðinn. Hail to all we Honor here, Hail to Óðinn.
Libate by pouring the offering bowl into the fire as well as any other respective offerings that are being sent to the gods, the Ancestors, the Vættir, and Óðinn.
Sumbel:
The horn of Mead will be poured and blessed with the sign of Mjölnir
The time of Toasts to one another has come, here we express our Frith to another, with jests at one another, words of praise, and more.
The horn will be passed around, and here each person will speak meaningful words to the kindred, make jokes, our throw our some Poetry. After a person has spoke they will take a drink from the horn and pass it to the next person
Feast:
After giving our Blót/Offerings, and toasts, it is now time for us to eat, drink and celebrate!
Runegalðr:
During this the Goði will resonate a rune 3 times and the participants will repeat that resonation. This runegalðr will start with Ansuz to breathe life into our chant, and then Othala for warm hearth and safe home, then Dagaz, for success stability and victory, then Fehu for achievement and success. Each rune will be changed 3 times, 3 times over for a total of 9 chants for each rune, in Honor of Óðinn and his Nine days and nine nights hung on Yggdrasil.
Ansuz, Ansuz, Ansuz x3
Othala, Othala, Othala x3
Dagaz, Dagaz, Dagaz x3
Fehu, Fehu, Fehu x3
Utiseta:
Following the Runegalðr, a 30 minute silence will be taken for all to sit out and meditate. Find your sacred spot to sit, be it by the fire, a nearby tree or anything else. Focus yourself for this time, connect with your ancestors, see them, know them, let them speak with you, and guide you.
Once all of this is completed, WE CELEBRATE! FESST TIME! we shall continue to enjoy the night, drink eat, and have a good time together at Ulfheim. More magic may be performed, runic divination, Seið work from the Völva, a drum circle or anything else!
The Althing
The Althing is the yearly Tribe gathering to discuss what needs to be done for the Tribe in the upcoming year. This meeting is done at the end of summer, as winter approaches. In the old days, the coming of winter heralds a new year, and we follow this calendar. We will be preparing for the Winter Nights celebration that is only 2 months after the Althing, during Octobers full moon. We will be discussing what we need to be doing to further make the Tribe an impactful piece of each members life and their path in Forn Sed. We will also have a sumbel, and ritual portion at our Althing, as well as having the floor opened for members to plan to swear Oaths at the Althing. The Althing will take place up route 141 just south of Whitewater Co. Exact location has been provided to members.
Itinerary:
5pm: Gathering Time.
5-6pm: Social Hour
6pm: We will setup an altar, hallow the space and do a mugwort cleaning
Following the space preparation the new Paths, Positions & Oaths document will be read aloud.
After this the Althing will be opened, here the floor is open to all, we will discuss the current state of the tribe, take in new suggestions, determine what we need to be doing moving forward, assess issues of the tribe and any issues members have within the tribe. Here we make a course of action going into the new "year", as our new year begins in october at Vetrnætr (Winter Nights) Blót or Álfablót. We prepare for the Winter events and Blóts and get ourselves ready to make greater change, greater bonds, and greater paths for us all in Forn Seð and our tribe Úlfung.
Once we have finished this portion of the Althing we will have Blót. We ask that you bring an offering, preferably Ale or Mead.
For this Blót we will give to the gods, the ancestors and the spirits.
The tribe will gather in a circle
A Horn will be filled with mead or ale, the Goði will call the gods and offer this horn to them, it will then be passed around the circle so that each member may hold and offer to the gods and say what they need to the gods. It is important to note that in having the horn passed to you, you must not drink from it. Once the horn gets back to the Goði the horn will be poured into a libation bowl.
A second horn will then be filled with mead or ale, the Goði will call to the ancestors and offer this horn to them, it wilm then be passed around the circle, and each member will call to their ancestors and offer this to them. Again this horn is not to be drank from. And once it reaches the Goði it will be poured into the libation bowl.
A third horn will then be filled with mead or ale and the Goði will call the the Vættir (spirits). It will be passed around as the previous horns, and each member will give thanks and offer this to the spirits of the land we are conducting our Althing and ritual at. This horn is NOT to be drank from. Once it reaches the Goði it will be poured into the libation Bowl.
The final Horn is the Sumbel Horn, filled with mead or ale, this horn will be passed to members so we may speak openly to one another, be it praise, calling the wrongs of another, declaring you wish to swear oath, or throwing jests, all must listen when one holds the sumbel horn. You may take a drink from this horn before you pass it on.
What is left Once the horn gets back to the Goði will be added to the libation bowl.
From here we will let members swear oath if it was declared during the sumbel. If not we will then sit, drum, sing some Galðr and connect with the space before ending the Althing.
Definition of a Thing in old Nordic/Germanic Culture:
A thing,[a] also known as a folkmoot, assembly, tribal council, and by other names, was a governing assembly in early Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by a lawspeaker. Things took place regularly, usually at prominent places accessible by travel. They provided legislative functions, as well as social events and trade opportunities. In modern usage, the meaning of this word in English and other languages has shifted to mean not just an assemblage of some sort but also simply an object of any kind.
Sigrblót
Saturday April 12th, members of Úlfung will gather in the wilderness of Western Co to celebrate Sigrblót.
During this Blót members will be camping for the weekend at the location that has been provided to members.
This Blót feast is a potluck, and for this potluck rotation those in Freya’s Aett are to bring Drinks, Hagal’s Aett are to bring Feast Foods, and Tyr’s Aett are to bring Snacks/Desserts. (Members please see the FB & Discord posts to determine which Aett you are a part of, as well as which Aett your accompanying guests are a part of if they wish to contribute.)
Members are welcome to invite friends and family to accompany them for this Blót.
