#Herdla

[claudi-is-fishing]

10.05.2023

Dauerregen seit 3 Tagen. Gegen Mittag machten wir uns zu dritt auf in Richtung Oksen. Es gab leider wieder viel Kleinfisch aber wir bekamen auch unsere erste Makrele. Nachdem der Regen noch mehr zunahm und auch die Fische nicht mehr bissen, fuhren wir heim.

Eigentlich hasse ich Nachmittagskaffee aber die Zimtschnecken aus Herdlas Landhandel schmecken so köstlich.

Gegen Abend (es regnete immer noch) sind Setti und ich zu den Außenplateaus gefahren und wir fingen ein paar Schellfische, die wir auch mitnehmen konnten. Irgendwie war es komisch, denn so schnell wie die Schwärme da waren, verschwanden sie auch wieder. Setti und ich beschlossen heimzufahren. Als wir ca. 1 km von den Plateaus entfernt waren, sahen wir, warum die Fische sich so verhielten.

Es waren Orcas!!! Die trieben die Schwärme. Sowas kann man auch nicht per Kamera festhalten, da kann man nur schauen und diese fantastischen Bilder in sich aufnehmen.

Seid alle lieb gegrüßt😊!

[linnheidi]

The ocean is my friend, more than ever!

[moments-of-north]

[zwergpirat]

Wintersonne

[lomeniel]

Went on a tiny road trip today, almost to the edge of our country. It was so peaceful. Just what I needed.

[aesthetically-flora]

☀️ H E R D L A ☀️ Here’s some photos from yesterdays fishing trip to Herdla. It’s so beautiful there and I myself would love to live there one day 😍 We didn’t get any fish tho, it was too windy out there 😫😩 No special plans today, as I know of. So will do some chores in the house and just relax. Hope you all have a really lovely Tuesday 💗 - - - - - - - - - - - #outdoor #outdoorlife #fishing #herdla #westcoast #norway #visitnorway #norwegiannature #forest #forestphotography #sea #seaview #ocean #oceanview #sunny #photography #uteliv #uteerbest #fishinglife #fiske #sjø #haveaniceday #bluesky #beautifuldestinations #beautiful #beautifulnature #beautifulplaces #view #viewoftheday #oceanbeach (ved Herdla) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBNYTsPl3RC/?igshid=9mtmawtcfr90

[valkyrjacom]

Five years ago, I went to a viking market at Askøy, northwest of Bergen. 🌿 There was a couple there who had been reading my blog, and I happened to meet them there, where they took this photo. The summer after I attended their beautiful LOTR inspired wedding, and they became two of my best friends to this day ^^ We travelled back there together today, and enjoyed just as beautiful weather as on the day we met ☀️ (blog post coming up) :) . #askøyvikingmarknad #herdla #viking #vikings #norse #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja

[subtilitas]

Lars J. Berge - Birdwatching tower, Herdla 2017. Via, photos (C) Anders E. Johnsson, the architect. 

[trolldomblog]

The Niding Pole/Nidstang

In the Viking age the most spectacular way of cursing an enemy was by the Niding Pole (the Nithstong or Scorn-Post). They were poles about nine feet (2.75 meters) long upon which insults and curses were carved in runes. Ceremonies were performed to activate the destructive magic of the pole. A horse's skull was fixed to the top of the pole, and it was stuck into the ground with the skull facing towards the house of the accursed person. The pole channeled the destructive forces of Hela, goddess of death. These forces were carried up the pole and projected through the horse skull.

The runes carved on the pole defined the character and target of the destructive forces. Among others, triple Thorn [Thurisaz] runes and triple Is [Isa] runes, were used to smite the enemy. When used maliciously, these had the effect of disempowering the accursed's will and delivering him or her to the forces of destruction. Here, the Thorn rune invokes the power of Thurs, the demonic earth-giant sometimes called Moldthurs. An example of this comes from Skírnismál, where the spell used by Skirnir against Freyr's reluctant lover, Gerdhr invokes harm using the Thorn rune. This provides the power for three other runestaves: 'I shall inscribe Thurs for you, and three runestaves: lewdness, and rage and impotence.

Magically, the Niding Pole was intended to disrupt and anger the earth sprites (Landvaettir, Land-Wights or earth spirits) inhabiting the ground where the accursed's house was. These sprites would then vent their anger upon the person, whose livelihood and life would be destroyed. Niding Poles were also used to desecrate areas of ground. This technique is called álfreka, literally the 'driving away of the elves', by which the earth sprites of a place were banished, leaving the ground spiritually dead...

On the Niding Pole, the horse skull invokes the horse rune Ehwaz, using the linking and transmissive power of the rune for the magical working. The horse is sacred to Odin, god of runes and magic..."

During the Viking Age to put a "nid" on someone was to put very powerful verbal curse upon them. The power of words was not taken lightly by these efficient warriors, so to make a curse of this kind was very serious. It was the ultimate insult, and used only in dire circumstances.

In the Saga of Egil Skallagrimsson (an Icelandic/Norwegian story from the 10th century) King Eirik Bloodaxe, wronged Egil and made him an outlaw. The feuding resulted in many dead on both sides. After a battle on the island of Herdla (near Norway), Egil raised a hazelwood pole on the top of this island, and on the top of the pole he placed a severed horse's head, aimed towards Eirik's home. On the pole he carved sacred runes, with a curse upon King Eirik. He also spoke this curse, this "nid":

"Here I place this "Nidstang" ("curse-pole"), and turneth it against King Eirik and Queen Gunnhild - turneth I this against all the gnomes and little people of the land, that they may all be lost, not finding their homes, until they drive King Eirik and Queen Gunnhild out of the country."

According to the legend, the curse soon took effect, and King Eirik and his Queen Gunnhild fled to the British Isles.

This old custom has returned, and is again in use in our modern day. This is a very powerful ancient magic ritual, a curse with a power one should not use lightly and whimsically. These "nidstangs" have been placed to to defend our symbols and traditions from neo-nazis and other crackpots who "borrow" our sacred symbols and make them their own and vile.

We cannot be silent and pretend this is not happening. When wearing a Thor's hammer means taking the risk of being looked upon as a racist, and if carrying a sun-cross, or a rune, such as the Odal-rune, can get one arrested - then it is time to say "Stop!", to draw the line. We can't let these fools steal our heritage and soil it with their abusive and stupid attitude!

This "nid", this curse you can read here, is one in a chain of digital "Nidstangs", put up on websites around the world, and it is turned against everyone who misuses and abuses our ancient sacred symbols, and soils our land with hatred and discord. At the bottom of this page you will find links to the others who put up "nidstangs" around Scandinavia.

This curse is not turned exclusively on a certain easily detected group of young men (with shaven heads and/or carrying swastikas and such), but against everyone who answers to the description in this "nid".

This curse is not unconditional. It is only meant to fall upon those who persist in their destructive behavior. Tolerance and forgiveness are important principles for any spiritually inclined person, and no innocent should indiscriminately suffer from this curse.

It is also important to remember how the three great forces of society come together, making these misled persons much more powerful than they would have been on their own: politicians, in cowardice and opportunism, and businessmen and media, in desire of sensation and profit.

I curse!

I curse all of them

who soil our glorious land

with unworthy actions.

I curse all of them

who borrow sacred symbols

Gungnir, Mjolnir and Sacred Staves -

Odin's spear, Thor's hammer

and runes, given by Odin's hand

and soil them

with unholy deeds.

I curse all of them

who in ugly costumes

and shaven heads

as well as suits

and ties

abuse the wisdom of our ancestors

our ancient ways

and our present faith.

I curse all of them

who want to silence

the mouths of others

for themselves to be heard

with their stupid bellowing.

I curse all of them

who put themselves above others

because of their paleness,

who trample on others

because of the color of their skin,

foreign language,

or a different faith.

Upon the heads of these miscreants

I call all powers!

I call upon the gnomes, and the little people

to scratch their bodies

and disturb their sleep.

I call upon the elf-smiths

to lay an iron ring

around their chests

giving little room for their spirit

little room for breath

to speak of evil.

I call upon the "rimthurses" (frost-giants)

from the depth of Niflheim

That they may freeze to their death

before they get a chance

to freeze others out.

I call Surt and his "fire-thurses"

That they may burn to their death

before others may burn

by their hands.

I call upon Loki

That he may twist their vision

so that they strike each other down

before they strike anyone else down.

I call upon Freya

So that these young men

never may share a woman's bed

and never have sons

or daughters of their own

as long as they want to hinder

others to do just that.

And I call upon Frey

That these young men

have their manhood gelded,

never being able to create anything good

for themselves,

never getting peace

or harvest,

as long as they want to hinder

others to do just that.

I call upon Thor

that he may protect us

from demonic evil

and I call upon his wrath

against the miscreants

who wants to cause pain to others.

I call upon Odin

Allfather.

He who gave spirit

to man and woman.

He who together with his brothers

Hoenir and Lodur

Gave life to man,

Body and Soul,

Ask and Embla,

Man and Woman.

I call upon Odin

and the "Norns".

Goddesses of destiny,

Urdh, Verdhandi and Skuld,

who together judge

everyone after death

that they may judge

these miscreants hard,

so that they

not even after their deaths

may escape their deeds of evil

against other sons and daughters

of Ask and Embla.

I set this "nid"

until these drooling servants

of evil and ignorance

do penance

and let each and one

stay by their land, their people

and their faith

wherever in our world

they may choose to live.

http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/nidstang.html

[sagesolar]

Herdla 13.mai. by bjarne.stokke https://flic.kr/p/28kdtnN

[per-b-bergen]

Bright day at Herdla⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CADvPVCAn0y/?igshid=11guex472bw5k

[claudi-is-fishing]

Norwegen 2024 (Setti)

Es ist heute der letzte tag von so viel schönen in herdla. Der urlaub hier war wieder wunderschön und einzigartig. Wir haben eine intensive zeit mit elly u heidi verbracht u soooo viel spaß gehabt. dieses jahr haben wir echt viele verschiedene fischarten gefangen die wir zuhause mit viel genuss essen werden. aber am meisten hat mir die zeit mit claudia und unseren fellnasen gefallen der spaß die natur und die zeit die wir alle miteinander hatten unwiederbringlich danke mehr kann ich nicht sagen ❤️❤️❤️ich kann nicht mit worten ausdrücken wie sehr ich die zeit mit meiner kleinen familie ( rudel 😂) genieße.

[linnheidi]

Darker materials surfaces

being generous to the self

[moments-of-north]

[zwergpirat]

Herdla Airport war ein Militärflughafen auf der Insel Herdla in Askøy, Norwegen. Es bestand aus zwei hölzernen Start- und Landebahnen mit einer Länge von 1.000 bzw. 850 Metern sowie einem Kai für einen Wasserflugplatz. Wikipedia

[skaug]

Herdla 13. mai -18 20sec f16 by bjarne.stokke https://flic.kr/p/Pjnyao