Odin's Eye Blog

Category: Orkney

• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  It’s written in the runes

  An archaeological discovery

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Freed from the Norn connection

  Norn still persists in Orcadian dialect

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  An Orcadian fairy-tale with Nordic roots

  Folklore is a rich vein of study

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Constitution day 17th May

  The 17th of May is Norwegian Constitution Day

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney Students

  The magic of the merry dancers

  The merry dancers is the name given to the northern lights in Orkney and Shetland

  3rd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Exploring the treasures left by Chrissie Costie

  Chrissie Costie was an Orcadian writer living in the 20th century

  2nd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Twelfth, 13th or 20th Night?

  When do you put up and take down your Christmas decorations?

  2nd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Piracy in northern waters

  Immortalised by Sir Walter Scott, pirate John Gow grew up in Stromness

  2nd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney

  Midsummer, Johnsmas and bonfires

  Midsummer customs are not so well know as midwinter ones

  2nd Feb 2022
• Mimir’s Well Orkney Students

  The return of the Muckle Supper?

  Harvest time was celebrated by our ancestors

  2nd Feb 2022