Does your heart have a space reserved for the folklore of Scandinavia? Do you write poetry or prose? Could you create a piece of writing about the creatures that dwell in the mountains, forests and fjords? If you think you could weave a few thousand words into a literary feast, then have a read of… Continue reading Attention Wyrd Writers…The North Calls
My blog Destination: Norway has finally got a Society 6 page. I’m incredibly proud of the shots I’ve managed to capture in Norway so far, and want to make them available for anyone who wants them. Lots of my images are now available as prints (framed or unframed), stretched canvases, cards, mobile phone cases… Continue reading Destination: Norway – Effigies For Sale
In my cabin in Norway, holding my copy of Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult by Dayal Patterson. If black metal is an important factor in your life you need this on your bookshelf. Buy it here.
I was introduced to Vetterkult, the debut album from Norwegian black metal band Vetter in the closing days of 2013. I knew pretty much straight away that I needed to get under the skin of the man behind the mayhem, Håvard Tveito. I'm honoured that Håvard agreed to an interview for Wyrd Words & Effigies and am… Continue reading Interview With Vetter
Greetings all. I've been living in Norway now for a few weeks and have been going out into the forest on an almost daily basis, and thought you might enjoy some of the visions I've captured.
I have an obsession with jewellery made from bones, be they real bones or cast bones and I think that Charlotte Burkhart is the queen of bone jewellery design. This jaw dropping Devil’s Backbone Necklace is made from sterling silver and is cast from pieces of vertebrae from three different animals. A necklace of… Continue reading Thursday’s Wyrd Findings
Read the review here: http://destructive-music.com/?p=10595 Links:: Destructive Music: http://destructive-music.com Gehenna: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gehenna/314672401876258
Whenever I hear about the publication of a new book on the subject of Black Metal, I pounce and pre-order. When the tome arrives, I savour it, lapping up every word, sometimes putting it back down after one chapter, to return to it the following day, so as to make it last longer. My first… Continue reading Book Review – Black Metal: European Roots & Musical Extremities (Ed. Troy Southgate)
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I watched 'Thale' a quietly beautiful, haunting Norwegian film based on the myth of the 'Huldra' a few months back, but it's only recently that I was alerted about the entire soundtrack being available on Spotify. I must have played it over about twelve times now, so thought it about time to say something about… Continue reading Thale
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 