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Hi Jacob! Thank you so much for your beautiful video! First I wanted to say something about the blood. It was from our sheep that Bjørn, Gustav and I slaughtered at our organic farm a few months ago, but we only had 4 litres with us. We were supposed to be given more blood from a shop, but they cancelled the delivery at the very last moment so we ended up with only these 4 litres all together (while we would usually need at least more something like 10) so we had to thin it more than usual with water so there would be enough for everyone to have their own ritual. So that it is why it wasn't as dark red this year unfortunately. Then I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the absolutely mind blowing review you made of our concert! I am truly speechless and so deeply moved by your reaction, it means the world ❤ Much love, Rúnahild.

Been wanting to come to the festival for a couple years now, awesome that you got to experience it and leave us with a review! Thanks for your insight Jacob.

That's awesome, definitely would attend!!!

Please please don't forget that Norwegians are indigenous to Norway, and Swedes are indigenous to Sweden - Sami belong to Lapland only, while we Scandinavians have been here for thousands of years before the Sami's ancestors ever came. Norwegians having their own names for the mountains is no different from two Native American tribes both having different names for the same place, because they're different people with different languages. And they fought and oppressed each other as well.

Love the video Jacob, and it was awesome working with you during the festival. I hope to see you in camp Gladheimr nexy year as well. Arnt.

These festivals are a great place to take a break from the rigors of work and just enjoy LIFE! And enjoying life with like-minded folks means that there was very little in the way of conflicts. Also a great way for the youngsters to mingle and possibly meet a future mate. 😀

Finally actually hit 100k subs! Just saw that on this video. Congrats! Show looks sic btw

Midgardsblot is “home” for many of us. Hence the welcome home message is important. It is more about a community of like minded, non judgmental people plus music! It’s one of only places where you see musicians just walking in the crowd because it’s home for them too! I hope you get a chance to come back again and experience the community.

Looks good thanks for showing us your journeys

I think, Jacob, that your have progressed past the materialism and ego that some rituals can be by immersing yourself in things that are far more deeply spiritual. Events like this have their place. I think many of us started down our spiritual paths subconsciously looking to pacify our egos...but then we found something deeper and more meaningful as we did our home work :) Great video! I totally would be down for that event as just a cool event. Thanks for taking us there!

I went to this in 2015, so it was nice to see it for this year! Nice vid. This a music festival so that is the main thing, yes many of the bands are pagan but still the focus is the music not the blot. When I did live in northern Norway(I was outside of Narvik) the pagan group Jule event I went too was really nice. I was able to participate and sacrifice 2 rabbits to the Gods, the insides of the rabbits were read for divination, and the meat made into sausages that we ate, and then the pelts were um processed, lack of better word, and given to me as a permanent connection. I still have them and I use them to lay my runes when I read them. I would say Norway does have a stronger pagan community than Sweden and the culture connects to it much more in a direct since. The pagan church in Norway is very big and they do legal weddings and events. Here in Sweden paganism is more seen as hmm a cultural connection which is lovely, but not as much a religious choice like it is in Norway. Prices in Norway are about the same as in California in many ways Norway is cheaper than many US states so I would not really make a huge deal about that. Last time I was in the USA in 2014 I went to a festival where that same size beer was 17 usd, so 10 usd today is not really what I would call expensive! Many Norwegians I know tell me they are shocked at how expensive the USA is especially since there is no social net for the high prices. You are very correct that event is very fun for the people! One thing I enjoy about Nordic countries is the pagan events are very calm and people are friendly. It is not like in the USA when I would to pagan events and people were very close minded, unfriendly and unwelcoming.

Hail Odin !

Would not have expected to see seminars at this type of event, but my nerd self is here for it

To be fair, its like 10-15$ for a glass of good mead most places you go in the US.

Omg well done Jacob, what an excellent sponser

The festival looked like a great time.

Let's just be honest here, we're really watching the filming of Midsommer 2.

24:01. 🤣💕 yes you are worthy!!! Woah that looks really cool! Thank you for recording this

Oh gosh... I'm so sorry! I was in front of you during Skald with my darn hat - I burn so badly I hope I wasn't too in the way!

It looks like so much fun. ❤❤❤

Heilung is amazing! I also like Amon Amarth!

I'm Kemetic but I just love your videos! You do an awesome job!

This looks a fantastic festival! Wish I could get there...and afford to be there!

I need to go!

Thanks for this video Jacob! Appreciate your honest review. How long have you been traveling and doing this work?

cool:) im going next year. Now its time for my yearly mushroom trip :D Norwegian fleinsopp picked 600 metres above sea level is killer..they somethimes get purple seethrough. those take you to another level and takes away anxiety and any fear of death, transforming it to curiosity. Higly recommended.

When they guy yelled Freyja, my Rottweiler looked up as she is named after her. 😊

👍🤗🇸🇪

Awesome stuff as always Jacob and I'm most definitely checking out merch.

The history that has been written and passed down by other cultures describe the Carnyx. It is a very interesting instrument with a very interesting history. Worth searching out the facts and people on utube that play the Carnyx. It was used in warfare, probably to incite troops to battle and intimidate opponents, as Polybius recounts. The instrument's significant height allowed it to be heard over the heads of the participants in battles or ceremonies. The ancient carnyx was a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts, used between c. 200 BC and c. AD 200.

Do you think the flesh hanging could of been maybe the closest we can legally get to a sacrifice? 😂

I'd love to see skald. Wow ❤

Hey! Just wondering, what are they saying when they blot for Loki? I could not hear it! Also I see you’ve celebrated Beltane in Scotland! I celebrate Samhain in Edinburgh this year, also from the Beltane Society! It was amazing ❤️

'Lot's of drinking and feasting at Norwegian prices...'

bucket list... $10 for Mead is a deal. It's more than that here in Ohio for local and imported Mead at festivals. We pay $14-16 a beer at concerts so no problemo... Socializing would be my reason for the season. I'm German so my Norse brothers and sisters would make for lovely conversations and friendships. Great vid.

8:57 if you’ve ever been to zombie joes underground theater in Hollywood lol

Such a great time. :)

"I'm not worthy" 🤣🤣 Best part of the whole video mate cracked me up so much! I feel like I would've spent more time at the burial mounds there than anything. The festival seemed to be a bit...hollow. Like hollow spiritually. Maybe it's because it's still frowned upon? Maybe it's because they would have to tow the line and 'be inclusive' I don't know. Just seemed that way to me overall. Hopefully you find a better festival that's a bit deeper or 'low level'

This is the type of event I've been dying to attend. Sadly, my area is pretty much all Christian so no rituals are taking place

Wish I could do this 😮

I've been eyeing up that same tshirt from Old-Norse but it's 47€ to ship to the USA 😭

I'm a Christian Man that is not afraid to learn new things. I just found your, whatever it's called lol.

I’m not understanding the hanging by the skin thing, what is that about?

Suspension is such an amazing spiritual experience! The ordeal path, makes you close to Odin even if it's not that painful

Learn about the Lakota Sundance and you won't be as weirded out by the hook/suspending thing. Though they could de-techno-goth it to make it more spiritual and less circus-like.

Hi Jacob! it's Mal (Malcolm) here who tried his best to moan to you about the lack of signage at Midgardsblot, before trying my best to apologise after at one of the talks. Anyway, it was nice meeting you as I had been enjoying your channel for some time before. Ours, @vikingfootprints is just getting started...

you might need to hold your own personal-just for you- ceremony at your beautiful creek when you come back to the states...re ground yourself and re connect to your gods and say hello...

This would be an experience. I would love to go to one of these festivals. That would be great if they had these in the United States.

Didn't Wardruna play there once?

I guess you cant put the Wicker Man ceremony on KZfaq...

Do these people actually legit pray and worship the Norse gods in these events?

Damn shame what happened with Blackbraid, the situation was handled poorly on both sides.

So why change the name of the channel. Thought you gave up on the religion

Good place to score with goofy chicks.

Looks good thanks for showing us your journeys