The greatest Norse festival, lasting twelve nights from the winter solstice. One of the three great blóts named by Snorri. Sacred to Thor, Freyr, and Odin. Feasting, oath-taking on the Yule boar, and burning of the Yule log were central rites.
The greatest Norse festival, lasting twelve nights from the winter solstice. One of the three great blóts named by Snorri. Sacred to Thor, Freyr, and Odin. Feasting, oath-taking on the Yule boar, and burning of the Yule log were central rites.