THE NORSE CALENDAR

In this calendar the years are/were split into two equal pieces; sumar (summer) and vetur (winter). There's a total of twelve months (six in sumar and six in vetur) in the year, much like the regular calendar widely used today, but they are off by about two weeks.

Gormánuður (TRANSLATED AS : SLAUGHTER MONTH)

• The first month of vetur (winter).
• Takes place from October 14th to November 13th.
• On the first day of the month there's feasts called Veturnettr (or Haustblót.).This feast celebrates a good harvest and Freyr (information on Freyr on the next page).

"Freyr, also spelled Frey, also called Yngvi, in Norse mythology, the ruler of peace and fertility, rain, and sunshine and the son of the sea god Njörd... Worshiped especially in Sweden, he was also well-known in Norway and Iceland. His sister and female counterpart, Freyja, was goddess of love, fertility, battle, and death. The boar was sacred to both. Freyr and Freyja figure in many plays and stories of medieval Iceland." - from britannica.com (link can be found in the Bibliography).

ÝLIR (ALSO KNOWN AS JOL MONTH)

• The second month of vetur (winter).
• Takes place from November 14th to December 13th.

MÖRSUGUR

• The * month of vetur (winter).
• Takes place from December 14th to January 12th.

ÞORRI

• The * month of vetur
• Takes place from January 13th to February 11th

GÓI

• The * month of
• Takes place from February 12th to March 13th.

Einmánuður

• Sixth month of vetur.
• Take place from March 14th to April 13th.

Harpa

• First month of sumar (summer).
• Takes place from April 14th to May 13th.

Skerpla

• Second month of sumar.
• Take place from May 14th to June 12th.

Sólmánuður

• Third month of sumar.
• Take pace from June 13th to July 12th.

Heyannir

• Fourth month of sumar.
• Takes place from July 13th to August 14th.

TVÍMÁNUÐUR

• Xxx
• Takes place from August 15th to September 14th.

Haustmánuður

• Xxx
• Takes place from September 15th to October 13th.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://shadowraven.net/calendar/norse.html
• http://valkyrja.com/220915.html