HollyKing

I still believe

This was written in December 2005, some four months after Hurricane Katrina. I couldn’t sleep last night, so many things on my mind and I couldn’t shut it off. I […]

My Personal Yule Ritual

I’m trying to write a post on the legend of the Holly King and the Oak King, but it’s slow going… most of the explanations I’ve read tend toward the […]

The Yule Log

The Yule Log started out, we believe, as part of Norse Winter Solstice celebrations. Back then, the longhouse would have a huge fireplace, and the flooring would be either stone […]

Here We Come A-Wassailing

The word “wassail” comes from the Middle English toast waes hael – “good health”. It refers both to a drink and a pair of customs associated with the drink. The […]

The Legend of the Mistletoe

Frigga, queen of the Aesir gods, wife of Odin, loved all her children; but most of all she loved her son Baldur, called the Beautiful, god of vegetation and the […]

What is Yule?

What is Yule? Yule is the Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice. What is the Winter Solstice? “Solstice” is a Latin word that means “sun-standing-still”. The Winter Solstice is the […]