Ulfraendi

10/07/2026

Ulfgar's demise came at the hand of greed. A noble and honourable warrior, he spent his life protecting his village, lending his strength and protection to those in need of assistance. Villagers made regular practice of regaling guests at a feast with tales of Ulfgar's valour.

But one night, all that changed.

A young blowhard took umbrage that his meagre contributions to defending the village should be overlooked while Ulfgar's heroics were the stuff of legend. He grew jealous of the regard in which the old warrior was held, and of the wealth he had accrued. In a drunken fit, the young man leapt up from the table while the village skald was sharing his latest verse extolling Ulfgar's virtues. He kicked back his chair, overturned the table and threatened to cut the torc from the chain about Ulfgar's neck, swearing that this would be the last song the skald would ever sing of Ulfgar's greatness.

Ulfgar rose slowly and warned the young man of his foolishness, but the youth would not be dissuaded from his purpose. The duel was short but fierce, and though Ulfgar killed the jealous young warrior, he took a mortal wound in the fight. As he lay dying, Ulfgar vowed continued protection for the meek, especially from those who were overcome by jealousy and avarice.

Though he suffered an honourable death, Ulfgar shall not rest. He remains on constant watch for the wicked.

Be careful what you seek as you prowl in the darkness at Ghouls' Night Out...

10/06/2026

Alpin died in his own doorway, holding it alone against forty men with nothing but a shield and a seax. He killed nine before a spear found him. His last words were an oath: no man would cross his threshold while he drew breath.

The dead take their last words seriously.

When grave-robbers opened his mound a generation later, they found him sitting upright at its door, eyes like forge-coals — still holding the threshold. He is draugr because his oath outlived his body. He reasoned, in the way of the dead: I no longer draw breath. The oath holds forever.

Some doors, once guarded, are guarded always.
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Come visit us at Heritage Park for Ghouls' Night Out Oct. 23-25 (Oct 22 is for adults only) ... and be careful which thresholds you choose to cross!

10/02/2026

Did you know...?
In Norse mythology, draugr were corporeal, malevolent undead revenants. They guarded burial mounds and hoarded treasure.
Draugr were nightmarish entities, with solid, decomposing physical bodies, accompanied by a foul stench of decay.
Neither alive nor dead, they had superhuman strength and could alter their size and mass at will. They retained their intelligence and could use magic or shape-shifting.
Are you ready to meet some at Heritage Park's Ghouls' Night Out?

09/17/2026

Our last public event of the season is coming up next month: Ghouls' Night Out at Heritage Park. See if you can pass by our draugr without a chill creeping up your spine.

09/09/2026

09/08/2026

We in the Ulfraendi Viking Age Reenactment Society strive to root everything we make, do and portray in historical record. Finds like this one get us very, very excited!

09/08/2026

We in the Ulfraendi Viking Age Reenactment Society strive to root everything we make, do and portray in historical record. Finds like this one get us very, very excited!

The mundane work of clearing grass and stones in a backyard has led to the discovery of Denmark’s largest known hoard of Viking Age silver.

09/08/2026

Here among the Ulfraendi Viking Age Reenactment Society, we strive to root everything we make and portray in historical record. This discovery is the kind of thing that gets people like us very, very excited!

The mundane work of clearing grass and stones in a backyard has led to the discovery of Denmark’s largest known hoard of Viking Age silver.

09/06/2026

Have you ever sounded a horn such as this? It takes skill!

Thank you, Joe Lepage, for this photo of Regin, taken at the Medieval Faires & Artisan Markets in Strathmore.

08/30/2026

Ulfraendi will not meet to practice today. Next anticipated practice is September 13