Olaf Tryggvason's determination to convert his heathen countrymen was unremitting: "All Norway should be Christian or die. And die they did, or were mutilated or punished or banished. Even in proposing to the mysterious queen of Sweden, Sigrith the Tolerant, Olaf insisted that she be baptized. But when she demurred, saying that "I must not part from the faith which I have held, and my forefathers before me; and, on the other hand, I shall make no objection to your believing in the god that pleases you best," Olaf struck her with his glove, declaring, "Why should I care to have thee, an old faded woman, and a heathen bitch?" To this insult, she ominously replied that "This may well be thy death. And she followed through to the end.
She married Swein Forkbeard, the king of Denmark. Still remembering the insult Olaf had given her and now his "greatest enemy," she gathered a large fleet with the help of her husband King Forkbeard, the king of Sweden, and Earl Eric, the son of Earl Hakon. Together they laid in wait for Olaf at an island called Svold. As the unsuspecting Olaf came into view, they ambushed him. Olaf was overwhelmed and jumped into the sea in full armor. It was the millennium and Olaf Tryggvason had been defeated. Sigirth deprived Olaf of political power that would have led to countless more Heathen deaths and the Christianization of Scandinavia. She was also a wonderful role model to her people and an ambassador of Heathen beliefs. Hail Sigirth, defender of Asatru, tolerance, feminism, and stubborn virtue!

The Feast of Ullr is to celebrate the Hunt and to gain personal luck needed for success. Weapons are dedicated on this day to Ullr, God of the Bow. If your hunting arms were blessed by the luck of the God of the Hunt, your family and tribe shared the bounty with a Blot and Feast to Ullr.

Wayland and his brothers married swan maidens whom they met at their dwelling at Wolfdales by Wolf Lake. After seven years their wives returned to their duties as Valkyries, leaving their husbands desolate. While Wayland's brothers went in search of their wives, Wayland chose to remain home in case his returned there (Hollander, 160). He was then captured by a Swedish (Hollander, 159) king called Nithad (also known as Nidud), robbed of his sword and ring, hamstrung, and forced to work for him on an island near the king's abode. Wayland gained revenge by secretly killing Nithad's two sons and making ghastly but beautiful treasures for the royal family from their skulls, eyes and teeth. He then seduced or raped Bothvildr (opinions vary as to which; she was drunk at the time) and flew away with the aid of mechanical wings he had forged (Gundarsson, 121).