Ullr The Snow God is a photograph by Fiona Kennard which was uploaded on December 8th, 2013.
Title
Ullr The Snow God
Artist
Fiona Kennard
Medium
Photograph
Description
Got To Love Ullr!
In modern times, Ullr has seen a great surge in popularity as the official God of Skiing. First he was unearthed as such earlier in the century in northern Europe, where little amulet necklaces with his skiing figure on them were given out as gifts and good-luck charms for skiers. Then the Ullr custom spread to America, where he has been taken as the patron of various winter sports and winter hunting organizations, including a major festival Ullr Fest in Breckenridge, Colorado, and sacrificial bonfires to Ullr in Utah and other states (burning old worn-out skis and sleds) to bring the snow. He now has numerous amulets, sigils, organizations, and even liquor named after him. Ullr may currently be the Norse god most called upon and invoked today by people who dont consider themselves to be Pagans or Heathens.
Photographed ~ Breckenridge, Colorado
Uploaded
December 8th, 2013
