Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 4 A Note on Setting ...................................................................................................................................... 4 History of Skyldingheim ................................................................................................................................ 4 The Clans ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Clan Myrr............................................................................................................................................... 6 Clan Ingjald ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Clan Vidir ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Clan Skogr.............................................................................................................................................. 8 Clan Aldrnari.......................................................................................................................................... 8 People of note ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Present and recent past ............................................................................................................................ 9 Jarl's Household .................................................................................................................................... 9 Clan Myrr............................................................................................................................................. 10 Clan Ingjald .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Clan Vidir ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Clan Skogr............................................................................................................................................ 10 Clan Aldrnari........................................................................................................................................ 11 Other/unknown .................................................................................................................................. 11 Historical ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Birth and Family .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Coming of age ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Children ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Younglings ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Adulthood ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Saga LARP NZ Setting Document. 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Eldership ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Gender ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 Spirit of Ve: Femininity ............................................................................................................................ 15 Body of Vili: Masculinity.......................................................................................................................... 15 Life of Odin: Omnispirit ........................................................................................................................... 16 How gender was created ........................................................................................................................ 16 Death and the Afterlife ............................................................................................................................... 18 Bonding ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Kinship bonds .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Blood Bonds ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Alliance Bonds ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Union bonds ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Breaking Bonds ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Bearskins, Boarskins and Wolfskins ............................................................................................................ 20 Bjornstokum (Bearskins) ......................................................................................................................... 20 Svinfylking (Boarskins) ............................................................................................................................ 21 Ulfhednar (Wolfskins) ............................................................................................................................. 21 Law .............................................................................................................................................................. 22 Hospitality ................................................................................................................................................... 22 Storytelling .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Hrutar ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 Vikings ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Mystical Creatures ...................................................................................................................................... 24 Sprites ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Draugr ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Valkyrie ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Vodr ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Revenant ................................................................................................................................................. 24 Disir ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Vaettir ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Magic ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 Saga LARP NZ Setting Document. All information in this document is the property of Cameron Burns, Ben Burrowes, Mathilde Burrowes, Michelle Burt, Prema Cottingham, Walter Hamer, and Dave Luxton. This excludes the wikipedia information at the end of the document. Religion ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 Wikipedia summaries on mentioned links:................................................................................................. 26 Frigg ........................................................................................................................................................