From the long fires of our ancestors, stories once rose like sparks into the night. They were not written on parchment, nor carved only in stone, but carried in breath, in drum, in the steady voices of the skalds. These tales were guides, medicines, and warnings — shaping clans and kindred for generations.
Through the voice of the Alaska Úlfhé∂nar, that ancient current flows again. What began as whispered words into the wind has become a living saga — a collection of shows that are not merely entertainment, but journeys into the deep well of human spirit. Each program is forged with purpose: to restore balance, awaken pride in our ancestors, and remind us that harmony with all realms is still possible.
This is not the theater of passing fancy. These are rites in modern form. Each episode, whether carved in the hour-long fire of Whispers of the Norse or the torchlight clarity of Forfædres Belysning, carries forward a voice older than kingdoms, sharper than the sword, and more enduring than stone.
Here, you do not watch alone. You sit once more in the great hall, across from ancestors and kin, and the story becomes yours to carry onward.
“Hear the voice beneath the storm,
it calls not from screens,
but from blood and memory.
Follow it, and the halls open before you.”
Whispers of the Norse
What began as a lone voice carried on the wind has grown into a ritual fire shared across the world. Whispers of the Norse is now in its fifth season, having evolved from a simple podcast into a new form of reality television. It is not scripted entertainment, but a living conversation with the ancestors. Each episode is guided by the great-grandfathers of the Alaska Úlfhé∂nar, their voices reaching across centuries to offer wisdom, warning, and renewal.
Whispers is a journey for both speaker and listener. Each hour drains the shaman’s strength like the pouring of mead, leaving the vessel empty but the hall enriched. What rises from that sacrifice is a story that feels less like a broadcast and more like a rite — a binding together of past, present, and future.
“In the hush between storms,
the dead speak,
their voices coiled in flame and frost,
and the living are remade in their echo.”
The fire of Whispers of the Norse is not a single flame but a hearth with many logs, each offering its own light and smoke. Beyond the main episodes, there are sacred extensions — special presentations that carry the audience deeper into the ancestral current. These are not side projects. They are additional rites within the saga itself.
Kveda — The Gatherings
Kveda, “the Gatherings,” is where the Alaska Úlfhé∂nar sits in council with other practitioners from across the world. Here, the saga expands beyond one voice, weaving a tapestry of traditions and insights. Each gathering is an exchange of wisdom, where stories of ritual, healing, and struggle are laid down like gifts upon the table. For the listener, Kveda is a chance to walk into circles that would otherwise remain unseen — to sit among shamans, seers, and keepers of ancestral flame, and to witness their ways firsthand.
Trommecirkler — The Drum Circles
If Kveda is the council, Trommecirkler is the heartbeat. These drum circles are not performances but invocations, calling back the oldest rhythm humanity has ever known. The steady strike of the drum mirrors the pulse of the earth itself, and those who listen find themselves carried into trance, into memory, into the presence of the ancestors. Trommecirkler is not simply heard; it is felt in the chest, in the bones, in the marrow. To experience it is to remember what it means to belong to something older than nations, older than written word.
Together, these specials turn Whispers of the Norse into a living hall — sometimes filled with many voices, sometimes resonating with a single drumbeat, but always returning to the same fire at the center.
Upcoming Episode: What Awaits by the Fire
Each week, Whispers of the Norse opens the hall once more. A new torch is carried in — a fresh tale, a new challenge, a wisdom from the ancestors waiting to be unwrapped. These episodes are not chosen at random; they rise from the needs of the people, from the questions our kin bring forward, and from the urgings of the unseen voices that guide the Alaska Úlfhé∂nar.
Here you will find what awaits on the horizon:
- This Week’s Episode
S5E31Breaking the Mask of SocietySpot the masks we wear and choose authenticity that strengthens community. - A living invitation to join the ritual, to step inside the circle, and to walk out with something greater than you carried in.
Voices from the Hall
No saga lives without those who listen. Over the years, Whispers of the Norse has become more than a show — it has become a hall where voices gather, each adding strength to the fire.
Some have said:
- “Listening to Whispers feels like standing before the ancestors themselves — equal parts terrifying and healing.”
- “These aren’t just stories, they’re medicines. They’ve helped me find balance in a world that has none.”
- “Every episode is like a ritual. I leave drained, changed, and somehow more whole.”
In these echoes, the living and the departed meet. The saga grows not only by being told, but by being heard.
Forfædres Belysning
“From the dim glow of hearthfires, the voices of our forebears rise again. Their wisdom is not lost—it illuminates the present, casting a steady light on the questions of today and the shadows of tomorrow.”
Forfædres Belysning is the torchbearer of ancestral clarity. Where Whispers journeys through ritual and the unseen, Belysning shines directly on the teachings passed down through generations—wisdom given form, sharpened by the questions of our time. This show bridges the myths and the mundane, showing how the lessons of our ancestors shape the daily choices of our people.
Unlike other productions, Forfædres Belysning thrives on dialogue: an exchange between past and present, shaman and kin, ancient rune and modern question. It is a fire-lit hall where ideas are tested, clarified, and carried back into the world as guiding light.
Spørgsmål Besvaret – Questions Answered
Spørgsmål, meaning “Questions,” stands as the special hearth-circle of Forfædres Belysning. Here, the Shaman answers the questions of the people—those gathered both near and far—about faith, resilience, and living with balance. No question is too small, no seeker turned away. The format is shorter, more pointed, but no less mythic: each answer is a rune carved in sound, clear and resonant.
Upcoming Episodes: What Awaits by the Hearth
- Next Up on: Forfædres Belysning
S2E208The Loom of Saga - This Week’s Spørgsmål Besvaret
S1E43How Do I Build Daily Ritual?
Voices of the People
- “Belysning is where I find my compass each week.”
- “The Q&A in Spørgsmål feels like the ancestors are answering me directly.”
- “It is wisdom without ego—just truth.”
“The ancestor’s lantern is not eternal, but present. Its glow belongs to this day alone, a reminder that wisdom is carried in each moment we choose to see.”