Merseburg Charms Pyrographed Wooden Plate!!

Back to woodburning again after a very long time! So we must be back to pyrography across a big gate. Nothing to say about the well-known charms but just to mention that these charms are one of the most important survivals of the pre-christian pagan Germanic beliefs. As it use to be, own freestyle design, paying respect to the original Old High German text.

Available for sale here.

A box went to Ireland

This jewel box went to Ireland some time ago. The customer asked us for a pure celtic design, and we made for her this pattern. I hope she keeps up both jewels and the box in a perfect shape ;)

Self comission on wood.

Let's play some old vinyl records now...

This is a "self comission" for our own home, made of lackered Finnish pine. We will probably add more norse ornaments over this in the future, but for now the furniture is operational . Of course, the carved pattern is an own design. We hope you like it!

Some information about us

Hulduköttr is born in september of 2009, being a heathen society dedicated to leathercraft and composed by Kaine Arthursson and Ásvör Hrodgardóttir. Our production is mainly bracers, wristbands, purses ,belts, carved horns, some wood works...although we make other works such as billfolders, wallets, guitar straps , furnitures, tattoo designs, logo designs, designs for T shirts or anything that inspiration or neediness requires.

Our workplace is located in La Coruña city, Galicia (Spain). We deal with handcured vegetal tanned leather, an outcome for what we feel a wide respect, so professionally as spiritually, honouring the former animal in each item that we put into practize.

Considering leathercraft as an activity so old as humanity exists, in Hulduköttr we venerate the oldest traditions. Eventually, we keep in mind our current times, therefore we allow tha any contemporary influence holds our work.

Nature Life Powers, represented under a heathen point of view, is the main inspiration source in Hulduköttr. Germanic tribes art along their history, their archeology, styles and influences are our essential motivation. Borre, Jelling, Oseberg or Ringerike styles, even Roman influence in the Migration Period are subject thoroughly analyzed by us. Consequently, another basic influence is the Celtic art raised from Hallstatt and La Tene cultures and then the christian period in Ireland and Scotland.

We know that this kind of art were not raised from nowhere, so we are constantly learning from whose teached them. Research and apprenticeship, is one of our first premises.

SWITCHING ON THE HULDUBLOG

Hello folks! Some of you are probably wondering the reason of this outdated blog...and it is only because of our own bad habit. We've been focusing ourselves into other social media, plus comission works and so on, so this blog fell into some kind of oblivion.

Time to fix those matters isn't it?

From now own, this blog will be our central, our website if you want to call it in that way. So, we have a purpose of amendment, and in the next few days (or weeks, depending on the work, commissions, etc), will wash the face of this space to make it clearer, more concise and more dynamic for all of you ... and why deny it, for us too.

Again, and always, stay tuned!

Skal!!

Norse table, Self comission made for our living room. Lacquered Finnish pine, and, as it use to be, own design. By the way, needless to say that we're open to this kind of projects if you want something in that vein for your home, work, just ask to us, we do not eat anybody....by usual ;)

HRABNIS SUNNOHVEL Pyrographed Box

Hrabnis Sunnohvel pyrographed box. 17 cm wide, 10 cm long and 8 cm high. All patterns are own designed.

Huldukottr's Pyrographed Box

This Pyrographed box it's a comissioned work for someone in Germany. The box is 17 cm wide, 10 cm long and 8 cm high. The top carving is our former logo. Both side dragons and logo are own designed.

Wood carved jeweler box

Wood carved jeweler box. Sides and rearward view. 20cm wide X 14cm long X 9,5cm high. Own design.

Leather Wall Picture

Leather wall picture over a wood surface. This is our former logo, the Runic inscriptions is "Runaleiks" in ancient Gothic language.  21 x 29 cm.

Odroerir box

Some pyrography. The central symbol is Odroerir, with the three horns containing the mead of poetry stolen by Odin in Suttung home. This design contains the whole Elder Futhark, something obvious talking about wisdom and poetry isn't it? The box sides are adorned with dragons inspired by the Oseberg style.

Wes hal!

Dragons Box

Some Celtic inspiration now. Dragons are a classic creature in Celtic mythology as well, so...what's better than a knotted dragon? Just a knotted dragon surrounded by more dragons and knots.

Enjoy!

Hugin ok Munin

Some pyrography for today's blog. Hugin and Munin, Odin's Ravens, or if you want: Wisdom and Memory. They fly everyday around the nine worlds and later they return to their owner to inform Him about all the things viewed in their travels.


The other ornaments in the box are inspired in the classic Oseberg style, related with the burial treasure found in Tønsberg (Norway), dated in 9th century CE. The front Fylfot its based in a Gothic eagle brooch made in the Balkans in 4th century CE. It has also a Runic inscription extracted from the Elder Edda's Grimnismál, st 20:

Huginn ok Muninn fljúga hverjan dag Jörmungrund yfir; óumk ek of Hugin at hann aftr né komit, þó sjámk meir um Munin.

Translation:

Hugin and Munin fly each day over the spacious earth. I fear for Hugin, that he come not back, yet more anxious am I for Munin.

Hope you like it.