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About Me


I live with my wife Annie and two children; my boy Caradoc is four, and little Gwennie is just one. Caradoc likes jousting and horses, while Gwennie is very fond of dogs.
I have a great interest in our past, especially in the culture of pre-Christian Northern Europe and the medieval Scottish clans. But I also take an interest in the history and culture of all the world's peoples.
Free time I mainly spend with my family. Work time is divided bewteen writing, research and performance. Working from home as I do, I am lucky enough to be able to switch from one to another as I want.
I have now set up a new personal website at thorewing.net , but it might still be worth checking www.historicalarts.co.uk/thor.html
You might also want to have a look at
www.historicalarts.co.uk
www.squeake.co.uk
www.mandrakemusic.co.uk
My latest book about pre-Christian religion in the Germanic and Scandinavian world was released in July 2008. In this book, I look at the religion as practised, rather than going straight to the myths. It's a chance to set down some ideas I have developed over many years.
You can visit the MySpace profile at myspace.com/godsandworshippers , or find out more details at my own website: Gods and Worshippers
Or you can order it online now at a reduced price from Amazon UK here

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Coifi (Bede Historia Ecclesia Bk.2 ch.13), Alli (Glavedrupstenen, Fyn, Denmark), Suibhneach Mac Eoighainn (Swene MacEwen of Otter), Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages)

My Blog

Fyrstan Summarsdag!

Today is the Viking festival of Fyrstan Summarsdag - the First Summer's Day.The Vikings divided the year into two roughly equal halves - Summer and Winter.The First Summer's Day falls on the Thursday ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:40:00 GMT

Viking DNA from Oseberg!

In 834, two women were buried with their ship and other goods in Oseberg, Norway.  One thousand and seventy years later, they were unearthed by archaeologists in what has been described as 'one ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:35:00 GMT

Find out which Norse god you're most like!

Well, I took the test myself, and it seems I'm not much like my namesake at all! Take the test yourself and find out which Norse God or Goddess are you most like? ..> I scored as Bragi (well, ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:08:00 GMT

Here at last!

Hello there!  Thanks for dropping by.I've been meaning to set up this page for months now, but I always seem to have something more pressing.  Today was no different.  But my afternoon ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:00:00 GMT