Norse/Viking Tarots

[Glass Owl]

Originally Posted by Penthasilia

Don't forget the giants tarot- of all of them it is my favorite and---YAYY- it is still in print!

I will look into that one too. What do you like about it?

[frac_ture]

Originally Posted by Glass Owl

I know this thread is old, but it's inspired me to put the Vikings Tarot on my wish list (along with Power Of The Runes.) Too bad the Norse Tarot is OOP and expensive, it looks interesting too. I don't know about Norse mythology but I'd like to learn more.

Fantastic timing from my point of view, Glass Owl: I discovered Norse mythology as a youngster around the same time I discovered Greek myths, but it was the latter body of lore that truly stuck with me over the years, and I only remained familiar with the Norse material in a vague and general sort of way...until no more than two weeks ago or so! Something rekindled my interest, and I tracked down a couple of books on Norse mythology (including the one that introduced me to it all those years ago: a big picture book by the wife/husband team of Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire, who also created the picture book on Greek myths that served as my bible for that realm...). I even ordered my first ever set of runes, although they haven't arrived yet, and I still don't really have a clue how to use them (I got a couple of workbooks for that, too, though)...

But I'm thrilled to see this thread pop up, as I'd been looking at these exact same decks. I kind of echo the OP's thoughts posted half a decade ago, though, about how I have my own peculiar notions of how such things should go, and none of the few decks with the theme in question quite strike me as in line enough with my own personal tastes (actually, the same goes for the Greek myth decks I've seen so far). I'll still be curious to read others' opinions, though...

[callistoluna]

You could try Tarot of Northern Shadows.

Although I still think the Norse tarot (OOP) by Clive Barett is the best one. I hope they reprint it at some point.

[DaisyDragonfly]

Clive Barrett sells the deck directly - he currently has it on ebay and he used to sell it from his website (he may still - I haven't checked). It is the deck only, though, not the book...

[AJ]

I was just going to post the same thing, people keep saying the Norse and Egyptian are out of print, and NO they aren't... you've always been able to buy them from Mr. Barrett. Reasonable.

[Sulis]

Originally Posted by AJ

I was just going to post the same thing, people keep saying the Norse and Egyptian are out of print, and NO they aren't... you've always been able to buy them from Mr. Barrett. Reasonable.

Yes, he's selling them both on his website at £25 each: http://www.greenmangatekeeper.com/ptarot.htm

[Penthasilia]

Originally Posted by Glass Owl

I will look into that one too. What do you like about it?

To me, it rounds out the other decks by focusing on the jotnar/giants and is very powerful to work with. I have the Norse, Vikings, and Northern Shadows tarot decks as well and of all of them, it is my favorite. It reads very well- though the art was done by different artists and some people do not like the disjointed feel of it- I personally like it and feels that it adds to the deck- but you may want to check out some pics to see if it is something that would work for you. Each card tells a story, and the book that comes with it is informative without being overwhelming. Hope that helps.

[Glass Owl]

Originally Posted by AJ

I was just going to post the same thing, people keep saying the Norse and Egyptian are out of print, and NO they aren't... you've always been able to buy them from Mr. Barrett. Reasonable.

Good to know. I thought the Norse was out of print because it is states that on http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/norse/ Some of the prices on ebay and from third party Amazon sellers for the Norse Tarot are really up there.

Originally Posted by Penthasilia

To me, it rounds out the other decks by focusing on the jotnar/giants and is very powerful to work with. I have the Norse, Vikings, and Northern Shadows tarot decks as well and of all of them, it is my favorite. It reads very well- though the art was done by different artists and some people do not like the disjointed feel of it- I personally like it and feels that it adds to the deck- but you may want to check out some pics to see if it is something that would work for you. Each card tells a story, and the book that comes with it is informative without being overwhelming. Hope that helps.

I saw a few pictures and yeah, some of the various art styles seems jarring but I suppose that once you work with the deck that may change that.

[HighPriestess]

The only Norse-themed tarot deck I own is the Giants' Tarot. At first, I wasn't sure about the multiple artists, but I think it definitely fits the theme of the giants being a diverse people. The only thing is that because it focuses on the giants specifically (who are not necessarily gods) you won't see many familiar faces from the myths. Thor appears in a couple cards, for instance, but the focus is on Loki in both those scenes.

[AJ]

Originally Posted by Glass Owl

Good to know. I thought the Norse was out of print because it is states that on http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/norse/ Some of the prices on ebay and from third party Amazon sellers for the Norse Tarot are really up there.
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You might pass that on to Solandia.