Day of Queen Sigrith Celebration

In many Norse Heathen traditions, November 9 is the day to honor the great Queen Reina Sigrith of Sweden. The legend goes that the Norwegian king, Olaf the Lawbreaker, asked Sigrith to marry him. The queen said yes, but then the Christian Olaf asked her to give up the gods of her ancestors. Sigrith declined, refusing to abandon her faith or that of her kinsmen who came before her. Olaf had a hissy fit and cancelled the wedding, and the Swedish people retained their Heathen faith for another three centuries. Today, many Asatru mark November 9 as a day of celebrating Sigrith, defender of the ancient ways.