I am a son of the wolf, a wanderer between worlds. My path is remembrance, not conquest—carrying the medicine of the Úlfhéðnar into this age. I walk with drum and song, runes and chants, and the land-spirits who answer when we listen.

Life is a turning path where every step carries meaning. All things are bound in a living web—people, land, ancestors, and the divine. Through ritual craft, runes, and spirit-work, I try to move in balance between the seen and unseen. Dogma has no home here; integrity does.

By year Fire Horse; by month Aquarius with a Taurus moon. Titles come and go—druid, witch, mystic, seiðr-worker, shaman—but the names I keep are simpler: husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, provider, friend. I claim my birthright as the Alaska Úlfhéðnar, descended from Jens Peterson of Bjergby, Denmark, and Maurice Ó Nuanáin of Lismore, Ireland. Among my elders a name follows me—Fjǫlkunnigr úlfr Norðrsins—the Mystical Wolf of the North.
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to Jork to Bjergby to Waterford—the thread holds. My people stood as the Harii, stalled imperial advance, joined the Danes, and carried the Celtic-Norse weave across sea and centuries. Mouth to ear, dream to dream, it reached me.
The ancestors taught me how a drum steadies the field, how herbs support balance, and how Freyja’s craft points the heart toward courage and care. I brew honey mead from family recipes, cook from Danish kitchens, study in archives and wild places, and share what I learn through writing, gatherings, and broadcast.
An abusive home, the long return from service, a heroin overdose (1989)—and a turning. Seven months into sobriety I married my shield-maiden; decades later our five children and four grandchildren remain my brightest teachers.
In winter 2019/2020, a vision affirmed my oath as Úlfhéðnar of Óðinn. With the gift of speaking with the landvættir, long-scattered pieces of my life fell into pattern. What I practice now is a living conversation with land and lineage, the old gods and the everyday world.
The wisdom I’ve gathered is for sharing, not hoarding—helping people find their own way home. My offerings are cultural and spiritual guidance—non-clinical, consent-first, meant to sit beside (not replace) professional care. Sometimes a rite of blessing, sometimes breath and drum, sometimes a quiet conversation that restores trust in one’s own feet.
I wrote Turn to Final to put ancestral teachings into modern words—strength, balance, purpose. Whether you come for healing, clarity, or belonging, know this: you do not walk alone. Step forward, seeker. The circle is open. The journey home begins now.
Alaska Úlfheðnar is an Alaska-registered nonprofit charitable organization, founded in 2025 to return the value of heritage, culture, and community to everyday life through education, guidance, and outreach. We operate with care and accountability to the people we serve. We are non-clinical; in emergencies call 911 or 988.
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The image of the Shaman is credited to April Olsen 2024.
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