Who are we?
Ulfrun was formed in the year 2000 by a group of re-enactors each of whom were already engaged in (living) history, particularly in the early Middle Ages (c. 700-1050 AD). At the moment the group consists of seventeen people, including two juvenile members. The composition of the group is rather varied; ten men and seven women from different age groups and living in various parts of The Netherlands. By now, Ulfrun has developed into one of the leading groups in the Netherlands where authenticity is concerned. We are proud to have been invited by several museums to support their early medieval events.
Why the name Ulfrun?
In the Old Norse mythology Úlfrún is one of the nine daughters of the sea giants Aegir and Rán. Together with her sisters she personifies the billowing sea waves. In the beginning of time they ground the body of the frost giant Ýmir on the world mill (the maelstrom) on the bottom of the sea into matter, from which the world and time were created. Together the nine sisters are the mothers of the god Heimdallr, fathered by Ódhinn (Odin), who guards the rainbow bridge to the world of the gods and stands for intellectual growth. Ulfrun's name means 'wolf rune' or 'wolf secret'.
We chose the name Ulfrun, because the ceaseless dynamics of the waves appealed to us as a group. We, too, try to remain mobile where authenticity is concerned, however difficult that may be at times. In Norse mythology the wolf is one of the animals dedicated to Ódhinn and is closely associated with warriors; our group contains some warriors, too. The rune stands in our perception for knowledge, for (the unraveling of) secrets; without studying written and pictorial sources we as a group could not continue developing ourselves.
Most photos on this site were taken by members of Ulfrun, but some were made by Abeer Soeterbroek, Kropot, Carl Schulze, Marc Bosch and Midfan.nl and are used with permission.
