Gullinbursti Press is an author cooperative specializing in books on Heathenry, particularly the Vanic side of it. We also produce quality work on Pagan subjects.
Gullinbursti Press is named for Gullinbursti or Gold-Bristles, the magic boar belonging to the Vanir God Frey:
…to Frey he gave the boar, stating that it would run through the air and over seas, by night or by day, faster than any horse; and never could it become so dark in the night, or in the worlds of darkness, but that it would be light where this boar was present, so bright shone his bristles.
-Skaldskaparsmal
The publishing industry does not print books that are not guaranteed to be bestsellers by the standards of the market. This is especially true for the Pagan and occult publishing world, and why books from mainstream Pagan publishing houses tend to cater to the lowest common denominator. Books that deal with the real “meat” don’t sell well by the industry’s standards because many people are not willing to look deeper. Heathenry (Germanic Paganism) itself is a small religion with a liberal estimate of 50,000 adherents worldwide. It is a niche subject for books, and works on the Vanic side of Heathenism even more niche.
However, as Heathenry grows and the cult of the Vanir grows with it, there is a demand if small for these books, and we seek to create and distribute high-quality publications for this specific audience. We chose the name Gullinbursti Press because as Frey’s boar shines in the dark and moves swiftly over the land, we hope to be a light in the darkness of misinformation doing harm to our way, and move swiftly to provide good material to those hungry for it.
While Gullinbursti Press specializes in books on the Vanir Gods and Heathen issues from a Vanic perspective, that is not all we hope to offer here, and we may release titles on broader Heathen subjects as well, as well as quality Neopagan materials.
Gullinbursti Press releases include
-books on Vanic and other elements of Heathen and Pagan practice
-works of fiction and poetry
-devotionals for the Gods, especially the Vanir Gods
If you wish to release a book through us, please read this page for more information, including guidelines for submissions.
