ÁRTALA
Moon phases, seasonal festivals, leap years and the Twelve Nights – reconstructed from historical sources, free of esoteric embellishment.
Now as an app.
"Ártala" (Old Norse for "year counter") is the word the elves use for the moon in the Eddic poem Alvíssmál – because in Germanic heathendom, timekeeping was governed by the moon.
After publishing the Germanic lunisolar calendar as a printed wall calendar under the name "Ártala" from 2017 to 2021, I can finally offer it as an app.
"Reconstructing a lunisolar calendar in book form is a very theoretical affair. With the help of an app like Ártala, something so abstract becomes a tool that allows you to feel your way into the historical qualities of time and, if you wish, to revive them for your own everyday life."
Six Views of Time
Month View
The Germanic lunar month with Gregorian dates as reference points, moon phases, festivals, and matching illustrations.
Day View
Key data for the day: current moon phase, countdowns to lunar phases and festivals, plus Hávamál quotes.
Rune Oracle
Draw the daily rune and perform three-rune readings multiple times a day – in Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, or Anglo-Saxon Futhorc.
Moon View
The moon in its current phase; the highlighted runes show the symbols drawn in the oracle, each in its corresponding colour.
Wheel of the Year
Not the wheel of the year you might expect: see where you stand in the cycle, when each festival falls, and navigate straight into the festival lexicon.
Solarhringr
The only true new creation in the app: historically attested divisions of the day, translated into the concept of temporal hours.
Recommended by Eldaring e. V.
Eldaring, the largest Germanic Heathen organisation in the German-speaking world, endorses and cooperates with Ártala. With the signing of a cooperation agreement, the Eldaring board and Ártala have committed to raising mutual public awareness.
In addition, the previously entirely self-funded project has been made more accessible through the organisation's support – resulting in lower prices for all future customers, and particularly so for Eldaring members. Eldaring stands for an open, inclusive, and academically grounded approach to Germanic Heathendom and is a recognised non-profit.
"With calendars we plan the future, but with the lunar calendar we also illuminate a piece of our past on the way to tomorrow. That is the magic of Damian Haller's creation and reconstruction called Ártala."
"Those who discover Germanic Heathendom today almost never encounter the few scientifically documented remnants right away. With the Ártala calendar, having academically grounded knowledge of how the year was truly divided and when each festival was actually celebrated is an invaluable help!"
Ártala
The Germanic Lunar Calendar
Start counting the seasons.
In the stores – or straight in the web app.