Vörðr (vɔːrðr)

Ásdís, Ástríðr, Bergljót, Borghildr, Brynja, Dagmær, Dagný, Gudrun, Guðlaug, Helr, Hjördís, Ingibjörg, Nanna, Sigrún

Agmundr, Agnarr, Arnþórr, Ásgeirr, Dagfinnr, Dagr, Erlendr, Hallþórr, Hákon, Hólmgeirr, Hrœrekr, Oddr, Ragnarr, Sigfrøðr

None of the Vörðr peoples use surnames, as most understand them: instead, their traditions follow a system of patronymic naming: one's personal name is based upon either the name of their father, grandfather or some earlier male ancestor. This name is formatted as the name of the ancestor in question followed by the suffixes -kun or kæn, "son" and "daughter" respectively.

Wool and flax are universally the most common materials for clothing, with more expensive fabrics used by those who can afford to import them and fur often used for cloaks and trimmings. Boots and shoes are made of goat or calfskin, tied at the ankle, and both sexes wear leather or wool hats, depending on the demands of the weather, and tie their hair back with a silk or linen band when they desire to do so.
Typical men's attire consists of a shirt, over which is worn a tunic, and trousers or breeches, over which is a woolen hose if they are short. Belts to hold these trousers commonly have bronze or silver buckles and often have knives or small pouches for miscellaneous items attached. In cold weather, men drape themselves in heavy cloaks, which are fastened on the right shoulder, leaving that hand free.
Women usually wear a long, woolen or linen chemise, under a snug fitting dress extending over the shoulders to halfway down the calf, often long enough to trail behind the woman as she walks, and is held up by two straps that were fastened at the front by means of two brooches, typically large, oval-shaped ones made of bronze with a third brooch fastened the dress at the chest. When outside, women also wear a hose and a cloak or shawl to protect them from the elements, and small tools used in their work are hung from straps from their brooches. Some wealthy people wear silk, furs, and clothing with lavish embroideries and even strands of gold and silver in it.

Outlawry

Among the Vörðr, the practice of outlawry, that is to mark one as an outlaw, is the traditional punishment for the most serious of crimes. This is similar to exile, but far more severe: one marked as an outlaw is not only exiled from society but all of their property is confiscated and they no longer hold any rights among the people. This even includes the right to life, meaning that anyone can kill an outlaw without repercussions. As revenge-based killings are not only common but encouraged among Vörðr society, this is effectively a privatized death sentence. Crimes that can cause one to be outlawed vary across Hadorstadir but most commonly include murder, rape, and highway robbery, and only a large sum of money can revoke one's status as an outlaw and return them to an "accepted" member of society (at least in theory. People are unpredictable and few know what someone may do while holding a grudge). However, even if they can buy their way back out of outlawry, there will be a stigma on them that they were once an outlaw, as outlaws are branded to be marked as such.

Drengr

One of the highest compliments that can be given among the Vörðr is to call someone a drengr. A drengr is a person, normally a man, who is incredibly courageous and undeniably ferocious in combat, but is also honorable and respects his opponents enough to give them a fair chance.* This does not necessarily mean they must be victorious all the time: a man, for example, who is challenged or challenges someone to a duel and achieves victory by cheating is an argr, the opposite of a drengr.

The Vörðr share many of their burial customs with the Briane. Cremation is done via a funeral pier, in where the body is encased in branches and then lit ablaze. One is to be buried or burned with important belongings, so that they may make use of them in the afterlife.
Someone of a higher class would get a barrow dugout for their burial and have all their belongings placed in the chamber with them. Some barrows are for multiple people but most are like hills rather than caverns and are meant for a single person.
Another funerary custom is the ship burial, in where a ship is hauled ashore and is reworked into a grave. This usually involves building a structure over top the body and belongings, so as to protect them, and some even build a barrow around the ship itself.

Ergi

Ergi is a deeply ingrained cultural taboo, specifically related to the behavior of men. A man who acts or is currently being ergi is called an argr: an argr is a man who is weak, cowardly, and effeminate. This is also used to describe homosexuality, a less than favorable practice among the Vörðr, especially for men.
Even being considered to be slightly argr is a serious taboo amongst the Vörðr, to the point where even slight teasing about it could lead to one taking serious offense and starting a brawl. Men who are argr become essentially pariahs among Vörðr, who are avoided and shunned by all until they prove themselves to not be ergi, being drengr.