"Elizabeth Hooijschuur (born 19 November 1949), known by her pen name 'Freya Aswynn', is a Dutch writer and musician. She became involved in modern paganism in the 1980s after a move to the United Kingdom. She was first active in Wicca, then in Edred Thorsson's 'Rune-Gild'. Her experiences from Wicca left a lasting impact on her own construction of rituals and runic divination. Her book 'Leaves Of Yggdrasil' had a significant influence on the practice of Germanic neopaganism on an international level. She also became involved in the emerging British neofolk scene. Her house in London was a meeting point for musicians such as Douglas Pearce of Death In June, Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus, David Tibet of Current 93, Boyd Rice of NON and Ian Read of Fire And Ice. She appears on recordings by several of these artists, performing her own rune chants."
