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  1. Hildeburh

    Anglo Saxon Ancestor Veneration

    Ancestor Veneration Sibb æfre ne mæg wiht onwendan, þam ðe wel þenceð. 'Kinship can never in any way be set aside, for one who thinks rightly'. Beowulf Literary and archeological evidence suggests that ancestor veneration was practiced in the pre-Christian communal belief systems of...
  2. Hildeburh

    What gods/esses do you call on for protection in these uncertain times?

    Granted we all follow the advice of public health professionals in this uncertain time of COVID 19 but which of your gods/esses do you call upon/ offer to for added protection? For me it is Еогþe, in Old English literature she is the most associated with healing magic and power over the natural...
  3. Hildeburh

    Rök runestone new interpretation

    Given the current focus on climate change and its impact on human civilisation I thought this new interpretation of the Rök runestone was particularly interesting. Abstract and full download of 'The Rök Runestone and the End of the World' available here: The Rök Runestone and the End of the World
  4. Hildeburh

    Odin

    I'm looking forward to reading more about this. 1,200-year-old Viking god Odin statuette seized in central Turkey
  5. Hildeburh

    White Supremacists Have Weaponized an Imaginary Viking Past. It's Time to Reclaim the Real History

    Interesting article from Time, which I managed to post in the wrong thread. So reposting it here :) White Supremacists Have Weaponized an Imaginary Viking Past. It's Time to Reclaim the Real History
  6. Hildeburh

    White Supremacists Have Weaponized an Imaginary Viking Past. It's Time to Reclaim the Real History

    I though this a good article from Time to share with others who follow traditional Germanic folkways. White Supremacists Have Weaponized an Imaginary Viking Past. It's Time to Reclaim the Real History
  7. Hildeburh

    Origin of the Germanic Peoples - Part 2

    Where, when and how did the Germanic tribes arise? There is no definitive answer to this question either, but there are quite a few theories based on archaeological evidence. In his recent book, The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern...
  8. Hildeburh

    Origin of the Germanic Peoples-Part 1

    The Germanic tribes were an oral culture so there are no written records that allow us to precisely state their origin. They were not a unified people and would not have called themselves Germanic, however the epithet Germanic is used today to designate a common linguistic group. In the past the...
  9. Hildeburh

    Heathenry- Origin and Politics

    I wrote this some time ago but it may be of some interest to new Heathens. Heathenry: Origins and Politics Heathenry is an umbrella term for those who practice Germanic neopaganism whether the focus be Anglo Saxon. Norse, German, Frisian or Frankish. Heathenry has many names; Odinism, Asatru...
  10. Hildeburh

    Wyrd

    This is a favorite of mine, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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