Forum: Asatru and Heathenry SIG

Well, first non-stickied thread, anyway. Yes, I am in fact a dork. ;)

I know that the most common interpretation of Rigsthula is of Heimdall (under the name of Rig; which means “king”) establishing the social groups of...

An interesting 45 minute highbrow discussion from BBC radio on the Norse Myths. Melvyn Bragg (host), Carolyne Larrington (translator of the Oxford...

Hi all, I was just wondering does anybody have any UPG in regards to the god Thor in terms of his personality? I think it's possible he may be my...

This came up in another thread and I thought it might be an interesting discussion here. Below are the six elements that comprise a worldview. How...

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The question whether Old Norse Religion and Asatru are synonymous or not came to me when I read some postings in Germany. The participants said their...

I have a feeling that I might get some flak for this post, so I apologize in advance if I offend anyone. This post is going to discuss several issues...

Penguin Classics have just brought out a new translation of the Poetic Edda. The book is called “The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore”. The...

I’ve been thinking about the role of ancestry a lot recently. In my pre-heathen days ancestry was not something I ever thought about. However, I have...

I wonder if this is old news to some of you, but I found an interesting transcript of an interview with the allsherjargoði of the Ásatrúarfélagið in...

There are articles out there about this already, but I just wanted to make a post and ramble a bit, anyway. One of the huge differences between...

Before I continue, I'd like to note that I'm still very much a newbie when it comes to Heathenry, and most of these questions are based off of what...

A friend of mine showed me this and I thought you guys might get some LOL out of it:

So I found the first edition of Our Troth online, and I was wondering whether or not it would be a good primer for a newbie? Elsewhere, I've read...

It's quite well known within the Pagan community that some fringes of Heathenry, particularly Asatru, Odinism and Wotanism have racist elements that...

So what are you all reading Heathenry-wise? Is it good? Readable? Hard work? Helpful? Waste of good paper? Use the amazon book link thingy if you...

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Somehow I thought you heathens would get an epic kick out of this: ...

Hello, I'm new here. How about we all here at this SIG introduce ourselves? I'll start. I'm married, 50-something, with two teenage kids, and I...