A Review of Paxson’s Essential Ásatrú
This is a long overdue review of Diana Paxson’s Essential Ásatrú, a book mentioned by S.M. Stirling as a resource for his Emberverse series (previously reviewed here). Diana Paxson is both a Pagan and...
View ArticleHappy Yule
Many Heathens will be celebrating Mother's Night and Yule (one of the "three greatest blessings of the year" mentioned in the Ynglinga saga), and some others also the Twelfth Night on January 1st.
View ArticleHeimdall
We Heathens are used to the muddle and incomplete state of our source material and the situation regarding Heimdall is a familiar one. Simek's conclusion is that "Despite numerous investigations, which...
View ArticleAsatru eBooks
Amazon.com announced yesterday that for every 100 paperback books sold since the beginning of the year they have sold 115 Kindle eBooks. Back in July, you may remember, they announced eBooks were...
View ArticlePrime-Signing
With the prima signatio, or “prime-signing” – being marked with a cross – a Heathen Norseman would allow a priest mark him with a cross.
View ArticleThe Saga of Biorn
Biorn the Viking wants Valhalla in his old age. Will he get there, or do the doldrums of Helheim await?
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