Hann vá víg í véum ok varð útlægr - religious taboos against violence in early medieval heathenry
Popular depictions of heathen Germanic peoples are often rife with gore, aggression and violence. The "vikings" are often presented as...
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Asatru UK
Sep 7, 202311 min
Over hill and under hill - towards understanding heathen cosmologies
Our world. In Old English it is called Middangeard and in Old Norse it is Miðgarð - the Middle Yard or Middle Enclosure. Our old lore...
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Asatru UK
Aug 5, 202314 min
The Wælsing and the worm – living tradition and the tale of Sigurð Fáfnir's bane
An often overlooked assumption is that once something is written down, that account becomes the pure, correct form and that if anything...
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Asatru UK
Jul 15, 20237 min
Ƿið Dƿeorgas: dwarf fighting in Anglo-Scandinavian medical practice
In 2015, a small lead plaque was unearthed near Fakenham in Norfolk in the east of England dating to the Early Medieval Period with a...
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Asatru UK
Mar 21, 20234 min
Introducing: The Nerthus Initiative
This year we are proud to finally announce the Nerthus Initiative!
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Asatru UK
Feb 22, 20234 min
Jorvik Moot 2023
Last weekend Asatru UK held its 11th annual Jorvik moot, with a record number of Heathens attending to join us in Blōt and Sumbel…
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Asatru UK
Sep 1, 20221 min
Thor's Godpost
Behold the winning image of Thor! This is the winning image of Thor and will be carved and crafted by the good Heathens at Twisted Viking...
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Asatru UK
Dec 19, 20203 min
Årsgång
This Swedish early modern folk tradition, which translates as “Year-Walk” is a particularly fascinating form of ritual divination...
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Asatru UK
Dec 14, 20202 min
A Heathen Yule - Part 3
RITUAL CANDLES Although commonplace today, candles were rarely used in Viking Age Scandinavia. Beeswax was often too valuable, mostly for...
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Asatru UK
Dec 13, 20202 min
A Heathen Yule - Part 2
LUSSE LONGNIGHT —- The 13th of December is the Festival of Saint Lucy, but also Lussi Night, a mini Yule, a time of Mischief and misrule...
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Asatru UK
Dec 12, 20202 min
A Heathen Yule - Part 1
THE YULE-BRINGER — What do Heathens do at “Christmas”? It’s a simple question with complex and fascinating answers. We don’t celebrate...
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