Búri, the first out of the Void.

Auðumbla licks free Búri as she produces rivers of rivers of milk from her udders in an illustration from an Icelandic 18th century manuscript of the Prose Edda

>>In Norse mythology, Auðumbla^{[pronunciation?]} is a primeval cow. The primordial frost jötunn Ymir fed from her milk, and over the course of three days she licked away the salty rime rocks and revealed Búri, grandfather of the gods and brothers Odin, Vili and Vé. The creature is solely attested in the Prose Edda, composed in the 13th century by Icelander Snorri Sturluson. Scholars identify her as stemming from a very early stratum of Germanic mythology, and ultimately belonging to larger complex of primordial bovines or cow-associated goddesses.<<

Ref. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au%C3%B0umbla

I believe we should treat Auðumbla as a deep space or dimensions Traveling ship with its live crew frozen in suspended animation.

 "licks free Búri as she produces rivers of rivers of milk from her udders" is the reanimation process preformed by the ship when it emerged from "Ginnugapap: the void. (Deep space, hyper-space, etc).

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The Dream and Death of Baldur (Balder) notes.

“Baldur’s Death” by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1817)

04-12-2019

Just a few links, articles, and books that cover this subject well. In no particular order.
TDK

>>
Baldur was one of the most beloved of all the gods. The son of Odin, the chief of the gods, and the benevolent sorceress goddess Frigg, Baldur was a generous, joyful, and courageous character who gladdened the hearts of all who spent time with him. When, therefore, he began to have ominous dreams of some grave misfortune befalling him, the fearful gods appointed Odin to discover their meaning.

Baldur’s father wasted no time in mounting his steed, Sleipnir, and riding to the underworld to consult a dead seeress whom he knew to be especially wise in such matters. When, in one of his countless disguises, he reached the cold and misty underworld, he found the halls arrayed in splendor, as if some magnificent feast were about to occur. Odin woke the seeress and questioned her concerning this festivity, and she responded that the guest of honor was to be none other than Baldur. She merrily recounted how the god would meet his doom, stopping only when she realized, from the desperate nature of Odin’s entreaties, who this disguised wanderer truly was.

And, indeed, all that she prophesied would come to pass.
<< Referecnce 10

1)

The Death of Balder: From the Danish of Johannes Ewald (1773). 95 pages.

2)

Balder's Death and Loke's Punishment

By Cornelia Steketee Hulst (1918)

3)

Folk-lore and Legends: Scandinavian (1891)

4)

Frithiofs Saga. A Legend of the North ... Translated from the originalSwidesh

By Esaias TEGNÉR (Bishop of Wexiö.), G. S. (1839)

5)

Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas

By Hélène Adeline Guerber (1908)

6)

The Elder Eddas [!] of Saemund Sigfusson, Volume 4

edited by Rasmus Björn Anderson, James William Buel (1905)

7)

*****
Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by Celtic Heathendom

By Sir John Rhys (1887)

8)

A Manual of Scandinavian Mythology: Containing a Popular Account of the Two Eddas

and the Religion of Oden

ILLUSTRATED BY TRANSLATIONS FROM of HLENschLAGER's DANISH POEM THE GODS OF THE NORTh  By Grenville Pigott (1839)

9)***** Wonderful old images of Altars, etc.
THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT GAUL AND CASAR WORSHIP. 

10)
***** A wonderful site and very easy to search and use.
THE DEATH OF BALDUR


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R: The Heathen god Ullr.

“Heathen Gods: by Mark Stinson

A few notes and references:

A few of his names or synonyms, to help your searches.
Ull, Ullar, Ullr, Uller, Ullur
His sister? Ullin
Ollerus is a Latinized form of Old Norse Ullr.

1)
ULL [Gothic] (glory)
ORIGIN Nordic (Icelandic) and Germanic. May
have originated as an early northern German
sky god, but also connected with fertility and
with the sea.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP prehistoric times
until Christianization circa AD 1100.
SYNONYMS Ullr.
CENTER(S) OF CULT none known, but several
place names in Norway and Sweden allude.
ART REFERENCES possibly the subject of anonymous
carvings.
LITERARY SOURCES Icelandic codices; Prose Edda
(Snorri); Historia Danica (Saxo); place names.
A sky god of Asgard, but with some links to the
VANIR gods. The son of SIF and stepson of THOR,
he is responsible for justice, and oaths were once
sworn over the “ring of Ull.” He may also have a
role in the fertility of crops. Skaldic verse mentions
the “ship of Ull,” presumed to be a reference
to the use of Ull’s shield as a boat. A scabbard
excavated in Denmark in the third century AD
bears a runic inscription “servant of Ull.” According
to Snorri he wears a bow and snow shoes.
Saxo describes him crossing the sea on a magic
bone—a ski? He may have a sister, Ullin.

Ref. Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Second Edition  by Michael Jordan

2)
Ull
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
WRITTEN BY: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Alternative Titles: Ollerus, Ullr
Although not much has been recorded about Ull, he must have been a very prominent deity in the Norse pantheon at one time because, according to one tradition, the god Odin offered Ull’s favours as a reward to the one who would aid him. In addition, Ull’s name appears as part of many Swedish and Norwegian place-names. In the chronicles of the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, Ollerus is the equivalent of Ull.
l, Old Norse Ullr, in Norse mythology, the god of snowshoes, hunting, the bow, and the shield; he was a handsome stepson of the thunder god Thor. Ull possessed warrior-like attributes and was called upon for aid in individual combat. He resided at Ydalir (Yew Dales).

Ref. Encyclopaedia Britannica

3)

The gods built themselves castles in Asgard, and halls that
shone with gold. It is recorded that there were twelve such heavenly
palaces, but the poems differ from each other in describing them.
High above Asgard was Hlidskialf (swaying gate), the throne of
Odin, whence the all-ruling Father looked down upon the worlds and
watched the doings of men, elves and giants. The palaces of the
Ases were: Bilskirnir, the dwelling of Thor, 540 stories high and
situated in his province of Thrudheim; Ydalir (yew-vale), where Uller,
the brave bowman, lived; Walaskialf, the silver halls of Wali;
Sökwabek, the dwelling of Saga (goddess of history), of which the
Edda tells us: “Cool waters always flow over it, and in it Odin and
Saga drink day after day out of golden beakers.” In this palace the
holy goddess Saga lived, and sang of the deeds of gods and heroes.
She sang to the sound of the murmuring waters, until the flames of
Surtur destroyed the nine homes and all the holy places. Then she
rose and joined the faithful, who had escaped fire and sword, and fled
with them to the North, to the inhabitants of Scandinavia. To these
she sang in another tongue of the deeds of the Germanic heroes.
But her songs did not pass away without leaving a trace behind;
some of them are probably preserved in the Edda, and remain a
treasure of poetry which can never be lost.
The fifth palace was called Gladsheim (shining-home); it
belonged to the Father of the gods, and contained Walhalla, the hall
of the blessed heroes, with its 500 doors. The whole shining building
was enclosed within the grove Glasir of golden foliage. Thrymheim
(thunder-home), where Skadi, daughter of the murdured giant
Thiassi, lived, was originally supposed to be in Jotunheim, but the
poems place it in Asgard.
Breidablick (wide out-look) was the dwelling of glorious Baldur,
and in it no evil could be done. Heimdal, the watchman of the
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gods, lived in Himinbiörg (Heaven-hall), and there the blessed god
drank sweet mead. Folkwang, the ninth castle, belonged to the
mighty Freya. It was there that she brought her share of the fallen
heroes from the field of battle. In Glitnir dwelt Forseti, the righteous,
whose part it was to act as umpire, and smooth away all quarrels.
Noatun was the castle of Niörder, the prince of men and protector of
wealth and ships. Saga recognised as the twelfth heavenly palace
Landwidi (broad-land), the dwelling of the silent Widar, son of Odin,
who avenged his father’s death in the Last Battle.
It is enough to say here regarding the mythological signification
of these heavenly castles, that it is very probable that they were
meant for the twelve constellations of the zodiac. For amongst these
palaces none were allotted to the warrior god Tyr, nor do they count
amongst their number Wingolf, the hall of the goddesses, or Fensal,
the palace of Queen Frigga. According to this hypothesis the deities
who possessed these twelve palaces were gods of the months. For
instance, Uller, who lived at Ydalir, was the god of archery, and used
to glide over the silvery ice-ways on skates. He ruled, in his quality of
protector of the chase, when the sun passed over the constellation of
Saggitarius in winter. Frey or Freya was called after him in the myth,
and to him the gods gave, as a gift on his cutting his first tooth, the
Home of the Light-Elves, which lies in the sun and is not to be found
amongst the dwellings of Asgard.
The sun-god was also reborn at the time of the winter solstice,
as Day was in the North. The Yule-feast was therefore celebrated in
honour of the growing light with banquets and wine; Frey’s boar was
then sacrificed, and the drinking-horn was passed down the rows of
guests. Wali’s palace was, the story tells, covered with silver. By this
the constellation of Aquarius was meant; when the sun passes over
that part of the heavens where this
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constellation rules, it is a splendid sight in the far North to see the
silvery sheen of the snow that covers the mountains and valleys. We
refrain from further discussion of this theme, for these are only
hypotheses, and myths of deeper meaning are awaiting.

Ref. Asgard and the Gods
The Tales and Traditions of our Northern Ancestors. Adapted from the work of Dr. W.Wägner.



4)
The stone platform at Lilla Ullevi is probably one of the
first securely dated, located and identified cultic sanctuaries to be discovered from late Iron Age Scandinavia, in all likelihood dedicated to the god Ullr as the place-name implies.
Ref. Nine paces from Hel: time and motion in Old Norse ritual performance


5) 
The Norse god Ullr appears to be particularly associated with oath rings (e.g. Näsström
2001: 124–126; Ringstad 2005; Steinsland 2005: 245). Ullr is a god we know little of,
possibly because he was especially popular in eastern Scandinavia, whilst the written sources
are biased towards western Scandinavia. His name is preserved in place names around
Oslo in Norway and Uppsala in Sweden, indicating that his cult was practiced in a belt
across central Scandinavia (Steinsland 2005: 245). Ullr is an old deity and had possibly
withdrawn to the background of the Viking-Age pantheon. In Atlakviða, Ullr is associated
with swearing oaths, when Gudrun talks of oaths sworn by ‘[…] the southward verging
sun, and by Sigty’s hill, the secluded bed of rest, and by Ullr’s ring’ (author’s emphasis).
According to Hávamál 108, Odinn has also sworn a ‘ring-oath’. Miniature amulet rings
have been found at excavated central places and cult sites (Arrhenius 1961; Nielsen 2006;
Zachrisson 2004). These enigmatic artefacts have been connected to oath rings and Ullr,
but also to fertility rituals and the cult of Freya (Arrhenius 1961).
The amulet rings were probably multi-vocal and powerful symbols. The amulet rings of
the cult site Lilla Ullevi in southern Sweden, literally meaning the ‘little cult site of Ullr’,
may be particularly significant when discussing door rings and ring magic. The cult site was
mainly used in the Merovingian period. Around a stone setting, possibly made to evoke the
shape of the gable-end of a house, numerous miniature iron amulets were found. Among
them were miniature Thor’s hammers, a common amulet type in pre-Christian Scandinavia,
and 67 miniature rings – only befitting a cult site of Ullr. Intriguingly, four of the small
iron rings have cramps attached to them – making them resemble miniature door rings.
The excavators hypothesise if these miniature rings may have been fixed to posts or other
wooden constructions at the site (Bäck et al. 2008: 43–45

Ref. The Powerful Ring. Door Rings, Oath Rings, and the Sacral Place

6) A very good blog on god Ullr:
https://earthandstarryheaven.com/2015/02/19/so-who-is-ullr/

7)
In early Germanic paganism, *Wulþuz ("glory") appears to have been an important concept, perhaps personified as a god, or an epithet of an important god; it is continued in Old Norse tradition as Ullr, a god associated with archery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullr




8)
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R: Nine Noble Virtues of Asatru

The Asatru moral code of conduct is known as the Nine Noble Virtues of Asatru.

The Nine Noble Virtues represent the distilled wisdom and ancient Germanic moral code gleaned from various ancient sources including the Poetic Edda (particularly the Hávamál), the Icelandic Sagas and Germanic folklore. To live as one of the True folk, you should lead your life in accordance with the Nine Noble Virtues.

Interpretations of these virtues range from person to person, and from Kindred to Kindred. The following represent some of our opinions on how the virtues should be interpreted
The ancient Heathens held these certain virtues to be spiritual law.

These were not at all the only moral values of the ancient Heathens, but perhaps the most highly regarded. The ancient tribal laws began as custom and tradition, and these laws constituted those customs and traditions.

Before anyone can even think of approaching the Gods & Goddesses of Asatru, they should first make sure they know these spiritual laws well and consistently strive towards them.

THE NINE NOBLE VIRTUES:

1) Courage

2) Truth

3) Honour

4) Fidelity

5) Discipline

6) Hospitality

7) Industriousness

8) Self Reliance

9) Perseverance

These virtues were kept to enhance these aspects of being & qualities of the soul:

Orlog

Wyrd

Hamingja

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B: Our Troth On-line

For those like me that can not afford an unlimited supply of Printed Books.

And also appreciates having search and Copy and Paste functions. This was a Blessed find.

Our Troth is the Best book I have found for both Nordic Headen History a working guide for today!

http://www.thetroth.org:80/resources/ourtroth/index.html

English to Old Norse Dictionaries

 English–Old NorseDictionarycompiled by

https://www.academia.edu/8287909/English_Old_Norse_Dictionary_compiled_by

Of Parts and Wholes: Self-similarity and Synecdoche in Science, Culture and Literature

Dirk Vanderbeke

The discussion here centers on how self-similarity, or parts resembling a whole, has been a recurring aspect in the most diverse fields of human thinking from antiquity to the present. Primary examples are drawn from physics, biology, cybernetics, alchemy, philosophy, myth and, of course, language and literature. The author argues that self-similar patterns are one of the persistent ways in which the human mind structures its experience and knowledge of the world, and then examines some of the questions that arise when an almost ubiquitous concept, structure or linguistic and literary phenomenon resurfaces in a new guise in hard science.

Asatru Heathen Germanic Icelandic Odinic Nordic Regiligons Blog Reference List

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Nice old Book finds!

From time to time I get to add (New) old tombs to my collection. I will try and  share some here.

Northern Mythology, Comprising the Principal Popular Traditions and Superstitions of Scandinavia, North Germany, and the Netherlands, vol. 1-3 (London: Edward Lumley, 1852)

V1
http://books.google.com/books?id=NOlAAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Northern+Mythology,+Comprising+the+Principal+Popular+Traditions+and+Superstitions+of+Scandinavia,+North+Germany,+and+the+Netherlands,+vol.+1&hl=en&sa=X&ei=500eVIGkMMvlsAShr4DICw&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Northern%20Mythology%2C%20Comprising%20the%20Principal%20Popular%20Traditions%20and%20Superstitions%20of%20Scandinavia%2C%20North%20Germany%2C%20and%20the%20Netherlands%2C%20vol.%201&f=false

V2
http://books.google.com/books?id=Q-lAAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Northern+Mythology,+Comprising+the+Principal+Popular+Traditions+and+Superstitions+of+Scandinavia,+North+Germany,+and+the+Netherlands,+vol.+2&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EU0eVMLFFonCsASQsoHYDA&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Northern%20Mythology%2C%20Comprising%20the%20Principal%20Popular%20Traditions%20and%20Superstitions%20of%20Scandinavia%2C%20North%20Germany%2C%20and%20the%20Netherlands%2C%20vol.%202&f=false


V3
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Druid's Mistletoe a God Killer

It is Recorded that Mistletoe was very Sacred to Ancient Druids.

It is also recorded that Mistletoe killed Nordic God Balder.

It is also know to some that the Druids Warred with Gods both for and against them.

Was Mistletoe their secret Deicide???

TDK / The Druid King

Copyright George King September 20, 2014


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Heathen Nemetonic or Hammer Hallowing Sacred Space.

>>
Hammer Hallowing (of a sacred space). One makes the Hammer-Sign facing North, East, South,
West, and then with the fist aimed at sky/ceiling and finally at ground/floor in order to clear
sacred space. The Elhaz Rune is often used in the same way and for the same purpose.
Hammer Hallowing = using the Hammer-Sign to consecrate sacred space for a Heathen ritual.
See Hammer-Sign and Hammarsettung.
Hammer-Sign = religious gesture symbolizing Thor's Hammer. Invokes the hallowing and
protecting presence of Thor. To Hammer-Sign yourself: with clenched fist, touch forehead, just
below breastbone, just below left breast, then just below right breast. You have essentially made
an upside-down capital T. You can also make the same gesture in the air over anything you wish
to hallow. Ben Middleton once made it in the air in front of him while calling on Thor to
successfully stop a pursuing pack of feral dogs! Don't go out of your way to test that out
yourself; Thor helps those who help themselves! Seems to have been a pre-Christian sign,
although this is open to debate.


God(h)i (various spellings) = a Heathen priest. No special power to consecrate like a Catholic
priest, any Heathen may do a ritual to any of our Gods and Goddesses.
<<

From:
"A Glossary of Heathen-Related Words, Mostly Old
Norse/Icelandic"

Compiled by Jordsvin

>>

Hammer Rite

The hammer rite is on shaky historical ground. We do know that Thor was considered the "hallower", that his hammer was used as a symbol of faith in response to the Christian cross, and that Thor's hammer is brought in "to hallow the bride" in Thrymskvidha.
The modern form of the hammer rite as usually practiced, though, is apparently an adaptation from Ceremonial Magick, possibly by way of Wicca. It's very popular in modern Asatru, and most rituals begin with it. The hammer represents different things to different people:

• Contract between man and gods
• Thor's power
• Fertility & prosperity
• Protection
• Consecration & hallowing

There are several good symbolic reasons to include it in a larger ritual, such as for warding or hallowing (depending on your preferences). There are also some good practical reasons, such as announcing, "We are now in business, please stop chatterin g and pay attention!" And doing a grand hammer rite is good theater, which should not be underestimated. It can help establish the right mood or frame of mind for the ritual.
In practice, there are as many variations on the hammer rite as there are groups that use it. And there is no reason to not to use a different version each time, according to the needs of the occasion.

Basic, Minimal Hammer Rite

   "<Hammer or Mjollnir> <defend and/or hallow> this place and all within it!" 

(Using "Hammer" or "Mjollnir" as metonyms for "Thor" or "Power of Thor".)
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Another good article on Sacred Space;
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/sacspace.shtml

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And let us not forget a very old friend.
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My research sites

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I often prefer to get Kindred views  in their old works and you may see a lot of very old Web links because of that. Sadly so much is lost as older social networks died.

Note there may be duplicate entries but trying to clean it up

Source For Norse Mythologyhttp://www.viking-mythology.com/index.php

The Viking Rune

http://www.vikingrune.com/

Norse Mythology for Smart People
http://norse-mythology.org/

Vikings History
http://www.vikings-history.com/

http://www.heritage-history.com/?c=read&author=johnston&book=viking&story=hammer

Asatru
http://www.gladsheim.org/whatis.html

This is also a good read!
Call us Heathens! by Arlea Anschütz and Steven Hunt

http://web.archive.org/web/20020611055346/http://www.anglo-saxon.demon.co.uk/Skvala/Heathen.html


A great site with always good deails and references!
The Viking Answer Lady
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/

Jordsvin's Norse Heathen Pages
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Our Troth on-Line

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Troth Clergy Program Table of Contents
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http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm  Old but later site.

A nice concise list of old Gods Goddesses of the North.
http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm

Germanic Goddesses
http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm

This page is maintained as an information service to those interested in Norse Paganism or Asatru. The ancient but renewed faith of the North.
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Unmined Viking Answer Lady http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm

A Timeline of Scandinavian History Centering Upon the Viking Age  4000 B.C.E. to 100 B.C.E
http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm

Viking Homosexuality issues
http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm

Viking Navigational Tools
http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm

Runic Calandars
http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm


Asatru Glossaries online

http://web.archive.org/web/20020611082452/http://www.irminsul.org/arc/011ht.html

A Glossary of Heathen Belief
http://web.archive.org/web/20011125185708/www.thetroth.org/ourtroth/index.htm

The PEDIGREE of Odin (GOD) of the NORSE

http://fabpedigree.com/s056/f489810.htm

A Amazing Runic info site
http://www.arild-hauge.com/eindex.htm

Every Ogham thing on the Web

http://www.evertype.com/standards/og/ogmharc.html

Site dedicated  to all types pf Language and Writing. A Big WOW
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/runic.htm#elder

Runic Card Readings
http://www.therunesite.com/casting-layouts-and-spreads/

Books:
http://www.kellscraft.com/textcontents.html many old books.

Norse Mythology Handbook Read on-line in html
http://www.kellscraft.com/NorseMythology/NorseMythologyCh01.html

Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas.
Myths of the Norsemen by H. A. Guerber 1909

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigewif.com%2Flibrary%2FHavamal-Bellows.pdf&h=gAQHwFxq0

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe.pdf

A Amazing Site

Old English editions - PDF library @ septentrionalia
www.septentrionalia.net

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.septentrionalia.net%2Fetexts%2Findex.php%23oe&h=DAQGwRyma

https://archive.org/details/mythsofthenorsem00gueruoft
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28497?msg=welcome_stranger

http://norse-mythology.org/concepts/seidr/ Exxcellent


MEAD
http://www.beerdude.com/howto_brew_first_mead.shtml


NINE NOBLE VIRTUES of ASATRU http://www.odinsvolk.ca/O.V.A.%20-%20NNV.htm

HEATHEN Wheel of Seasons and Calendars :

Guide to Norse Paganism Holidays
http://www.spiritualliving360.com/index.php/guide-to-norse-paganism-holidays-38210


Neo-Heathen Rituals:

Asatru Wedding Traditions
http://members.iquest.net/~chaviland/asatru_wedding.html


A::

Asatru:
What is Asatru :



http://members.iquest.net/~chaviland/whyasa.htm

Beliefs of some Kindred:
http://members.iquest.net/~chaviland/rwcreed.htm


G::

Glossary Names etc very good.
http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/gods.html#F

Gunther Hrafngrim's Homepage Rituals and more The Kindred of Ravenswood 
http://members.iquest.net/~chaviland/

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The Havamàl is part of the Poetic Edda
Words of the Most High
http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/havamal.html

Hávamál The Words of Odin the High One from the Elder or Poetic Edda (Sæmund's Edda)
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/havamal.html

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K::

Kindreds:The Kindred of Ravenswoodhttp://members.iquest.net/~chaviland/Rindex.html  * in Asatru More


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N::

Northern Traditional Paganism
http://www.northernpaganism.org/

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Oaths:

On The Taking Of Oaths
http://members.iquest.net/~chaviland/oathwin.htm

Odin:
Pitt-Edu Odin's home pagehttp://www.pitt.edu/~dash/odin.html

http://www.wicca.utvinternet.com/woden.htm
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Q::

R::

Runes:

A nice site lots of DYI
http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/

Pronunciation of Rune Names
http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/pronunciation.html

S::

http://www.sunnyway.com/ Nice site Runes and other stuff

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V::

W::

Wild Huntsman Legends

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/huntsman.html



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My Blogs:

Hamarr Mjölnir
http://breath-of-barhrin.blogspot.com/2014/09/lullaby-of-gods.html

Heathen is just another name for Pagan.
http://hoodoo-vodou-druido-grove.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-we-so-soon-forget-under-druids-tree.html

OrLog
http://hoodoo-vodou-druido-grove.blogspot.com/2014/08/orlog-fundamental-law-germanic-north.html

Wyrn
http://hoodoo-vodou-druido-grove.blogspot.com/2014/08/have-you-woven-your-wyrd-well.html

Hamingja
http://hoodoo-vodou-druido-grove.blogspot.com/2014/08/hamingja.html

http://howtobeadruid.blogspot.com/2014/09/fate-karma-and-more.html

http://howtobeadruid.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-druids-ley-way-codes-morals-and.html

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Great for reading on-line Northvegr

>>Hello and welcome to the New Northvegr Center (NNC.) This domain has undergone a major transformation via professional web development driven by a change of ownership to make it a world class heathen web resource. Our goals are to renew, update and enhance this valuable web resource for the advancement of knowledge and understanding in areas related to heathen lore and literature. Our further intent is to make NNC a clearing house for the latest scholarly research so that heathens the world over can stay abreast of cutting edge developments on the Northern Way. We will soon be adding a section where members can review and discuss the latest information and resources before they become public. As we continue to grow and develop the site, we welcome your comments and support.<<

http://northvegr.org/

.septentrionalia. the medieval north

http://www.septentrionalia.net/index.htmlPDF Library

Old Norse editions 

http://www.septentrionalia.net/etexts/index.php#oe

Many useful small Kindred files here:
http://www.aren.org/prison/documents/Asatru/

Hurstwic, LLC Research and Training in the Combat Methods of the Viking Era

http://www.hurstwic.org/

This is just a small overview from our Database.
If one needs more in depth information or links please contract me.
TDK

Use of the Term Heathen

As a Druid of perhaps Old School, I normally use the term "Heathen" and "Pagan" interchangeably as they were in pre Twentieth Century press.

See my blog "What we so soon forget under the Druid's Tree" for a reference.

http://hoodoo-vodou-druido-grove.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-we-so-soon-forget-under-druids-tree.html

Yet Neo-Heathenism has aquire a new well accepted meaning. That of pertaining to old Germanic, Nordic and Viking religions that have be reborn as Asatru , Odlinism and others.

So here in "A Druid in Midgard"  I to will use it in its newer social context.

TDK / The Druid King


This is also a good read!
Call us Heathens! by Arlea Anschütz and Steven Hunt

http://web.archive.org/web/20020611055346/http://www.anglo-saxon.demon.co.uk/Skvala/Heathen.html




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What's Wrong about Valknut

The Valknut.

>>
The valknut (Old Norse valr, "slain warriors" + knut, "knot") is a symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles, and appears on variousGermanic objects. A number of theories have been proposed for its significance.

The name valknut is an unattested modern invention used to describe the symbol, and was not used contemporarily when the symbol was used. The valknut has been compared to the three-horned symbol found on the 9th century Snoldelev Stone, and may be related to it
<< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valknut

The Stora Hammars I stone, where the valknut occurs in the most central and predominant position, appears alongside images interpreted as Odin with a characteristic spear shunting another figure into a burial mound while a raven is overhead and another man is hanged.

Odin with Sleipnir. Valknuts are drawn beneath the horse on theTängelgarda stone.

valknut_2 unicursa

valknut_1 Borromean

Equilateral triangle

So do you see it yet ???

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Typically, Celtic art is ornamental, avoiding straight lines and only occasionally using symmetry, without the imitation of nature central to theclassical tradition, often involving complex symbolism. Celtic art has used a variety of styles and has shown influences from other cultures in their knotwork, spirals, key patterns, lettering, zoomorphics, plant forms and human figures. As the archaeologist Catherine Johns put it: "Common to Celtic art over a wide chronological and geographical span is an exquisite sense of balance in the layout and development of patterns. Curvilinear forms are set out so that positive and negative, filled areas and spaces form a harmonious whole. Control and restraint were exercised in the use of surface texturing and relief. Very complex curvilinear patterns were designed to cover precisely the most awkward and irregularly shaped surfaces".^[5]
<<  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_art

{Yes there is a almost total lack of Straight Lines to say nothing of Equilateral Triangles or any Triangles. This should force us to realize that this symbol is both a transplant from (?) and must carry great meaning that was known to the ancients but not most of us today.

This meaning I will address in another blog later (I Hope) George King }

References:

Celtic Art
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_art

The Valknut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valknut

Viking Art
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_art




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Copyright { my text only} 09-11-2014 George King