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What Do We Know About Midsummer?
In Ólaf Tryggvason’s Saga, we are told of a great blót (sacrifice) that takes place at Midsummer. However, the text does not explain the purpose of the ritual or provide a specific name for the blót itself:
> “I wish only to be in a good understanding with you as of old; and I will come to where you hold your greatest Blót, and see your customs, and thereafter we shall consider which to hold by." And in this all agreed; and as the king spoke mildly and friendly with the bondes, their answer was appeased, and their conference with the king went off peacefully. At the close of it a Miðsumars Blót was fixed to take place in Maeren, and all chiefs and great bondes to attend it as was the custom.”
– Ólaf Tryggvason’s Saga, ch. 72
This Miðsumars Blót was to occur in the middle of summer, which—according to the Old Norse calendar—would have fallen in mid-to-late July, not on the solstice (June 21). The modern connection between Midsummer and the solstice arises from Christian influence, particularly the Feast of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24. Just as King Haakon the Good moved Yule from January to align with the Christian calendar in December, Midsummer was similarly shifted to coincide with the solstice.
Traditionally, Midsummer is also believed to be the period during which the Althing, Iceland’s great legal assembly, was held. This is supported by the medieval law code Grágás:
> “A fifth weekday (Thursday) shall be the first summer day. From there one shall count three months with thirty nights next to four nights until Midsummer. But from Midsummer on, there shall be three months with thirty nights until winter. A Saturday shall be the first day of winter. But ten weeks of summer shall be over when the people gather for the Althing.”
– Grágás, Konungsbók I.19; translation by J. Klapper (2018), based on Heusler (1937)
According to this system, summer began in mid-to-late April, and Midsummer occurred 94 days later. Therefore, the Althing—held ten weeks into summer—would have taken place in to July, in alignment with Misseri Midsummer, not the solstice date.
As winter (Vetrnætr - winter nights) starts in October, it then follows that Midwinter (Yule) takes place in January, Sumarmal (Summers meal) takes in April, and Midsummer in July, each with 3 months in between to complete a 12 month cycle.
Odin in the hall of the Völsungs by Iwobrand
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Jesus was not only a jew, he was an UBER-Jew. An ultra-Orthodox Jew who adhered to rabbinic tradition and followed the oral Torah handed down from the Levitical priests. Why would anyone argue otherwise? Because Jesus got into fights with Pharisees? Only a Pharisee could criticize other Pharisees since they were the doctorates of Jewish society, just as scholars today critique other scholars. 2/3rds of the NT was written by a Gamalian Pharisee named Saul, so you'd think it would be beyond controversy by now.
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League of the Just
The League of the Just was a Christian communist international revolutionary organization founded in 1836. In 1847 the LoJ met in London to formulate a political program. They sent a representative to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and got them to join the organization.
The two were tasked with writing the Communist Manifesto. The group quickly adopted it, and changed its name to "[The] Communist League", thus becoming the first Marxist political party.
The stated goal of the League was "the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth, based on the ideals of love of one's neighbour, equality and justice." Their motto was "All men are brothers". Wilhelm Weitling was one of the most prominent leaders in the LoJ.
He proclaimed himself as a "social Luther", denounced private property and advocated for violent revolution.
He later wrote "The Poor Sinner's Gospel", a commentary on the New Testament in which he traces communism back to early Christianity.
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@USSRLovedChrist
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Isn’t it ironic that what modern christians call true christianity was just Pagan residue from newly converted Medieval Europe. Now when the church has more or less eradicated those folk elements they call it gay and fake.
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-Rite Of Passage-
The Winnili Hammer Test
Our tribe established the rite of a knowledge test as a standard and as an honor among our peers to openly wear the mjolnir pendant around ones neck as a way to set ourselves apart from those that just wear it as a cool medallion or fashion trend.
The test is comprised of a core set of things one must know. After the person demonstrates that they know the core tenets of knowledge in front of the clan, they then undergo an open session of questions from their peers about the lore, runes, gods history etc. The clan then votes on if the individual earned the right to open wear mjolnir around their neck.
The Hammer Test
1. Name the 9 primary Gods of the Winnili, the 3 Norns and 20 additional gods/goddesses
2. Name the the 3 worlds and the 9 homes of our cosmology.
3. Name the 3 wells.
4. Write all runes in order, know how to say its name, and explain what each rune means.
5. Tell (In own words) the creation myth from Ginungagap to Ask and Embla.
6. Tell (in own words) any story of ones choosing from the lore.
7. Tell (in own words) the history of the Winnili.
8. Name the 9 codes of the Aesirian code of 9.
9. Define and explain what the Hamingja is.
If i had a dollar for every time that horsefucker lies
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Heinrich Leutemann
Archaic period in Greece cremation of a hero with animal and human sacrifice
^ would look better without a Hindu shitskin, but it's an edit of one universalist's meme. He really likes it as far as I know.
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Going live at 4:00 pm ET today!
Mark and Henirk will discuss what it means to be Sedian. This is a conversation you won't want to miss!
"We have some great guests line up on Red Ice next:
* Mark Puryear from The Norroena Society on Wednesday May 14th"
christians are brainwashed golems since they do see it like that
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#Æfinlǫgr #Lore #Þing #sedian
~ The Þing ~
No legal system can effectively function without some authority to administer and interpret the laws therein. Any “law” created by people with no plan to reinforce it with a judiciary is useless, and the system is no better than anarchy. Laws must come with consequences, which must be applied justly and fairly by a court invested with the power to do so. This process is not solely about punishment; it is also about maintaining peace and resolving disputes. Our goal here is not only to examine how legal assemblies worked in historical contexts and how we might apply these ideas here and now but also to consider the religious underpinnings of such assemblies and why they are so vital for practicing the Heathen faith. We will not bog this treatise down with every regional or national variation in ancient Scandinavia; instead, we shall concentrate on the general characteristics of the Þing and how these can be adapted for our use today. Countless laws and concepts revolve around the institution of the Þing, and many sources describe how each Þingdistrict was organized. Nevertheless, our focus will be on what types of Þings existed, who participated in them, and what procedures made them run effectively.
First and foremost, these ancient societies were built upon the only power structure that truly localized authority and kept the people strong: the clan system, with the clans themselves referred to as Ættar. We covered this system in our Ættarbók, showing how it may be reintroduced today to restore the power of the family unit. The great clans of Skjǫldungr, Vǫlsungr, Buðlungr, and others were held in the highest esteem, forming a core of strength and organization that successfully kept Imperial Rome at bay in Germania. Even the mightiest empire in the known world could not break the Heathen spirit, a spirit that flowed through these clans. Ensuring these clans reemerge in their true form is of paramount importance in the modern era.
With such a clan system in place, the Heathen tribes developed a representative system of government, even under kings, that allowed the people to have a voice in the creation and enforcement of laws. However, it was not the façade we see in modern politics, where virtually anyone can take part and elections often become bloated popularity contests. As with many later republics, only landowners were permitted to vote, which prevented monarchs and other authorities from accumulating excessive power. The principle behind granting the vote to landowners was that those with the greatest stake in the land and its outcomes had a say in crucial matters, thus ensuring that positions of responsibility were held by competent individuals. Allowing þrælls to dictate the affairs of one’s nation turns it into a cesspit of degeneracy, plagued by incompetence and failure.
Types of Þings
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https://norroena.org/the-thing
The Lawmen (Lǫgmaðr) of ancient Heathenry were not merely those who upheld the law of the people; they were also the final bulwark against the rise of tyrannical kings. It is noteworthy that as European monarchs consolidated power under Christendom, the position of the Lawman was gradually dissolved. Having regional districts led by influential individuals who literally embodied the law posed a direct threat to the establishment of any autocratic regime, so the office itself had to be eliminated.
Before its dissolution, the Lawman (or Lǫgsǫgumaðr, “Law-Speaker”) did not possess judicial or legislative authority. Instead, he served as the guardian and transmitter of the law, a role going back to the era before written codification, which required him to have the entire corpus memorized. This made him a living repository of law and the central figure people consulted regarding suits and criminal charges. In some parts of Scandinavia, the role passed hereditarily; in Iceland, however, it was appointed by the Law-Court (Lǫgrétta) on the first Friday of the Alþing. The candidate could originate from one’s own district or elsewhere but was ultimately selected by the majority vote of all Þing members.
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https://norroena.org/lawmen/
After Herakles had returned from the underworld, he justly bore his most famous epithet, Kallinikos, "glorious victor". The victory glorious among all victories was surely that over death, and Herakles, almost alone among all gods and heroes, was thus called. It became customary…to write up over the door:
‘Here dwells the Glorious Victor, Herakles,
The son of Zeus; let nothing evil enter.’
‘Evil’ means above all else death, which people preferred not to mention openly…Herakles alone was able to drive away this evil when it was already in the house and he came almost too late and by chance.
Karl Kerenyi
There can be little doubt, even before examining the skeletal evidence, that the Scythians and Sarmatians were basically if not entirely white men and in no sense mongoloid.
C.S. Coon "Races of Europe"
The Scandinavians referred to their religion as forn siðr, the old custom, and their conversion to Christianity as a change in customs, siðaskipti. This linguistic insight allows us to see the heathen religion as a set of social conventions, hallowed by age and derived from mythic antecedents. In this context, the rejection of the name Jákob by the Swedish farmers, can be interpreted as a rejection of the new faith. The name of one of the Biblical patriarchs was not acceptable to the pagan people as a name for their king. The same source states that King Ólaf had sent his other son Emund to Wendland where he was brought up by kinfolk on his mother’s side, adding he did not maintain his Christianity for any length of time. In Völundarkviða 2, the name Anund (Önund) is used as a byname of Völund the elf-smith. In verses 16 and 18 of the same poem, Völund is characterized as a “prince of the elves.” In Grimnismál 5, elves are closely associated with Freyr, who is given their realm Alfheim upon cutting his first tooth. That a Swedish king was required to carry a name derived from heathen lore associated with Freyr rather than the name of one of the Hebrew patriarchs demonstrates that heathenism remained a political force in Sweden even after the conversion. The Swedes themselves became pagan once more after the death of King Ólaf, and remained pagan longer than in Iceland, which adopted the new religion peaceably, but reluctantly, in 1000 AD.
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Join us on the 25th for an interview with a long time devout Heathen and founder of Alaskin Bardcrafts!
In a land as wild as pre-christian Europa once was, there is Pagan Revival in the far northern frontier of the USA.
We will cover his journey back home, as well as his revival efforts, business, rugged lifestyle and much more!
Join us for another great interview, but on day-to-day lived heathenry!
Fatalism is a fundamental and core tenet of the Tuetonic belief system and spirituality. Without fatalism, there is no divination.
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Most blessed items I have are all simple, not some fancy jewelry or giant carvings. My lucky charm was literally made by a child, yet it has great power. Don’t be fooled by appearances. Magic is simple.
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Several runestones around Scandinavia have a repeated phrase:
ᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᚢᛁᚴᛁ
Thur Uiki
Thor Hallow (Bless)
In Denmark (DR 110, DR 209 & DR 220)
Västergötland, Sweden (VG 150)
Södermanland, Sweden (Sö 140), though this particular one is contested
A phase we should use more often in our grand revival for sure!
Thor bless!
"Now Garm howls loud before Gnipahellir, the fetters will burst, and the wolf run free much do I know, and more can see of the fate of the gods, the mighty in fight."
- Voluspa - 49
Where Does It Say It’s Wrong?
Sometimes, when we present a traditional practice, like red attire for the folk and white for the Goðar, we hear replies like:
“When someone can show me a source that says we’re going against the faith, then I’ll consider it.”
This statement commits a logical misstep. It misunderstands how ritual tradition works, because it confuses law with rite, and moral command with sacred pattern. In other words, it makes a category mistake by demanding legal proof in a context where rituals are not based on legal prohibitions, but on traditional practice.
In the lore, we find many things that are clearly prohibited, such as:
• He who desecrates a sacred stead shall be declared Vargr í véum (an outlaw)
• One is outlawed whosoever speaks blasphemy against the Gods (goðgá)
• Every man should pay a toll to the Hof
• It is not the custom to bring weapons into the Hof, and you will turn the wrath of the Gods against you; such a thing is impossible unless it is atoned for
These are moral and social boundaries, laws codified for the protection of the folk. They define justice and maintain frith amongst the folk.
Ritual is different. It is preserved by memory, structure, and affirmation. Sacred practices are passed down by showing how it was and is done, not by listing everything one must not say, wear, and do verbatim.
So when one asks, “Where does it say I can’t wear white as a layperson?”, he or she is not just asking a question, but making a illogical argument from silence and assuming that the absence of prohibition implies permission; however, ritual tradition doesn’t work like that. Silence isn’t consent.
Furthermore, that question shifts the burden of proof. It demands that tradition justify itself to innovation, rather than asking innovation to account for its divergence from attested pattern. That’s not how traditional religion operates, especially one rooted in reconstructed mythos and ancestral memory.
The sources don’t say “the folk must not wear white”, but they do show the red and white pattern.
… and that pattern matters. In Sedish Heathenry, we follow the Epic Method, a process that reconstructs the original faith through mythic structure, converging sources, and liturgical continuity. We don’t invent rules to control people, but recover ancient form and patterns to preserve meaning, ancestral, divine, and cosmological meaning behind everything we do, say, and wear. Methodology determines proper thinking, which in turn shines light upon the legitimate and illegitimate.
So when someone says, “There’s no source saying it’s wrong,” the real answer is:
In the instance in which you’re asking, does there doesn’t need to be?
There are many things within the faith that show us what sacred is and what tradition is. To insist on an explicit prohibition is to apply the wrong standard; again, to commit a category mistake by expecting laws where there are sacred patterns. In our lore, we use theological reconstruction to pull from our faith what lies hidden in plain sight, as not everything is neatly tied into a package of “Thou shalt” and “Thou shalt not.”
Sacred tradition is not a loophole game. If a practice doesn’t grow from the myth, doesn’t align with the roles, and doesn’t match the pattern, then it doesn’t belong in sacred space. Law guards the boundaries of the tribe. Ritual guards the bridge between us and the Gods.
… and that bridge is made of memory, shown through attested patterns; not personal preference.
~ Folcweard
thefrithstead.com
A lot of folk aren't ready for the axial-age rabbit-hole. It challenges the assumptions made about history, and reveals the precise origin for the ideas which have lead to: post-humanism, the multicult, globalism, communism, enlightenment, islam, neoplatonism, judeo-christianity, judaism, platonism, buddhism, the hindu synthesis and uppanishads and so on.
All of this is the consequence of a single man angry about the toil of a post 'bronze-age collapse' world. The threats we faced in the past as well as those today are a culmination of zoroaster's ideas, and those influenced by him. Therefore it is a folly for Pagan Revival to adopt any of these ideals, for it is said, "those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Therefore, if we want Pagan Revival to survive and thrive, like it did in antiquity, it is imperative to shed anything related to the axial-age. The ideas which created and paved the way for abrahamism to destroy our folk and civilization.
This is not the only reason, there’s a lot. I don’t believe that one has to turn the other cheek, or treat others how he wants to be treated. You should treat others the way you want, because they don’t care and will do the same. A man needs to have a conscience, but the latter should not be forced by a jewish prophet.
Maxim Tesak