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Swarog
Slavic God of smithing and fire
by DarBarNir
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When king Olaf Tryggvason was making Norway christian by fire and sword, there lived a man named Raud the Strong. He was a follower of our Gods and had little time for the newly-mandated faith. Raud was not only strong, he was rich and influential—which made him an especially tempting target for royal wrath. Tryggvason had him captured and demanded his conversion. Raud refused, so Olaf forced him to swallow a snake, resulting in his death. This got rid of an influential Asatruar and cleared the way for the king o confiscate Raud’s land for himself.
S.McNallen
Germanic man by dewitteillustration
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Stribog
Slavic God of War and Wind
Stribog was one of the most venerated Slavic Gods which is seen by both The Tale of Bygone Years and The Tale of Igor’s Campaign mentioning him. It’s difficult to be sure what kind of God Stribog was seen as by the Ancients, but the most common reconstruction today claims him to be a God of War and the Progenitor of winds. He is also a lord of seafarers who rely on his progeny for safe travels.
Art by Daniil Grytsyuk
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There’s plenty of things to analyze in Pamfir, especially from Pagan perspective (oath-breaking, family, secret names, rituals, rebirth etc), but I don’t want to spoil it and the majority of my subscribers will have to wait for subtitled version to come out.
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Mokosh
One of the best idols I own is that of Mokosh. Accurate iconography is the best iconography.
By the way, it’s written and pronounced with o, so Makosh is wrong. Been only written like that once as a mistake and linguistically Mokosh is definitely the correct pronunciation from mokry (moist, wet).
III-IV century limestone idol from modern Ukraine possibly depicting Perun (judging by the club) and a modern wooden reconstruction.
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Jarl Haakon was a devout follower of the Gods and a defender of the traditional freedom that went with Asatru. He brought back the ancient rights of chieftains and farmers, rebuilt the temple that had been destroyed, and allowed the folk to once more follow their ancestral way. Peace ruled the country, and the people prospered. Even the crops in the fields seemed to respond to the restoration of freedom and holiness. This period lasted many years, then a dispute broke out with some of the residents of the Trondelag area.
S.McNallen
I recommend reading Lucian’s account on Alexander and his ruse but in a nutshell it was a simple fraud. Alexander used his acting skills and knowledge to create a cult. He even made a high-quality doll to represent his made-up deity by the name of Glykon. As Lucian puts it Alexander:
...had long ago prepared and fitted up a serpent's head of linen, which had something of a human look, was all painted up, and appeared very lifelike. It would open and close its mouth by means of horsehairs, and a forked black tongue like a snake's, also controlled by horsehairs, would dart out. Besides, the serpent from Pella was ready in advance and was being cared for at home, destined in due time to manifest himself to them and to take a part in their show…
One of my miniature axes. This one has a kolovrat symbol on it which is not accurate, but makes sense since both kolovrat and those axes are seen as religious symbols by the majority of modern Slavic Pagans despite it not being historically accurate since the former is just a rare swastika variation and the former has no religious meaning whatsoever (in fact most of the finds date to post-conversion times).
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Welsh God Arawn by Moccus.art
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Pagan artisan Anton Lubiy Vognedar teaching kids how to make idols
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A horned Odin figure from the Uppakra Temple.
Compared to Celtic and Slavic art styles, Germanic art was often more minimalistic and surrealistic. This meant that with depictions of Gods, features such as a damaged eye for Odin, or Thor gripping his beard, were more immediately recognizable.
The Odinist says there is a spirit expressed in all creatures and things.
Put your hand on your horse as you are homeward bound on a moonlight night through the bush, and remember that Christianity says your horse is an automaton or a machine; remember it when you are calling in the cows; remember Christianity's idea when your dog races over the paddock to meet you.
A.R.Mills
Swarog
Slavic God of smithing and fire
by Brother Bjorn
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Swarog was sometimes misinterpreted as a Deus Pater by early neo-Pagans, but with time absurd theories began dying out and most modern Slavic Pagans agree on his role of a Smith God similar to Vulcan.
Kyi the legendary Pagan founder of Kyiv
With his two younger brother and a sister Kyi built three cities on three hills and became the first ruler of Kyiv named after himself. A river flowing in Kyiv was called after the sister.
Art: Kyi by Olena Kulchitska
Germanic warrior with a spear by dewitteillustration
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The winds, progeny of Stribog, blow from the sea, like arrows onto Igor’s brave soldiers
The tale of Igor’s Campaign
Christianity exploits, distorts, and in time destroys the Christian god-seeker (nation or person) for the benefit of the least worthy. Consider: "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" and similar "divine" directions. Christianity also leads to mongrelism and chaos. It is shocking, but some who understand have been silent because of fear, some because of material profit; most have not understood.
Be an Odinist and learn how it feels to be beyond the confusion of the great untruth.
A.R.Mills
Just finished watching Pamfir. A truly powerful movie.
Cinematography is great, actors did a very good job, authentic Hutsul speech is at times hard to understand even for me, but the dialogues are well-written and have many memorable lines.
Pagan Malanka festival is a real highlight worth seeing.
Two idols of mine representing a wiseman and a warrior archetypes
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What the Uppakra Temple may have looked like in its glory days. The excavation of the foundation revealed four large pillars around a central fire pit, not unlike the Ranheim Temple in southern Norway. The doors were on the sidewalls, like the temple described in the Eyrbyggja Saga.
The layout is similar to a few surviving stave churches; many of which may have originally been pagan temples that were repurposed into churches. According to Bede’s Ecclesiastical History, most pagan temples weren’t destroyed, but rather were repurposed.
Before the 5th century, most Germanic peoples worshipped in sacred groves and outdoor weohs; these temples were likely influenced by contact with the Roman Empire. As Hilda Ellis Davidson pointed out, the small Roman temples unearthed in England follow a similar construction pattern.
The Uppakra Temple is the most complete Germanic temple we’ve found yet, and can serve as a reference for building new ones.
Art by Vänehem Illustration.
There is an idea among the hoi polloi that the barbarian is a lower being than the civilized man. I would argue for the opposite. A barbarian enjoys more freedom, even though he pays for it with greater struggle. A civilized man is incapable of surviving in the harsh environment beyond the city walls. Too educated to even cut his own hair, let alone hunt for sustenance, build shelter and craft tools.
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Fake gods and their creators
We all know that today misinterpretation of sources and, at times, pure malicious intend lead to the creation of fake gods. An academic theory deified by those of us too eager to expand the pantheon and not bothering with historical accuracy. But what you may not know is the fact that this is in no way a modern issue, even though it is more common nowadays.
Meet Glykon, a fake deity created circa 2AD by a self-proclaimed prophet Alexander. It is worth noting that like many spiritual con artists both ancient and modern Alexander dabbled in occult (read as subversive) teachings of the East and apparently even spoke Hebrew. Oh, and he probably was a homosexual too. Typical occult teacher.
An Aryan from Andronovo culture on the left and a pre-European Iranian native from Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex on the right.
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Pagan artisan Anton Lubiy Vognedar and an idol of Swarog the Smith
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https://telegra.ph/Are-Modern-Jews-Really-Descended-From-Khazars-04-27
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There is an important distinction here, though, because in performing that function in Homer's Hades the king did no more than continue his characteristic activity in this life.
More advanced moral notions came later. The idea of judgment of dead souls on their conduct in this life was probably not formulated in Greece before the 6th century B.C. under influence of Pythagorean and Orphic thought.
B.C.Dietrich
Recently I came up with a new(ish) reconstruction of the Slavic version of pan-European Chaoskampf myth.It is well-know that Perun, club-wielding Thunderer fought Chaos Serpent (not Veles)
We also know that Indra before his fight with Vritra had Tvashtr the Smith forge him lightning bolts "Tvasta sharpened his far-whirling bolt" (Rigveda 1.32.2)
We also know that Vulcan and his cyclops forged lightning for Zeus. gave Zeus the thunder and made the thunderbolt (Theogony lines 139-145)
This is enough to assume that in Slavic Chaoskampf myth Swarog played a similar role and helped Perun with his smithing skills
The Lore teaches us how Odin hung nine days on the World Tree, starving, weakened by thirst, and wounded with a spear, to win this sacred knowledge. Those humans who can muster comparable will and determination to Overcome can rise to the level of the Gods themselves.
S.McNallen