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A place for Aryan (European) Folkish Pagans
Since stj is at it again, I'll address the whining this time. I never wrote anything about his family. Anyone saying otherwise is a liar. I did call tom an atheist because he says that Gods are not real, myth are just poetry and only retarded peasants have genuine belief. Sounds a lot like platonism because it is. He also quoted platonists and praised plato himself saying that he (a heretic) deserves a temple. Seems like dr.Boaz’s influence. Not much else to add. Let stj do his thing (grift and promote heresies), while Folkish Pagans like me and Norrœna Society revive traditional European spirituality.
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The Last Pagan King of England: Arwald
During England's history, one figure stands out as a symbol of resilience and tradition: King Arwald of the Isle of Wight. Much of his story will be found in Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, Arwald is the last known pagan king in England, and his story is a poignant reminder of the ancient beliefs that once flourished across the land.
King Arwald ruled the Isle of Wight during the 7th century, a time when the spread of Christianity was rapidly changing the religious landscape of Britain. Despite the growing influence of Christian missionaries, Arwald remained steadfast in his adherence to the old ways, embodying the enduring spirit of Germanic paganism.
Arwald's resistance to conversion was not merely a personal choice but a defense of his people's cultural heritage. His reign symbolized a last stand for the pagan traditions that had been practiced for centuries. Unfortunately, this defiance led to conflict. In 686 AD, Arwald faced the forces of King Caedwalla of Wessex, a newly converted Christian king with ambitions to expand his territory.
After a fierce battle, Arwald was killed, and his kingdom fell into the hands of Caedwalla. In a tragic turn, Arwald's brothers, who were captured and baptized under duress, were also executed shortly after. This marked the end of the last pagan kingdom in England, but Arwald's legacy lived on.
Arwald's story is more than a historical footnote; it is a testament to the resilience of ancient traditions in the face of overwhelming change. As we honor his memory, we celebrate the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of our ancestors.
#TheTraditionalHeathens #PaganHistory #KingArwald #NorseMythology #CulturalHeritage #GermanicPaganism
Modern villagers bringing offerings to a slaedovik at Kremenets, Belarus.
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The stones were often reinterpreted to be footprints of different christian figures (mostly saints). This led to some churches transporting the stones inside their temples and claiming them to be sacred.
Image: An icon of virgin Mary standing and therefore leaving footprints on a sledovik stone.
Is 21st century Pagan always an autodidact?
Back in the 90s I would say yes. We had to teach ourselves. This made Paganism a religion with homework. Despite the seeming scarcity of sources, there is a lot of data to comb through. Folklore is especially time-consuming to research, yet well worth it.
Nowadays, due to the rise of Paganism in Europe both regular practitioners and priests can be easily found online sharing their knowledge and experience. This is a double-edged sword. Some turned out to be (un)intentionally subversive. Others are literally in it only to make money e.g. I know a channel run by a literal, open atheist (he saw my success and decided to copy it).
Modern Pagan is not necessarily self-taught, but he can be misdirected by grifters and/or heretics which is why it’s important for us to promote accurate, folkish approach.
Mieszko I forcibly Christianized Poland to strengthen his grip over the country and avoid forced conversion by the East Franks. Idolatry was suppressed by smashing pagan idols and sanctuaries, confiscating estates and beheading those who refused to convert.
The brutality of these methods led to a great pagan reaction to the Christianization of Poland. Pagans retaliated by killing Christian priests and destroying churches. By the middle of the 11th century, the land was plunged into chaos, the Christian church in Poland nearly wiped out, and Mieszko’s dynasty temporarily driven from power.
F.Bardamu
11th century Vyatich woman by V.Plenkov
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These dogs can see witches, unmistakably tell them apart from normal women. Jarchuks, if purebred, are cherished like as the apple of one’s eye, though it can be hard to protect them. Chorts know of their witch-detecting talents. Hence hell-spawn, acting in their own interests, tries to strangle jarchuks who are vulnerable before they reach one year of age. But, after that, when jarchuk is older, chorts can do nothing to it.
M.Orlov
To protect the house from witches you should keep special dogs, so called jarchuks. It’s hard to get them.
When jarchuk grows up it can bite witches which normal dog’s don't dare, many don’t even bark at witches. Jarchuk not only barks, but can even kill a witch, that’s why the latter tries to strangle it while the dog is still small. That’s why you should thoroughly protect jarchuk from the witch so that she doesn’t kill it as a puppy. You can’t hide it in the house as witches come to houses. You need to dig up a hole in the yard, put the puppy in it and cover the hole with a harrow. Then no witch will dare touch it as they are afraid of harrows.
P.Ivanov
If the purpose of the journey to Hel is to appear at the court by Urd’s well and wait for judgment and even warriors chosen for Valhalla must stop here before passing over Bifröst to Asgard and Valhalla, we must suspect that the gods have some involvement in the matter, since ultimately it is Odin and Freyja who decide who enters their halls Valhalla and Sessrumnir.
According to both Eddas, Skuld, the youngest of the three Norns, is also the leader of Odin’s valkyries which explains why warriors chosen for Valhalla are allowed to bypass the Thingstead at Urd’s well.
W.P. Reaves
Loki’s daughter is not clearly identified as Hel in any of the existing Eddaic poems. In light of this, it’s important to note that the description of “Hel’s high hall” stands in stark contrast to the hall of Loki’s daughter in Snorri’s Edda.
In the Eddaic poem Baldrs Draumar, whereas the benches in “Hel’s high hall” are strewn with costly things and mead stands poured out in goblets awaiting a guest, the hall of Loki’s daughter (whom Snorri calls Hel) is a dismal place with its dish called “Hunger” and its knife named “famine.”
The Eddaic poems clearly distinguish this place from Hel, the realm where “all men” must eventually come according to Fáfnismál 10. Vafþrúðnismál 43 separates those that come to Hel from those that pass through Hel into Niflhel.
W.P. Reaves
Beowulf illustrations by T.Lahonina
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Got it blocked in and getting into the detail work
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It’s been theorized that the crook was a status symbol similar both in look and significance to the ancient Egyptian scepter of the pharos and Ukrainian bulava (ceremonial mace).
Quote from the collective monograph: The length of the crooks (40–67 cm) together with the iconographic tradition to depict them tucked behind the belt, like stone maces and axes, suggest their similar use and symbolic load as attributes of power.
Belarusian graveyards sometimes feature oak tree stumps instead of tombstones. This tradition is at least 200 years old and signifies that the deceased was the last one in his clan.
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Red corner
by Bendis
https://www.instagram.com/bend1zart/
A sledovik damaged by radical christians using dynamite.
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Sledovik/Chashechnik stones are Pagan relics often (but not exclusively) found on Slavic lands. While temples and godpoles got destroyed, these stones were left mostly untouched.
Sledovik can be translated as a footprint-stone. The sockets on the surface of the stones are oval or round. After christianization people kept bringing offerings and asking for different things. Chashechnik derives from chashka cup. A cup stone.
It is unlikely that cup stones were used as altars for sacrifices due to their size. Maybe they were a source of water used in rituals as the hollow sockets on their surface are perfect for accumulating dew and rainwater.
Classical Landscape by Leopold Rothaug
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I never understood what the point of being a metaphorical pagan was. It is Atheism with extra steps. If you can’t fully commit to the supernatural being a reality then don’t call yourself a Pagan. If I had issues fully admitting Yahweh was real and Jesus I wouldn’t be calling myself a Christian and saying it’s metaphorical 💀 who does that?
It’s like psyoping yourself into being a part of something that you don’t even believe in.
The best lessons in life are those found in nature.
Just as the winds make plants stronger and to stay rooted and upright, so too do difficulties make you stronger.
All things conform to their environment and take the path of least resistance to do so. If a plant does not need to strengthen its stock if there are no winds, it will not do so. And when it encounters winds afterward, it will blow over or break.
It is only through difficulties that one will build the strength to overcome them. Like a plant, if one is sheltered and then enters the world, they will falter.
Difficulties can be frustrating and sometimes overwhelming, but it is the perseverance that will allow you to go through more difficulties, smoother. Gods gave you these to become who you were meant to be
Intarabus
A Gaulish God depicted as a young man with no beard and a wolf’s pelt. Due to his name’s etymology modern Pagans often interpret Intarabus as a deity of liminal space, opening and the crossing boundaries.
Jarchuk is a dog with wolf’s teeth. Witches are afraid of it (folk belief).
A witch is not afraid of a cross, but is powerless against jarchuk.
B.Grinchenko
New month is with us and it’s time to thank other Folkish channels I recommend. Here they are:
@folkishworldview
@Pagan_Revivalism
@thetraditionalheathens
@Folkish_Paganism
@europeanid
@GermanicFaith
@AryanPaganismChannel
@TheBarbarianClergyman
@TheNorroenaSociety
@TheSacredStew
1. All men eventually come to Hel, even warriors whose final destination is V alhalla.
2. Every dead man is judged. The judgment is eternal.
3. There is a court at “Urd’s well” with a rostrum where discourse is heard. There, a
person sits silently listening to Odin “The High One”.
4. Dead men “sit in Norn’s seats” for nine days before moving onto their final fate.
Urd and her sisters are Norns.
5. Dead men’s tongues are cold and silent, unless one possesses “mal-runes” which
are particularly helpful in “that court” where men go into “full judgment.” Odin possesses such runes.
W.P. Reaves
In several sources, we find examples of warriors killed in the line of duty who are said to come “to Hel”. Thus, like all men, warriors too first travel “to Hel” before entering Valhalla.
Snorri tells us that five fylki [“companies”, “military troops”] of dead men passed before, making less noise than Hermod alone on Sleipnir. Their numbers and arrangement suggest that they died together in battle.
In Gisli Surson's Saga (ch.24) is mentioned the custom of binding Hel-shoes on the feet of the dead. Warriors in regard to whom there was no doubt that Valhall was their final destiny received Hel-shoes like all others.
W.P. Reaves
Today is the birthday of Ozar the Raven. He was a Pagan fantasy writer. May he rest in peace.
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Bronze stripes of the Polohivsky crook
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Some scholars have pointed out the similarities, albeit rather superficial ones, between the Polohivskyi crook and ancient Scythian stelae. The latter often feature crooks (staffs).
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