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Those who had to instruct the Scandinavian pagans in the Christian faith tried, it seems, to implant only a few of most essential notions in the minds of the neophytes and even these few ideas were radically simplified…
The image of Christ for those Norsemen who accepted him as a God seems to be far from the one current in the Christian world of that time.
The notion of the suffering Christ was not conceived by the Vikings and ‘would have been regarded as almost absurd’ by them, although they could not have failed to see crucifixes with the suffering Christ in Western Europe and Byzantium.
E.Melnikova
The channel which will feature the film
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A reconstruction of Scythian male and female attire illustrated by Christina Senkiw
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Tales of Misty Albion
The book of British chivalric tales illustrated by Vladyslav Yerk
The commander of the Amazons, Melanippe, who was also greatly admired for her manly courage, now lost her supremacy. And Heracles, after thus killing the most renowned of the Amazons, and forcing the remaining multitude to turn in flight, cut down the greater number of them, so that the race of them was utterly exterminated.
Diodorus Siculus
Then he joined battle with Prothoe, who, they said, had been victorious seven times over the opponents whom she had challenged to battle. When she fell, the fourth whom he overcame was known as Eriboea. She had boasted that because of the manly bravery which she displayed in contests of war she had no need of anyone to help her, but she found her claim was false when she encountered her better.
Diodorus Siculus
Heracles then received a command to bring back the girdle of Hippolyte the Amazon and so made the expedition against the Amazons. Accordingly he sailed into the Pontus, which was named by him Euxeinus, and continuing to the mouth of the Thermodon River he encamped near the city of Themiscyra, in which was situated the palace of the Amazons. And first of all he demanded of them the girdle which he had been commanded to get; but when they would pay no heed to him, he joined battle with them.
Diodorus Siculus
There are supernatural “physical” entities that “inspire” or “breathe” emotions, feelings, thoughts into the heroes, in addition to the “air” strictly speaking that we breathe in order to survive. Homer and Hesiod could thus understand the verses as being “breathed” into their thumos or phren by the Muse (or Muses) via a material substance. This is in fact explicitly implied at Theogony when Hesiod states that the Muses breathed a divine voice into him and Homer implies the same thing at Odyssey when we are informed that the gods planted the pathways of song into the singer Phemius’ lungs before he began his song.
G.Naddaf
The light-haired races place great value on freedom. They are bold and undaunted in battle. Daring and impetuous as they are, they consider any timidity and even a short retreat as a disgrace. They calmly despise death as they fight violently in hand-to-hand combat either on horseback or on foot. If they are hard pressed in cavalry actions, they dismount at a single prearranged sign and line up on foot. Although only a few against many horsemen, they do not shrink from the fight.
Strategikon of Maurice
Their experience in crossing rivers surpasses that of all other men, and they are extremely good at spending a lot of time in the water. Often enough when they are in their own country and are caught by surprise and in a tight spot, they dive to the bottom of a body of water. There they take long, hollow reeds they have prepared for such a situation and hold them in their mouths, the reeds extending to the surface of the water. Lying on their backs on the bottom they breathe through them and hold out for many hours without anyone suspecting where they are. An inexperienced person who notices the reeds from above would simply think they were growing there in the water.
Strategikon of Maurice on ancient Slavic warfare
Rural Landscape by Flinta Zenovii
1969 Tempera on canvas
A domovoi and a cat in a sauna
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I have become aware of a most unfortunate but not unforseeable circumstance by a friend of this channel /channel/VidarRising
In the post here, he posted link to a Greek City Times article where the construction of a Temple dedicated to Zeus & Pan was being halted by the courts & its founder arrested. But why?
The greek orthodox judeo-christian church is afraid of Native European faith growing. Describing it as "returning to a period of darkness" neglecting the fact that under Paganism, the Greek folk were the strongest they had ever been. Under the shelter provided by real Gods of Olympus & not under the bondage of the jewish demon yahweh.
He was arrested because he dared to build a temple to real Gods which gave him purpose. He's organizing a protest to save this temple on March the 8th. The orthodox metropolitan and prosecutor vow to arrest him again if he dares worship the true Gods of the Greek folk. This is what real persecution looks like.
They're afraid, because their lie is dying at long last.
This became a very sacred place too, and Thor's Boulder that was used for the killing of those who were to be sacrificed, still stands there.
Landnámabok
The map of Kjalnesinga saga
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The circumstances in which the Vikings of the ninth and tenth centuries usually adopted Christianity — their rather short visits to royal courts or negotiations in the course of their attacks — did not provide opportunities for prolonged instructions in Christian teaching. In rare cases when we know or can calculate the time of their stay in a Christian milieu before their baptism, it usually turns to be not more than a month or two.
Elena Melnikova
This Spring Equinox, we will be premiering a film about Coming Home to Ancestral Faith!
This will be a video you do not want to miss and will feature well-known figures shaping the Pagan sphere today, including:
Imperium Press
Aryan Paganism Traditions and Art
Pagan Revivalism
The Norrœna Society
Germanic Faith
Víðarr Rising
and many others who heard the call and came home!
I want to give a very special thank you to everyone who submitted testimonials for this upcoming documentary-style inspirational video. Your many voices and different perspectives will help others to take their first steps back into the Gods warm embrace!
The video will premiere on YouTube on 3/20/25 at aesiric_media" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/@aesiric_media
I can't wait to see you all there and share this grand inspirational video to aid in our growing revival!
Christina Senkiw’s illustrations from the book titled History of Ukrainian Costume From the Scythian Period to the Late 17th Century
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Happy international women's day by the way. Almost forgot about it.
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The next, Celaeno, Eurybia, and Phoebe, who were companions of Artemis in the hunt and whose spears found their mark invariably, did not even graze the single target, but in that fight they were one and all cut down as they stood shoulder to shoulder with each other. After them Deïaneira, Asteria and Marpe, and Tecmessa and Alcippe were overcome. The last-named had taken a vow to remain a maiden, and the vow she kept, but her life she could not preserve.
Diodorus Siculus
Now the general mass of the Amazons were arrayed against the main body of the followers of Heracles, but the most honoured of the women were drawn up opposite Heracles himself and put up a stubborn battle. The first, for instance, to join battle with him was Aella, who had been given this name because of her swiftness, but she found her opponent more agile than herself. The second, Philippis, encountering a mortal blow at the very first conflict, was slain.
Diodorus Siculus
Gods Are Not Metaphors In Paganism
On this channel, we have spoken at length, as to theological concepts regarding how the Gods are to be perceived, given all we know in the legends.
Many people will not deny the worship of Hercules was quite common in antiquity. Many also know that he is the son of Zeus, king of the Olympian Gods & a mortal woman, Alcmene. This makes Hercules a Demigod by definition.
If you read the 12 labors of Hercules, one will come across a figure Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons & daughter of the Olympian God of war Ares. The labor was to obtain her girdle, a belt gifted by Ares so she would never be defeated in battle. This makes Hippolyta a Demigoddess.
Demigods & Demigoddesses are sons & daughters of Gods & Goddesses. They are well known to exist in Pagan legends and worshipped in these ancient faiths. They can only come about, if the Gods are truly imminent & physical beings, not metaphorical orbs & abstract concepts outside of space & time.
If you disagree, whence come demigods?
Homeric gods are indeed “physical” entities, which explains their physical descriptions and physical interventions, including sexual intercourse with humans (a hero, by definition, must have one divine parent), and not mental processes or useful poetic conventions as some suggest.
G.Naddaf
Their women are more sensitive than any others in the world. When, for example, their husband dies, many look upon it as their own death and freely smother themselves, not wanting to continue their lives as widows.
Strategikon of Maurice on ancient Slavic women
Yngvi by Daniel Jacobs
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Typical universalist reaction
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Maiden with a laurel wreath by Henry Ryland
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Kjalnesinga saga in English. Pretty hard to find online so make sure to save it. It has plenty of interesting events such as duels, mysterious cave-people and troll-wrestling.
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Bui went into the temple. He saw Thorstein lying face down before Thor. Bui moved forward silently…grabbed him…and then dashed his head down against the stone so hard that the brains spilled across the floor.
He took the sacred fire and made a torch, and then carried the flame around the temple and touched it to the hangings. One quickly caught fire from the other, and in short time the inside of the temple was ablaze.
Kjalnesinga saga