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30 May 2024 00:07

Today is Oak Apple Day, at one time a holiday marked by much revelry across England, but still celebrated in various fashions, most notably in Derbyshire and Wiltshire.

The English cultural calendar and ritual year represent REAL England - not the bland cosmopolitanism of today. Our unique traditions give us all the diversity we need.

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29 May 2024 11:28

In 2021 a Swiss/Chinese study of the DNA of cannabis claimed that it was first domesticated in China some 12,000 years ago. This strain diverged into two specialised strains 4000 years ago; one for hemp and the other as a narcotic. The drug strain apparently reached Europe in the Bronze or Iron age and may have been spread there by Scythians. But in my film on the subject I showed that there was archaeological evidence for cannabis use in Europe before this strain arrived.

I neglected to mention this paper Long et al (2016) which also identified archaeological evidence for cannabis use among early steppe pastoralists long before the Scythians:

"A marked increase in cannabis achene records from East Asia between ca. 5,000 and 4,000 cal BP might be associated with the establishment of a trans-Eurasian exchange/migration network through the steppe zone, influenced by the more intensive exploitation of cannabis achenes popular in Eastern Europe pastoralist communities."

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28 May 2024 13:41

Sredny Stog man by Beaker lady.

The majority of the 8 billion humans on this planet speak a language descended from the one he spoke 6000 years ago in Ukraine. His tribe of just a few thousand people gave mankind the first domestic horses. The first words spoken in space and the first spoken on the moon all derived from his tongue.

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27 May 2024 10:37

After the effects of the curse become apparent, Hadding, normally dedicated to the Aesir, attones for his crime with a blot to the Van god Frey which then becomes an annual blot called Freyblot. But who was the goddess? Since Frey is one of the Vanir, Viktor Rydberg interprets this to mean that the beast itself was also a Van, as was the goddess, most probably Freyr’s sister Freyja. Thus he identifies the beast as Svipdag, the husband of Menglöð (usually interpreted as Freyja), although Svipdag isn’t said to be a god anywhere, and it could just as well be some other kinsman of the Vanir. The Norroena society point to this episode as indicative of the importance of blot as a form of atonement for wrongdoings, to appease the anger of the gods. They have also identified the beast as Freyja’s husband Óðr, but he is not a Van, and is often interpreted as an alter-ego of Odin himself. I think it most likely the goddess is Freyja though, and find it interesting she is here associated with the sea as her name Mardöll “sea brightener” also attests elsewhere. 3/3

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27 May 2024 10:36

An old Norse nautical curse, much like Willem Dafoe’s famous curse in The Lighthouse (2020) is related in a 12th century text by Saxo Grammaticus. After battle, while bathing in the sea, the legendary Danish king Hadding is attacked by a sea monster which he slays. This offends a furious goddess who arose before him and sang the following:
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26 May 2024 10:41

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-Around 2000 years later, in the Late Bronze Age, lactase persistence had still only reached 20% in Britain and was not dominant anywhere else either
-During the Celtic period after 800BC it suddenly rises to 50% in Britain, while Celts on the continent remain only 10-15%. Britain was by far the MOST lactose tolerant region in the world at this time
-It continues to rise to 75% in Britain over the Iron Age and this process coincides with people getting lighter and lighter skin.
-The same process happened in Scandinavia at a later date such that Scandinavia is the most lactose tolerant region today.
-In both cases the sharp rise must be attributed to selection pressures relating to scarcity of alternative food resources (famine due to crop failure?) during which time the ability to digest dairy more easily was a matter of life or death.
-In conclusion, populations in which the majority of adults can digest raw animal milk have only existed for around 2500 years, and the first ever were the British Celts

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26 May 2024 01:03

Got those iron age hill forts on the mind

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25 May 2024 09:17

Ugly McPagan Primitivism vs Beautiful Ancestral Aesthetics

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24 May 2024 16:36

POV: You gaze upon a Knowledgeable Mystic as he contemplates the fate of the Norse in Greenland.

POV: You admire the beauty of Birka, Sweden 🇸🇪

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24 May 2024 11:05

Kept the bale fire burning from sunset to the small hours. The moon was huge

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23 May 2024 17:05

https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com/?ref=ca7334
Usually, I am pretty hesitant about online programs. And the concept of microlearning seemed too similar to many trainings I have had in the past.
My concerns were instantly put to rest after I began this course.
Starting Heathenry by STJ (Thomas Rowsell) is amazing.
I don’t say this because I talk to him or because I am a fan of his videos, but because with this program he has built something that Germanic Heathens have been needing for a long time. The accumulation of his studies in Germanic faith and Indo-European understandings come to an apex with the pinnacle of a concise Heathen how-to guide.
He has packaged within this guide what many of us have been writing about for years, but in a way that you can digest, put it into practice, and come back many times for reminders.
This isn't just a guide to belief and understanding, though it has plenty of that with great sources, but also a fully-fledged set of theological baselines and practices that should be used by any Germanic organization as a standard and starting point.
While I knew much of what was being presented, there was more than plenty for even seasoned Heathens and Indo-European faith-based practitioners to learn from. I found confirmation of understandings that I had been writing about and putting into practice for years, but now a way to standardize them with the rest of heathenry and proper sources that back up my research.
To summarize, Hammer and Vajra fully endorse the efforts by Tom in “Starting Heathenry” and think it is a must for legitimate kindreds and serious practitioners.
Click the link if you are interested. 1/3
Hammer and Vajra!

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23 May 2024 14:08

Uppsala University has positions opening for postdocs and visiting researchers at the Centre of Excellence for The World in the Viking Age (WIVA).

The mission statement is full of contradictions. First they say they have a "spotlight on diversity" and they want to move past "eurocentric notions" and explore the "Afro-Eurasian world of the Norse" but they also say they wish "to recover a Viking Age that does not care what we think of it, a pluralistic past as it was" - fish don't know they are wet!

Still, if you are qualified, I urge you to apply as it is better that these opportunities don't go to woke distorters.

https://www.jobb.uu.se/details/?positionId=715505

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23 May 2024 10:08

I have added PayPal as a payment option for Starting Heathenry and I have changed the displayed currency from GBP£ to USD$ as Americans were getting confused

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23 May 2024 09:28

There are over 4000 iron age hillforts in the British Isles! My next video will look at why they were built

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22 May 2024 17:49

Made a thread on X with clips of all the comic skits from STJ videos over the years

https://x.com/Tom_Rowsell/status/1793015597720105301

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29 May 2024 15:21

Couple of years back I uprooted some wild strawberry plants in the woods and put them in my garden. They’ve taken over and now I get this

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29 May 2024 10:44

Another great piece by Alex from England. Inspired by the elements and imagery of the Oseberg ship. It contains elements from the burial cart as well as the ship itself.

Find more of his amazing work here; https://www.instagram.com/_____alexandru?igsh=bTI3eTdxajZ4amlu

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27 May 2024 12:13

Bad luck to kill a seabeast

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27 May 2024 10:36

"Whether thou tread the fields afoot, or spread canvas overseas, thou shalt suffer the hate of the gods, and through all the world shalt behold the elements oppose thy purposes. Afield thou shalt fall, on sea thou shalt be tossed, an eternal tempest shall attend the steps of thy wandering, nor shall frost-bind ever quit thy sails; nor shall thy roof-tree roof thee, but if thou seekest it, it shall fall smitten by the hurricane; thy herd shall perish of bitter chill. All things shall be tainted, and shall lament that thy lot is there. Thou shalt be shunned like a pestilent tetter, nor shall any plague be fouler than thou. Such chastisement doth the power of heaven mete out to thee, for truly thy sacrilegious hands have slain one of the dweller's above, disguised in a shape that was not his: thus here art thou, the slayer of a benignant god! But when the sea receives thee, the wrath of the prison of Eolus shall be loosed upon thy head. The West and the furious North, the South wind shall beat thee down, shall league and send forth their blasts in rivalry; until with better prayers thou hast melted the sternness of heaven, and hast lifted with appeasement the punishment thou hast earned."
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26 May 2024 11:07

I think the insular Celts should be called the MILK Celts to distinguish them from their lactase-cel continental cousins

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26 May 2024 10:40

There are some misunderstandings about how and when lactose tolerance (lactase persistence) developed among Europeans. So here is a quick thread to simplify and summarise what is currently known.

-Yamnaya did NOT invent dairying. Dairying began in the Near East and was practiced in Neolithic Europe too.
-Yamnaya and related herders were the first population to develop lactase persistence (adult ability to digest raw milk) over 5000 years ago BUT other people still consumed dairy products anyway!
-Even the Yamnaya were MOSTLY lactose intolerant! But nearly all samples tested showed evidence for dairy consumption.
-They didn't just drink raw milk, they ate cheese and yoghurt which is easier for lactose intolerant people to digest
-Most of the milk they used did NOT come from cows but rather sheep and they even milked their horses too
-SO when did Europeans become so lactose tolerant? Around 95% in some regions today?? 1/2

(art by Christian Sloan Hall)

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25 May 2024 09:43

MS is Very-Indo-European

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25 May 2024 08:35

Hypothetical reconstruction of KING ARTHUR as a late 5th century Sub-Roman Brittonic “Dux Bellorum” (Duke of Battles). The historical basis of king Arthur has long been a matter of debate, and even the dating is uncertain, but if there was ever a real king Arthur, he would have probably lived around the 5th-6th centuries AD.

By Joan Oliveras

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24 May 2024 13:38

Atheists hate Paganism because it's not easily derided or discredited.
(European) Christians hate Paganism because it reminds them from whence they truly descend.
Conservatives hate Paganism because their 'moral' framework is Abrahamic.
Jews hate Paganism because it stands outside of their narrative and disproves their special status.
Marxists hate Paganism because it upholds permanent, natural, non-fungible identity and distinction.

All of them seem to be in the process of uniting against Paganism, whether the individuals doing so are aware of it or not. On one hand Arch-Conservative Tucker Carlson is platforming people who are calling anything morally Bankrupt 'Pagan', while on the other, State-sponsored Marxist group 'Hope Not Hate' have this year focussed quite heavily on Heathens such as myself. Then there's one of Judaism's biggest mouthpieces bell-ends Ben Shapiro publishing videos titled things like 'Rise of the Pagans'. And by chance I just read that my friend Fiona Ædgar has had an old video on YouTube struck down and believes it's because she's begun to focus more on Paganism.

This is how we know that Paganism is the answer to crooked modernity; All of its gatekeepers fear the Pagan revival.

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23 May 2024 19:03

There are not many good prayers for Baldr on the internet. Many assume he is a sun god, which is something I respectfully disagree with. If you wish to pray to the god of the bale fire on tonight's full moon, you can use some variant of this template prayer I have made.

PHOL! PHOL! PHOL!
Son of Odin,
Frigg’s proudest boast,
Wisest Oss, and most eloquent,
Who's fair white face is famed,
Hear now this prayer!
You, Oh bright one, who dwelt in Breiðablik,
Are pure in every way, unstained by shame,
None may question your judgement,
Though now you, brave prince, from the curved crest,
Of calves’ kin’s skull, sip the water of the victory women,
In the hall of the barrow’s warder.
Pyre god! Höðr’s unintended victim!
Slain by a slender dart, Baldr’s bane, a young sprout
Felled you, oh bleeding god,
And caused all the world to weep!
Your wyrd, Oh famous and fair Oss, thus fixed,
You shall be by your youngest brother avenged,
And Vali’s foe shall join you, in gloomy Hel’s hall,
Until, Odin’s brave son, the prophecy of the Volva is fulfilled,
then you and your blind brother, to Asgard shall return!
May you soon be borne from Hel, oh brightest prince,
As swiftly as the sun of houses, reaches up to the moon’s way!
Accept now, oh Shining god of the wind’s brother,
The windless wave of the bull’s spear,
And relieve us of our need,
….(state needs and ask for help before offering libations at the fire)

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23 May 2024 17:03

Phol and Wodan were riding to the grove, and the foot of Balder's foal was sprained.

So conjured Sinthgunt, Sunna her sister, So conjured Frija, Volla her sister, so Wodan conjured it, as well he could:

Like bone-sprain, so blood-sprain, so joint-sprain: Bone to bone, blood to blood, joints to joints, so may they be glued.

Learn the ancient Indo-European origin of this medieval German charm here

Art by Graman

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23 May 2024 14:00

“Help they give,
To those men who blot to them,
On the holy altars high;
And if danger they see for the sons of men
Then each do they guard from need” Fjölsvinnsmál 40

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23 May 2024 09:52

Today is the fifth full moon of the year, which I believe was the original date of the fire festival of the god known in England as Bældæġ "pyre day" and in Germany as Phol where the festival was called Pholtag "Phol day". The Anglo-Saxon god Bældæg is the Norse god Baldr SurvivetheJive:c/balday:2?r=AEKqgwkPWidrWMdxwxNjBE8p3kA9tT6n" rel="nofollow">https://odysee.com/@SurvivetheJive:c/balday:2?r=AEKqgwkPWidrWMdxwxNjBE8p3kA9tT6n

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22 May 2024 17:49

Starting Heathenry is a ritual-focused online course which will furnish you with the knowledge and confidence to practise the Heathen religion alone or with others, making wise decisions about worship based on reliable historical evidence. The course teaches you how to construct Heathen prayers for yourself, not according to the established rites of any modern group, but according to what historical sources show.

Starting Heathenry assumes you are interested in Germanic paganism, know about the gods and myths, and want to begin practising this religion, but require guidance on how to do so. It is based on a micro-learning structure which is proven to improve knowledge retention by 18-80% in students compared to other learning methods. The 10 lessons include over 50 videos, and quizzes to access from your phone or computer.

Access more than 5 hours of learning material bit by bit, as you please. A modern method of learning about an ancient religion.

Your path to knowing the gods through ritual starts here

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22 May 2024 01:14

Томас Роуселл (Tom Rowsell) — историк, писатель, журналист и видеоблоггер языческих традиционалистических взглядов. Ведет канал Survive the Jive на Survivethejive">YouTube и в Telegram.