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  1. Hildeburh

    Runic Script Writing

    Rune inscriptions were not normalised like our writing. They were not punctuated, they were written right to left or left to right, could be inscribed from the bottom to the top of an object or visa versa and runic symbols could even be reversed. I would not be too concerned about modern...
  2. Hildeburh

    Rök runestone new interpretation

    Yeah, I watched that, it's still an interesting interpretation. Politics in what respect? Possibly the reporting and the retelling of the original article has been distorted to reflect current climate change issues rather than the historical climate issues alluded to in 'The Rök Runestone and...
  3. Hildeburh

    Is God a sinner and a hypocrite?This is getting to me.

    All mythologies contain contradictions, they are human stories.
  4. Hildeburh

    Rök runestone new interpretation

    Given the current focus on climate change and its impact on human civilisation I thought this new interpretation of the Rök runestone was particularly interesting. Abstract and full download of 'The Rök Runestone and the End of the World' available here: The Rök Runestone and the End of the World
  5. Hildeburh

    Any Ásatrú initiation?

    I'm sure there does, however there are many worldviews not just one.
  6. Hildeburh

    Ethnic religions and mixed people.

    No they didn't, here is the Greek creation myth: What Is the Greek Creation Myth? - Here is Ares (not Aries) mythos: ARES - Greek God of War & Battlelust Read your mythology.
  7. Hildeburh

    Any Ásatrú initiation?

    No initiation for Asatru or Norse paganism, thought usually a lot of reading and letting go of pre existing worldviews. If you are drawn to specific gods/esses best to research and embrace their mythos rather than trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, so to speak. All respect to those...
  8. Hildeburh

    Do the gods have much influence in the physical realm?

    I doubt most pagan societies recognised a spiritual/physical dicotomy, demi gods/esses, ancestors and gods/esses were sacrificed to and petitioned to for abundant harvests, good hunting, fair weather, protection in childbirth, success in love, strength in battle, cures for illness and invoked...
  9. Hildeburh

    Are there any mentions of the fate of the wicked in pre-christian influence Norse Mythology ?

    This is also worth watching:
  10. Hildeburh

    If God can not be proven in scientific way, is He unscientific?

    Who cares, does everything that gives meaning, connection and identity in our lives need to be explained by science?
  11. Hildeburh

    Are there any mentions of the fate of the wicked in pre-christian influence Norse Mythology ?

    I think the term wicked is a Christian mindset and theology probably doesn't apply to Germanic pre-Christian folkways. According to the Grágás, Law Codes of Iceland, lesser or greater outlawry was considered appropriate for those who committed specific transgressions, usually to do with honour...
  12. Hildeburh

    Are there heathen groups that take pride without racism ?

    Heathenry is an umbella term, the 2013 census listed the following as included under the term, though it is by no means an exhaustive list: Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, Ásatrú, Asatro, Firne Sitte, Forn Sed, Forn Siðr, Germanic Heathenry, Germanic Neopaganism, Germanic Paganism, Heathenism...
  13. Hildeburh

    Are there heathen groups that take pride without racism ?

    The True Aryans: Who Were They Really and How Were Their Origins Corrupted?
  14. Hildeburh

    The Gods: Real or Archetypes?

    Lol, I have a tendency to interpret things way too literally. But I couldn't have said it better, our gods are not the gods of XYZ; including limiting Thor to the the god of the thunder. Did I in what respect? Seriously, you don't think the Eddas primarily represent Thor as a warrior god...
  15. Hildeburh

    Hellenismos?

    Glad your back
  16. Hildeburh

    Ancient Norse Mortuary House Found

    It's an interesting find reminiscent of the Ahmad Ibn Fadlan story of the temporary burial of the dead cheiftain of the Rus until proper funerary rites can be organised. Love it when archeological finds support written accounts. Or it could be another type of burial we are not yet familiar...
  17. Hildeburh

    The Gods: Real or Archetypes?

    Site your reference for that assertion, has there been a survey? Is that aspect of Thor prominant in your canon? Or just your opinion? I'm a Heathen I would have gone with warrior and protector, I would explain the thunder aspect as the noise as Thor rides into battle or as Adam of Bremen...
  18. Hildeburh

    The Gods: Real or Archetypes?

    Ouch....... Protestants and Catholics are monotheistic, orthodoxic mass religions. We've all moved past 900AD but that does not mean we equate our folkways with Christianity or aim to ape them by claiming a canon of belief or praxis. Claiming universality diminishes us, it does not enrich us...
  19. Hildeburh

    The Gods: Real or Archetypes?

    Has Thor always been the the god of thunder? The thunder element took a back seat in Iceland, no thunder storms as it doesn't get warm enough to create the conditions for lightning and thunder. From memory the Eddas mention the thunder aspect once, I would expect experienced Heathens to have...
  20. Hildeburh

    The Gods: Real or Archetypes?

    Rood is a good read. I would also recommend: Terry Gunnell, Pantheon? What Pantheon? ( Also a Heathen) Available free online.
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