Aldsidu (Old Saxon Heathenry)

While I became a Heathen over 20 years ago, I was raised christian. I was searching for truth spiritually, and before I became a...

Disting, a Thing to/for the Disir, is celebrated two full moons after the first day of Yule. Dr. Andreas Nordberg: “The pre-Christian...

If you were to find the book “Saxon Wars: Battle Tales” (by author: Nipun Shukla) on Amazon, you would find the following description:...

A study of the historical sources of Germanic religion, especially the Norse Sagas, show fire as having an important ritual element in...

This article will discuss pre-christian Heathen Saxony’s relationship with three of its Heathen neighbors: The Chatti (who had Donar’s...

At the bottom of this article, I will give the 2025 dates for these historical Heathen holidays for modern practice for Old Ways Heathens....

The Lex Saxonum are a series of laws issued by Charlemagne between 782 and 803 as part of his plan to subdue the Saxon Tribal...

Did Santa come from Odin? Did pre-Christian Germanic Peoples use symbols of rabbits and eggs near the first full moon after the equinox?...

Orthodoxy: dictionary.com defines "Orthodoxy" as "beliefs, ideas, or activities considered traditional, normal, and acceptable..." or...

Normally, I do not discuss Asatru's issues on an Aldsidu blog. Due to the number of IMs I have received about The Troth and Diana Paxon,...

Aldsidu is against all forms of bigotry and hate.  However, I have realized that too many “Asatruar” are not actually Heathens having new...

While this is not necessarily a topic of Saxon Heathenry, the Saxons did have trade and an economic infrastructure before forced...

Widukind was a Saxon Heathen noble, without a doubt the most famous Saxon Heathen in history. Widukind was known as one of two Saxon...

The word "rune" (or "runes") occurs 40 times in the Elder Edda, as opposed to 2 times in the Younger Edda. Most scholars, like Dr....

Let me start with post by thanking Snorri for his Edda and his Sagas. We would know less if it were not for Snorri's efforts. Snorri...

Historical Pre-christian Heathenry, has the same weakness that modern Heathenry has. Historical Heathenry's Weakness The tribes in...

My goal is to be accurate and not a spreader of misinformation. If I were practicing reconstructionist Druidy today, you would not find...

The Saxons are not mentioned in the Poetic Edda. The Saxons are mentioned a great deal in the Prose Edda, and in the Sagas. In this...

Most who come to Heathenry were not born to Heathen parents. While I became Heathen around the age of 30, I was born into a christian...

Heimdallr (Heimdall) is one of the few Gods mentioned several times in the Eddas, proving Heimdall's importance. He is called "gold...