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    Folk-Traditionalist vs. Reconstructionist Approaches to Modern Heathenry
    Robert Sass
    • Jul 12
    • 10 min

    Folk-Traditionalist vs. Reconstructionist Approaches to Modern Heathenry

    A comparison of two approaches. While the eddas and sagas are "folklore", these are not sources "folk-traditionalists" pay attention to....
    245 views5 comments
    Murder & Violence in pre-Christian Heathen Society
    Robert Sass
    • Jun 29
    • 6 min

    Murder & Violence in pre-Christian Heathen Society

    Were the so called "Scandianvian and Germanic Heathens" more brutal than other societies, all of which practiced violence in order to...
    386 views4 comments
    Did Germanic/Scandianvian Heathens celebrate Birthdays?
    Robert Sass
    • Mar 2
    • 8 min

    Did Germanic/Scandianvian Heathens celebrate Birthdays?

    Disclaimer: Aldsidu is about the Old Ways Aldsidu means "Old Ways/Customs." While Birthday parties for kids/adults were not a historical...
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    Historical Pre-Christian Heathen Disting
    Robert Sass
    • Feb 4
    • 9 min

    Historical Pre-Christian Heathen Disting

    Dr. Andreas Nordberg: “The pre-Christian Yule feast occurs at the first full moon after the first new moon following the winter solstice,...
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    Misinformation, Asatru, and Aldsidu
    Robert Sass
    • Jan 27
    • 11 min

    Misinformation, Asatru, and Aldsidu

    I believe that Aldsidu should never be in the business of telling Asatru what to do, with only one lone exception. We in Aldsidu have...
    540 views8 comments
    The Historical Heathen Holidays and Calendar
    Robert Sass
    • Jan 15
    • 26 min

    The Historical Heathen Holidays and Calendar

    My goal is to have this be the most comprehensive article on the world wide web on Historical Pre-christian Heathen holidays and...
    1,871 views2 comments
    The Saxon Folksaga Reconstructed
    Robert Sass
    • Jan 1
    • 21 min

    The Saxon Folksaga Reconstructed

    This Folklore is my educated guess on what stories the Saxons (from Old Saxony) shared in their Wine Halls and at their Sacred Groves....
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    The Saxon Wars
    Robert Sass
    • Dec 29, 2021
    • 10 min

    The Saxon Wars

    A war raged between Christian Franks and Heathen Saxons for thirty-three years, between 772 CE and 804 CE. The war was called The Saxon...
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    Aldsidu & the Post-Christian Icelandic Misseri Calendar
    Robert Sass
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 10 min

    Aldsidu & the Post-Christian Icelandic Misseri Calendar

    Aldsidu is Old Saxon Heathenry. The post-Christian Icelandic Misseri calendar has nothing to do with historical Saxon Heathenry. The...
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    Aldsidu: Why we use this name for Saxon Heathenry
    Robert Sass
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    Aldsidu: Why we use this name for Saxon Heathenry

    There are various groups who use similar titles to Aldsidu. Here is a brief list of them that I found in literally two minutes of...
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    2022 Historical Holiday Dates for Old Ways Heathens
    Robert Sass
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    2022 Historical Holiday Dates for Old Ways Heathens

    Historical Germanic Heathenry had three major blots, which lasted for three days. Historical Heathens also had a minor celebration which...
    6,104 views3 comments
    Robert Sass
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 6 min

    Sataer, Loki, and Mis-information about Saxon Heathenry

    This past weekend, I had someone send me this jpeg making fun of it, and another send it to me asking if it was accurate. 1. The Romans...
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    The Great Heathen Saxon Heroes of Old
    Robert Sass
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 10 min

    The Great Heathen Saxon Heroes of Old

    This article is about the Heathen Heroes of Heathen Saxony, and not the heroes of England. Widukind The greatest Heathen Saxon Hero. ...
    968 views4 comments
    Outdoor Godpoles & The Saxon Irminsul
    Robert Sass
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 8 min

    Outdoor Godpoles & The Saxon Irminsul

    Any discussion of Old Saxon Heathenry, usually begins with the Irminsul, the most famous Old Saxon site of worship. Many in modern...
    578 views0 comments
    Blots done for love of the Gods, outside of the Holidays
    Robert Sass
    • Jun 23, 2021
    • 5 min

    Blots done for love of the Gods, outside of the Holidays

    I was asked an interesting question this week, one that we Heathens should discuss: "I have a question. This upcoming full moon my son...
    535 views5 comments
    Yule and Mothers' Night were two different Holidays
    Robert Sass
    • Mar 31, 2021
    • 8 min

    Yule and Mothers' Night were two different Holidays

    Since Bede is our only source for Eostre the goddess and an English specific night (Mothers Night, only mentioned by Bede as well), we...
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    Why are the Old Ways and Neo-Paganism failing to make Better People?
    Robert Sass
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 6 min

    Why are the Old Ways and Neo-Paganism failing to make Better People?

    Hey all: This has been bothering me for a while. I think Heathenry is really failing to do one thing in peoples' lives: Make them better...
    984 views3 comments
    Blot: What do the Eddas, Sagas, & Historical Sources State?
    Robert Sass
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 13 min

    Blot: What do the Eddas, Sagas, & Historical Sources State?

    Have you noticed that the Sagas and more "pro-Heathen" sources, show that only the blood was given to the Gods, and the animal meat was...
    2,159 views0 comments
    Historical Heathen Charms, Runes, Prayers for Healing
    Robert Sass
    • Dec 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Historical Heathen Charms, Runes, Prayers for Healing

    During a pandemic, there should be more discussion on historical Heathen Charms. We have a plethora of Healing Charms that survived the...
    842 views0 comments
    Old Ways Heathens: We must divorce Asatru
    Robert Sass
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 9 min

    Old Ways Heathens: We must divorce Asatru

    Some things in Asatru are just unacceptable, and literally unforgiveable. There are three reasons why all Old Ways Heathens should...
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