2023 Heathen Calendar for Old Ways Heathens
Historical Germanic Heathenry had three major blots, which lasted for three days. Historical Heathens in Sweden also had a minor...
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Robert Sass
- Sep 22
- 4 min
Fen Halls (Fensalir) & Odin's Wife, Frigg
Odin's Wife (Frigg) doesn't get the same attention as Freyja. In many posts on social media things attributed to Frigg are incorrectly...
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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....
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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...
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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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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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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...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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