Aldsidu (Old Saxon Heathenry)

All Germanic tribes venerated Uuoden (Odin) and the Aesir, but not all Germanic tribes shared "all" the Gods. The Saxons had Sahsnoth...

I am "stealing" the title of this blog from this YouTube video, that I would ask you to watch before reading this blog, and this blog is...

As a history student I have come to realize that many modern scholars do not have the ability to think outside of their own biases to see...

Redbad is a famous Heathen. He is known for denying baptism because the monks told him that his forefathers are in hell, and will never...

Concepts of the afterlife in Heathenry did evolve or change over time and geography. Old Saxon poems, composed in the 8th, 9th, and 10th...

We have two historical references to the Nine-Year Sacrifice: Thietmar of Merseburg circa 1000 AD, and Adam of Bremen writing in the...

How much can we trust Snorri? In terms of being accurate? Dr. Jackson Crawford correctly calls Snorri a secondary source, while he calls...

The importance of Runes for Heathens cannot be understated. The Old Saxon Heliand, the most important source on the Historical Heathenry...

Beowulf is an Old English poem, and is the oldest writing in Old English extant. Beowulf's story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf's tribe...

Today I “googled” the term “sigurblot / sigrblot”. Four of the first seven links were links to my own blogs or my own published books on...

Old Saxon scholar Dr. Prisca Augustyn of Berkeley states in her book The Semiotics of Fate, Death, and the Soul in Germanic Culture: The...

I will quote the sources, many saga references, three historical Heathen calendars to survive from the 8th, 9th, and 10th centuries, and...

Why do so many celebrate a holy day named after a saint who persecuted Heathenry? Background: Richard the Pilgrim is also known as “St....

In the age of the History channel making an entertaining TV show that is far from historically accurate, few Heathens have spent time...

I do not believe the Heathen Saxons (in Saxony) were aware of Hellea or "Hel" (Old Norse) as a personified deity or being. And I would...

I thought for a long time about whether or not to write this post. I am a Saxon Heathen (most Saxons remained in Saxony, and did not...

Charlemagne is remembered as a ruler who brought peace, order, and civilization to Europe. As a Frankish king, he is described as a hero...

The Irminsul was a Saxon holy site destroyed by the Franks during the Saxon Wars. The Saxon Wars were a thirty-three year war between...

The Germanic tribes had far more similarities than differences. Despite the fact that all Germanic Tribes venerated the "Aesir," they...

Saxon Heathens did not have a "seven day week." Germanic Heathens did not have a seven day week. Yes, modern names like Wednesday...