The Saxon Irminsul & Donar's (Thor's) Oak
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...
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Robert Sass
- Jan 9, 2019
- 8 min
Historical Norse & Saxon Heathenry Compared & Contrasted
The Germanic tribes had far more similarities than differences. Despite the fact that all Germanic Tribes venerated the "Aesir," they...
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Robert Sass
- Jan 3, 2019
- 6 min
Historical Heathenry & the Seven-day "Week."
Saxon Heathens did not have a "seven day week." Germanic Heathens did not have a seven day week. Yes, modern names like Wednesday...
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Robert Sass
- Dec 21, 2018
- 6 min
Norse Althing, Saxon Thing, Anglish Witan
A Thing (Old Norse “þing”) was a government assembly of early Germanic society. It was made up of the freemen was and presided over by...
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Robert Sass
- Dec 18, 2018
- 8 min
The Real Baldr (Norse) or Baldag (Saxon)
Snorri gets accused by many for "adapting" Norse Lore to fit his own Christian agenda. Most argue this in Snorri's Prose Edda story of...
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Robert Sass
- Nov 30, 2018
- 3 min
A Historical Saxon Heathen view of Loki
Disclaimer upfront: Whether you like Loki or dislike Loki, you can't win with Loki. Loki divides. I bet talking about Loki in a blog...
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Robert Sass
- Nov 28, 2018
- 9 min
Historical Heathen Yule
Restoring the original pre-christian understanding of Yule will allow us to have a truly Heathen understanding of mid-winter, or Yule....
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Robert Sass
- Nov 26, 2018
- 9 min
Eostre (Ostara) is NOT a Norse or Saxon Goddess
We have two Eddas, and over 700 Sagas & Poems to survive, as well as a calendar recorded in the 10th century by the Icelandic Althing. ...
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Robert Sass
- Nov 14, 2018
- 5 min
Hakon the Good's Christian Persecution of Yule, and dating Historical Yule
1. Hakon the Good Saga, chapter 15, is about Hakon the Good being the Christian King of all Norway, and turning on Heathenry to make...
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Robert Sass
- Nov 2, 2018
- 15 min
Historical Saxon Soothsaying & Norse Seið
The Saxon Soothsayers told the future so well, the Franks passed a law that stated that these Soothsayers were to be given into the...
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Robert Sass
- Oct 26, 2018
- 6 min
2020 Heathen Calendar (based on Historical Heathenry)
This post will show first the Saxon Heathen Calendar, followed by the Anglish Calendar, and then the Scandinavian Heathen Calendar. ...
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Robert Sass
- Oct 19, 2018
- 6 min
The Saxon & Norse Historical Funeral Rites
Funerals as a rite are preserved well in the Eddas, Sagas, Poems, and historical sources. Ibn Fadlan wrote of a Norse funeral amongst the...
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Robert Sass
- Oct 17, 2018
- 5 min
How to do Solitary Ritual
Here is a sample ritual that I have taught to our Chicago Area Saxon Heathen Community, and our Chicago Area Historical Norse Heathen...
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Robert Sass
- Oct 17, 2018
- 13 min
Historical Heathen Marriage
In Germanic Heathen Cultures, sexual conduct had cultural expectations. Women were expected to be faithful to their husbands, and virgins...
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Robert Sass
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Shield Walls of our Heathen Ancestors
In Old Saxon (Old Saxony), the word for "shield-wall" is “borduual.". In Old Norse, the term is “skjaldborg” and in Old English in...
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Robert Sass
- Oct 11, 2018
- 7 min
Winter Nights "veturnóttum"/ Winterfylleth
In this article, I will discuss the historical pre-Christian Norse Winter Nights (in the Sagas under four names: Vetrnætr, Veturnóttum,...
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Robert Sass
- Oct 4, 2018
- 21 min
Modern Asatru vs. Historical Heathenry
This is the introduction to a published book of mine, I thought I would share for free as a blog post. What makes a good Heathen?...
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Robert Sass
- Sep 25, 2018
- 8 min
Fate: Norse Norns & the Saxon Shapers
Most people who adhere to the practice of Asatru follow the Norse tradition. Therefore, most people have heard that there are three Norns...
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Robert Sass
- Sep 18, 2018
- 7 min
Human Sacrifice in Saxon & Norse Historical Heathenry
Pictured below is a rendition of the tribes who would eventually become "the Saxons": Cherusker, Marsi, Fosi, Angrivarrii, and others...
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Robert Sass
- Sep 7, 2018
- 10 min
How Sumble was done Historically
In this article, I will explain modern views of sumble. Then I will show passages from the Lore showing how Sumble is portrayed in...
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