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Hel (the Being) is only a Norse Belief
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...
Robert Sass
Jan 25, 20193 min read


Mothers Night: Its connection to the Matronae Cult, and a different holiday than Yule/Mid-Winter
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...
Robert Sass
Jan 24, 201915 min read


The Massacre of Verden: Forced Christianization
Charlemagne is remembered as a ruler who brought peace, order, and civilization to Europe. As a Frankish king, he is described as a hero...
Robert Sass
Jan 23, 20194 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Jan 15, 201911 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Jan 9, 20198 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Jan 3, 20196 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Dec 21, 20186 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Dec 18, 20188 min read
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...
Robert Sass
Nov 30, 20183 min read


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....
Robert Sass
Nov 28, 20189 min read


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. ...
Robert Sass
Nov 26, 20189 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Nov 14, 20185 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Nov 2, 201815 min read


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. ...
Robert Sass
Oct 26, 20186 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Oct 19, 20186 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Oct 17, 20185 min read
Historical Heathen Marriage
In Germanic Heathen Cultures, sexual conduct had cultural expectations. Women were expected to be faithful to their husbands, and virgins...
Robert Sass
Oct 17, 201813 min read


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...
Robert Sass
Oct 13, 20183 min read


Winter Nights "veturnóttum"/ Winterfylleth
In this article, I will discuss the historical pre-Christian Norse Winter Nights (in the Sagas under four names: Vetrnætr, ...
Robert Sass
Oct 11, 20187 min read


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?...
Robert Sass
Oct 4, 201821 min read
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