A look at the passages mentioning beards in the Sagas and Eddas, one will find mainly men with the word “beard” in their names, like Sven Folkbeard. There is no evidence in the Sagas that beards were seen as religious, that growing beards were a religious expression or rite. I do not think Heathens felt all men must have beards to please the Gods and Goddesses. There are law codes like the Lex Saxonum forced on Germanic Peoples (the Norse are Germanic Peoples) who venerated Thor and Odin...

Most people who adhere to the practice of Asatru follow the Norse tradition. Therefore, most people have heard that there are three (or more) Norns (or Nornir) in Norse Heathenry. However, the Saxons (most of whom remained in Saxony and spoke Old Saxon), had the words “Uurd” and “giscapou” in their language. “Giscapou” is pronounced “yee-shape-ooo” and means “Shapers.” Simply put, Norse Heathenry had Nornir, and Saxon Heathenry had “Shapers.” The Nornir are not major "characters" so to speak...

As in all things, there is so much mis-information on the world wide web and with AI, that real research takes place in historical sources. This is a research article, not based on fantasy or movies. This being said, I am giving a shout out to J.R.R. Tolkien. While Tolkien is most remembered for the Lord of the Rings novels and movies, Tolkien was a scholar of Old English, Old Norse languages, and of Runes, and many of his academic books are forgotten due to the enormous popularity of his...