Forwarded from Sólblóð
Glad Solstice.
Thank you Lord, for everything you have given me.
I will forever serve you in this life and many more.
Thank you Lord, for everything you have given me.
I will forever serve you in this life and many more.
Anachronism and adaptation
Modern Pagans should not seek to re-enact the past but rather learn from it, adapt it, and incorporate it into our lives today.
For example, it would be impractical for modern Pagans to worship the Gods for a good harvest without having a farm in need of immediate environmental change. This would be re-enactment and ritual for the sake of it. My hearth, for example, conducts rituals in accordance with the yearly traditions and customs of our pre-Christian English (and broadly Germanic) ancestors as laid out in the historical sources, but for reasons that are applicable to us today. This way, we bring in the fulfilling presence and blessings of the Gods into our lives today in a way that is not purely anachronistic but still maintains tradition.
The idea that Germanic Pagans should conduct ourselves as if we are stuck in a time capsule from 400-900 AD is a faulty assumption. Prayer and group ritual should adapt and suit the needs, purposes, and goals of our lives today because the Gods and ancestors exist with us today in the here-and-now.
Modern technology has also allowed us to evolve with the times. Therefore, some modern Pagans may even choose not to sacrifice animals as our ancestors once did because it may not be practical, or it may be due to philosophical reasons and the fact that these days we can simply purchase meat from a butcher.
These days, Pagans may have no need to worship Woden in the context of war because it is not an immediate and primary concern for us living in modern civilisation during peacetime. However, we can worship Woden in the context of travel, as an example, because He is also called Journey-Empowerer and Mountain-Wanderer. Thus, the worship of the Gods becomes applicable to us today where we have the privilege to live in a more stable and luxurious context.
Modern Pagans should not seek to re-enact the past but rather learn from it, adapt it, and incorporate it into our lives today.
For example, it would be impractical for modern Pagans to worship the Gods for a good harvest without having a farm in need of immediate environmental change. This would be re-enactment and ritual for the sake of it. My hearth, for example, conducts rituals in accordance with the yearly traditions and customs of our pre-Christian English (and broadly Germanic) ancestors as laid out in the historical sources, but for reasons that are applicable to us today. This way, we bring in the fulfilling presence and blessings of the Gods into our lives today in a way that is not purely anachronistic but still maintains tradition.
The idea that Germanic Pagans should conduct ourselves as if we are stuck in a time capsule from 400-900 AD is a faulty assumption. Prayer and group ritual should adapt and suit the needs, purposes, and goals of our lives today because the Gods and ancestors exist with us today in the here-and-now.
Modern technology has also allowed us to evolve with the times. Therefore, some modern Pagans may even choose not to sacrifice animals as our ancestors once did because it may not be practical, or it may be due to philosophical reasons and the fact that these days we can simply purchase meat from a butcher.
These days, Pagans may have no need to worship Woden in the context of war because it is not an immediate and primary concern for us living in modern civilisation during peacetime. However, we can worship Woden in the context of travel, as an example, because He is also called Journey-Empowerer and Mountain-Wanderer. Thus, the worship of the Gods becomes applicable to us today where we have the privilege to live in a more stable and luxurious context.
Wotan from Die Nibelungen directed by Fritz Lang (1924).
Die Nibelungen is a two-part series consisting of Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge.
The series is based on the Nibelungenlied, the Saga of the Vǫlsungs, and the stories of Sigurd from the Poetic Edda.
Die Nibelungen is a two-part series consisting of Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge.
The series is based on the Nibelungenlied, the Saga of the Vǫlsungs, and the stories of Sigurd from the Poetic Edda.
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You can kill the man but not the idea! The Celtic Iron Age Ciumeşti helmet. Music by Cole Wolfsson.
Forwarded from COLE WOLFSSON (COLE WOLFSSON)
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Jackson Crawford at the National Library of Norway.
Vidarshov in Norway was a site of cultic activity believed to have been dedicated to Víðarr.
The site was built on a farm, indicating that the temple was overseen by a local chieftain. The foundations of the chieftain's longhouse date to 200-400 AD, predating the Anglo-Saxon migration.
On a ridge within the surrounding forest, 25 large cairns and burial mounds dated to 500-1000 AD surround the site, suggesting that the site was a centre of religious activity in use over many generations.
The site was built on a farm, indicating that the temple was overseen by a local chieftain. The foundations of the chieftain's longhouse date to 200-400 AD, predating the Anglo-Saxon migration.
On a ridge within the surrounding forest, 25 large cairns and burial mounds dated to 500-1000 AD surround the site, suggesting that the site was a centre of religious activity in use over many generations.
Forwarded from Dan Davis Author
The warrior aristocracy of Bronze Age Europe were buried in warrior graves with personal weaponry - like daggers, swords, and spears.
But there were other objects in these graves like hair combs, bronze razors and tweezers, cloak pins, and awls for tattooing the skin, that all speak to a profound interest in clothing, personal grooming and in adorning the warrior.
So what can this all tell us about this aristocracy, the beliefs and practices of these elite men, and the nature of masculinity in prehistory?
Find out by watching this video!
But there were other objects in these graves like hair combs, bronze razors and tweezers, cloak pins, and awls for tattooing the skin, that all speak to a profound interest in clothing, personal grooming and in adorning the warrior.
So what can this all tell us about this aristocracy, the beliefs and practices of these elite men, and the nature of masculinity in prehistory?
Find out by watching this video!
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The warrior aristocracy of Bronze Age Europe were buried in warrior graves with his personal weaponry - like daggers…
The warrior aristocracy of Bronze Age Europe were buried in warrior graves with his personal weaponry - like daggers…