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https://news.1rj.ru/str/THEOLDWAYS (All things paganism and current affairs, as well as advocator of indigenous European rights and more. Thank the gods!
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https://news.1rj.ru/str/TheMoonraker (English author and possibly the next J.R.R. Tolkien, English culture and lore.)
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Phew! I hope that covers everyone. If, by any chance, I have omitted you from the list, please do not hesitate to message me so that I can add you to the list – especially if you are a small channel. I want to help you grow - no strings attached!

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Take care and have a fabulous day, everyone!

From the White Marsh Gealdrabóc -

Wes þu Móna hál ~ Sunnas broðor
Wassail Moon, Sun's brother
Mundelfæras baern ~ micel metodere,
Mundulfari's child, the great measurer
líx þín léoht ~ láh on ús,
shine your light low upon us
líx þín léoht ~ dún on úre swefna,
shine your light down on our dreams
heah on swegl ~ scínende breoht
high in the sky, shining bright
þú liht úre niht ~ licest neorxnawang
you light our night, like paradise,
geunne ús wearm nihtas ~ giefe ús welig dagas
grant us warm nights, give us wealthy days.

The Landsker Line is a language border dividing Pembrokeshire and part of Carmarthenshire in south west Wales. 'Landsker' is an old English word denoting a land barrier of some kind.

Fascinatingly, not only does the Landsker Line divide Pembrokeshire by language, but seemingly by blood too; with those south of the Landsker Line being genetically indistinguishable from the southern English.

The accepted explanation for the Landsker division is that when the Normans arrived in England they colonised this part of Wales with Saxons, Normans and Flemings to form a stronghold. William of Malmesbury even claimed that all the Flemings of England were forced into an area of Pembrokeshire called 'The Hundred of Roose' (because England was apparently 'overburdened' with them). It is also suspected that some Norse and Irish settled in the region voluntarily, prior to the Norman invasion.

The Norroena Society presents:

Trúnaðarbók: The Loyalty Writings

By Folcweard Lárġyfa

With Foreword by Mark Puryear

Using the illustration of concentric circles, Trúnaðarbók is a series of essays discussing how we define and prioritize our levels of loyalty

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A Teutonic Symbol of Death? - Part 6

ᛠ Éar can mean sea or ocean, but it can also mean earth (as seen in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem). Éar is derived from the PGmc *auraz, which also had a dual meaning, albeit a more nuanced one: wet sand or earth and mud and also liquid, water, and or sea. The Old Norse cognate is Aurr, meaning moist earth, wet clay, and or mud (or loamy soil). In essence, Éar is fertile soil. What’s interesting about this term, is that it’s found throughout the Lore, such as:

Aurglasir (Yggdrasill)
*Éarglæsiġ (Eormensýl)

Aurgelmir (Ymir)
*Éarġerár (Ġyme)

Aurkonungr = Hœnir
*Éarcyning (Hanwer)

Éar = Sea, Ocean, earth
Aurr = Wet Clay or Loam

To the Northern Teutonic folk, predominately the Anglo-Saxons and Norse, Éar carried deep religious, spiritual, and philosophical meanings.

Other, possible connections might include Lithuanian Jáura (Marsh), Jū́ra (Sea), Old Prussian Wurs (Pool), & Sanskrit वार् (vā́r, Water; Pond, Pool)

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A big thank you to the Sacred Stew for the shout out and promotion of my book, “Trúnaðarbók: The Loyalty Writings” (at the 10:25 time stamp)

As a preview, more publications ahead this year, so keep an eye out & spread the word!

The Sacred Stew-Episode 9

James and Anthony move into the epic stories of Thor and how the Jotun test his strength, attempt to kill him and steal his hammer. We also begin diving into ritualistic association of Thors hammer with death and marriage and James gives a brief explanation on his theory about who and what Ostara is in Germanic mythology. Join us for a deep dive into authentic Germanic theology for the modern pagan.

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A Teutonic Symbol of Death? - Part 7

There’s many several examples of Éar, and it’s cognates, but the most important is recorded in Vǫluspá 19:

I know an ash stands,
which is called Yggdrasil (Eormensýl)
a tall tree, sprinkled
with white auri (éar);…
…it stands for ever over the green Urðarbrunnr (Wyrdeburne)

Éar originates from Wyrd’s spring, where she sprinkles it on the roots of Eormensýl. When the the sons of Byre (Wóden, Hanwer, & Léod) killed Ġyme. He was ground up in the world mill & his flesh became the fertile Éar. From Éadhumol, his flesh was saturated with her primal creative-powered fertile milk; thus, Éar & its cognates’ double meanings of earth and sea or moist earth, wet clay, and or mud (or loamy soil) becomes clearer to understand

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A Teutonic Symbol of Death? - Part 8

In its essence, ᛠ Éar is similar to the ᛇ,ᛦ Yew tree in its cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth. When Fate ends our earthly life, we return to the soil (Éar). We then traveling the Hell-ways, thus returning to the sea (Éar) within Wyrd’s realm, to be judged before receiving life anew. In the underworld, the great Eormengrund, there are three springs: each containing the waters of creation, and it is this water (Éar) that cleanses Éarglæsiġ’s roots, thus sustaining the world tree. Death has no sting nor any reason for us to fear, for it is a passing into the next life, where we will meet the gods and walk with our forebears. The cycle of fate presses ever onward, for she always goes as she shall.

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A Teutonic Symbol of Death? - Part 9

Our sources tell us that a “black and grey cloth” was used & we have cultural examples of the Yew tree representing death & mourning. With yews planted around religious sites & cemeteries, to the dead buried with yew shoots & its leaves a covering for graves & bodies, & the it’s use in longbows to Shakespeare’s writings & German headstone markers, the yew consistently holds its symbolism. The rune poems sources strengthen its significance. Éar in English sources & its cognate Aurr, in Norse sources are deeply imbedded terms within the core concepts of Teutonic polytheism. The most important aspect of Éar/Aurr is the fertile sea that waters & nourishes Eormensýl’s roots & the place where we travel upon our death where we stand before the gods at the Hellþing & rejoin our family line; thus, completing our cycle of fate (wyrd/orlæġ)

What is our symbol of death? We have two valid, source-backed, culturally relevant symbols. What say you?

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An Anglo-Saxon Royal Hall at Yeavering, Northumberland.

*Reconstruction by Peter Dunn

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Hello and Goodbye in Old English
- Part 1 -

What the Anglo-Saxons didn’t say:

How did the Anglo-Saxons greet one another? Good Day, Good Morning, Good Afternoon, & Good Night are not attested phrases, i.e. they’re not found in the Old English writings, which indicates they didn’t use these expressions. It’s believed that these phrases weren’t even used. After the subsequent Norman invasion, the French greatly influenced the English tongue & introduced many new manners of speech. Good Day for example, is not attested in English until the early 1400s; about a century after the first French attestation. Moreover, the interjections Éalá and Hí were not used to mean Hello; they were merely interjections, such as Oh!, Alas!, Well!, or even Wow!

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Hello and Goodbye in Old English - Part 2

What the Anglo-Saxons did say:

The Anglo-Saxon Greeting consisted of the verb to be, plus the adjectives Hál (Whole, Healthy, & or Safe) or Ġesund (Sound, Healthy, & or Safe). There are two forms of the to be verb: Wesan & Béon. In modern English, Wesan prevailed, as seen in (I) am/was, (you) are/were, (he/she/it) is/was, etc., with Béon only surviving in be, being, & been. Together, the Old English greeting was literally, “Be whole/healthy/safe (sound)”. In the Anglian dialects, the Wesan verb was preferred, e.g. Wes hál (sg.) & Wesaþ hále (pl.); whereas, the West Saxon dialects preferred the Béon verb, e.g. Béo ġesund (sg.) & Béoþ ġesunde (pl.).

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Hello and Goodbye in Old English
- Part 3

How did the Anglo-Saxons say Goodbye?

Instead of using the to be verbs, Wesan and Béon, as they were used in greetings, the Anglo-Saxons used the verb Faran, which means to go. Similar to the greetings, they retained Ġesund (Sound, Healthy, & or Safe); so, upon taking their leave, one would say, Far ġesund (sg.) & Faraþ ġesunde (pl.)., meaning “Go (in) health / (in) safety / (in) *wholeness”. *Wholeness in context means uninjured.

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