Change
Many times in my life, I’ve changed; having the ability to assimilate new information & reprogram the way I think. Many think they know me, but in reality, I’m as if a stranger to them because I continue to change; growing in my beliefs & improving upon my skills. My father always taught me to strive for better, & to this day, I never settle for mediocrity. Life is about change. If we cannot change, we stagnate, & therefore fail. From talents to relationships to beliefs, change is to be embraced. It’s normal to feel regret at having, later in life, learned a new skill, mended relationships, or coming to a greater truth, for that skill would’ve been useful while younger, the relationship less hurtful as it was growing, & the truth sweeter if enlightenment came earlier; however, Fate goes ever as she shall & draws us according to her will. We must strive to live each day to the fullest & cast off the regrets of the past. Faraþ ġesunde.
~ Folcweard Lárġyfa
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Many times in my life, I’ve changed; having the ability to assimilate new information & reprogram the way I think. Many think they know me, but in reality, I’m as if a stranger to them because I continue to change; growing in my beliefs & improving upon my skills. My father always taught me to strive for better, & to this day, I never settle for mediocrity. Life is about change. If we cannot change, we stagnate, & therefore fail. From talents to relationships to beliefs, change is to be embraced. It’s normal to feel regret at having, later in life, learned a new skill, mended relationships, or coming to a greater truth, for that skill would’ve been useful while younger, the relationship less hurtful as it was growing, & the truth sweeter if enlightenment came earlier; however, Fate goes ever as she shall & draws us according to her will. We must strive to live each day to the fullest & cast off the regrets of the past. Faraþ ġesunde.
~ Folcweard Lárġyfa
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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-The Æfinrúnar Book 1-
The Æfinrúnar are the runes of earthly life, the sacred practices handed to us by the divine. In the Rigsþula, Heimdallr bestowed gifts to the classes of men. He gave them the tools of civilization, the Æfinrúnar, & Aldrrúnar.
This book is reconstructing the ancestral Norse religion using source material to piece together our ancestral ways. Our goal is to establish a religious standard for our people rooted in the traditions found in our lore. For far too long we have been told our ways were destroyed with no hopes of rebuilding a truly authentic system. The Æfinrúnar Book part 1 gives us the tools to reforge local communities & establish a sacred space, build a stalli, celebrate the holy tides, & honor the gods & our ancestors in a traditional way. This book covers rituals including creating statues, sacrifice, home rituald, & rites of passage, et al. We offer an orthopraxy for those wanting to dive deeper.
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The Æfinrúnar are the runes of earthly life, the sacred practices handed to us by the divine. In the Rigsþula, Heimdallr bestowed gifts to the classes of men. He gave them the tools of civilization, the Æfinrúnar, & Aldrrúnar.
This book is reconstructing the ancestral Norse religion using source material to piece together our ancestral ways. Our goal is to establish a religious standard for our people rooted in the traditions found in our lore. For far too long we have been told our ways were destroyed with no hopes of rebuilding a truly authentic system. The Æfinrúnar Book part 1 gives us the tools to reforge local communities & establish a sacred space, build a stalli, celebrate the holy tides, & honor the gods & our ancestors in a traditional way. This book covers rituals including creating statues, sacrifice, home rituald, & rites of passage, et al. We offer an orthopraxy for those wanting to dive deeper.
https://news.1rj.ru/str/TheNorroenaSociety
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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An interview with Þórbeorht, Ealdorblótere of the Ealdríce Þéod of the Wínland Ríċe of Þéodisċ belief.
https://youtu.be/AmwcJdR8KEk
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https://youtu.be/AmwcJdR8KEk
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How easily could speakers of Old English and Old Norse understand each other?
Trade relied upon basic communication, for example.
The languages spoken by the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse derived from a common root called Proto-Germanic which was used in what is now southern Scandinavia and Germany around the 4th century AD. There is evidence for the language in Roman and Greek writing and in runic innoscriptions. Over time it diverged to form a number of related languages including Old English and Old Norse.
As well as structure and vocabulary the two languages shared a poetic metre and also a common body of myth and legend, for which the most substantial record is found in the Old Norse sagas. In some of the sagas we find reference to trade and communication between the Nordic and Anglo-Saxon people, and we also know about the international nature of the courts of Alfred and Cnut, where stories and histories were shared.
The Gersum Project is exploring the Scandinavian influence on English vocabulary by examining the origins of more than 900 words in a corpus of Middle English poems from the North of England. English words with Old Norse origins include such basic terms as sky, egg, law, leg, call, take, window, knife, die and skin, and the pronouns they, their and them.
Dr Jackson Crawford provides a look at the relationship between Old Norse and Old English, including their common origins, mutual intelligibility, and the many words English borrowed from Old Norse as well as the equivalences in poetry and place names. He also discusses how the standardised forms recorded in the texts available to us which don’t always reflect the spoken language at various times throughout the overall period.
https://youtu.be/BaWgJq9OVGM
Source: https://www.findglocal.com/GB/Workington/101343761610197/The-Man-Who-Gave-His-Horse-to-a-Beggar
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Trade relied upon basic communication, for example.
The languages spoken by the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse derived from a common root called Proto-Germanic which was used in what is now southern Scandinavia and Germany around the 4th century AD. There is evidence for the language in Roman and Greek writing and in runic innoscriptions. Over time it diverged to form a number of related languages including Old English and Old Norse.
As well as structure and vocabulary the two languages shared a poetic metre and also a common body of myth and legend, for which the most substantial record is found in the Old Norse sagas. In some of the sagas we find reference to trade and communication between the Nordic and Anglo-Saxon people, and we also know about the international nature of the courts of Alfred and Cnut, where stories and histories were shared.
The Gersum Project is exploring the Scandinavian influence on English vocabulary by examining the origins of more than 900 words in a corpus of Middle English poems from the North of England. English words with Old Norse origins include such basic terms as sky, egg, law, leg, call, take, window, knife, die and skin, and the pronouns they, their and them.
Dr Jackson Crawford provides a look at the relationship between Old Norse and Old English, including their common origins, mutual intelligibility, and the many words English borrowed from Old Norse as well as the equivalences in poetry and place names. He also discusses how the standardised forms recorded in the texts available to us which don’t always reflect the spoken language at various times throughout the overall period.
https://youtu.be/BaWgJq9OVGM
Source: https://www.findglocal.com/GB/Workington/101343761610197/The-Man-Who-Gave-His-Horse-to-a-Beggar
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Old Norse and Old English
A look at the relationship between Old Norse and Old English, including their common origins, mutual intelligibility, and the many words English borrowed from Old Norse.
Jackson Crawford, Ph.D.: Sharing real expertise in Norse language and myth with people…
Jackson Crawford, Ph.D.: Sharing real expertise in Norse language and myth with people…
Image: The approximate extent of Old Norse and other Germanic languages in the early 10th century from Wiglaf, based on Europe plain rivers.png by Dbachmann. [CC BY-SA 3.0]
Map key is:
Red - Old West Norse
Orange - Old East Norse
Pink - Old Gutnish
Yellow - Old English
Green - Continental West Germanic languages (viz. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old Dutch, Old High German)
Blue - Crimean Gothic
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Map key is:
Red - Old West Norse
Orange - Old East Norse
Pink - Old Gutnish
Yellow - Old English
Green - Continental West Germanic languages (viz. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old Dutch, Old High German)
Blue - Crimean Gothic
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Æfinrúnar: A Sedian Book of Rites and Prayers
An altar is sprinkled before a sacred tree. A song resounds through an inviolate grove. Husband and wife are bound in holy matrimony. The funeral pyre is solemnly lit. These are the rituals of an ancient culture, reconstructed after years of research. The religion of the ancient Norse has been resurrected after centuries of slumber, and now we properly rebuild its ceremonial tradition. By thoroughly examining every source on the topic, we have been able to develop a greater understanding of these practices and how we can use them today. By doing so, we reforge the link to the ancient past. Once severed from the Gods, we can now use their holy teachings, the Æfinrúnar, to once again invoke them to witness our rebirth. May their light shine upon us all.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y4VZT9H/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_X2KBM8BNW9CX52PBX043
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
An altar is sprinkled before a sacred tree. A song resounds through an inviolate grove. Husband and wife are bound in holy matrimony. The funeral pyre is solemnly lit. These are the rituals of an ancient culture, reconstructed after years of research. The religion of the ancient Norse has been resurrected after centuries of slumber, and now we properly rebuild its ceremonial tradition. By thoroughly examining every source on the topic, we have been able to develop a greater understanding of these practices and how we can use them today. By doing so, we reforge the link to the ancient past. Once severed from the Gods, we can now use their holy teachings, the Æfinrúnar, to once again invoke them to witness our rebirth. May their light shine upon us all.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y4VZT9H/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_X2KBM8BNW9CX52PBX043
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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Forwarded from The Fyrgen • ᚫᛚᚢ:ᚢᛚᚫ
As promised, I'm pleased to announce the launch of: https://fyrgen.com/
This will be the hub where links to my efforts and content can be found. The first weekly podcast episode is being planned and should appear within the next couple of weeks. The website will grow as my productivity grows, to include a link to merchandise fairly soon too.
For those who'd like to (and can afford to) throw a few £ my way, or some crypto, links and addresses for all of those can be found at the above website and anything given is greatly and humbly appreciated. Subscriber content will be at SubscribeStar, Patreon and Substack (with an exclusive 'The Secrets of ALU' document available and more bits and pieces to come), and Ko-fi, BuyMeACoffee and PayPal are there for casual tips/donations.
Thank you to everyone who gave me the nudge I needed to organise this.
This will be the hub where links to my efforts and content can be found. The first weekly podcast episode is being planned and should appear within the next couple of weeks. The website will grow as my productivity grows, to include a link to merchandise fairly soon too.
For those who'd like to (and can afford to) throw a few £ my way, or some crypto, links and addresses for all of those can be found at the above website and anything given is greatly and humbly appreciated. Subscriber content will be at SubscribeStar, Patreon and Substack (with an exclusive 'The Secrets of ALU' document available and more bits and pieces to come), and Ko-fi, BuyMeACoffee and PayPal are there for casual tips/donations.
Thank you to everyone who gave me the nudge I needed to organise this.
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Take the time to build real life. Devote yourself to relationship. Share love together. There is no greater feeling than that of growing old with someone.
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These are images of various ethnic groups of indigenous white people. I’ve only included some, and not all, because there are just too many to list. The world needs to be reminded that just like there are Native Americans, and other native/indigenous peoples, there are also native Europeans. People of the world were brainwashed to view white people as being associated with Christian western civilization, but that’s a wrong way of identifying white ethnic groups. White ethnic groups are no less indigenous than any other indigenous people around the world. I think this awareness must be put out into the world
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In Life & in Death, Honor those We Love
Flateyjarbók records that in times of grief, our forebears hung a mourning banner:
“The men sat drinking as long as they liked that night, and then went to bed ; but after they had left the hall Queen Thyri took down the hangings, and instead put up black and grey cloth until all was covered. She had done this because it was the custom in those days when tidings of grief came to do as she did."
The Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem:
ᛠ Éar is horrible to every knight,
when the corpse quickly begins to cool
and is laid in the bosom of the dark earth.
Prosperity declines, happiness passes away and covenants are broken.
The cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth. In life & in death, honor those we love.
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Flateyjarbók records that in times of grief, our forebears hung a mourning banner:
“The men sat drinking as long as they liked that night, and then went to bed ; but after they had left the hall Queen Thyri took down the hangings, and instead put up black and grey cloth until all was covered. She had done this because it was the custom in those days when tidings of grief came to do as she did."
The Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem:
ᛠ Éar is horrible to every knight,
when the corpse quickly begins to cool
and is laid in the bosom of the dark earth.
Prosperity declines, happiness passes away and covenants are broken.
The cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth. In life & in death, honor those we love.
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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Forwarded from Æhtemen
The Yggdrasil Tree as Woden's Steed.
A common view is that the Yggdrasil is an Ash. This may be a very old word play as there are examples of the word 'Ash' being used as a name for horse. The (grand)son of Hengest was called Oeric. He used the noscript Oisc which was the same as Aesc, and means Ash. The names Hengest and Horsa (Stallion and Horse) were more likely war-noscripts and not real names, and it seems that Oeric (Ash) continued this tradition. The Horse gods of the Baltic lands are viewed as twins called the Ašvieniai, in Aryan-Hindu lore they are called the Ashwins. Both names derive from the word Ashva which means Horse. The word Ashva also cognates with the Germanic word Ehwaz (horse).
To some folk, the World Tree is seen as the Yew, however this can still means 'Horse'. The Anglo-Saxon word for horse was Eoh, whilst Ēoh meant Yew. Further to this the word 'yggia' comes from the root *igwja which means Yew-Tree. So it would seem regardless of whether the tree is an Ash or Yew - both can mean Horse.
A common view is that the Yggdrasil is an Ash. This may be a very old word play as there are examples of the word 'Ash' being used as a name for horse. The (grand)son of Hengest was called Oeric. He used the noscript Oisc which was the same as Aesc, and means Ash. The names Hengest and Horsa (Stallion and Horse) were more likely war-noscripts and not real names, and it seems that Oeric (Ash) continued this tradition. The Horse gods of the Baltic lands are viewed as twins called the Ašvieniai, in Aryan-Hindu lore they are called the Ashwins. Both names derive from the word Ashva which means Horse. The word Ashva also cognates with the Germanic word Ehwaz (horse).
To some folk, the World Tree is seen as the Yew, however this can still means 'Horse'. The Anglo-Saxon word for horse was Eoh, whilst Ēoh meant Yew. Further to this the word 'yggia' comes from the root *igwja which means Yew-Tree. So it would seem regardless of whether the tree is an Ash or Yew - both can mean Horse.
Forwarded from wandering spΛrtan
Before everything in our society became inversed, anti-nature and anti-life, we used to have an inherent knowledge of the importance of natural order. This inherent knowledge and understanding would manifest itself in various ways.
During the medieval era, jousting tournaments were organized as entertainment and for knights to prove their might and valor. The winner would be honored with material prizes and glory. It was also customary for the most beautiful lady to reward the winner with a kiss. Sometimes the champion would even win the princess’ hand in marriage.
The winner of the tournament, thus having established himself as the alpha male would get the praise and approval of the highborn female beauty. In the same way nature singles out the strongest for survival, women are the living embodiment of natural selection. Males seek more than anything to prove themselves worthy to pass on their genes. The path of greatness and glory are the highest purpose of man, and only a handful are up to the challenge.
During the medieval era, jousting tournaments were organized as entertainment and for knights to prove their might and valor. The winner would be honored with material prizes and glory. It was also customary for the most beautiful lady to reward the winner with a kiss. Sometimes the champion would even win the princess’ hand in marriage.
The winner of the tournament, thus having established himself as the alpha male would get the praise and approval of the highborn female beauty. In the same way nature singles out the strongest for survival, women are the living embodiment of natural selection. Males seek more than anything to prove themselves worthy to pass on their genes. The path of greatness and glory are the highest purpose of man, and only a handful are up to the challenge.
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