Norse Paganism

Hello, just thought I would drop by to let people know that, despite not really posting much (because no one else posts much), this community is actively moderated and watched. I have an RSS feed that shows me new posts.

This post isn't in response to any rule violations. Just thought I'd let people know the community is still alive.

One of my boyfriends is heathen, so I dual-color 3d printed him a set of Futhorc/Anglo-Saxon runes. Hopefully they're correct, very much not an expert lol... The Wikipedia page made me a little unsure on which symbols should or should not be included. These are made from PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates), a new-ish thermoplastic that's naturally produced by a variety of bacteria, and breaks down harmlessly in any biome. Then, they were polished in a vibratory tumbler and anointed in black walnut oil infused with white pine, bog Labrador tea, yaupon, and sweetfern. I posted the files elsewhere if anybody wants to print their own!

Saturday, October 28th marked the celebration of Veturnáttablót (Winternights Blót) on the Ásatrúarfélagið calendar this year. This blót is celebrated at the end of fall for the harvest and all the living creatures that have gone before us. It is derived from/related to the Winternights blóts documented in the ancient sources, as well as Dísarblót and Áflablót. Ásatrúarfélagið does not seem to officially celebrate Dísarblót or Álfablót, but presumably some of those traditions are wrapped up in this celebration.

Personally, I just lit a candle for my father, with a small offering of beer, and we had some emotional music playing in the background. How did you celebrate Winternights, assuming you celebrated it?

This video was posted on another site, it discusses the trollkors or trollcross and it being a relatively new symbol (from the early 1990s) and despite that being a valid symbol of Norse paganism.

My question regarding it, is its close appearance to the hate symbols based on the Othala rune should it be used? Or is there enough variation that it is its own symbol?

https://youtu.be/vFkcM82pwps

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There's 108 subscribers, but not really anyone posting. What would people like to see from this community? What kinds of posts?

In an effort to get some discussion going here, I am putting up this post! The question is in the title. I tend towards the following:

Frigg: really the goddess I connect with most, as family is an important thing for me. I don't adhere to any kind of patron concept, but if I did, Frigg would be the one. She is one of the few beings I've made an oath with.

Thor: the idea of the protector and friend of humanity is powerful. Always ready to lend a helping hand.

Odin: the lessons Odin has taught me are painful, but necessary. Often like being hit with a truth brick to the face. This is my experience when I delve deep into the worship of Odin.

Freyja and Týr: I tend to connect with them on a less personal level, but I do consistently make offerings to them.

I also sometimes venerate Eir, and right now I'm focused on the dísir that binds both sides of my family together.

While this article is in Icelandic, a translation service should be able to give the gist. The construction of this temple began in 2015 and has yet to complete. It is in use for the offices and some blóts/events. But because they never take loans, they only continue construction when they have enough money.

It seems their next big plan is the dome for the main part of the hof.

I wrote an article trying to explain why we as Pagans still matter. It was written for another site, but it closed down in the meantime... And as there is not much happening here, I decided to post it here.

The Longship is one of the most well-known websites for learning about Germanic neopaganism from a mostly neutral viewpoint.

This is a decent site for beginner (and even advanced) knowledge that I've found to be fine. Haven't noticed any questionable stuff in it, though it tends more towards revivalism rather than reconstructionism.

This list is created and maintained by unspecified00000 on Reddit. They want to keep the list centralized on Reddit to update it easily, so I've instead made a link to it here.

This Lemmy community was created to parallel the NorsePaganism subreddit on Reddit. It is not an official migration, however. But anyone from there is certainly welcome here, as is anyone else who follows the rules!

I will try to put up a few posts here to get some momentum going soon.