Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
Odin in the hall of the Völsungs by Iwobrand
Forwarded from The Norrœna Society
#Æfinlǫgr #Lore #Þing #sedian
~ The Þing ~
No legal system can effectively function without some authority to administer and interpret the laws therein. Any “law” created by people with no plan to reinforce it with a judiciary is useless, and the system is no better than anarchy. Laws must come with consequences, which must be applied justly and fairly by a court invested with the power to do so. This process is not solely about punishment; it is also about maintaining peace and resolving disputes. Our goal here is not only to examine how legal assemblies worked in historical contexts and how we might apply these ideas here and now but also to consider the religious underpinnings of such assemblies and why they are so vital for practicing the Heathen faith. We will not bog this treatise down with every regional or national variation in ancient Scandinavia; instead, we shall concentrate on the general characteristics of the Þing and how these can be adapted for our use today. Countless laws and concepts revolve around the institution of the Þing, and many sources describe how each Þingdistrict was organized. Nevertheless, our focus will be on what types of Þings existed, who participated in them, and what procedures made them run effectively.
First and foremost, these ancient societies were built upon the only power structure that truly localized authority and kept the people strong: the clan system, with the clans themselves referred to as Ættar. We covered this system in our Ættarbók, showing how it may be reintroduced today to restore the power of the family unit. The great clans of Skjǫldungr, Vǫlsungr, Buðlungr, and others were held in the highest esteem, forming a core of strength and organization that successfully kept Imperial Rome at bay in Germania. Even the mightiest empire in the known world could not break the Heathen spirit, a spirit that flowed through these clans. Ensuring these clans reemerge in their true form is of paramount importance in the modern era.
With such a clan system in place, the Heathen tribes developed a representative system of government, even under kings, that allowed the people to have a voice in the creation and enforcement of laws. However, it was not the façade we see in modern politics, where virtually anyone can take part and elections often become bloated popularity contests. As with many later republics, only landowners were permitted to vote, which prevented monarchs and other authorities from accumulating excessive power. The principle behind granting the vote to landowners was that those with the greatest stake in the land and its outcomes had a say in crucial matters, thus ensuring that positions of responsibility were held by competent individuals. Allowing þrælls to dictate the affairs of one’s nation turns it into a cesspit of degeneracy, plagued by incompetence and failure.
Types of Þings
…….( pleas follow the link below )
https://norroena.org/the-thing
~ The Þing ~
No legal system can effectively function without some authority to administer and interpret the laws therein. Any “law” created by people with no plan to reinforce it with a judiciary is useless, and the system is no better than anarchy. Laws must come with consequences, which must be applied justly and fairly by a court invested with the power to do so. This process is not solely about punishment; it is also about maintaining peace and resolving disputes. Our goal here is not only to examine how legal assemblies worked in historical contexts and how we might apply these ideas here and now but also to consider the religious underpinnings of such assemblies and why they are so vital for practicing the Heathen faith. We will not bog this treatise down with every regional or national variation in ancient Scandinavia; instead, we shall concentrate on the general characteristics of the Þing and how these can be adapted for our use today. Countless laws and concepts revolve around the institution of the Þing, and many sources describe how each Þingdistrict was organized. Nevertheless, our focus will be on what types of Þings existed, who participated in them, and what procedures made them run effectively.
First and foremost, these ancient societies were built upon the only power structure that truly localized authority and kept the people strong: the clan system, with the clans themselves referred to as Ættar. We covered this system in our Ættarbók, showing how it may be reintroduced today to restore the power of the family unit. The great clans of Skjǫldungr, Vǫlsungr, Buðlungr, and others were held in the highest esteem, forming a core of strength and organization that successfully kept Imperial Rome at bay in Germania. Even the mightiest empire in the known world could not break the Heathen spirit, a spirit that flowed through these clans. Ensuring these clans reemerge in their true form is of paramount importance in the modern era.
With such a clan system in place, the Heathen tribes developed a representative system of government, even under kings, that allowed the people to have a voice in the creation and enforcement of laws. However, it was not the façade we see in modern politics, where virtually anyone can take part and elections often become bloated popularity contests. As with many later republics, only landowners were permitted to vote, which prevented monarchs and other authorities from accumulating excessive power. The principle behind granting the vote to landowners was that those with the greatest stake in the land and its outcomes had a say in crucial matters, thus ensuring that positions of responsibility were held by competent individuals. Allowing þrælls to dictate the affairs of one’s nation turns it into a cesspit of degeneracy, plagued by incompetence and failure.
Types of Þings
…….( pleas follow the link below )
https://norroena.org/the-thing
Forwarded from Germanic Faith (Kyle Davis)
What Do We Know About Midsummer?
In Ólaf Tryggvason’s Saga, we are told of a great blót (sacrifice) that takes place at Midsummer. However, the text does not explain the purpose of the ritual or provide a specific name for the blót itself:
> “I wish only to be in a good understanding with you as of old; and I will come to where you hold your greatest Blót, and see your customs, and thereafter we shall consider which to hold by." And in this all agreed; and as the king spoke mildly and friendly with the bondes, their answer was appeased, and their conference with the king went off peacefully. At the close of it a Miðsumars Blót was fixed to take place in Maeren, and all chiefs and great bondes to attend it as was the custom.”
– Ólaf Tryggvason’s Saga, ch. 72
This Miðsumars Blót was to occur in the middle of summer, which—according to the Old Norse calendar—would have fallen in mid-to-late July, not on the solstice (June 21). The modern connection between Midsummer and the solstice arises from Christian influence, particularly the Feast of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24. Just as King Haakon the Good moved Yule from January to align with the Christian calendar in December, Midsummer was similarly shifted to coincide with the solstice.
Traditionally, Midsummer is also believed to be the period during which the Althing, Iceland’s great legal assembly, was held. This is supported by the medieval law code Grágás:
> “A fifth weekday (Thursday) shall be the first summer day. From there one shall count three months with thirty nights next to four nights until Midsummer. But from Midsummer on, there shall be three months with thirty nights until winter. A Saturday shall be the first day of winter. But ten weeks of summer shall be over when the people gather for the Althing.”
– Grágás, Konungsbók I.19; translation by J. Klapper (2018), based on Heusler (1937)
According to this system, summer began in mid-to-late April, and Midsummer occurred 94 days later. Therefore, the Althing—held ten weeks into summer—would have taken place in to July, in alignment with Misseri Midsummer, not the solstice date.
As winter (Vetrnætr - winter nights) starts in October, it then follows that Midwinter (Yule) takes place in January, Sumarmal (Summers meal) takes in April, and Midsummer in July, each with 3 months in between to complete a 12 month cycle.
In Ólaf Tryggvason’s Saga, we are told of a great blót (sacrifice) that takes place at Midsummer. However, the text does not explain the purpose of the ritual or provide a specific name for the blót itself:
> “I wish only to be in a good understanding with you as of old; and I will come to where you hold your greatest Blót, and see your customs, and thereafter we shall consider which to hold by." And in this all agreed; and as the king spoke mildly and friendly with the bondes, their answer was appeased, and their conference with the king went off peacefully. At the close of it a Miðsumars Blót was fixed to take place in Maeren, and all chiefs and great bondes to attend it as was the custom.”
– Ólaf Tryggvason’s Saga, ch. 72
This Miðsumars Blót was to occur in the middle of summer, which—according to the Old Norse calendar—would have fallen in mid-to-late July, not on the solstice (June 21). The modern connection between Midsummer and the solstice arises from Christian influence, particularly the Feast of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24. Just as King Haakon the Good moved Yule from January to align with the Christian calendar in December, Midsummer was similarly shifted to coincide with the solstice.
Traditionally, Midsummer is also believed to be the period during which the Althing, Iceland’s great legal assembly, was held. This is supported by the medieval law code Grágás:
> “A fifth weekday (Thursday) shall be the first summer day. From there one shall count three months with thirty nights next to four nights until Midsummer. But from Midsummer on, there shall be three months with thirty nights until winter. A Saturday shall be the first day of winter. But ten weeks of summer shall be over when the people gather for the Althing.”
– Grágás, Konungsbók I.19; translation by J. Klapper (2018), based on Heusler (1937)
According to this system, summer began in mid-to-late April, and Midsummer occurred 94 days later. Therefore, the Althing—held ten weeks into summer—would have taken place in to July, in alignment with Misseri Midsummer, not the solstice date.
As winter (Vetrnætr - winter nights) starts in October, it then follows that Midwinter (Yule) takes place in January, Sumarmal (Summers meal) takes in April, and Midsummer in July, each with 3 months in between to complete a 12 month cycle.
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
It has sometimes been remarked that human sacrifices, which occur fairly frequently in Greek myth and early epic, are noticeably absent from the Homeric poems, an omission attributed to the humane sensibilities of the poet. There is, however, one seeming exception: Achilles' slaughter of twelve Trojan captives before the pyre of Patroclus in the twenty-third book of the Iliad: This incident so distressed Plato that he simply denied that Achilles had committed the deed…Scholars of Greek religion and funeral practices, on the other hand, have shown great interest in the slaying of the captives, considering it valuable evidence for actual custom among the early Greeks.
D.D.Hughes
D.D.Hughes
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
^ typical platonist attitude from the man himself. I don’t like it therefore it didn’t happen (or shouldn’t have). Those traitors don’t care about traditions and rituals since they are idealists.
^ unironically made Sam a black slave gardener
Leftists have zero self-awareness
Leftists have zero self-awareness
Forwarded from Volkish Pagan vs Modernity
All our problems can be traced back to idealism. It’s a separation from reality which led to the advent of anti-religions such as christianity and buddhism. Led to the modern leftist concepts like gender (non-physical sex) too. All because some ancient degens like Plato and jews wondering their endless deserts didn’t like the real world with its limitations. Also they were all closet atheists who went against the traditional literal, physical Gods of the Folk religions (aka Paganisms) and created platonism and abrahamism respectively.
Now after centuries of subversion their attitude is so mainstream that even some self-proclaimed Pagans are duped by the world of pure ideas.
Now after centuries of subversion their attitude is so mainstream that even some self-proclaimed Pagans are duped by the world of pure ideas.
Forwarded from USSR Loved Christ
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨–𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲
By the mid-2nd century, the Christian movement was no longer a local uprising. Like the Bolsheviks, who built a web of cells from Moscow to Siberia, the followers of the Way created a sprawling network across the Roman Empire. Paulus was their Lenin, a strategist who traveled tirelessly, planting communities in Thessalonica, Philippi, and Corinth. [1] [2] [3]
He wrote letters—manifestos, really—dictating doctrine, settling disputes, and rallying the faithful. These epistles, copied by hand and smuggled by couriers, were as vital as the Bolsheviks’ underground newspapers, sparking courage in scattered outposts. In Antioch, Paulus organized with precision. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Each cell had a leader, often a woman like Lydia, a dye merchant who bankrolled the movement. They met in homes, not temples, blending into the city’s rhythm to avoid suspicion. This mirrored the Bolsheviks’ tactic of hiding in plain sight—factory workers by day, conspirators by night. [1] [2] [3]
Christians used codewords: “brother” for ally, “Babylon” for Rome. Their secrecy was born of necessity; a single informer could bring the centurions’ swords. Their recruitment was relentless. Paulus targeted the marginalized—slaves, widows, outcasts—offering them dignity in a world that offered none. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
“In Christ, there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free,” he preached, a message as radical as the Bolsheviks’ call to unite the proletariat. Converts were baptized in secret, their old lives symbolically drowned in river waters, just as Bolshevik recruits swore oaths to the cause, shedding their past for the revolution. [1] [2] [3] [4]
@USSRLovedChrist
By the mid-2nd century, the Christian movement was no longer a local uprising. Like the Bolsheviks, who built a web of cells from Moscow to Siberia, the followers of the Way created a sprawling network across the Roman Empire. Paulus was their Lenin, a strategist who traveled tirelessly, planting communities in Thessalonica, Philippi, and Corinth. [1] [2] [3]
He wrote letters—manifestos, really—dictating doctrine, settling disputes, and rallying the faithful. These epistles, copied by hand and smuggled by couriers, were as vital as the Bolsheviks’ underground newspapers, sparking courage in scattered outposts. In Antioch, Paulus organized with precision. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Each cell had a leader, often a woman like Lydia, a dye merchant who bankrolled the movement. They met in homes, not temples, blending into the city’s rhythm to avoid suspicion. This mirrored the Bolsheviks’ tactic of hiding in plain sight—factory workers by day, conspirators by night. [1] [2] [3]
Christians used codewords: “brother” for ally, “Babylon” for Rome. Their secrecy was born of necessity; a single informer could bring the centurions’ swords. Their recruitment was relentless. Paulus targeted the marginalized—slaves, widows, outcasts—offering them dignity in a world that offered none. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
“In Christ, there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free,” he preached, a message as radical as the Bolsheviks’ call to unite the proletariat. Converts were baptized in secret, their old lives symbolically drowned in river waters, just as Bolshevik recruits swore oaths to the cause, shedding their past for the revolution. [1] [2] [3] [4]
@USSRLovedChrist
Forwarded from COLE WOLFSSON
This world’s magic is being replaced by technology. Their population is going extinct due to light pollution, pesticide use & habitat destruction.