Forwarded from USSR Loved Christ
League of the Just
The League of the Just was a Christian communist international revolutionary organization founded in 1836. In 1847 the LoJ met in London to formulate a political program. They sent a representative to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and got them to join the organization.
The two were tasked with writing the Communist Manifesto. The group quickly adopted it, and changed its name to "[The] Communist League", thus becoming the first Marxist political party.
The stated goal of the League was "the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth, based on the ideals of love of one's neighbour, equality and justice." Their motto was "All men are brothers". Wilhelm Weitling was one of the most prominent leaders in the LoJ.
He proclaimed himself as a "social Luther", denounced private property and advocated for violent revolution.
He later wrote "The Poor Sinner's Gospel", a commentary on the New Testament in which he traces communism back to early Christianity.
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The League of the Just was a Christian communist international revolutionary organization founded in 1836. In 1847 the LoJ met in London to formulate a political program. They sent a representative to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and got them to join the organization.
The two were tasked with writing the Communist Manifesto. The group quickly adopted it, and changed its name to "[The] Communist League", thus becoming the first Marxist political party.
The stated goal of the League was "the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth, based on the ideals of love of one's neighbour, equality and justice." Their motto was "All men are brothers". Wilhelm Weitling was one of the most prominent leaders in the LoJ.
He proclaimed himself as a "social Luther", denounced private property and advocated for violent revolution.
He later wrote "The Poor Sinner's Gospel", a commentary on the New Testament in which he traces communism back to early Christianity.
[Bibliography]
@USSRLovedChrist
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
After Herakles had returned from the underworld, he justly bore his most famous epithet, Kallinikos, "glorious victor". The victory glorious among all victories was surely that over death, and Herakles, almost alone among all gods and heroes, was thus called. It became customary…to write up over the door:
‘Here dwells the Glorious Victor, Herakles,
The son of Zeus; let nothing evil enter.’
‘Evil’ means above all else death, which people preferred not to mention openly…Herakles alone was able to drive away this evil when it was already in the house and he came almost too late and by chance.
Karl Kerenyi
‘Here dwells the Glorious Victor, Herakles,
The son of Zeus; let nothing evil enter.’
‘Evil’ means above all else death, which people preferred not to mention openly…Herakles alone was able to drive away this evil when it was already in the house and he came almost too late and by chance.
Karl Kerenyi
Forwarded from USSR Loved Christ
Jesus was not only a jew, he was an UBER-Jew. An ultra-Orthodox Jew who adhered to rabbinic tradition and followed the oral Torah handed down from the Levitical priests. Why would anyone argue otherwise? Because Jesus got into fights with Pharisees? Only a Pharisee could criticize other Pharisees since they were the doctorates of Jewish society, just as scholars today critique other scholars. 2/3rds of the NT was written by a Gamalian Pharisee named Saul, so you'd think it would be beyond controversy by now.
Forwarded from The Norrœna Society
The Lawmen (Lǫgmaðr) of ancient Heathenry were not merely those who upheld the law of the people; they were also the final bulwark against the rise of tyrannical kings. It is noteworthy that as European monarchs consolidated power under Christendom, the position of the Lawman was gradually dissolved. Having regional districts led by influential individuals who literally embodied the law posed a direct threat to the establishment of any autocratic regime, so the office itself had to be eliminated.
Before its dissolution, the Lawman (or Lǫgsǫgumaðr, “Law-Speaker”) did not possess judicial or legislative authority. Instead, he served as the guardian and transmitter of the law, a role going back to the era before written codification, which required him to have the entire corpus memorized. This made him a living repository of law and the central figure people consulted regarding suits and criminal charges. In some parts of Scandinavia, the role passed hereditarily; in Iceland, however, it was appointed by the Law-Court (Lǫgrétta) on the first Friday of the Alþing. The candidate could originate from one’s own district or elsewhere but was ultimately selected by the majority vote of all Þing members.
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https://norroena.org/lawmen/
Before its dissolution, the Lawman (or Lǫgsǫgumaðr, “Law-Speaker”) did not possess judicial or legislative authority. Instead, he served as the guardian and transmitter of the law, a role going back to the era before written codification, which required him to have the entire corpus memorized. This made him a living repository of law and the central figure people consulted regarding suits and criminal charges. In some parts of Scandinavia, the role passed hereditarily; in Iceland, however, it was appointed by the Law-Court (Lǫgrétta) on the first Friday of the Alþing. The candidate could originate from one’s own district or elsewhere but was ultimately selected by the majority vote of all Þing members.
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…(please follow the link below)
https://norroena.org/lawmen/
The Norroena Society
Lawmen - The Norroena Society
The Lawmen (Lǫgmaðr) of ancient Heathenry were not merely those who upheld the law of the people; they were also the final bulwark against the rise of tyrannical kings. It is noteworthy that as European monarchs consolidated power under Christendom, the…
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
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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.