Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
During the Viking age, it was common for a family to give one of their children to another family to foster. It was a bond that could link a man to his social superior. Typically, a child from a superior family was raised by an inferior family. The foster parents received either payment or support from the birth parents. Fostering was not the same as adoption. It was a legal agreement, and an alliance. Ties between foster-relations could be as strong or stronger than those between blood-relations.
Families and Demographics in the Viking Age
W.R.Short
Families and Demographics in the Viking Age
W.R.Short
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
The Buddhist component of Christianity reached it indirectly, perhaps largely through the Essenes, and was considerably adulterated on the way.
The essential element is the gloomy and cowardly doctrine that human life is not worthwhile — that all the things dear to healthy men, such as health, strength, sexual love, beauty, culture, learning, intelligence, wealth, and even individuality, are merely “vanity of vanities,” empty illusions. (Christianity, of course, makes them evil illusions.) The proper attitude is that of a man hopelessly diseased and in pain: he longs for death.
Revilo Oliver
The essential element is the gloomy and cowardly doctrine that human life is not worthwhile — that all the things dear to healthy men, such as health, strength, sexual love, beauty, culture, learning, intelligence, wealth, and even individuality, are merely “vanity of vanities,” empty illusions. (Christianity, of course, makes them evil illusions.) The proper attitude is that of a man hopelessly diseased and in pain: he longs for death.
Revilo Oliver
Forwarded from Adam First
In 1963, archaeologists excavating the Ancient Agora of Thassos uncovered a stunning relic of Roman power—a colossal statue of Emperor Hadrian, buried for centuries beneath the ruins of the once-thriving city.
Carved in the 2nd century AD, during Hadrian’s reign (117–138 AD), this masterpiece reflects the emperor’s deep admiration for Greek culture. Known as the “Greekling”, Hadrian sought to revive and honor Hellenic traditions across the Roman Empire. His rule saw the construction of architectural wonders like the Pantheon in Rome and the Hadrian’s Library in Athens. Thassos, a prosperous island with strong Greek and Roman ties, was no exception to his influence.
Carved in the 2nd century AD, during Hadrian’s reign (117–138 AD), this masterpiece reflects the emperor’s deep admiration for Greek culture. Known as the “Greekling”, Hadrian sought to revive and honor Hellenic traditions across the Roman Empire. His rule saw the construction of architectural wonders like the Pantheon in Rome and the Hadrian’s Library in Athens. Thassos, a prosperous island with strong Greek and Roman ties, was no exception to his influence.
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
Forwarded from Aryan Paganism, Traditions and Art (APTA)
An example of traditional Slavic style can be found in the recent Nosferatu adaptation. Orlok’s long mustache with no beard, the scalp lock and the delia (kontusz) coat all fit what a corpse of a Romanian nobleman would look like. Didn’t like the movie’s feminist elements, but at least the vampire looked as he should.