Most religions have a trickster god, or at least a random guy like the Christian devil. The Nordmannic pantheon, celebrated by the Vikings, was no different in this respect. Loki, the god of fire and chaos of the Gentile faith, was a handsome, destructive, charismatic giant who was too clever in the middle, but not […]
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The tree of life has been in almost every culture and belief in various forms throughout time. Humans throughout the world have always recognized trees as firmly connected to our health as a species. Without trees, it is doubtful that other plants would be able to carry the burden of CO2 conversion on the earth. […]
Online Role Playing Games (RPGs) are the latest craze; from Final Fantasy XI, to Ragnarok Online, to World of Warcraft, millions of people are willing to pay a small fee every month to play the game. For those of us who prefer to play for free, there is Adventure Quest. Adventure Quest, sometimes by the […]
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The epics of Norse mythology, filled with the tales of ancient gods and Viking heroes, are one of the major windows we have on the society and religion of the ancient Scandinavians. In the heathen mythology (referred to as Asatru by modern day practitioners) there was a great war between the two races of gods; […]
In judging mythology there are several orders and criteria by which heroes and gods can be judged. For if the god appears in many fables, what Loki appears to be in almost every gentile fable. Sometimes the gods are often not mentioned, such as Vidar, the god of silence, who is only mentioned in the […]
Norse mythology, also called Asatru or heathenism by those who treat it as a religion, is incomplete to our modern knowledge. The parts that we do have of this pagan myth cycle are vivid, and they give insights into the ancient world of the Vikings. Perhaps one of the best known myths, and one that […]
The ethnic faith used by the Vikings (which is called Asatru by modern doctors) was very diverse and involved religion. For example, unlike modern Christianity (where you go to heaven, hell or extermination), there were twelve places to go after death according to Norway. The virtuous who died in battle were chosen as vallars, to […]