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What is Asatru?:
Asatru is an expression of the native, pre-Christian spirituality of Europe. More specifically, it is the Way by which the Germanic peoples have traditionally related to the Divine and to the world around them.
From Iceland to Russia, from the frozen north of Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, the Germanic peoples wandered and settled over a span of thousands of years. Today, their descendants are spread around the world. We may refer to ourselves as Americans or English, Germans or Canadians, but behind these labels lurks an older, more essential identity. Our forefathers were Angles and Saxons, Lombards and Heruli, Goths and Vikings - and, as sons and daughters of these peoples, we are united by ties of blood and culture undimmed by the centuries.
Asatru is our native Way. Just as there is Native American religion and native African religion, so there is native European religion. Asatru is one of its expressions. It gave our ancestors comfort in millennia past, and it can give us strength and inspiration today.
The word "Asatru" comes to us from Old Norse, the tongue of ancient Scandinavia, where it means "those loyal to the Gods." Since the ancient Scandinavian version of our Way is the best documented, it has given us much of Asatru's terminology and imagery. The soul of Asatru, however, is not confined to the Scandinavian model, but encapsulates the belief of all the Germanic peoples. Indeed, Asatru reflects the deeper religiosity common to virtually all the nations of Europe.
Why describe yourself as folkish?:
Asatru is currently split between two different lines of thought - "universalists," who believe the religion is for all regardless of ancestry, and, "folkish," who believe the religion is intended for those of ethnic European decent. We obviously believe that the religion of our ancestors is intended for us, their descendants.
What folkish groups are there I can join?:
Asatru Resources:
Historical Resources:
- The Hávamál - The Havamal is a collection of wisdom and guidelines for living, written as a poem and attributed to the God Odin which expresses highly valued ideals such as wisdom, friendship, morality, caution, courage, and commonsense. No one knows who wrote the Havamal manuscript. The only surviving written source for this poem is contained within the 13th century Codex Regius, but the Havaml is referenced as far back as the 10th century. The Havamal originated from oral tradition and therefore we may never know how old it really is.
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[–] NorthernMan 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yeah it was just a suggestion to see if temporarily hiding the sub stops the downvoats. Definitely we’re being targeted. I’ve had multiple anon posts where im tagged as being apart of some sort of “cult” to character assassinate me and the subverse.
https://voat.co/v/QRV/3058557/16997983?context=10
https://voat.co/v/QRV/3114838/17589391?context=10
https://voat.co/v/anon/2812042
Looks like someone fears the White Gods, which is good and it won’t stop me from helping to bring our Folk Way back stronger than ever. My resolve only gets stronger, as well as the Folk’s.
The Hofs are being built, and we are coming together as a Folk to face whatever challenges may be set before us. We will defend ourselves from all angles, whether it’s a “battle” in a courtroom to a battle of the minds, to even physical if it came down to it.
Every single attack against us has only made us come back stronger. They’ve tried shutting us down where we congregate both physically and virtually, getting our religious status taken away from us here in the US, and so forth.... each time they have failed while we continue to grow.
Wotan mit uns!
[–] Othmar_Regin 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
I often get a downvoat here within 1-2min after posting, they sure are relentless - but I could not give 2 fucks about it
I think our (((enemies))) know very well that Xstianity and Nazi-ism is no real threat to them and the only real threat would come from trve Evropean Polytheism and a Evropean spiritual Awakening
[–] dan_k 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Haters gonna hate man, fuck'em.