Further Reading: - Gods and Myths of Northern Europe - HRE Davidson (includes an excellent discussion on Njordr and possible associations with the afterlife and details on various ship burials) - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Myth and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre - Poetic Edda - Prose Edda - Snorri
music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Who is Njordr? 02:04 - Njordr in the Eddas 03:18 - Nerthus - The Unknown Sister or the Same Diety? 07:20 - The Marriage to Skadi 09:50 - A Death God? 10:58 - Njordr in Practice 12:09 - Conclusion
Further Reading: - Gods and Myths of Northern Europe - HRE Davidson (includes an excellent discussion on Njordr and possible associations with the afterlife and details on various ship burials) - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Myth and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre - Poetic Edda - Prose Edda - Snorri
Further Reading - The Nature of the Gods - Cicero - A World Full of Gods - John Michael Greer - The Deities are Many - Jordan Paper - The Case for Polytheism - Steven Dillon - Outlines of Pyrrhonism - Sextus Empiricus - Moralia - Plutarch - "On Superstition" - Characters - Theophrastus
00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Defining Mythology & Other Terms 03:55 - Mythic Infallibility 07:16 - The Sources and Infallible Authors 14:53 - Mythic Literalism 17:06 - Latent Christianity 20:33 - Creationists and the Nature of the Gods 23:35 - Beliefs in History - Cicero and Superstitions 27:34 - The Problem of Mythic Literalism 29:05 - Variety & Contradiction of Sources 30:43 - Limited by Literalism 33:04 - Whats Really Important?Ullr | Winter, Shields, Oaths, and MasculinityOcean Keltoi2024-02-29 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
Further Reading: - Myth and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs - John Lindow - The Pre-Christian Religions of the North: History and Structures - Jens Peter Schjødt, John Lindow, and Andrén Anders - Children of Ash and Elm - Neil Price - The Poetic Edda - Edda - Snorri Sturluson - History of the Danes - Saxo Grammaticus - The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki
Further Reading - Loki in Scandinavian Mythology - Anna Birgitta Rooth - Loki and Sigyn - Lea Svendsen - Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think - Carolyne Larrington - God in Flames, God in Fetters - Stephen Grundy - Our Troth: Volume 2: Heathen Gods - Ben Waggoner (3rd Edition) - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs - John Lindow - Murder and Vengeance Among the Gods: Baldr in Scandinavian Mythology - John Lindow - Myth and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre - American Heathens - Jennifer Snook - The Pre-Christian Religions of the North: History and Structures - Jens Peter Schjødt, John Lindow, and Andrén Anders - The Poetic Edda - Edda - Snorri Sturluson - History of the Danes - Saxo Grammaticus - The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki - Eyrbyggja Saga - Gisli Sursson's Saga - The Saga of the Confederates - Njal's Saga
00:00 - Intro 00:21 - The Problem & Nature of Loki 04:00 - [The Positive Myths of Loki] 04:27 - The Blood Oath - Lokasenna 07:20 - Thor in a Wedding Dress - Þrymskviða 11:30 - Loki vs Logi - Gylfaginning 13:40 - Loki the Creator - Völuspá 17:55 - [The Negative Myths of Loki] 18:36 - Thor vs Geirrod - Skáldskaparmál, Þórsdrápa & Gesta Danorum 24:23 - Loki Hates Goats - Hymiskviða & Gylfaginning 26:16 - Baldr's Mistletoe Allergy - Baldrs draumar, Gylfaginning & Gesta Danorum 32:26 - Loki Talks Shit - Lokasenna 37:22 - Saxo's Bound Útgarða-Loki - Gesta Danorum 45:10 - Loki the Father of Monsters - Angrboða, Bera, and the Saga of King Rolf Kraki 49:00 - Ragnarok - Völuspá & Gylfaginning 54:12 - [The Grey Myths of Loki] 54:50 - Making Asgard Great Again - Gylfaginning 58:08 - You Otter Not Done That - Skáldskaparmál & Völsunga saga 01:01:25 - Sif's Bad Hair Day - Skáldskaparmál 01:04:51 - Curious Apples and Shifting Nuts - Skáldskaparmál 01:10:56 - The Character of Loki 01:18:07 - Lokeans & Modern PraxisBaldur Is (not) the Norse JesusOcean Keltoi2023-08-22 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
Further Reading: - History of the Danes - Book III - Saxo Grammaticus - Everyman Edda (Prose Edda) translated by Faulkes - pages 48-51 - Snorri - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - The Pre-Christian Religions of the North - Volume III - Baldr - John Lindow - Murder and Vengeance Among the Gods: Baldr in Scandinavian Mythology - John Lindow - Loki in Scandinavian Mythology - Anna Birgitta Rooth - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - Poetic Edda - Prose Edda - Snorri - History of Iceland - Gunnar Karlsson - Verses of the Husdrapa Collected by the Skaldic Project: skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1492
00:00 - Intro 01:00 - The God of Light 03:44 - Saxo's Balderus 06:10 - Baldur the Hero, Hodr the Villian & Mistletoe 08:05 - Snorris Baldur 10:04 - Murder, Conspiracy and Loki 11:22 - Death of Fergus 12:21 - Baldurs Invincibility 14:43 - Husdrapa & The Funeral 20:33 - Praxis with a Dead Deity 26:12 - Hels Companion, Fallen WarriorJörmungandr | Natures WrathOcean Keltoi2023-03-14 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
Further Reading: - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - Poetic Edda - Prose Edda - Snorri - Verses of the Husdrapa Collected by the Skaldic Project: skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1492
00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Jormungandr in the Myths 02:40 - Is Jormungandr Evil? 03:16 - The Villainizing of Loki 04:15 - Rivalry with Thor 07:47 - Poetic References & Kennings 11:14 - Ragnarok & The Protector of Midgard 14:40 - Nature, Balance, or Evil 16:22 - Chaos vs Order 19:15 - Reviving the Myths 20:00 - The Lying Snake - Importing Christian Myths 21:09 - Final Thoughts
Further Reading: - Murder and Vengeance Among the Gods: Baldr in Scandinavian Mythology - John Lindow - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Loki in Scandinavian Mythology - Anna Birgitta Rooth - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - History of the Danes - Book III - Saxo Grammaticus - Edda - Snorri - Poetic Edda - Voluspa and Baldr's Dream
00:00 - Intro 01:42 - The Blind God - Snorri's Edda 06:11 - The Death of Fergus 09:08 - Saxo's History of the Danes 17:28 - The Three Maidens 20:47 - Hels Prophecy & Bo's (Vali) Vengeance 22:39 - Legendary Differences - Snorri vs Saxo 26:00 - Hodr's Blindness & Loki's Involvement
Further Reading: - Pagan Britain - Ronald Hutton - Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction - Peter Salway - Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt - Geraldine Pinch - History of Rome - Livy - Religions of Rome: Vol 2 - A Sourcebook - Mary Beard, John North, and Simon Price - Leechcraft - Stephen Pollington - Old English Shorter Poems: Wisdom and Lyric (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library) (Volume II) - Translated by Robert E. Bjork - Old English Poems - Æcerbot, Nine Herbs Charm - Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England - Rev. Cocayne
00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Multi-Traditionalism 03:16 - Syncretism 04:56 - Serapis & Isis 07:08 - Juno Regina 08:59 - Sulis Minerva 10:22 - Syncretic Catholicism 11:17 - King Solomon 13:10 - Is Multi-Traditionalism Better? 16:20 - My Thoughts and Approach
Further Reading: - Loki in Scandinavian Mythology - Anna Birgitta Rooth - Murder and Vengeance Among the Gods: Baldr in Scandinavian Mythology - John Lindow - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - Edda - Snorri - Poetic Edda - Voluspa and Baldr's Dream
00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Vidarr & Fenrir 02:39 - Vali & Hodr 04:22 - The Laws of Vengeance 05:42 - Saxo's tale of Baldr, Holdr & Rind 08:58 - The Death of Fergus 12:20 - Oaths of Vengeance (Tacitus, Harald Fairhair) 13:57 - The World after Ragnarok 16:10 - Associations with Vali & Vidarr
Further Reading: - Loki in Scandinavian Mythology - Anna Birgitta Rooth - Murder and Vengeance Among the Gods: Baldr in Scandinavian Mythology - John Lindow - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - Edda - Snorri - Lokasenna - Poetic Edda - Beowulf (Heremod: Lines 898 - 915 and 1709 - 1723)
00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Sleipnir, Modgud & The Journey to Helheim 05:27 - Who is Hermodr? 06:10 - The Suffering of King Heremod - Beowulf 08:18 - Son or Servant of Odin? 08:56 - Hels Bargain 10:43 - Thokk, Loki & Tears 12:28 - The Heroic Ancestor
Further Reading: - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Myth and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre - Loki in Scandinavian Mythology - Anna Brigitta Rooth - Heimskringla - Snorri Sturluson - Egil's Saga - Poetic Edda - Prose Edda - Snorri Sturluson - Eiriksmal
00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Wolves in Norse Myth 02:22 - Angrboða, Hel & Jörmungandr 03:40 - The Binding of Fenrir 06:22 - Prophecy, Revenge & Garmr 09:12 - Fenrisúlfr & The Fate of Fenrir 10:07 - Eiriksmal & Hakonarmal 11:14 - Christian Influence & The Fettered Devil 13:55 - How can you work with a God Killer? 15:58 - Praxis with @WolfTheRed 18:25 - My View on Fenrir
Further Reading - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Dictionary of Northern Mythology - Rudolf Simek - Prose Edda: Snorri - Road to Hel - HRE Davidson (under Hilda Roderick Ellis) - History of the Danes - Saxo Grammaticus (Book Eight) - Nordic Religions in the Viking Age - Thomas A. Dubois
00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Nidhoggr, Ratatoskr & The Unnamed Eagle 02:51 - Nastrond 03:42 - Hverlgelmir 05:10 - Christian Influence, Afterlife and the Parts of the Soul 06:23 - Saxo, Snorri & Sources 07:01 - Ragnarok & The Voluspa
Further Reading: - SEP article on Pascal's Wager: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/ - On Old Age - Cicero - A Million and One Gods - Page duBois - A World Full of Gods - John Michael Greer - The Road to Hel - HRE Davidson
00:00 - Intro 00:49 - What is Pascal's Wager? 02:36 - Points Against the Wager 04:11 - Many Gods & The Fear of Hell 06:06 - The Many Gods Objection (w/ Paulogia) 09:54 - Afterlives, Apathy & Atheists 11:53 - Cicero and Polytheist / Pluralist Views
Further Reading - Njal's Saga - Egil's Saga - Heimskringla - Snorri - Saga of Grettir the Strong - Valkyrie - Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir - Children of Ash and Elm - Neil Price - History of Iceland - Gunnar Karlsson
00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Curses in the Sagas & The Saga of Burnt Njal 02:15 - How Much Input Women Had in Marriage 08:03 - Queen Gunnhild, Widow of Eirik Bloodaxe 10:05 - Gunnhild Finds Her Prey 15:30 - A Parting Gift - Hrut Returns to Iceland and Unn 17:43 - Big Problems - The Separation of Unn & Hrut 25:33 - Insights into Women's Agency, Curses & Magic in the Viking Age
This debate was definitely interesting. There's a lot of things that I could have done better, but I think that's the nature of these kind of debates. The hindsight is so much clearer than going into the debate. That being said, I did =enjoy= the debate, and I think things went well, considering. I meant it at the end when I said I'd be interested in coming back. This was a first engagement, I'd be happy to see how a second would go once we both have some time to reflect.
Pluralism infographics I mentioned are here: cstroop.com/infographics Chrissy Stroop is an atheist activist and a pluralism advocate Shannon Q's video I mentioned in the debate: youtu.be/6lxSSzD_9HU
Further Reading: - World Full of Gods - John Michael Greer - On the Nature of the Gods - Cicero - Academica - Cicero - Case for Polytheism - Steven Dillon - Outlines of Pyrrhonism - Sextus Empiricus
Further Reading - On the Nature of the Gods - Cicero (Ancient Roman source) - A World Full of Gods - John Michael Greer - The Case for Polytheism - Steven Dillon - Metaphysics - Aristotle (Ancient Greek source)
00:00 - Intro 00:16 - The Nature of the Gods 01:43 - Aristotle, Plato & Socrates 02:30 - The Ontological Argument 05:48 - The Cosmological Argument 09:20 - The Teleological Argument 13:47 - The Experiential Argument 17:00 - Are there Monotheistic Arguments?
Further Reading - Academica - Cicero - Outlines of Pyrrhonism - Sextus Empiricus - On The Nature of the Gods - Cicero - World Full of Gods - John Michael Greer - The Case for Polytheism - Steven Dillon
Thumbnail Art credit to Alex Grey music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
00:00 - Intro 01:56 - Epistemology - The Study of Knowledge 03:09 - Yeah Science! 05:22 - Fluffy Bunnies 07:06 - Dogmatic Certainty 09:38 - Belief and Knowing 11:26 - Experiences & Absolute Certainty 14:13 - Solipsism - Everything is Sus 16:55 - Explore UncertaintyWhat Happened to Youtube Atheism? (feat. @Suristheskeptic)Ocean Keltoi2022-05-14 | Subscribe to Suris: youtube.com/c/Suristheskeptic Suris on Twitch: twitch.tv/nekosuris Catch my streams on Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi
Further Reading - The Saga of the People of Laxardal - The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki - The Saga of the Volsungs - The Saga of Eirik the Red - Eyrbyggja Saga - Hrafnkel's Saga - The Saga of Grettir the Strong - History of the Danes - Book III and IV - Saxo Grammaticus - Pagan Scandinavia - HRE Davidson pg 100 on the "Gothic Dance" - Road to Hel - HRE Davidson - Children of Ash and Elm - Neil Price - Myth and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre
Follow up on Gender and Vikings - Children of Ash and Elm - Chapter 5 - Border Crossings - Queer Vikings - Paper by Sami Raninen
Further Reading - Viking Friendship - Jon Vidar Sigurdsson - The Road to Hel - HRE Davidson - Children of Ash and Elm - Neil Price - Germania - Tacitus - Culture of the Teutons - Vilhelm Gronbeck (keep time period in mind)
Further Reading - The Poetic Edda - The Prose Edda - Snorri - The Road to Hel - HRE Davidson - Children of Ash and Elm - Neil Price - Njal's Saga - Egil's Saga - Eyrbyjgga Saga - The History of the Danes - Book One - Saxo Grammaticus
00:00 - Intro 00:52 - The Christian Concept of Heaven (& Hell) 03:14 - Valhalla - Hail of the Slain 03:47 - Sindri's Hall 04:24 - Brimir's Hall 04:51 - Rán's Hall 05:08 - Helheim (Saxo) 05:22 - Thorstein's Afterlife (Eyrbyggja Saga) 05:50 - Odin's Hall - Valhöll 06:46 - The Valkyries 07:44 - Freyja's Hall - Sessrúmnir 08:20 - The Einherjar & Burial Rites 10:28 - Multi-Part Soul and Multiple Afterlives 11:18 - Hading's Journey to the Underwold - Saxo 12:59 - The Idea of Heaven 13:53 - The Many Halls of the Norse Afterlife
00:00 - Intro 00:25 - The Concept of the Soul 02:30 - The Mind vs Brain 05:20 - The Heathen Conception 06:55 - Lik - The Body 07:51 - Ond - The Breath of Life 08:06 - Odr - Intellectual Self 08:40 - Hugr - Thought 09:49 - Minni - Memory 10:22 - Hamr - The Form of the Body 13:18 - The Fylgja & The Disir - The Guardian Spirits 15:08 - Hammingja - The Luck Spirit 16:10 - The Draugr, Burials & The Afterlife 17:42 - The Soul - The Sum of all PartsSif | Goddess of Hearthfire and Wife of ThorOcean Keltoi2022-01-26 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Saxo Grammaticus- Amleth 02:52 - The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki - Magic & Berserkers 04:05 - The Saga of Eirik The Red - Seidr 05:06 - The Saga of the Ynglings (Heimskringla) - Fjolnir 05:41 - The Saga of Hakon The Good (Heimskringla) - Ritual 06:04 - The Saga of The Volsungs - Fate & The Web of the Wyrd 06:44 - The Saga of Egil Skallagrimsson - Kveldulf & Beserkers 07:29 - The Saga of Burnt Njal - Revenge & Context of PlaceAn In Depth Historical Look at THE NORTHMAN TrailerOcean Keltoi2021-12-27 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
Further Reading - Saxo Grammaticus - History of the Danes - Book Three - Snorri Sturluson - Heimskringla - Yngling Saga and Saga of Hakon the Good - The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki - Egil's Saga - Saga of Egil the One-Handed and Asmund the Berserker-Killer - Neat info on single edged viking swords (they're a thing) - http://www.vikingsword.com/petersen/ptsn054.html
00:00 - Intro 00:24 - About the Director - Robert Eggers 01:05 - Amleth, Hamlet, Hrolf Kraki, and Saxo - The Sources 02:00 - King Aurvandill 02:46 - Fate & The Web of the Wyrd 04:15 - The Seeress and Hrolf Kraki 05:24 - Fjolnir, Fengi & Frothi 06:15 - I will avenge you, Father. I will save you, Mother. I will kill you, Fjolnir. 07:04 - The Death of Fengi 08:07 - Burning the Palace & Is that Mimir? 09:16 - Olga & Seidr 11:20 - That Spear Catch & Berserkers 14:05 - Swords, Rituals, Odin and Valykries, oh my! 16:12 - The Sword and Saxo
Further Reading The Reckoning of Time - The Venerable Bede Myths and Religion of the North Hervor and Heidrek - Translated by Jackson Crawford Heimskringla - Saga of Hakon the Good (chapters 14 - 17) - Snorri Prose Edda - Snorri Dictionary of Norse Mythology - Rudolf Simek Huginn's Heathen Hof on 12 Days of Yule Celebration: http://www.heathenhof.com/12-devotional-days-of-yule
00:00 - Intro 00:13 - The Gods of Yule 01:34 - The Yule-Father 03:20 - Peace and Fertility 05:44 - The Great Traveler 07:16 - Protection and Strength 09:16 - She Who Is Light and Warmth 10:08 - Our Past and Our Future
00:00 - Intro 01:21 - When is Yule? 04:30 - What happens during Yule? 08:09 - Yule Offerings & Sacrifices 09:48 - The Yule Log Tangent 12:08 - The Feast with Hakon the Good 14:48 - The Modern Yule 16:25 - Moving of Yule: was it stolen?
Further Reading - Both accounts of Aran's Draugr are compiled in The Penguin Book of the Undead - Saxo Grammaticus - History of the Danes (book five) - The Icelandic Saga is The Saga of Egil the One Handed and Asmund the Berserker Killer is contained in the Penguin publication of Seven Viking Romances as Egil and Asmund - More info on Queer History among the Norse can be found in: Queer Vikings? Transgression of Gender and Same-Sex Encounters in the Late Iron Age and Early Medieval Scandinavia by Sami Raninen
Shoutout to the discord members Jael, Comrade, Rae, Aalie for bouncing ideas around with me and helping me find supporting sources for this project, and to all of you who commented on the last video asking this question.
Further Reading - The Saga of Egil and Asmund can be found in the Penguin Publication of Seven Viking Romances - Saxo Grammaticus' History of the Danes, Asmund's live burial can be found in Book Five - Both accounts are compiled in the Penguin Book of the Undead. This also contains the story of Thorolf Twist-Foot but does not include the portion involving Glaesir. - Thorolf's story is found in Eyrbyggja Saga - The Road to Hel - Hilda Ellis (later HRE Davidson) is an excellent literary analysis on the Norse conception of death, and contains several references to events involving the Draugr. Just keep in mind that it was published in the 40s, so much of the archeological information might be outdated, and/or be incomplete.
00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Asmund & Aran: The Best of Friends 01:27 - Night One: The Oath 04:10 - Night Two: The Horse 06:53 - Night Three: The Dead
Further Reading: - The Road to Hel - HRE Davidson - Eyrbyggja Saga
00:00 - Spooky Intro 00:38 - Thorolf Twist-Foot in Life & Death 05:15 - The Draugr 08:27 - Re-burying the Dead: Funeral 2 10:07 - Kill it with Fire: Funeral 3 12:02 - Thorolf's Revenge: Glaesir the Bull
Further Reading - Road to Hel - HRE Davidson - Roles of the Norther Goddess - HRE Davidson - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Grettir's Saga - Egil's Saga - Eyrbyggja Saga - Prose Edda - Snorri Sturluson - History of the Danes - Books 1 and 3 - Saxo Grammaticus
00:00 - Intro 00:23 - The Goddess of Death 02:27 - Hel the Jotun 03:47 - The Birth of Hel 05:16 - Death Gods & The Death of Baldr 08:39 - Helheim 09:50 - Worship of Hel in Antiquity 10:30 - Demonization of Hel 12:37 - Placenames & Temples 14:11 - Worshipping Hel and Other Death Gods 15:46 - Modern Practice & Helblot
Further Reading - Gisli's Saga - Egil's Saga - The Saga of Grettir the Strong - Viga-Glum's Saga - The Norse Conception of Luck - Bettina Sejbjerg Sommer - The Road to Hel - HRE Davidson
00:00 - Intro 00:19 - What is Luck 01:05 - Norse Concept of Luck 02:42 - The Good, The Bad & The Unlucky 04:39 - Actions, Destiny & The Hammingja 07:17 - The Effects Of Luck 09:02 - Gisli The Outlaw 14:10 - Grettir The Strong 15:47 - Personal Practice
Further Reading - Saga of Grettir the Strong - Egil's Saga - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow - Myths and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre - Prose Edda - Skaldskaparmal - Snorri - Poetic Edda - Lokesenna
00:00 - Intro 00:17 - The Skaldic Poet of the Aesir 01:23 - Bragi Boddason 03:09 - Bragi-Odin 04:23 - Poetry in the Icelandic Sagas 05:40 - Magical Acts in Poetry 06:20 - Idunn & the Lokasenna 08:50 - Wisdom Gods 09:46 - Modern Practice
Further Reading - Prose Edda - Snorri - Poetic Edda - Lokasenna - Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru - Patricia M. Lafayllve (Beginners) - Celtic Myths and Legends - Peter Berresford Ellis (The Sons of Tuirenn) - Gods and Myths of Northern Europe - HRE Davidson - Handbook on Norse Mythology - John Lindow
00:00 - Intro 00:37 - The Kidnapping of Idunn - The Prose Edda 05:40 - Characteristics of Idunn 06:47 - The Lokasenna - The Poetic Edda 08:32 - Eternal Youth & Death of the Gods 11:18 - The Sons of Tuirenn & Other Possible Influences 12:59 - Idunns Associations
Discussing the stories around what may have been Viking Atheists. The stories around them, their beliefs, and how they may have lived.
Further Reading: - Myth and Religion of the North by EOG Turville-Petre (contains a chapter on the Godless Ones) - Heimskringla's Saga of Saint Olaf - The Tale of Thorvald Tasaldi - Ketill's Saga / The Saga of Ketill Trout - The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong (another tale of a Godless One) - Plutarch's Moralia (Loeb Classical Library publication vol. 2 ends with Plutarch's discussion on Superstition) - Saga of King Hrolf Kraki
music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Defining an Atheist 02:52 - Ketill the Consent Viking 05:55 - Plutarch's Atheism vs Superstition 08:48 - Christian Influence in the Sagas 11:35 - The Godless Ones 17:39 - ConclusionChristian Witchcraft?Ocean Keltoi2021-07-28 | Seems that I have a tiktok: vm.tiktok.com/ZMdv8gM31
Showing yall the direct source from the leechbook in my last video. Doing some short content on tiktok. Might post some of them on here occasionally. Let me know whatcha think.
this is from: Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England - Rev. Cocayne (3 volumes, sample here is from volume 3)
Further Reading - Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru - Patricia Lafayllve - Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness - Various Authors (Ibn Fadlans record is useful here) - History of the ArchBishops of Hamburg - Adam of Bremen (Only a few pages of information) - Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England - Rev. Cocayne (3 volumes, sample here is from volume 3)
music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Where Do I Begin? 01:27 - Offerings & The Gifting Cycle 03:37 - Reconstructing Sacrifice from the Past 05:03 - Animal Sacrifice, Context, and Records 06:48 - Blood and Sacrifice 07:57 - A Reconstructed Offering in the Modern Home 08:27 - Incense Offerings 09:31 - Libation Offerings - Adam of Bremen 10:57 - Leechbooks, Offerings, & Christian Witchcraft 12:14 - Anglo-Saxon Law and Offerings 13:14 - Rituals from the Land of Darkness (Ibn Fadlan) 16:43 - Disposing of Offerings & the Environment 18:34 - Offering Playlist and ClosingBias in the Sources for Heathenry? Misunderstood Myths of Ancient Norse RecordsOcean Keltoi2021-07-09 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
Further reading: Old Norse Mythology - John Lindow The Road to Hel - HRE Davidson (as Hilda Roderick Ellis) Myth and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre
00:00 - Intro 00:20 - What windows to the past do we have? 01:55 - Interpretatio Germanica & Days of the Week 05:41 - Interpretatio Romana & Tacitus 06:21 - Germania & The Gallic War 08:44 - The Suebi & Isis and Interpretation 10:25 - Nerthus and Freyr 11:12 - The Gauls & Their Gods 12:08 - Caesars Observations of Gaul and Germania 12:55 - Divination 13:39 - The Gifting Cycle 14:20 - Worshipping the Gods 15:00 - Temples 16:14 - Placenames 16:41 - Hymns 18:08 - ConclusionWhy Do We Wear the Mjolnir? (Thors Hammer)Ocean Keltoi2021-06-24 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Why the Mjolnir? 01:17 - What is Mjolnir - the origin story 02:34 - When Thor lost his hammer - hungryboi 03:29 - Masculine Thor and Feminine Loki 04:20 - Mjolnir amulets & imagery in history 05:41 - Thor vs Christ - Njals Saga 06:18 - The Mjolnir from the Viking Age into Christianization 07:47 - The Hammers and The Dirt 08:26 - The adoption of Mjolnir in modern times 10:23 - What Mjolnir representsIts Time for Talk Heathen to Change Their NameOcean Keltoi2021-06-11 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Lets Talk Heathen 02:04 - History of the Term Heathen 05:59 - The Problem - A Discordian Caller 09:41 - So, Why Wont Talk Heathen Change Their Name? 11:10 - The Dictionary Definition of Heathen 12:59 - The Objection with Atheists Using the Term Heathen 14:01 - The Solution - How do we Fix This?Eir | Goddess of Healers and Natural MysteriesOcean Keltoi2021-06-04 | Patreon: patreon.com/OceanKeltoi Twitter: twitter.com/OceanKeltoi Twitch: twitch.tv/oceankeltoi Instagram: instagram.com/oceankeltoi Intro Assets by: twitter.com/SYNJE_Grafx Discord: discord.gg/JknKpxB
In this vid, we explore Eir, the Norse Goddess of healing. A Goddess on which there is scant information, but a vibrant modern practice.
Further reading: - Practical Guide to Asatru by Patricia Lafayllve - Roles of the Northern Goddess - Hilda Ellis Davidson - Heimskringla - Poetic Edda - Prose Edda
00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Eir the Goddess of Physicians & Medicine 00:59 - Nafnathulur & The Valkyries 01:59 - Eir's association with healing - The Sayings of Fiolsvinn 03:30 - Woman in medicine & Heimskringla - Saint Olaf's Saga 05:33 - Alfgerd & the Droplaugarsonar Saga 05:59 - What we know about Eir & modern practice (SPG) 07:43 - Conclusion
00:00 - Sicc beats 02:54 - Introduction & Catch ups 07:20 - Deconstruction with Jon - What is it? Who is Jon? 14:23 - Oceans Deconstruction 17:29 - Pagan, Heathen, Christian & origins of religious terms (Christians were once viewed as atheists!) 24:35 - Exclusionary Religions & is Judaism Polytheistic? 30:00 - The Bible after leaving Christianity 34:55 - Why don't we have more Heathen historical sources? 38:40 - Slavery & Thralldom (its bad mmmkay) 43:45 - Interpreting Heathenry - Its a feature not a bug (open source Heathenry vs closed source Christianity) 50:10 - Progressive Christians, Annihilationism & Conditional Immortality 53:02 - Wolf has something to say but gets cut off by Ocean (1) 55:32 - Anxiety, Hell, original sin & our sin nature 59:39 - Wolf has something to say but gets cut off by Ocean (2) 59:45 - Fearing Hell - Am I doing salvation wrong? 1:03:11 - Afterlife Destinations & ancestor importance in Heathenry 1:11:11 - Is there "Karma" in Heathenry - Explaining Hamingja (luck) 1:16:38 - Wolf has something to say but gets cut off by Ocean (3) 1:16:48 - The Norns & Manifesting 1:20:17 - Getting frustrated & using narration with kids 1:22:50 - Wolf has something to say but gets cut off by Ocean (4) 1:28:52 - The Trinity - Modalism, Partialism or Polytheism 1:37:35 - Latent fear of Hell and life after Christianity (WOLF FINALLY DELIVERS THE NOTE) 1:46:20 - Why Jon left Christianity 1:50:17 - Is there meaning, The Euthyphro dilemma and Creation 1:59:10 - The Norse Gods are personal & free will in Christianity 2:02:02 - Community in Heathenry 2:07:04 - Wind down and Closing Statements