Germanic paganism Germanic paganism Anglo-Saxon law is a body of legal rules and customs which obtained in England before the Norman conquest, and which constitute, with the Scandinavian laws, the most genuine expression of Teutonic legal thought. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anglo-Saxon law"
Anglo-Saxon polytehism refers to the Migration Period Germanic paganism practiced by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th to 7th century England ...more on Wikipedia about "Anglo-Saxon polytheism"
The Anglo-Saxons were culturally-related Germanic tribes from Angeln, a peninsula in what is now Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany. Beginning in the mid- 5th century CE, these tribes migrated to southern Britain and became dominant there. From that time until the 9th century, they coalesced into a single people, the Anglo-Saxons, which in turn formed the basis for the modern day English country, people, language and culture. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anglo-Saxons"
Arminius ( 16 BC-AD 21), in Germany also frequently called Hermann der Cherusker, was a war chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci. Born in 17 or 16 BC, son of the Cheruscan war chief Segimerus (German: Segimer), he was trained as a Roman military commander and attained Roman citizenship before returning to Germany to drive the Romans out. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arminius"
Berserkers (or Berserks) were Norse warriors who had sworn allegiance to the sky god Odin and worked themselves into a frenzy before a battle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berserker"
The Blood court of Verden (from German Blutgericht) was a massacre of Saxons in 782, ordered by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. Some 4,500 Saxon leaders are said to have been beheaded at Verden in Lower Saxony for practicing paganism after converting to Christianity and undergoing baptism. The river Aller was said to have been flowing red with their blood. Today, the veracity of this event is in question: there may have been a misspelling in the original source by which the Latin delocabat (meaning exiled or displaced) erroneously became decollabat (meaning beheaded). Archeological evidence for the massacre has not been found. Either way, although their leader Widukind had escaped to Denmark, the Saxons lost virtually their entire tribal leadership and were henceforth largely governed by Frankish counts installed by Charlemagne. Charlemagne's motives were to demonstrate his overlordship and the severity of punishment for rebellion. As a memorial, the Nazis assembled the Sachsenhain, consisting of about 1,000 large stones in Verden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blood court of Verden"
The Blót was the pagan Germanic sacrifice to Norse gods and Elves. The word is related to the English word bless and they are derived from blood, an important component in the rites. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blót"
Galðr (plural galðrar) is the Old Norse for " spell" (compare Old English: gealdor or galdor, derived from which is Modern English yell). ...more on Wikipedia about "Galðr"
The Germanic king originally had three main functions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Germanic king"
Germanic paganism refers to the religion and mythology of the Germanic nations preceding Christianization. The best documented form of Germanic paganism is 10th and 11th century Norse paganism. Scattered references are also found in the earliest writings of other Germanic peoples and Roman descriptions. The information can be supplemented with archaeological finds and remnants of pre-Christian beliefs in the folklore of medieval and modern Germanic peoples. ...more on Wikipedia about "Germanic paganism"
The Germanic (also, Teutonic) peoples are the nations speaking Germanic languages, idioms descended from Proto-Germanic (spoken during the final centuries BC, the Pre-Roman Iron Age of Northern Europe). ...more on Wikipedia about "Germanic peoples"
Heathenry is the term preferred, in the UK (and increasingly elsewhere), by many followers of Germanic paganism or Germanic neopaganism as the name of their religion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Heathenry"
In Norse paganism, hörgr was a type of altar, constructed of piled stones. It was used in sacrifices and perhaps in other ceremonies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hörgr"
Irminsul (pillar of Irmin) was an oak or wooden pillar venerated by the Saxons and which was said to connect heaven and earth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Irminsul"
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In Norse mythology, Mjolnir (also commonly spelled Mjollnir; literally, "that which crushes") is the Hammer of Thor, the god of lightning and thunder. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mjolnir"
The Norns ( Old Norse: norn, plural: nornir) of Norse mythology are three dísirs by the names of Urd (the past), Verdandi (the being) and Skuld (what is to come). ( Skuld was also the name of a Valkyrie.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Norns"
The Scandinavian clan or ætt in Old Norse, was a social group based on common descent or on the formal acceptance into the group at a þing. In the absence of a police force, the clan was the primary force of security in Norse society as the clansmen were obliged by honour to avenge one another. The Norse clan was not tied to a certain territory in the same way as a Scottish clan, where the chief owned the territory. The land of the Scandinavian clan was owned by the individuals who had close neighbours from other clans. The name of the clan was derived from that of its ancestor, often with the addion of an -ung or -ing ending. ...more on Wikipedia about "Norse clans"
Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre- Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. It is the best-known version of the older common Germanic mythology, which also includes the closely related Anglo-Saxon mythology. Germanic mythology, in its turn, had evolved from an earlier Indo-European mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Norse mythology"
Norse paganism or Nordic religion is a term used to describe the spectrum of religious ideas which were common amongst the Germanic tribes living in Nordic countries prior to the advent of Christian missionary activity in Northern Europe. Norse paganism is therefore a subset of Germanic paganism, which was practiced in the lands inhabited by the Germanic tribes across most of Northern and Central Europe until the end of the Viking Age. Our knowledge of Norse paganism is mostly drawn from the results of archaeological field work and early written materials. ...more on Wikipedia about "Norse paganism"
Northvegr ("Northern way") is the website of the Northvegr Foundation. It is incorporated in the United States of America, though presently without 501(c)3 approval or non-profit foundation status under American law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northvegr"
The eastern and central Alpine region is rich in traditions dating back to pagan times, the pre- Christian Germanic Slovenian( 1st millennium), or even the Celtic ( 1st millennium BC) period. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paganism in the Eastern Alps"
Many adherents of historical Germanic paganism and Germanic Neopaganism have been persecuted, mainly by Christians. Persecution may refer to unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, or execution. It also may refer to the confiscation or destruction of property, or incitement to hatred. ...more on Wikipedia about "Persecution of Heathens"
Rune stones are standing stones with runic inscriptions dating from the Iron Age ( Viking Age) and early Middle Ages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rune stone"
The Runic alphabets are a set of related alphabets using letters known as runes, formerly used to write Germanic languages, mainly in Scandinavia and the British Isles. In all their varieties they may be considered an ancient writing system of Northern Europe. The Scandinavian version is known as Futhark (derived from its first six letters: 'F', 'U' 'Th', 'A', 'R', and 'K'), and the Anglo-Saxon version as Futhorc (also so named after its first letters). ...more on Wikipedia about "Runic alphabet"
Seid (Old Norse: seiðr, sometimes anglicized as "seidhr", "seidh", "seidr", "seithr" or "seith") was a form of shamanism practised by pre-Christian Norse and arguably other Germanic cultures and continued in modern times by people who practice the reconstructionist beliefs of Ásatrú or heathenry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Seid" This text is made on http://www.shortopedia.com Germanic_paganism
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