Faith · 2021-03-16
Gods of...
A storm rolls over the mountains and somebody points toward the clouds. Thor must be busy. It’s the sort of thing people say when they know you spend too much time reading old Norse poetry. [more]
Týsdagr Hall
Sworn beneath the old gods (and new).
Carried like iron under the cloak.
Personal writing on faith, family, politics, and life. Discussion is welcome. Debate is not the purpose.
#gods
Faith · 2021-02-16
Who Is Týr? The Most Misunderstood God in the Germanic World
If you've spent any time around modern Heathenry, you've probably heard Týr described as the god of war. Or justice. Or law. Or honor. The reality is both simpler and more complicated. Germanic gods are not really "gods of" single things in the way modern people often describe them. [more]
Faith · 2021-01-19
Afterlife
Ask most people what happens after death in the old Norse world and they will give you one answer. Valhalla (or Valhöll for the purists). A roof of shields. Benches crowded with warriors. [more]
Faith · 2020-12-15
Víðarr: The Silent God Who Kills Fenrir
At Ragnarök, Fenrir kills Odin. The wolf breaks loose from his bonds, crosses the ruined field, and swallows Odin. None of the time he spent gathering the dead, seeking wisdom, and preparing for this day saves him. Then Víðarr steps forward. [more]
Faith · 2020-10-06
The Foundation
Heathenry has no clean little filing cabinet where every god, ghost, oath, and doom sits waiting under proper labels. It is older than that. Messier. Recovered from sagas, ruins, folk memory, family instinct, and the quiet pressure felt when a man stands alone and knows he is not entirely alone. [more]
Posts
Algorithms, Algorithms, and More Algorithms! A World Cup Post.
2026-07-07 | life
Norway beat Brazil 2-1.
2026-07-05 | life
I love New Hampshire
2026-07-03 | life
A Midsummer Away from Home
2026-06-21 | faith
The Serpent Beneath the Signal: Jörmungandr and the Shrinking World
2026-06-16 | faith
What the Gods Respect
2026-02-24 | faith
The Body as Tool, Burden, and Offering
2026-01-20 | faith
The Oath and the Uniform
2025-12-23 | faith
Prayer for People Who Do Not Beg
2025-11-25 | faith
A Name Should Leave Tracks
2025-10-28 | faith