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.
Faith · 2025-02-04
Forn Siðr is a dangerous phrase if it is allowed to become pretty. Old Custom sounds stable. It sounds like something received whole, cleaned by age, and carried forward with both hands. That is not the religion I practice. [more]
Faith · 2024-02-13
I pull the books down one at a time and spread them across the table. Tacitus. The Eddas. Sagas written after conversion. Law codes. Translations with arguments buried in the footnotes. Archaeological reports describing buckles, graves, burned bones, and the dark stains where wood used to be. [more]
Faith · 2021-05-18
I keep a small stack of books and printouts near the shrine, not as decoration, but as working tools. Some pages are marked. Some arguments have been crossed out after better evidence arrived. [more]
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