tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568424779581025194.post6173969702323639168..comments2023-10-06T06:09:05.584-07:00Comments on I kneaded muck till I made gold of it: Hail To Egil And Uncle Thor!that wascally badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774820142597088505noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568424779581025194.post-12806710245751331342009-03-20T21:44:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:44:00.000-07:00It's a shame that more isn't known about Anglo Sax...It's a shame that more isn't known about Anglo Saxon heathenry, especially since it is the religion of my ancestors. Pretty much every book I've ever read on the subject makes many disclaimers such as "Since we do not know much about A-S lore, we must reference the Icelandic sagas for the missing information." Luckily many charms (although Christianized) and the wonderful work of Beowulf managed to survive. There are many Anglo Saxon reconstructionist groups here in the US, but again, they pretty much just use the Icelandic model. The only real difference is that they replace many Norse words with Old English ones!<BR/><BR/>Per your suggestion, I will definitely check out Brian Bates' books. All the reviews I've read so far have been positive, so he sounds like a must read!that wascally badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774820142597088505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568424779581025194.post-33866669265331107972009-03-20T19:18:00.000-07:002009-03-20T19:18:00.000-07:00I'm lucky I've never come across the racist sort. ...I'm lucky I've never come across the racist sort. At school in Sweden they taught us about our Heathen ancestors, and a lot of boys had Tor (no "th" in Swedish) as their first name, and wore Thor's hammer round their neck. It's such a shame England isn't as close to its roots. In history class I always wondered why the lessons started with the Tudors but never explained the Anglo-Saxons or anything before the Normans. I call that a conspiracy. And I am of a curious nature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429852186932658406noreply@blogger.com