A History of Fyrnsidu
Posted by Byron Pendason on September 22, 2023 CE, in Heathenry, Heathen basics, Heathen worldview, Politics, UpdatesWes hāl!1 Last month, I celebrated five years in Fyrnsidu, and I thought a good way to commemorate that would be to write up a brief history of Fyrnsidu and it’s predecessors. On my home page, I define Fyrnsidu as “a modern religion based upon the religion of the pre-Christian Germanic tribes that settled in Britain in the fifth century of the common era.” Today, we usually define it as Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, but it was originally meant as an alternative to Theodism. More on them in a bit though, first I want to explore the influences leading up to it....
New Month, New Look!
Posted by Byron Pendason on September 16, 2023 CE, in Heathenry, Tech, UpdatesWes hāl!1 Today begins the month of Haligmonað, and with the new month I’m happy to announce the new look for Mine Wyrtruman! Wes hāl and Beo gesund are Old English greetings and farewells that literally mean Be well/whole/healthy. The first seemed to be more common among the Anglian dialects and the second more common among the Saxon dialects. I prefer to use both though, the first as a greeting and the second as a farewell. ↩
The Choice of Beowulf
Posted by Byron Pendason on August 25, 2023 CE, in Heathenry, Heathen worldview, Myths, ReconstructionWes hāl!1 This is an original tale that I’ve written, inspired both by Beowulf (obviously) as well as Hercules at the Crossroads (also known as The Choice of Hercules). I hope you enjoy it! Wes hāl and Beo gesund are Old English greetings and farewells that literally mean Be well/whole/healthy. The first seemed to be more common among the Anglian dialects and the second more common among the Saxon dialects. I prefer to use both though, the first as a greeting and the second as a farewell. ↩
Is Temperance a Heathen Virtue?
Posted by Byron Pendason on July 3, 2023 CE, in Heathenry, Heathen worldview, Philosophical musings, ReconstructionWes hāl!1 Wes hāl and Beo gesund are Old English greetings and farewells that literally mean Be well/whole/healthy. The first seemed to be more common among the Anglian dialects and the second more common among the Saxon dialects. I prefer to use both though, the first as a greeting and the second as a farewell. ↩
Want to Learn the Anglo-Saxon Runes?
Posted by Byron Pendason on June 16, 2023 CE, in Runes, Tech, UpdatesWes hāl!1 Wes hāl and Beo gesund are Old English greetings and farewells that literally mean Be well/whole/healthy. The first seemed to be more common among the Anglian dialects and the second more common among the Saxon dialects. I prefer to use both though, the first as a greeting and the second as a farewell. ↩