Early European religions

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Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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05 May 2006, 12:36 pm

A few useful links for those interested in some of the religions and mythologies of Europe before the Christians took over.

http://www.lysator.liu.se/religion/neopagan/asatru.html
http://northvegr.org/
http://www.odinsvolk.ca/ (And no, they aren't neo-NAZIs.)
http://www.religioustolerance.org/asatru.htm
http://www.asatru.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forn_Si%C3%B0r
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81satr%C3%BA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_paganism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_paganism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotanism

Astreja
Snowy Owl

Joined: 5 Mar 2006
Gender: Female
Posts: 133

15 May 2006, 4:13 am

I and several other Internet acquaintances can affirm that Ásatrú is alive and well in 2006, despite the best worst efforts of Charlemagne, King Olaf, and other nasty types.

The links you posted, with the possible exception of Theodism and the Northvegr section on Finnish mythology, are a family of beliefs that all point to the same pantheon of gods. Regionally there are slight differences in names, such as Wotan and Oðinn (*waving* Hi, Dad!).

Other belief systems of note:

Slavic Mythology
Celtic Mythology
Basque Legends