Heathenry

Heathenry is a term used to describe the religious practices of two main groups of people, one historical and one modern...

Heathenry, like all ancient European pagan religions, is polytheistic and recognises a large number of gods and other spiritual entities. Although the Heathen gods are best known from Norse Mythology...

The main rites celebrated in Heathenry are called blot(pronounced 'bloat') and symbel (pronounced 'sumble'). Heathen groups and individuals hold feasts and...

Magic and seership were practised by some individuals within ancient Heathen cultures, and this is also the case with today's Heathen community...

Heathenry is focused on right living in the here and now and does not place as great an emphasis on the afterlife as do some other religions. Whereas Valhalla - Odhin's hall...

There are literary sources that tell us how Heathenry was practised before the advent of Christianity...

There are no central authorities in Heathenry and no single organisation to which all Heathens belong, though there are national and international organisations created to facilitate...

Different Heathen communities and individuals celebrate different cycles of seasonal holidays based on their cultural affiliations, local traditions, and relationships with particular gods...

One of the central concepts in Heathenry is wyrd, the force that connects everything in the universe throughout space and time. Heathens believe that...

Heathenry is a living religion based on literary and archaeological sources for the religious practices of a particular pre-Christian culture and extended by the relationships of...