Fóstbræðalag- Fosterbrotherhood
Within the rite of Fóstbræðralag or Fosterbrotherhood, two families become conjoined by the ceremonial spilling of blood. The idea is that by blending the blood (blóðablanda) the two men involved in the rite become as family within their bloodlines, sanctifying the rite through this sacred act. There is a cutting of turf, called the […]
Æfinrúnar 2
In the earliest age, Óðinn and his brothers, Hœnir and Lóðurr, created the world. Then they created Askr and Embla, the first parents of the Germanic peoples, granting each of them life, a soul, and their senses.
Afterwards, the Gods came together to create the prototype of our religion; they built hǫrgr ok hof, or altars and temples, and they devised a method by which people could worship them and praise them for their divine feats. They created our world,
The Runelaw
The Runelaw By Mark Puryear Over the past four to five decades, we of the Odinist/Asatru faith have been toiling to develop a working, viable set of traditions that truly reflects the ancestral culture from which this way of life originates. Books have been written, organizations established, magazines distributed, websites built, etc. Throughout this process we […]