Germanic Neopaganism

Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia II - Germanic neopaganism - Tenets

Germanic Neopagan organizations generally favor democratic and republican forms of church government, as inspired by the parliamentary Things of the Viking era and subsequent parliamentary systems of Britain and the Scandinavian countries. They promote individual rights and freedom of speech reminiscent of the free jarls of Norse saga. Solitary practice, or practice in small circles of friends or family is common. Neopagan societies have been formed since the 1970s, but most take the role of a loose federation and do not require commi ...

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Germanic neopaganism - Terminology

Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Odinic Rite

The Odinic Rite (OR) is a Germanic pagan reconstructivist society whose aims are to promote all aspects of Germanic paganism, termed Odinism after the chief god of Norse mythology, Odin. Influenced by Else Christensen's Odinist Fellowship, The Odinic Rite was founded in 1973 in England under the name "Committee for the Restoration of the Odinic Rite / Odinist Committee". In 1980 the organisation changed its name to "The Odinic Rite" after it was believed that it had gained enough significan ...

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Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Goddess

A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a "god". A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases even hermaphroditic (or gender neutral) deities. As the concept of monotheism and polytheism can be relativistic, so too can related concepts be culturally misunderstood. The concept of gender as applied to a god and goddess, may connote deeper tendencies of patriarchy and matriarchy, which ...

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Goddess - Ancient Near East

Goddess - Indo-European religion

Goddess - Abrahamic religions

Goddess - New religious movements

Goddess - Secular use

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Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Yule

Yule was the winter solstice celebration of the Germanic pagans. In Germanic Neopaganism it is one of the eight solar holidays, or sabbats, where Yule is celebrated on the winter solstice: in the northern hemisphere, circa December 21, and in the southern hemisphere, circa June 21. "Yule" and "Yuletide" are also archaic terms for Christmas, sometimes invoked in songs to provide atmosphere. Indeed, this is the only meaning of "Yule" accepted by either the full Oxford English Dictionary or the Concise Oxford Dictionary, and peopl ...

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Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Litha

Litha, also called Midsummer, marked the turning point between the months of Erelitha and Afterlitha in the ancient Germanic calendar, and is one of the eight Neopagan sabbats. The term is especially used in the recreated calendar of the revived Germanic religion of Asatru. Among the ancient Germanic cultures, this term appears to have been specifically Anglo-Saxon. See also: Germani ...

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Litha - Homonym

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Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Rede

Rede is an archaic word meaning, among other things, "saying" and "advice." It is cognate with German Rede and An is an archaic term meaning "if". Today, the word Rede is most often used by Neopagans, especially by followers of Wicca and Ásatrú. Notable Redes include: The Wiccan Rede The Norse Rede of Honour Rede is also a placename: Rede, Suffolk ...

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Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Artgemeinschaft

The Artgemeinschaft Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft (AG GGG) is a German Neopagan organization, founded in 1951. In 1983 it merged with the Nordungen (founded 1924). One of the basic tenets of the Artgemeinschaft (loosely translated as "racial community") is the Artglaube ("racial belief"). The Artgemeinschaft fosters the belief in northern and teutonic religions. Membership of the Artgemeinscha ...

Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Teudt

Wilhelm Teudt (1860 – 1942) was a völkisch lay archaeologist searching for an ancient Germanic civilization. His 1929 work Germanische Heiligtümer continues to have some currency in esoteric and neopagan communities. Teudt was particularly interested in the Externsteine, which he suggested was the location of the Saxon Irminsul. He trusted in his paranormal faculty of picking up the "vibrations" of his ancestors helping him visualize ancient sceneries of the sites he was researching. Teudt joined the NSDAP aged 73, in 1933.

Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Midsummer

Midsummer, or Litha as it was known by the ancient Germanic peoples and to this day by many Neopagans, refers the period of time centered upon the summer solstice and the religious celebrations that accompany it. Also called "Midsommar" in Swedish, Midsummer-related holidays, traditions and celebrations, many of which are non-Christian in origin (apart from the designation "St John's Day"), are particularly important in Finland and Sweden, but found also in other parts of Northern Europe, Britain and elsewhere. Including:

Midsummer - Neopaganism

Midsummer - Litha

Midsummer - External link

Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Heathenry

Heathenry is the term preferred, in the UK (and increasingly elsewhere), by many followers of Germanic paganism or Germanic neopaganism as the name of their religion. While some practitioners use the term as equivalent to Paganism, others use it much more specifically. It is used by those who are re-creating the old religion and worldview from the literary and archaeological sources, who describe themselves as "Heathen" in part to distinguish themselves from other pagans whose rituals come from other sources. Some North ...

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Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Zeus

Zeús or Dzeús (Greek Ζεύς) or Dias (Greek Δίας) ("divine king") is the leader of the gods and god of the sky and thunder in Greek mythology. Zeus - Prehistory. Zeus is the continuation of Dyeus, the supreme god in Indo-European religion, also continued as Vedic Dyaus Pitar (cf. Jupiter), and as Tyr (Ziu, Tiw, Tiwaz) in Germanic and Norse mythology. Tyr was however supplanted by Odin as the supreme god among the Germanic tribes and they did not identify Zeu ...

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Zeus - Prehistory

Zeus - Zeus in myth

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Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Runic alphabet

The Runic alphabets are a set of related alphabets using letters known as runes, formerly used to write Germanic languages, mainly in Scandinavia and the British Isles. In all their varieties they may be considered an ancient writing system of Northern Europe. The Scandinavian version is known as Futhark (derived from its first six letters: 'F', 'U' 'Th', 'A', 'R', and 'K'), and the Anglo-Saxon version as Futhorc (also so named after its first letters). The earliest runic inscriptions date from ca. 150, and the al ...

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Runic alphabet - Background

Runic alphabet - Elder Fuþark

Runic alphabet - Names

Runic alphabet - Modern use

Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia II - Germanic neopaganism - History

The first modern attempt at revival of ancient Germanic religion took place in the 19th Century during the late Romantic Period amidst a general resurgence of interest in traditional Germanic culture, in particular in connection with romantic nationalism in Scandinavia and the related Viking revival in Victorian era Britain. The last traditional pagan sacrifices in Scandinavia, at Trollkyrka, appear to date to about this time. Organized Germanic pagan or occult groups such as the Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft emerged in Germany in ...

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