Asatru TV

Video Description: "Here Sveriges Asatrosamfund (i.e. The Swedish Asatru Society) is holding a blót to celebrate Spring at Easter Day 2009 in Old Uppsala in Sweden. This shows parts of the personal offering with blót gifts gathered around the idols representing Freyr the God of Fertility and Freyja the Goddess of Love, a stylized male organ and a stylized female organ. "

Video Description: "Here Sveriges Asatrosamfund (i.e. The Swedish Asatru Society) is holding a blót to celebrate Spring at Easter Day 2009 in Old Uppsala in Sweden. Here we see Spring fighting Winter, which results in glíma wrestling (Viking belt wrestling or Icelandic belt wrestling). It's all in Swedish, but subtitled in English."

Video Description: "Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology explores the damage caused by sugary foods." Very good, lively video about sugar, high fructose corn syrup and how it causes diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. This is not specifically about Asatru, but it is an important health issue.

Just a friendly notice: I received a message from Geocities recently. They are going to be shutting Geocities down in October 2009. Any pages/websites you may have on Geocites will be LOST if you do not retrieve your pages and post them somewhere else. There are a lot of great Asatru pages on Geocities; it would be a shame if they were lost. If you know someone with a Geocities page or website, please let them know that their site will be GONE in October of 2009 and ask them to relocate their pages somewhere else, perhaps Blogspot.com or Wordpress.com.

Video Description: "Here I ramble on about a couple of decent books, since that seems to be one of the most requested things people ask for. "Do you have some book recommendations?" Well, here's the answer to that question."

Video Description: "Some Other-Worldly Places to go once one dies."

Video Description: "This is another take of the same message, but with different lightning and higher picture quality, just to test how these videos can be improved. My ancestors' grave. My thoughts about the word "ancestors". Here I'm using the word for indicating people who have lived at my place before me, even if they cannot be proven to be my genealogical or genetical ancestors. To me bloodline isn't important at all. I feel more connected to people who has been living at my place before me. This is a 5,300 years old passage tomb (gånggrift, jættestue, Ganggrab) from the Neolithic period. It's called Södra Ängshögen (i.e. "the southern meadow mound") (Falköping stad Raä nr 9) and it's situated at the crossing of Scheelegatan and Torstensonsgatan in Falköping in Västergötland in Sweden. This video is made by a member of Sveriges Asatrosamfund http://www.asatrosamfundet.se/ "

Video Description: "Forn Sed is a polytheistic and pluralistic pagan religion. We believe in myths and a cyclic understanding of time. This is in opposition to monotheism, national socialism, fundamentalism, and "The One And Only Truth". This is a summary of the book "Det stora sambandet" (i.e. "The Great Connection") (2009) by Mårten Bäckström, who is a member of Sveriges Asatrosamfund. This video is made by a member of Sveriges Asatrosamfund http://www.asatrosamfundet.se/ "

Video Description: "Here I am talking about the misconceptions that Forn Sed or Asatru is a racistic religion or a warrior religion. I also say something about this rune casting (rune divination) that I really wonder where and when it was created. This video is made by a member of Sveriges Asatrosamfund http://www.asatrosamfundet.se/ . "

Video Description: "The story of the Second Merseburg Spell as told by Birgit Knorr."

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Video Description: "Steven McNallen being interviewed by Stefn Thorsman of The Hammer of Thor Kindred on "You're A European American Drawn to Native American Spirituality".

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Video Description: "Steven McNallen interviewed on "Folkish Asatru", by Stefn Thorsman, Godhi of Hammer of Thor Kindred. Filmed live at Ostara 2009 hosted by Hammer of Thor Kindred."

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Video Description: "Join the Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) as we revisit our extraordinary Asatru gathering in June 2009. This slideshow is a small representation of the activities and kinship experienced by all as we gathered at the Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer. Many ceremonies took place with well-spoken words led by Steve McNallen, Johnny Hulsey, Jule Cole-Hulsey, and our special guest, David James. Mr. James premiered the Midsummer blot that he had been working on and refining for decades. Another highlight of the event was the wedding of Scott Ackland and Cynthia Boyes of Minnesota, who made elaborate preparations to the delight of us all. We had outstanding presentations led by Liz Ashmead, Birgit Knorr, David James, and Steve McNallen. Stefn Thorsman entertained us well, in true comedic fashion, as he emceed a successful raffle and auction. We had a great team of women and men who planned and prepared our meals, sharing the burden with plenty of volunteer help. With buoyant spirits we gathered at an evening concert where we clapped and sang along with The Blarney Band, whose song, "Spancil Hill" is featured with this slideshow. (In the lyrics, a man dreams about his return to his childhood village at Midsummer where he views the changes over time, but in the end, he awakens in California.) New friendships and greater commitment to the AFA and our folkway were the end result of our gathering -- with our far-journeying guests all confirming their attendance at next year's Midsummer in the Sierras. For more information about the AFA and our branch of heathenry, go to www.runestone.org. Contact us at afa@runestone.org. Steve & Sheila McNallen"

Video Description: "Here Sveriges Asatrosamfund (i.e. The Swedish Asatru Society) is holding a blót to celebrate Spring at Easter Day 2009 in Old Uppsala in Sweden. Per Lundberg, who is the Goði of the Council, is declaring the blót frith (i.e. the peace during the ceremony). It's all in Swedish, but subtitled in English.

Sveriges Asatrosamfunds vårblot i Gamla Uppsala på påskdagen 2009. Här lyser rådsgode Per Lundberg blotfrid."

Video Description: "Here Sveriges Asatrosamfund (i.e. The Swedish Asatru Society) is holding a blót to celebrate Spring at Easter Day 2009 in Old Uppsala in Sweden. This is the introductional music while the circle was formed at the beginning of the ceremony. The shawm player heard is the saxophonist Roland Keijser. Around 60 participants formed the circle.

Sveriges Asatrosamfunds vårblot i Gamla Uppsala på påskdagen 2009. Inledningsmusiken medan ringen formas. Saxofonisten Roland Keijser spelar här skalmeja. Runt 60 personer deltog i ringen."

Video Description: Freyr is the Norse god of fertility. His name means simply "Lord". In Swedish his name is Frö or Frej. This Freyr idol is carved by Annika Wennberg. The idol is carved in pinewood, but the phallus is made of liliacwood. Music by Ennio Morricone."

Video Description: "Each culture is unique and should be preserved, as should global diversity culture. Room in modern culture for ethnic black pride, native pride, etc., but white or European pride is often mistaken as racism: a cultural double standard.

Most Nordic pagans and Heathen likely to confront the question of racism sooner or later. To be proud to European is not to say one is better than anybody else. Simply to say one knows who one is. The chain of generations most important, and our ancestral cultures are our heirlooms.

Tribal religions serve to sustain the tribe, in harmony with the land, down through time. In Nordic Heathenism, everything virtuous supports and helps the land, the tribe, the community or civilization.

We should all be proud, wherever we come from. Be proud, keep our ancient cultures alive. Odin says the only thing that survives a man is his honour."

Video Description: "Pride, in Christian Culture, is among the Seven Deadly Sins. Pride is a big part of the revival and preservation of indigenous cultures, especially among youth, who need be proud of their heritage to carry our indigenous cultures down the chain of generations.

Room in modern culture for ethnic pride, black pride, native pride, etc., but white or European pride is often mistaken as racism. Each culture is unique and should be preserved, as should the global diversity of culture."

Video Description: "Hoax or history? On November 8, 1898, a Swedish immigrant farmer, Olof Ohman, and his ten-year-old son say they found a Scandinavian runestone, dated 1362, wedged in the roots of a tree in rural Minnesota."

Video Description: "Introduction to the new non-profit organization called the Fridhgard Fellowship Society, dedicated to the celebration of the Old Ways of the Nordic and Germanic tribes."