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<blockquote data-quote="LeifVignirsson" data-source="post: 1838203" data-attributes="member: 10833"><p>First off, I want to say this... As an Odinist/Norseman myself, I fully endorse this discussion... Not that it mattered, but I am glad that there is a discussion like this going on.</p><p></p><p>There are a few books that I have invested in (besides the Eddas and Sagas) that take a critical look at the different Norse Sagas as well as the Germanic sagas, doing a nice contrast and compare... They even went as far as breaking down Frigga's hand maidens and the like. Sadly, I am at work and cannot get a title at the moment *sniff* sucks getting older, memory slips away.</p><p></p><p>As far as the cult of Odin goes... eh... It was considered suicidal to follow him anyway, seeing that the almighty paranoia of Odin was so overwhelming he would take any of his followers in their prime to stave off Ragnarok. Usually the cults were associated with the Fins and the Fins migrated from the Slov regions. Then again, if you know Finland, you would have to be crazy to be there in the first place... At least in that time frame... *thanks Odin I am part Finnish*</p><p></p><p>In the end though, it is all moot. Not only were the people fractured with multiple Jarls who would put their own spin on the deities, but the only thing that kept them interested was because that was the only thing they knew. We, sadly, were fickle people in those days and if the crops weren't doing well with Odin... Hey, lets give this guy Jesus a try... Maybe he will take care of the crops. If that didn't work, then it was onto another deity. Heck, I can't find a Fellowship that has anything the same way...</p><p></p><p>Then again, that is the beauty of it all. No organization means that there is no corruption due to religious power. You don't have the local priest pointing a finger in your face and demanding you do something because Odin/Thor/Tyr/Loki said it and it is in the book of Earthquakes 13:17...</p><p></p><p>A little tangent, I know... Just my own views and opinions since I live the lifestyle. *grins*</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LeifVignirsson, post: 1838203, member: 10833"] First off, I want to say this... As an Odinist/Norseman myself, I fully endorse this discussion... Not that it mattered, but I am glad that there is a discussion like this going on. There are a few books that I have invested in (besides the Eddas and Sagas) that take a critical look at the different Norse Sagas as well as the Germanic sagas, doing a nice contrast and compare... They even went as far as breaking down Frigga's hand maidens and the like. Sadly, I am at work and cannot get a title at the moment *sniff* sucks getting older, memory slips away. As far as the cult of Odin goes... eh... It was considered suicidal to follow him anyway, seeing that the almighty paranoia of Odin was so overwhelming he would take any of his followers in their prime to stave off Ragnarok. Usually the cults were associated with the Fins and the Fins migrated from the Slov regions. Then again, if you know Finland, you would have to be crazy to be there in the first place... At least in that time frame... *thanks Odin I am part Finnish* In the end though, it is all moot. Not only were the people fractured with multiple Jarls who would put their own spin on the deities, but the only thing that kept them interested was because that was the only thing they knew. We, sadly, were fickle people in those days and if the crops weren't doing well with Odin... Hey, lets give this guy Jesus a try... Maybe he will take care of the crops. If that didn't work, then it was onto another deity. Heck, I can't find a Fellowship that has anything the same way... Then again, that is the beauty of it all. No organization means that there is no corruption due to religious power. You don't have the local priest pointing a finger in your face and demanding you do something because Odin/Thor/Tyr/Loki said it and it is in the book of Earthquakes 13:17... A little tangent, I know... Just my own views and opinions since I live the lifestyle. *grins* [/QUOTE]
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