Aldsidu (Old Saxon Heathenry)

What doe the historical sources say about Germanic* ethics and morality, and the Germanic* legal system? (PS- we do live in a modern...

Before I delve into the topic of New and Full Moon ritual, I just want to state that I am now officially back to blogging. I needed some...

At the bottom of this article, I will give the 2024 dates for these historical Heathen holidays for modern practice for Old Ways Heathens....

Historical Germanic Heathenry had three major blots, which lasted for three days. Historical Heathens in Sweden also had a minor...

Odin's Wife (Frigg) doesn't get the same attention as Freyja. In many posts on social media things attributed to Frigg are incorrectly...

A comparison of two approaches. While the eddas and sagas are "folklore", these are not sources "folk-traditionalists" pay attention to....

Were the so called "Scandianvian and Germanic Heathens" more brutal than other societies, all of which practiced violence in order to...

Disclaimer: Aldsidu is about the Old Ways Aldsidu means "Old Ways/Customs." While Birthday parties for kids/adults were not a historical...

Dr. Andreas Nordberg: “The pre-Christian Yule feast occurs at the first full moon after the first new moon following the winter solstice,...

I believe that Aldsidu should never be in the business of telling Asatru what to do, with only one lone exception. We in Aldsidu have...

My goal is to have this be the most comprehensive article on the world wide web on Historical Pre-christian Heathen holidays and...

This Folklore is my educated guess on what stories the Saxons (from Old Saxony) shared in their Wine Halls and at their Sacred Groves....

A war raged between Christian Franks and Heathen Saxons for thirty-three years, between 772 CE and 804 CE. The war was called The Saxon...

Aldsidu is Old Saxon Heathenry. The post-Christian Icelandic Misseri calendar has nothing to do with historical Saxon Heathenry. The...

There are various groups who use similar titles to Aldsidu. Here is a brief list of them that I found in literally two minutes of...

Historical Germanic Heathenry had three major blots, which lasted for three days. Historical Heathens also had a minor celebration which...

This past weekend, I had someone send me this jpeg making fun of it, and another send it to me asking if it was accurate. 1. The Romans...

This article is about the Heathen Heroes of Heathen Saxony, and not the heroes of England. Widukind The greatest Heathen Saxon Hero. ...

Any discussion of Old Saxon Heathenry, usually begins with the Irminsul, the most famous Old Saxon site of worship. Many in modern...

I was asked an interesting question this week, one that we Heathens should discuss: "I have a question. This upcoming full moon my son...