Throughout the past decades, everyone associated Viking culture with a barbarian and hostile race. Lawless in nature, savage in rituals, and mindless in their actions. Not that the Vikings didn't invade and pillage their fair share of lands, but while they were a warring society, violence was not their identity. The misconception regarding Nordic peoples could be traced back in history to the Christianization of Scandinavia, the severe shortage of Scandinavian historical accounts, and the ...

You picked up this book and started to read it, but why have you chosen this book, and why have you chosen the Asatru religion. Perhaps you know nothing about Norse Heathenry, or maybe you have heard a little about it, and you want to know more. It does not matter why you chose to start this journey; it only matters that this journey is starting. At worst, this book will provide you with a way to live your life that is honorable. At best, you will find a plethora of gods and goddesses that...

Imagine a world where everybody followed a set of morals and virtues that made us all better, where we worked as kindred to solve goals and create a successful society for everyone to live in peace. Asatru is the religion of such people. It doesn't dictate or punish its followers but encourages us to be the best we can be. So, I hear you ask, how does that relate to Norsemen and their Viking counterparts? It may surprise you that even these most violent warriors and marauders had a moral c...