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Writings & Resources
Essays on the tradition, thew, worship, sacred time, and communal life. Each title opens the complete article.
The Tradition
The Name Fyrnsegen
Ancient inheritance and the meaning of the name.
Evidence and Reconstruction
Attested, reconstructed, and instituted practice; the Anglo-Saxon centre of the tradition.
One Tradition, Many Traditions
Orthopraxic heterodoxy; shared rites, local traditions, and the ways the gods reveal themselves to a people.
Thew
What Is Thew?
Habit, conduct, judgement, and character formed through deeds.
Gift and Obligation
Fitting returns, honest terms, and the limits of obligation.
Sōþ and Trēowþ
What is so, and what it means to be true to another.
Honour and Reputation
Trustworthiness, public judgement, and a name honestly earned.
Frið and the Life of the Cynn
Belonging, mutual responsibility, disagreement, and the work of keeping frið.
Wyrd and the Consequences of Deeds
Wyrd, orleag, inherited circumstances, and the consequences our deeds leave to others.
Worship and Sacred Space
Gods, Forebears, and Wights
Distinct religious relationships; practice within hearth and cynn.
The Old English Blótorc
Ritual classification and the relationship of blót and blód; a philological study with an afterword on reconstruction.
Sacral Kingship
The king, the folk, the land, and the still-empty throne.
The Ealh
The hearg, the wíh, and the constitution of sacred ground.
The Brothers Who Set the World
Wóden, Willja, Wéoha, and the measure of sacred space.
Wéohende
Living fire, the gealdor, and the establishment of the ealh.
The Gods and the Conditions of Approach
Divine limits, particular relationships, reciprocal obligations, and the keeping of entrusted religious knowledge.
Hearth and Household
Remembrance, hospitality, seasonal care, and the transmission of religious life within the household.
The Shared Meal and the Work of Gathering
The work of feasting, provision, service, and remembrance; the distinct purposes of húsel and symbel.