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Hrethe, the Victorious Spring Goddess

Posted by Byron Pendason on February 25, 2020 CE, in Heathen worship, Heathenry, Reconstruction

On my reconstructed Anglo-Saxon Calendar, today is the beginning of Hreþmonaþ (the þ letter is called thorn, and pronounced as ‘th’ in thin). Bede tells us that it roughly corresponds to March, and the month is named after the goddess Hrethe (Hrēðe in Old English, where the ð letter is called eth and is pronounced as the ‘th’ in that), because the Anglo-Saxons made offerings to her in this month. (Hrethe is Latinised as Rheda, and you’ll sometimes seen her referred to as such.)Hrethe is one of two goddesses mentioned by Bede that we have no record of anywhere else,...

Follow me on Twitter!

Posted by Byron Pendason on January 31, 2020 CE, in Updates

I started a Twitter account. On it, I plan to post thoughts that are likely to evolve into future blog posts. You may also get glimpses into my everyday life. You can find me at @ByronEugene1.

Workplace Wights

Posted by Byron Pendason on January 28, 2020 CE, in Heathen worldview, Heathen worship, Heathenry

In Heathenry, a wight is a term generally used for spiritual beings that don’t fall under the categories of gods (and goddesses) or ancestors. Originally, it had the meaning of any sentient being (including humans), but that’s generally not how its used today.

My Ritual Format

Posted by Byron Pendason on January 4, 2020 CE, in Heathen basics, Heathen worship

On the r/heathenry subreddit, we get a lot of new Heathens asking how to do offerings. Lārhūs Fyrnsida has a great page on their ritual format, but it is too formal for regular offerings for my tastes and, I think, best reserved for special occasions such as holy tides. What I want to do in this blog post is take you step by step through how I do my regular offerings.

Beginning my journey into Old English

Posted by Byron Pendason on December 28, 2019 CE, in Updates

For Yule, my girlfriend got me the book Complete Old English (Anglo-Saxon) by Mark Atherton. I’m really excited to start learning Old English. My goal is to eventually be able to write my prayers to the gods in the tongue that my ancestors used to worship them.Old English was the language of the Anglo-Saxons. The Anglo-Saxons were a group of tribes that originally came to present day England at the invitation of the Britons (a Celtic tribe) after the Roman armies abandoned the British Isles to fight in wars on the continent. The Britons weren’t used to fighting for themselves,...