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The Anglo-Saxon Calendar page has been updated with a new algorithm

Posted by Byron Pendason on August 3, 2022 CE, in Heathenry, Anglo-saxon calendar, Updates, Tech

I have updated my Anglo-Saxon Calendar page to use a new algorithm that determines the beginning of the month. Comparing my results with a moon sighting website1, the old algorithm had a 50% accuracy (every other month was a day off). Using the new algorithm, it appears to have a 100% accuracy. Trigger warning: This website is a Christian website from the Hebraic roots movement. It is possible this site can trigger some individuals who has had trauma inflicted by Christianity. ↩

The Story of Creation

Posted by Byron Pendason on August 1, 2022 CE, in Heathenry, Cosmology, Myths, Reconstruction

I’m working on a novela at the moment, called Young Penda and the Swamp Ettin. In the story, a young Penda goes to a witch to inquire about the origins of the ettins, and she ends up telling him about the origins of everything. So, I wrote a myth for the story, and decided to share it here.

We have a Domain Name!

Posted by Byron Pendason on July 30, 2022 CE, in Updates

As of today, Mine Wyrtruman has it’s own domain name! While the most recent url of the website (https://byronpendason.github.io) will redirect to the new domain name (https://www.minewyrtruman.com), you might as well go ahead and update your bookmarks and news feed reader (if you’re using one to keep up with my blog).

Prayer Structure

Posted by Byron Pendason on July 27, 2022 CE, in Heathen basics, Heathen worship, Heathenry, Reconstruction

Prayer structure. What is it? As the name implies, it is the structure of prayer. Many religions have a prescribed prayer structure. Christianity has several of the them, two of the most popular forms being A-C-T-S (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) and the You-Who-Do-Through format. We do not have any surviving prayers from the pre-Christian Anglo-Saxons, so we can’t be certain how they structured their prayers. However, we can make a pretty good guess based upon how other Proto-Indo-Europeans1 did it. As Larhus Fyrnsida notes: The Proto-Indo-Europeans are the hypothesised ancestors of the vast majority of cultures from Europe and India,...

Runic Numerals- A proposal for writing numbers in runes

Posted by Byron Pendason on May 31, 2022 CE, in Runes

I've written a couple blog posts about writing modern English in runes (Here and here). One problem that arises is writing numbers in runes. As some may already know, the numbers we use on a regular basis (0, 1, 2, 3, etc) are called Arabic numerals. While it's fine to use these when writing in runes, it's not very helpful if you're wanting to keep your thoughts private. It also doesn't look as good, in my opinion. Your milage may vary though Medieval and early modern Scandinavians sometimes used the Pentimal system for writing numbers, but the Anglo-Saxons did not...