Why Asatru? (Part 1)

Zachary Nicastro of the Asatru Folk Assembly (Me) explaining how and why I came to Asatru

Category:

Education

Tags:

• nature
• pagan
• heathen
• ásatrú
• asatru
• Odin
• Thor

[Wanderer359]

The Finnish flag is ironic. Finland is not a nordic country. In regards to pagan religions, Finnish paganism is seperate from Norse paganism.

[BostonHeathen]

@Wanderer359 I'm half and half :p

[dg63641]

really bad audio

[BostonHeathen]

@dg63641 Thanks. Glad for your input on my laptop recording from over 2 years ago.

[WolfTheAtheist]

@91JohnMark no it's the flag or Norway

[BostonHeathen]

@WolfTheAtheist

Naw, he had it, it's Finland. Norway is Red with a blue cross outlined in white.

[BostonHeathen]

@timsespindel

jag är ledsen att du känner så. men, min "nordic blod"

är lika ren som din. ;-)

I think it's ignorant for you to claim that only people who live in Nordic countries can be heathen. Just a hint, ever heard of Wodan, or Donar, or Ukko?

There were people who honored the pantheon in places other than Sweden and Norway. And guess what. One of those places was North America (If for a very short time.)

[TheBlackOnWhiteCrime]

@Oswulf1 I don't put others "down" but when they are invading our countries every day, it's hard not to.

[BillHicks420]

What does the symbol on your shirt and arm mean?

[AugustSixProductions]

@Lesson69PAC I agree with you, I had the same circumstance. I was born into a christian family, but I always felt like something was wrong. When i found out my ancestors came from Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Scandinavia (northern European area), I started looking into the past. I found Asatru and fell in love with it. I have been a proud Asatruar for about 2-3 years now. Hail Lesson69PAC =D

[jluhavalja]

@Wanderer359 I have Estonian ancestry and have accepted Asatru as my religion many years ago. To say Finland is not a Nordic country is silly. Finland and Estonia share just as much bond with modern day Asatru as any of the other Scandinavian countries as well as having similar cultures. Just because their gods and goddesses were know in the Finno-Ugric languages and not Germanic does not make us any less. The equivalents of Ukko or Taara is THOR.

[Ulfvaldr2012]

Like the tat, and the bind rune, but cant hear a word your saying, the music was fine , but cant hear you.

[Schutzraumtechnik999]

@Beerholm LOL I think that was the hardest thing to learn in English. Being German myself, I know we just say the "t" sound (Theater, Labyrinth), but in English, I got by just using the "ss" sound (example: death was said as "dess"). some people thought I was gay or retarded XD

[Schutzraumtechnik999]

@rabidbadger73 you know, sometimes when people talk, their tone may make them seem that way, when it is definitely not their intention. I had professors like that. Don't say someone is arrogant based only on their voice, judge on actions! BTW where do you get off saying books are for "fagits?" Oh, wait you're one of those sheeple who believe the voices in your head, right? Please learn to spell next time you post dumb remarks.