snipped-for-privacy@lycos.com wrote:
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>> Asatru...The Way of Our Ancestors...
>> Calling Us Home
>> Asatru is an expression of the native, pre-Christian spirituality of
>> Europe. More specifically, it is the Way by which the Germanic peoples
>> have traditionally related to the Divine and to the world around >> them.
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>> >From Iceland to Russia, from the frozen north of Scandinavia to the
>> Mediterranean, the Germanic peoples wandered and settled over a span
>> of thousands of years. Today, their descendants are spread around the
>> world. We may refer to ourselves as Americans or English, Germans or
>> Canadians, but behind these labels lurks an older, more essential
>> identity. Our forefathers were Angles and Saxons, Lombards and Heruli,
>> Goths and Vikings - and, as sons and daughters of these peoples, we
>> are united by ties of blood and culture undimmed by the centuries. >>
>> Asatru is our native Way. Just as there is Native American religion
>> and native African religion, so there is native European religion.
>> Asatru is one of its expressions. It gave our ancestors comfort in
>> millennia past, and it can give us strength and inspiration today. >>
>> The word "Asatru" comes to us from Old Norse, the tongue of ancient
>> Scandinavia, where it means "those loyal to the Gods." Since the
>> ancient Scandinavian version of our Way is the best documented, it has
>> given us much of Asatru's terminology and imagery. The soul of Asatru,
>> however, is not confined to the Scandinavian model, but encapsulates
>> the belief of all the Germanic peoples. Indeed, Asatru reflects the
>> deeper religiosity common to virtually all the nations of Europe. >>
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>> Asatru Folk Assembly
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>> Willi
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> I'm afraid asatru is off-topic in rec.knives (they're more into islam).
> The Flonk is where your post belongs.
I thought beer was the way by which the Germanic peoples have traditionally related to the world around them.