Hale and be welcome! This is the official blog and web space for the Kindred Hall of Hammerhof, a folkish tribal kindred of Heathen faith commonly known as Ásatrú. Ásatrú is the commonly used word to cover a large area of Germanic Heathenism we are a Theodish Folk tribe of Saxon-Norse belief. Most Theods practice a strictly Anglo-Saxon for of Heathenry using Old English words and the old English names of the Gods and Goddess (e.g., Woden vs. Odin).
Theodish Belief or Þéodisc Geléafa in Old English meaning "tribal faith"; this is the "belief in the tribe." Theods generally hold certain beliefs
in common (but not necessarily
all of them). Amongst these social concepts are:
- Sacral leadership, the idea of a
sacral ruler
that collectively holds the luck of
the tribe.
- A tribal assembly, a place where
the folk can
make law and discuss problems.
- A structured society, one which
has distinct social
classes in which one has to learn their position; that all have freedom
of
conscience, and finally, that folk can be bond together by oaths and blood into a tribe.
Theodism holds that the natural place for
Germanic Heathenism and the worship of the Germanic Gods and Goddesses
is in a
tribal society. We hold a belief in Wyrd, the idea of giving to the Gods and getting gifts in
return,
frith and grith (peace within the tribe and between tribes
respectively), and
general thews concerning conduct of one’s self. Within Theodish Belief, there is the support
network of the
tribe. Every member of a theod serves as mutual support for the other
members and help reinforce our Heathen view of the world .
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