Would like to mention that a lot of the Norse sources also speak of stories that happened on the European mainland. They are not just the legacy of the Norse, rather a part of the legacy of all the Germanic peoples who have spread out since the Nordic Bronze age. I do not say this to over shadow or not acknowledge the various Germanic peoples but simply to state the truth and for us to share in our pride of our shared Germanic heritage, culture, and history. Hail!
Great video it's nice to see someone making content on Anglo-Saxon Paganism, I was wondering once you have done your Anglo-Saxon series could you do a video about the Britonic God's like Nodens, Maponos, Leucetios, Sulis, Coventina, Brigantia ect, or figures from later English folklore like Herne, Albion and Albina, Woodwose, Robin Goodfellow, John Barleycorn, King Herla, Brutus, Bladud, Asrai, or Mythology like the realm of Avalon/Orchard Isle or perhaps English traditions such as Wassailing and Leechcraft, festivals like Jack in the Green, Lamas, Punkie Night, Garland Day ect? I haven't found any channel that posts content about either Britonic Paganism or English Folklore
I actually "found" your Channel this evening and it is very serendipitous to me as I am planning on recreating a Viking Age/AngloSaxon Village for people to experience Life of that time period. I want them to see how Paganism is still a Living Path as it has been for me my whole Life. Thank you! I will be watching more of your videos in the days ahead.
I recently discovered I'm mostly English and Scottish. Was always told I was mostly Swede. I have been trying to find history of England ever since. Am also Heathen. Thank you for the info on paganism in ancient England!
@@td370 Highland Scots are Celtic, but lowland Scots are Germanic. Most Lowland Scots are descended from Angles and would have lived in the northern part of Northumbria, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom.
Not everyone in Scotland is a “Scot” in the sense that term was originally meant. Even in terms of Celts, you have Brythonic and Gaelic. Then un the north there is a huge Scandinavian/Norse influence. In many areas, there’s a clear mixing of Celtic and Norse culture as well.
I'm of French descent so choosing the proper type of paganism has been tough for me. I'm mostly Norman so I tend to go for the Norse variety but it can feel a bit larpy. I think the best thing is to connect to whichever gods and practices most speak to you out of the traditions of your ancestors. I also have some Anglo-Saxon heritage, so this will be useful to me.
Loved the video mate! I’m based in Scotland and a Norse Pagan. I will be following this series for sure as I learn more about my Anglo-Saxon ancestors!
I'm American and I adore English mythology. I'm asatru myself but I wanna see the English variation. As tbh my ancestors probably worshipped Wotan not Odin. I'm not Norwegian or Danish, technically not English either depending on who you ask but that's where my ancestors are from. But I'm unfamiliar with English mythology. Thank you for this video. Gotta love learning more about this variation of Germanic polytheism.
My ancestors were the first to inhabit the English land. Later becoming Anglo Saxon and today we still exist. I feel a need to return back to my ancestral lands and retiring.
My wife, who comes from French ancestry, got me to wondering about mine. There is only myself and a nephew left in this line. I went a number of sites, coat of arms and such. One of the sites that interested me explained how the surname Stokes came to England and Ireland with the anglo saxons. There is also a Viking related term for fortified village but they came to England way after the Anglo Saxons. All of this has got really interesting to me. I subscribed and thank you for a really interesting video. Do it again, my friend and could be village dweller!
Ive always wondered about the Anglo-Saxon pantheon. When people talk about paganism in the british and irish isles, they usually refer to celtic and irish mythology, so its nice to see the Saxon gods getting some limelight.
I call myself a Germanic Pagan but it is fundamentally saxon (Anglisc) paganism. Love the video and the fact you highlight the reality of Saxon belief as distinct from norse paganism
Thank you so much for giving me the means to learn more about my ancestors. My surname is originally Hilliard, but I was adopted as a young child into the McKnight family. A DNA test showed my origins to be rooted in the Anglo-Saxon peoples. Your work is allowing me to learn more about where I come from and how my ancestors lived. Having a sense of “belonging” is wonderful for me and I’m sure countless others. Again, thank you so much for the gift of your hard work and research
Excellent as always, Connor. Thanks for all this knowledge. Less known is the toponymy related to Wodan in Galicia (northwestern Iberia), where the Suebi finallly settled. The place name is Dombodán. Derived from the contraction of "Dominus" (lord, master) and "Vodanus" which points to the same name for this god recorded in Swabia. In this case the "Don" part is usual in places associated with saints throughout Iberia and Gaul. So yes, the correct romance form should be "Don Vodan" but since it is a tiny village and royal officials of course didn't know who Wodan was, they just wrote it and recorded it as it sounds. It should also be pointed that the assembly of the Suebian Kingdom gathered relatively close of Dombodán. If someone wants more info on this, just ask. Greetings!
Norse, Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, etc. Paganism. ALL under the wider "Germanic" umbrella. And it is beautiful that one large group can have so many branches and flavors.
I'd love to see a video further going into which gods were most important to whom and where - I'm particularly interested in the Kingdom of Northumbria.
Wow great video. I'm very much interested in Anglo-Saxon paganism. I'm familiar with Norse paganism already, and am very inspired by Odin/Wodan. But I'm more drawn toward AS paganism, for some reason. Thanks for sharing this. Btw, I might be in the minority of viewers here who aren't European. I'm actually American, and my heritage is Lebanese. According to my DNA, I'm 15% Northern European (which is not uncommon for Lebanese, given our history and all). Anyway, thank you for saying that we don't have to be English to feel welcome here. I appreciate that. I have subscribed to the channel.
Thank you . I really appreciate the work you have done to put this together . This is something I am very interested in while traveling the Pagan path regarding the Anglo Saxons .Oh my gosh I am number 100 on the likes !
People need to remember that although SOME Anglo-Saxons went to Britain, not all did. There was a thriving population back in Saxony and northern Germania that gave Charlemagne fits for quite a while. Oh, and before I forget, my father's parents moved from Germany to the U.S. in the early 1930s. And they were originally from north west Germany. So at least half my ancestry is from the region of the Dutch, Frisians, Anglo-Saxons, etc.
Some relatives of my paternal grandmother did some research and found that we were descended from Widukind (as in the pagan warlord that rebelled against Charlemagne). I hold him close to my heart, and researching paganism makes me feel closer to my roots and ancestors.
Just took a DNA test and found out I'm 58% English, 24% Scottish, 11% Germanic, and a few % Swedish and Norse. I'm very familiar with Greek Paganism but I'd like to learn more about the beliefs of my ancestors.
Are you in Tamworth by any chance then? If so, strange coincidence as so am I and doing general research on Anglo-Saxons came across your good self. Keep it up mate!
It's really interesting to hear that the Wanderer poem was passed on by word of mouth, and was only written down by a priest. Because I remember that the ending had the Wanderer finding salvation and comfort in the worship of God. Which would mean that the ending was a Chritianised version of the original, and not actually how the poem was meant to end. That's a shame, I wish we knew what the real ending was in the original.
They highest Gods were the ones of nearly all Germanic people: The Allfather Odin (Western Germanic: Wodan), his wife Frija (Frigg), Thor (Donar/Thunor) and Tyr (Tiw/Tiwaz)
@@Texasmade74 The names varied from tribe to tribe... The Eastern Germanic tribes, for example the Goths and Vandals, called them Wodanaz (Woden/Odin), Tiwaz (Tyr), Dunraz (Thor/Donar/Thunor) and Freis (Frigg/Frigga) They also had Gaut, the tribal God of the Goths but like Saxneat as the tribal God for the Saxons he's suspected as just another name for Tyr
@@fabianfuchs1402 Sahsnot or Seaxnot is not suggested to be another name for Tyr that's just one theory.I've seen a theory for Freyr too but in reality there's no evidence at all for either theory.Seaxnot is probably his own God
A lot of Anglo saxon deities are their own but the norse and Anglo Saxons most definitely had the same concept around Oden/Odin/Wodan. The descriptions are the same
Var Hälsad från Närke! I want to know more of the Anglo-Saxon understanding of the Wild Hunter. I am a (V-)Odenfulltrogen I want have a more deeper insight in his/their aspects outside of Scandinavia.
Hi, I've just found your channel and found it very interesting and I've subscribed to your channel. I am a practicing Buddhist but I'm very drawn to pagan belief's, especially British paganism. I look forward to learning more through your channel
excellent stream im from accross the pond im a seanachai and a pagan we always spoke of your people in our stories delighted to see a channel celebrating this
Loved this video Connor. Thank you so much. I might well have to watch it again and make a few notes. I couldn’t get some of the words you said due to the pronunciation . Would it be possible to put the text on screen with these words so we get the spelling as well as the pronunciation? That’s only a request because I’m eager to write things or understand things correctly. Really looking forward to this series . What a great idea!
This is awesome been looking for a video like I am of Anglo decent, but have adopted norse paganism because I was under the impression that the Anglos were Christians so thank you for this video friend.
I just found a rune in my back yard ground where the dirt has basically lessened I live in the united states in next to SALEM, Massachusetts it is a symbol for Fehu I am so amazed thanks for your info so blessed I wonder if this is real there's a cemetery across town that has a cemetarty with graves still standing with symbols and different language symbols.. I am recently also connected to finding out about Odin and then everything is such an amazing sign thank u for this info 🔮💞🙏
Thank you so much for your video presentation. This is just the content I was looking for. I'm American, but my ancestors came from Friesland. If I understand correctly, the Frisians were so named due to their devotion to Fria. I hope you have content related to her.
One big correction Venerable Bede wrote about the Germanic brother's Hengist and Horsa coming to what would become England in the year 449 CE NOT 447 CE.The rest of the tribes came after Hengist and Horsa called for them as they were being paid to fight for the Breton King Vortigern against the Picts
Any chance of a continuation for this series? If not are there any books you'd recommend to learn more about anglo-saxon religion/the gods they worshipped? I'm finding it hard to find much in that regard.
Awesome video as always mate. However, werent Sussex's King Æþelwealh (born in 660, reigned from 674-685 CE) and King Arwald of Wihtwara (died 686 CE) the last kings to have been pagan, showing that Sussex and Isle of Wight to be the last places for Anglo-Saxon pagan rule? Also, some have argued Woden is the figure on the Sutton Hoo M1 purse, which makes sense since he had two wolves on his side, Geri and Freki. I think either theory makes sense, though maybe Woden would make more sense because of the references to him found in the other pieces of the Sutton Hoo treasure.
You're absolutely right with regards to Sussex and the Isle of Wight being the last places of pagan rule, they completely slipped my mind when I was recording. I do intend to do a video addressing the last pagan kingdoms at some point, though. With regards to the Sutton Hoo purse, there is a lot of iconography related to Woden, and I'm personally with you on that point - I think it's much more likely that it is a representation of Woden - I was merely trying to give some quick Tiw examples that I can build on in a later video! 😁
I'm English did a DNA test with Ancestry turns out I'm 42% Irish 35 English 13 % Scottish the rest Denmark and Sweden is this typical of the average English man's DNA ? Love the Anglo Saxon stuff and the Celtic stuff 🏴🇮🇪🏴🏴🇯🇪
Thanks for the content man very interesting! Are there any books to recommend about the gods and sub gods or a decent history of anglo Saxon paganism you could recommend? Thank you
Im not English, but I am of English, Germanic descent, and a small Scandinavian deceent. I left Christianity a long time and have been looking to travel down a path of the old ways. Ive been looking into Norse Paganism, but I do not have much Norse bloodlines. I want to connect with my ancestors
@@Ælfgifu-1 Unfortunately it's been built over, but I work at a museum connected to the archeological depot where the finds from that location are preserved. There's a rotation of those objects on display in the exhibition. It's very wonderful!
@@Anna-loves-you It sucks that the site was built over, but, the museum must be fascinating! We don't have that kind of long history in the States. I mean, we do, but, they are the histories of the indigenous peoples -- which are rich and beautiful, but, not cultures that somebody like me (somebody of European descent) can claim. It would be very disrespectful to the indigenous peoples if I tried! I believe in ancestral memory, and I really want to connect with my own deep history.
As a Welshman of English descent, I'm glad we have people like you teaching people about our ancestors. stay strong mate
At last, a channel that is of real interest to all Pagans, this has got me fired up thank you The Fyrdsman, this is just what I have been looking for.
I'm not even pagan but this shit is awesome!
I prefer the term Heathen but no worries brother.
Tom Rowsell at Survive the Jive.
As a fellow Midlander it’s great to see a great video on Anglo-Saxon Paganism.
Anglo from Australia 🇦🇺 just subbed.
Would like to mention that a lot of the Norse sources also speak of stories that happened on the European mainland. They are not just the legacy of the Norse, rather a part of the legacy of all the Germanic peoples who have spread out since the Nordic Bronze age. I do not say this to over shadow or not acknowledge the various Germanic peoples but simply to state the truth and for us to share in our pride of our shared Germanic heritage, culture, and history. Hail!
True! Hail the gods of old.
It is your birthright to know your specific ancestors cultures beliefs and judgements
Great video it's nice to see someone making content on Anglo-Saxon Paganism, I was wondering once you have done your Anglo-Saxon series could you do a video about the Britonic God's like Nodens, Maponos, Leucetios, Sulis, Coventina, Brigantia ect, or figures from later English folklore like Herne, Albion and Albina, Woodwose, Robin Goodfellow, John Barleycorn, King Herla, Brutus, Bladud, Asrai, or Mythology like the realm of Avalon/Orchard Isle or perhaps English traditions such as Wassailing and Leechcraft, festivals like Jack in the Green, Lamas, Punkie Night, Garland Day ect? I haven't found any channel that posts content about either Britonic Paganism or English Folklore
I actually "found" your Channel this evening and it is very serendipitous to me as I am planning on recreating a Viking Age/AngloSaxon Village for people to experience Life of that time period. I want them to see how Paganism is still a Living Path as it has been for me my whole Life. Thank you! I will be watching more of your videos in the days ahead.
Good video. I appreciate finding an Anglo Saxon Heathen channel finally.
@jedague please get off the internet. It seems to be having detrimental affects
I recently discovered I'm mostly English and Scottish. Was always told I was mostly Swede. I have been trying to find history of England ever since. Am also Heathen. Thank you for the info on paganism in ancient England!
There’s a big difference between Scottish and English, Scots are Celtic, English are Germanic.
@@td370 Highland Scots are Celtic, but lowland Scots are Germanic. Most Lowland Scots are descended from Angles and would have lived in the northern part of Northumbria, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom.
@@iannesbitt4444 scots English and modern English evolved separately out of middle English witch validates what you say linguistically
Not everyone in Scotland is a “Scot” in the sense that term was originally meant. Even in terms of Celts, you have Brythonic and Gaelic. Then un the north there is a huge Scandinavian/Norse influence. In many areas, there’s a clear mixing of Celtic and Norse culture as well.
Hey, I'm a Heathen too :)
Great video, nice to see a focus on none Norse for a change. Particularly loved the early one true God laugh! Looking forward to the series 👍
Cheers man! 😁
@@thefyrdsman9590 are you a Heathen or do you just love pre Christian Anglo-Saxon religion
I'm of French descent so choosing the proper type of paganism has been tough for me. I'm mostly Norman so I tend to go for the Norse variety but it can feel a bit larpy. I think the best thing is to connect to whichever gods and practices most speak to you out of the traditions of your ancestors. I also have some Anglo-Saxon heritage, so this will be useful to me.
I’d like to hear what you know about Seaxneat, Ing, and Eostre!
Loved the video mate! I’m based in Scotland and a Norse Pagan. I will be following this series for sure as I learn more about my Anglo-Saxon ancestors!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😁
I'm American and I adore English mythology. I'm asatru myself but I wanna see the English variation.
As tbh my ancestors probably worshipped Wotan not Odin. I'm not Norwegian or Danish, technically not English either depending on who you ask but that's where my ancestors are from.
But I'm unfamiliar with English mythology. Thank you for this video. Gotta love learning more about this variation of Germanic polytheism.
This is fascinating, thank you for sharing, I am of English, African, Syrian and Indian descent, so have lots of rich spiritual ancestry to explore!
My ancestors were the first to inhabit the English land. Later becoming Anglo Saxon and today we still exist. I feel a need to return back to my ancestral lands and retiring.
My wife, who comes from French ancestry, got me to wondering about mine. There is only myself and a nephew left in this line.
I went a number of sites, coat of arms and such. One of the sites that interested me explained how the surname Stokes came to England and Ireland with the anglo saxons. There is also a Viking related term for fortified village but they came to England way after the Anglo Saxons. All of this has got really interesting to me. I subscribed and thank you for a really interesting video. Do it again, my friend and could be village dweller!
Have you ever found out where your last name came from/what it means?
Ive always wondered about the Anglo-Saxon pantheon. When people talk about paganism in the british and irish isles, they usually refer to celtic and irish mythology, so its nice to see the Saxon gods getting some limelight.
I call myself a Germanic Pagan but it is fundamentally saxon (Anglisc) paganism. Love the video and the fact you highlight the reality of Saxon belief as distinct from norse paganism
Thank you so much for giving me the means to learn more about my ancestors. My surname is originally Hilliard, but I was adopted as a young child into the McKnight family. A DNA test showed my origins to be rooted in the Anglo-Saxon peoples. Your work is allowing me to learn more about where I come from and how my ancestors lived. Having a sense of “belonging” is wonderful for me and I’m sure countless others. Again, thank you so much for the gift of your hard work and research
Excellent as always, Connor. Thanks for all this knowledge.
Less known is the toponymy related to Wodan in Galicia (northwestern Iberia), where the Suebi finallly settled. The place name is Dombodán. Derived from the contraction of "Dominus" (lord, master) and "Vodanus" which points to the same name for this god recorded in Swabia. In this case the "Don" part is usual in places associated with saints throughout Iberia and Gaul. So yes, the correct romance form should be "Don Vodan" but since it is a tiny village and royal officials of course didn't know who Wodan was, they just wrote it and recorded it as it sounds.
It should also be pointed that the assembly of the Suebian Kingdom gathered relatively close of Dombodán.
If someone wants more info on this, just ask. Greetings!
That's really interesting, I'm not as up to date on my Iberian history as I should be, but I'll definitely do some more research!
Q. Is Wodan a different name for Odin? (Wotan)
@@heathenwolf4997 yes, it is.
This was exactly the kind of overview I was looking for! Thanks so much for making this video
Norse, Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, etc. Paganism. ALL under the wider "Germanic" umbrella. And it is beautiful that one large group can have so many branches and flavors.
Many local gods too
@@Texasmade74 Seaxnot, Eostre, etc. YES !
Why is it called germanic? Was germany already a country on that time? How come one country who looks the same has different languages? 🤷
@@amschelco.1434 Germany was named after the Germanic people, not the other way around. 🤦🏻♂️
Thanks for this. The Anglo-Saxons are our siblings in faith. Similar but different.
I'd love to see a video further going into which gods were most important to whom and where - I'm particularly interested in the Kingdom of Northumbria.
Wow great video. I'm very much interested in Anglo-Saxon paganism. I'm familiar with Norse paganism already, and am very inspired by Odin/Wodan. But I'm more drawn toward AS paganism, for some reason. Thanks for sharing this. Btw, I might be in the minority of viewers here who aren't European. I'm actually American, and my heritage is Lebanese. According to my DNA, I'm 15% Northern European (which is not uncommon for Lebanese, given our history and all). Anyway, thank you for saying that we don't have to be English to feel welcome here. I appreciate that. I have subscribed to the channel.
I'm English and my ancestral line dates back to saxon times. This is a great video, thanks
Thank you . I really appreciate the work you have done to put this together . This is something I am very interested in while traveling the Pagan path regarding the Anglo Saxons .Oh my gosh I am number 100 on the likes !
I love learning about the Anglo-Saxons. Thank you so much for this channel!!
People need to remember that although SOME Anglo-Saxons went to Britain, not all did.
There was a thriving population back in Saxony and northern Germania that gave Charlemagne fits for quite a while.
Oh, and before I forget, my father's parents moved from Germany to the U.S. in the early 1930s. And they were originally from north west Germany.
So at least half my ancestry is from the region of the Dutch, Frisians, Anglo-Saxons, etc.
Would love to see this continue :)
Did anyone else notice the Behemoth tattoo? Legendary.
This is the first video and I already adore this channel, and I'm truly excited to learn many things.
Same! This video is why I subbed!
Some relatives of my paternal grandmother did some research and found that we were descended from Widukind (as in the pagan warlord that rebelled against Charlemagne).
I hold him close to my heart, and researching paganism makes me feel closer to my roots and ancestors.
Excellent video! I love your work, and I say this as a medievalist scholar. Love this channel!
My friend is Wiccan I'm learning about paganism shout from england 🎅2022
Superb Channel. Being East Anglian bred I have a keen interest in Anglo Saxon heritage and paganism
Just took a DNA test and found out I'm 58% English, 24% Scottish, 11% Germanic, and a few % Swedish and Norse. I'm very familiar with Greek Paganism but I'd like to learn more about the beliefs of my ancestors.
I'm so glad that I found this channel. Please keep up the great work. I will be watching all of the videos listed. Thank you for your time
Brilliant. I look forward to more. Thanks for your efforts.
Great video Connor. A lot of information I wasn’t aware of so thanks for that. Excited for the next one! Keep in good health mate.
I'm particularly interested in Eostre, goddess of fertility and the dawn, and her connection to Easter.
Ian! Stay away from her or you will spawn enough children to fill a small town!
Don't forget, that Christmas is also another stolen holiday. And there are others.
Great video, really enjoyed it. Look forward to seeing more! ⚒️👊
Are you in Tamworth by any chance then? If so, strange coincidence as so am I and doing general research on Anglo-Saxons came across your good self. Keep it up mate!
It's really interesting to hear that the Wanderer poem was passed on by word of mouth, and was only written down by a priest. Because I remember that the ending had the Wanderer finding salvation and comfort in the worship of God. Which would mean that the ending was a Chritianised version of the original, and not actually how the poem was meant to end. That's a shame, I wish we knew what the real ending was in the original.
Great video :) please keep this series going!
So hard find Anglo Saxon information. This video is brill.
Very nice video. Definitely subscribed. Thank you for your time and I really look forward and hope to see more. Hope you are well.
I live in Maryland, my family came Mercia we may be clansman. lol Worcestershire was our town. Great video friend.
I'm from Virginia! Wassail !
waiting for your next video on this topic!
They highest Gods were the ones of nearly all Germanic people: The Allfather Odin (Western Germanic: Wodan), his wife Frija (Frigg), Thor (Donar/Thunor) and Tyr (Tiw/Tiwaz)
Woden,Thunor,Tiw,etc
Know your Anglo-Saxon Gods they don't have Continental Germanic names
@@Texasmade74 The names varied from tribe to tribe... The Eastern Germanic tribes, for example the Goths and Vandals, called them Wodanaz (Woden/Odin), Tiwaz (Tyr), Dunraz (Thor/Donar/Thunor) and Freis (Frigg/Frigga)
They also had Gaut, the tribal God of the Goths but like Saxneat as the tribal God for the Saxons he's suspected as just another name for Tyr
@@fabianfuchs1402 we're talking Anglo-Saxon not Continental Germanic or Scandinavian
@@fabianfuchs1402 Sahsnot or Seaxnot is not suggested to be another name for Tyr that's just one theory.I've seen a theory for Freyr too but in reality there's no evidence at all for either theory.Seaxnot is probably his own God
Need more of these videos my brother
A lot of Anglo saxon deities are their own but the norse and Anglo Saxons most definitely had the same concept around Oden/Odin/Wodan.
The descriptions are the same
Please recommend a book list!
Var Hälsad från Närke!
I want to know more of the Anglo-Saxon understanding of the Wild Hunter.
I am a (V-)Odenfulltrogen I want have a more deeper insight in his/their aspects outside of Scandinavia.
Hi, I've just found your channel and found it very interesting and I've subscribed to your channel. I am a practicing Buddhist but I'm very drawn to pagan belief's, especially British paganism. I look forward to learning more through your channel
excellent stream im from accross the pond im a seanachai and a pagan we always spoke of your people in our stories delighted to see a channel celebrating this
Loved this video Connor. Thank you so much. I might well have to watch it again and make a few notes. I couldn’t get some of the words you said due to the pronunciation . Would it be possible to put the text on screen with these words so we get the spelling as well as the pronunciation? That’s only a request because I’m eager to write things or understand things correctly. Really looking forward to this series . What a great idea!
Absolutely brilliant. I knew most of what you told here, but that’s some good disclosure.
Thank you man! My aim is to provide people who are relatively new to this period of history some context, but glad that you found it interesting! 😁
I would love to see a series of videos about this topic. Please continue this work.
Great video Connor! Learning new things due this video ! 🙌🏽
Thank you! Glad it was useful for you 😁
Really felt kinship to Tiw! Have been looking for you!
Cover Seaxneat. He was also a tribal god.
I intend to in the future! 🙂
Saxnæt is suggested to be just another name for Tyr 😉
@@fabianfuchs1402 not really. Some scholars say he's Tyr while some say Freyr but in reality there's no evidence for either view
@@fabianfuchs1402 Anglo-Saxon Tuisto would be closer to Tyr not Seaxnot
My Holland family came from Essex to Western Kentucky 1774 🤘 Anglo Saxton
Great, being an American but I respect my ancestery
This is awesome been looking for a video like I am of Anglo decent, but have adopted norse paganism because I was under the impression that the Anglos were Christians so thank you for this video friend.
Really great description of the honorable god of justice named Tiw.
Brilliant, watched this as the appetiser then on to Survive the Jive for the main course
@420rgb2 2 Tom Rowsell is the David Attenborough of European Paganism. Ed Dutton is the Patrick Moore of Evolutionary Psychology
Thank you
Frīge and Ēostre too, please 😊
Love the iconography parts. Keep it up!
So great to see this I came here because I am direct descendent from Anglo-Saxon royalty. My family had a 600 Yeah long rain
Eagerly ahoping part two!!!!
Ive always pushed against Christianity and have always searched for family history. Ive finally found it. I am more English than iver ever known
I just found a rune in my back yard ground where the dirt has basically lessened I live in the united states in next to SALEM, Massachusetts it is a symbol for Fehu I am so amazed thanks for your info so blessed I wonder if this is real there's a cemetery across town that has a cemetarty with graves still standing with symbols and different language symbols.. I am recently also connected to finding out about Odin and then everything is such an amazing sign thank u for this info 🔮💞🙏
Thank you so much for your video presentation. This is just the content I was looking for. I'm American, but my ancestors came from Friesland. If I understand correctly, the Frisians were so named due to their devotion to Fria. I hope you have content related to her.
One big correction Venerable Bede wrote about the Germanic brother's Hengist and Horsa coming to what would become England in the year 449 CE NOT 447 CE.The rest of the tribes came after Hengist and Horsa called for them as they were being paid to fight for the Breton King Vortigern against the Picts
Any chance of a continuation for this series?
If not are there any books you'd recommend to learn more about anglo-saxon religion/the gods they worshipped? I'm finding it hard to find much in that regard.
great channel pal
Plus, I would really like to see a video here about the god the Norse people called Freyr and I believe Anglo-Saxons called Ing or Ingui-Freyr
Norse called him Ingvi Freyr
Awesome video as always mate. However, werent Sussex's King Æþelwealh (born in 660, reigned from 674-685 CE) and King Arwald of Wihtwara (died 686 CE) the last kings to have been pagan, showing that Sussex and Isle of Wight to be the last places for Anglo-Saxon pagan rule?
Also, some have argued Woden is the figure on the Sutton Hoo M1 purse, which makes sense since he had two wolves on his side, Geri and Freki. I think either theory makes sense, though maybe Woden would make more sense because of the references to him found in the other pieces of the Sutton Hoo treasure.
You're absolutely right with regards to Sussex and the Isle of Wight being the last places of pagan rule, they completely slipped my mind when I was recording. I do intend to do a video addressing the last pagan kingdoms at some point, though.
With regards to the Sutton Hoo purse, there is a lot of iconography related to Woden, and I'm personally with you on that point - I think it's much more likely that it is a representation of Woden - I was merely trying to give some quick Tiw examples that I can build on in a later video! 😁
Great content!
I live in wednesfield and i never knew that information.
Loved all this! Keep it going.
Very much appreciated this content.
Love this please do more 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼
I'm English did a DNA test with Ancestry turns out I'm 42% Irish 35 English 13 % Scottish the rest Denmark and Sweden is this typical of the average English man's DNA ? Love the Anglo Saxon stuff and the Celtic stuff 🏴🇮🇪🏴🏴🇯🇪
If anglo-saxons stayed pagan or Catholic at least the USA would be a paradise
Thanks for the content man very interesting! Are there any books to recommend about the gods and sub gods or a decent history of anglo Saxon paganism you could recommend? Thank you
You should do a video on Seaxneat
Im not English, but I am of English, Germanic descent, and a small Scandinavian deceent. I left Christianity a long time and have been looking to travel down a path of the old ways. Ive been looking into Norse Paganism, but I do not have much Norse bloodlines. I want to connect with my ancestors
Scandinavian is Germanic as well!!
Where are the other videos in this series?
Need more of these videos
Brilliant. feed me more knowledge, can't wait.
Just found your channel, looking forward to your content. Blessings.
Bring back the Fyrfot! Yes.
Very informative, thank you
What would Anglo-Saxon pagans have on their altar,if any? How did they pray?
Nature was their altar. They would make offerings in sacred groves for example. I live close to an ancient Frisian site in the Netherlands.
@@Anna-loves-you That must be wonderful!
@@Ælfgifu-1 Unfortunately it's been built over, but I work at a museum connected to the archeological depot where the finds from that location are preserved. There's a rotation of those objects on display in the exhibition. It's very wonderful!
@@Anna-loves-you It sucks that the site was built over, but, the museum must be fascinating!
We don't have that kind of long history in the States. I mean, we do, but, they are the histories of the indigenous peoples -- which are rich and beautiful, but, not cultures that somebody like me (somebody of European descent) can claim. It would be very disrespectful to the indigenous peoples if I tried! I believe in ancestral memory, and I really want to connect with my own deep history.
@@Ælfgifu-1 I suggest getting a DNA test, it will give you lots of insight in your ancestry, very interesting!
Tewkesbury? Thornton? Thurmaston? I could go on. Good stuff but a bit late on the parade.