Today I am starting a seven part series to honor our early Asatru martyrs. These brave individuals risked everything to try to hold onto the old faith. Some raised armies and fought back with moderate success. Others revolted with singular acts of bravery and paid by being tortured in cruel ways or by paying the ultimate price for their faith. Their defiance has earned them a place in our history, our hearts, and a place of distinction and special honor in our religion.
In Havamal Odin tells us :
Cattle die, kinsmen die,
One day you die yourself;
But the words of praise will not perish
When a man wins fair fame.
Cattle die, kinsmen die,
One day you die yourself;
I know one thing that never dies -
The dead man's reputation.
These men and women deserve our unending praise and honor because through their acts they earned, "fair fame." I am sure they are sitting in the halls of Valhalla because their," reputations", preceded them ! I often wonder would I have had the courage to stand up and be counted, as they did, to defend what I believe in. Someday I may have to and I hope that I can act with as much inner strength as they did.
I am going to start off the series discussing two of the Christian evildoers who persecuted our pagan ancestors. May the Gods curse their very souls. Then I will move onto the lesser known martyrs and finally to the better known ones. I will do my very best to bring their acts of bravery and defiance to light, but I am sure that I will not do them the justice they deserve. They need to be recognized and honored so I will do my best !
Glenn Bergen
Go with Odin's wisdom, Freyja's love and Thor's protection !
In Havamal Odin tells us :
Cattle die, kinsmen die,
One day you die yourself;
But the words of praise will not perish
When a man wins fair fame.
Cattle die, kinsmen die,
One day you die yourself;
I know one thing that never dies -
The dead man's reputation.
These men and women deserve our unending praise and honor because through their acts they earned, "fair fame." I am sure they are sitting in the halls of Valhalla because their," reputations", preceded them ! I often wonder would I have had the courage to stand up and be counted, as they did, to defend what I believe in. Someday I may have to and I hope that I can act with as much inner strength as they did.
I am going to start off the series discussing two of the Christian evildoers who persecuted our pagan ancestors. May the Gods curse their very souls. Then I will move onto the lesser known martyrs and finally to the better known ones. I will do my very best to bring their acts of bravery and defiance to light, but I am sure that I will not do them the justice they deserve. They need to be recognized and honored so I will do my best !
Glenn Bergen
Go with Odin's wisdom, Freyja's love and Thor's protection !
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