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It will convert you - Rated
This is an amazing book, very spiritual. written by a modern heathen (someone who believes in the old anglo-saxon/viking gods) a great guide to the gods and a great chapter on the soul (much better that the christian idea of a soul). This talks about sacrifices/holidays/modern worship/ethics and much much more. I dont believe in the gods but i still loved this book as it is what you make of it (e.g. for me worshipping the war gods, i am really bringing out the warrior within, my inner courage). This book helped me understand that I am a proud Anglo-saxon heathen (not a neo pagan). Go and read it, you will learn something. Highly recommended.
More than I bargained for... - Rated
I realise that I didn't read the description properly before ordering this volume. I'm embarking (as a pure dilettant) on a course of reading to a/ Rediscover the magic of the Grimm's German Legends that I read enthralled very young, in a 19thC English edition (long gone, and I can't find an affordable translation). The Northern Gods offer a taste of Proust's madeleines for me! b/ Acquire a simple reference basis to tie together the various cultural manifestations of these legends, from Wagner's Ring to Tolkien (I'm a fan of both).
As a reference guide, one could do far worse for one's money, the Gods and events are succinctly but well described; a useful starting point indeed before going on to the more substantial works available.
I didn't however count on the promotion of Heathenry that the book offers (mentioned in the Amazon description). Neither insiduous nor obsessive, however, and indeed presented in a quite interesting and intelligent manner (although my religious attachment is firmly elsewhere).
So, no regrets, this is a book I will read and return to.
Technically, full marks to the publisher, a well-made volume for its category.
An Excellent Work! - Rated
As a Universalist and Modernist Heathen, i loved this book. Fair enough the die-hard reconstructionist brigade won't like it, but then their worldview is so dreary that the resultant depression means they can't appreciate a good read when they encounter one! This is one of the better books on Heathenism/Asatru available today, written by someone of genuine intelligence and spiritual integrity. If you want heathen history, then read a book about that. If you want Heathen Religion and Spirituality as experienced by a practitioner in the here and now, then this book is a good place to start.
