I would love to learn about the history of Huginn and Muninn; corvids in general, especially ravens and magpies, have such a special place in my life. Look forward to seeing the channel grow! 🍻
I shall eventually talk about those two scoundrels :p here there are many crows, in some cities more than others, but ravens only in the wilderness, and they are magnificent to look upon. Magpies, on the other hand, they can really be big jerks sometimes ;( I've saved quite a few sparrows from magpies.
Corvids are the bomb. Round here we have intermittent common ravens, two species of crow (American Crow and Fish Crow), and Blue Jays. Where I grew up, lots of crows, but ravens only when one went to the forest (as well as California jays and Canada Jays). I'm happy to have both here.
I help out with both (north Eurasian species) when I go back home. They have the temperament of cats or bossy children once they're familiar with you and you can get to know them but can be affectionate and I'd suggest Ravens have a better understanding of vocabulary than most cats do, once they're matured. The fact that adult Ravens can communicate directions to one another never fails to amaze me 😊
I have tried to tell people some of this exact information, only to be met with skepticism and vitriol. It's good to see someone with a platform using it to inform others. I'm sure you have and will continue to catch flak for it, but I thank you for combating misinformation.
As a physical therapist that is sick and tired of working with people that try to pay me as little as possible, or to bend my knowledge to their gain, I can understand your struggle...the only thing I can do, however, is to share your videos, since I cannot possibly become a patreon member (not that I wouldn't like it, mind you). Apart from that, as always your video is quite researched and clear, you truly would have to be a knucklehead not to understand such concepts after your explaination! And, as always, it saddens me to see how many people still refuse to study, limiting themselves to just take whatever comes their way without questioning it...sometimes I cringe at 16-years old me who did the same, but a little at a time I was able to grow from that mentality and to avoid some quite serious dangers (like cults and so on), also thanks to your teachings. The least I can do is to share your videos with those people I know can appreciate them. Wish you the best, Arith!
Thank you very much for your kind words and support! Indeed, it is demotivating, at the very least, when not only we aren't paid (or are barely paid) but also when our work cannot be properly conducted towards the truth due to internal (and external) interests, and lack of funding. In my country, culture is dying. We don't have a country anymore, we have a football field; we don't have a President, we have a national team coach; we don't have a parliament, we have a football team; we don't have citizens, we have soccer cheerleaders. When people don't care about history, it becomes a souless society, a society without personality, without character, and easily manipulated masses. I wish you all the best, and good luck with everything in your life! Thank you!
@@ArithHärger thank you for your kind reply! And please, don't talk to me about football and such...my conterranean have voted for neofascist, for the sake of all that's holy!!! History matters, or as was wonderfully put in words by Sir Terry Pratchett, "we have to know where we came from to know where we are. Because if we don't know where we came from, we cannot know where we are, and if we don't know where we are, we don't even know where we are going". I strongly suggest you to read his books, just for a little escapism. He was truly a witty man with a quite clear view on the world, and he both parodied and made people think about society just by subverting the fantasy tropes.
Norse is the culture, sure, but Vikingr is not an activity. It is a local name for people who live close to the sea. Who live off the sea, or via the sea. Thus merchants, fishermen and raiders. Vik meaning Bay and Ing referring to people live by that thing. Thus, Viking means "The bay people" of the Norse. For example, if you want a group of people who live by the mountain, that would be Fellingr. Fell/Fjall being the norse name for mountain. The reason viking became associated with raiders exclusively is the written accounts by those who were raided. Which isn't that reliable to understand the concept as a whole.
YES!!! Hate this crap about looters, rapists and slave traders having an interesting and meaningful culture. Will the nazis be hailed in a similar way in 1000 years?
Thank you Arith for always informing us about the misconceptions out there. Oh my friend I do wish you prosperity, you do deserve it. Greetings from a cold South Africa 🥶🇿🇦
Thank you my dear friends, it's both an honour and my pleasure. Thank you for your support and well wishes :D we are all here trying to survive. I wonder when will humanity stop "trying to survive" and instead beginning to "live". All the best to you and yours. Cheers! Have a wonderful day!
The symbol claimed to be gungnir is actually the municipal coat of arms of Karmøy, which was a very important place for the Norwegian vikings, but unfortunately that symbol has nothing to do with the viking age. The symbol is actually a knot meant to represent a place of gathering.
It appears that the majority of people interested in Hollywood 'Viking" have little to no interest in studying the ancient Norse v Viking periods. It would do them good to learn and maintain cultural and artistic accuracies and timelines.
The videos in which you explain misconceptions behind certain symbols and mythologies are my favorite ones. The amount of misconceptions - not only regarding the Norse mythologies - on the internet is astounding.
I would be interested in a video elaborating on the yggdrasil symbol, especially on the meaning of the cockerel in folklore. Walking the camino portugues I remember getting a small figure of the rooster of barcelos as a present. That has sparked my excitement for the symbology.
Been planning a video about Yggdrasil for 4 years and never get the chance to do it. I was thinking about combining it with the lore about the tree of life in shamanic traditions, and that idea of shamans being born out of eggs in trees in Yakut (?) mythology (don't quite remember if it's Yakut or Buryat). Indeed, in the West of the Iberian Peninsula (eventually in Portuguese folklore) roosters have always played an important role ("Galo" (plu. "Galos"), from the same etymological root as "Galdr") the animal of dawn, death and resurrection. One of the most powerful and well-known pagan gods of these parts (Endovélico) had the rooster has one of its shapeshifting forms, when it took the role of Underworld god of knowledge, a shining black rooster.
@@ArithHärger in the end of the fairy tale "Frau Holle", in some versions a cockerel is announcing the return of the girls from Frau Holle's world to this world, I wonder if it is implying that they were dead and have been reborn? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Holle - (its not mentioned on the english wikipedia page though)
Just last evening I was trying to look up symbols, only to exclusively come across the neopagan ones. Funny how this video then shows up the next day. Thank you Härger
@@ArithHärger Some stuff came in between so I'll have to try to watch again in a bit, but your videos are always useful (and balanced). Can't wait to see more of the White Wand series, by the way, but as others say: just make whatever content you want to do and at your own pace. Thanks again for uploading and greetings from the Netherlands
This is a comment to support the channel. Arith, thank you very much for the video. Very informative. Now I'm going to do repairs in the room and I will listen to the rest of your videos in the background so that you get more views. Thanks again for the authentic content. People like you are sorely missed.
Thank you very much for your support and for your kindness . I love waking up to comments like this because whatever more-negative stuff happens throughout the day, I'll hold on to such words. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
I really appreciate you going into the other historical symbols these symbols may be intentionally (or unintentionally) drawing from. As always your videos are first rate.
I find this video (and past videos) very interesting because some of these symbols appear in daily life. Particularly the 3 horns symbol, so it is interesting to hear about what these symbols can represent and their associations. A question I have for you is - do you ever find in your work that symbols can take on new meaning, be corrupted, change to mean something else ? And if so, are we to think of these symbols as "old world" symbols, or do we forget about what the symbols used to represent, because that world and context is long gone ? I recently came upon this quote from Joseph Campbell - "To know is not to know; not to know is to know." Mistaking a vehicle for its tenor may lead to the spilling not only of valueless ink, but of valuable blood."
5:23 tapetstry seems to shows specific scandinavian hunting situation. It looks like a fir with yarrows or capercaille in hunting form called toppfågeljakt "top bird hunting".
I’m a fan. Your content is intriguing, well documented and presented with vigor and veracity. Keep up the good work, and don’t quit your day job, yet. Your work lends gravitas to your posts. It’s a pleasure to see a proud pagan scholar.
I wish I could work with you as an archaeologist!! I went to school even while homeless for it an' everything. LOL... but I also like being a creator for a living, so I got your back. I can't donate today but I've been watching you for a while. Almost religiously. (badum ching) I keep saying that I greatly appreciate how you put in some common sense and information regarding these matters. I've met some who run screaming from thinking it through, so again: you're awesome. You got this.
Fun to see a video bringing up the subject, I’ve seen the Överhogdal tapestries in person, they’re currently in Jamtli in Östersund. (The city where I was born and raised), funnily enough we learned about “viking” history in school and we had several trips to the mentioned museum. It’s actually quite easy to spot whether “viking” symbols are real or fake, as generally runes etc. was chiseled into stone thus they generally consisted of straight lines, or the symbolism had to fit onto tapestries such as the one in the video matching the craftsmanship of that age.
Your presentation is excellent. I love the clarity and sophistication of your English, it’s inspiring. But most of all, I love the fact that you don’t wear an attitude of scorn or derision about correcting the record. People are inquisitive, they want to know and not everyone has the time or capacity to undertake a research degree to get through the misinformation. I value your knowledge on all of this. Thank you sincerely.
Good morning Arith, another interesting video. I hope you are well? It's amazing what guff people come up with, here in the UK they want to change history, because it doesn't suit their agenda, such nonsense, history is the foundation that the present was built on. So really it doesn't matter what happened as long as we build on the successes and learn from the mistakes. Have a good day my friend.
All is well my friend, not a lot of changes since last we spoke. How about you? How's life? I do hope you are well. I think anyone who has dedicated their lives into studying history surely has had to deal with some form of political censorship at some point in their lives. I know professors from different countries in the Americas, and one way or another their hands are tied and cannot speak of a lot of things due to the spectrum of politics of their countries. This is also a problem I'm starting to notice in Europe, slowly crawling its way up. Common sense is, once again, on the verge of extinction.
@ArithHarger I'm well thanks Arith. I am just home after a weekend away at a Regimental Remembrance meeting. They lay a named cross for those that have passed in the year between meetings. I overheard someone say, one year that will be us, that hit home with a big slap. My friend Martyn put it right when we saw some of the young serving soldiers. Remember when that was us and we saw the veterans, and thought, look at the old farts. Well, now we're the old farts. That's the passage of life, one shift books in, and the other books out. I will soon be preparing for my trip to Lisbon, saidcheand then I guess that's it for this year. Tell Mr T that I said cheers.
Thank you for speaking out. Love your explanation of each symbol. I can remember researching different symbols from the Scandinavian, Germanic, Celtic, Picts, Indo-Aryan and various other cultures. It was difficult to find accurate documented research. Not like today.
Thanks for this! I lived & worked in Iceland for a year (I'm Swedish) and the tourist shops are fuuuuullllll of Vegvisír and Ægishjálmur trinkets and souvenirs, promoting vikings. Not knowing/stating that they were created hundreds of years after the vikings and their culture was (mostly) gone, and they had become Christians and lived in the noble & dirty times of the Medieval era.
I saw an exhibition from the University of Upsala some years ago which showed the extent of Viking travel. What struck me at the time was their presence in Byzantium (Constantinople-Istanbul). As a student of western Art History, I had always been fascinated by the confluence of "knotwork". To see that connection has been a transforming insight. What you presented here is of crucial importance because it's so easy to build a story from inferences which may have no substance at all. One should inquire and research their questions and suppositions.
Thanks for the fascinating video! A fun bit of trivia (that I'm sure Arith knows, but I'll share here anyway): the sigil of Yggdrasil shown in this video more accurately represents Mímameiðr, where the rooster Víðópnir is said to be perched. But the general assumption by scholars is that Mímameiðr is just another name for Yggdrasil, given how similarly the two are described in Norse mythology.
I just found your channel and it is quite intriguing. I have an olive complexion (or so I’ve been told) but my DNA shows primarily Celtic, Swedish, Icelandic and Germanic roots …. How I ended up with the pigmentation is a mystery, but I love the history and symbolism and mythology - and you tell it so well.
I have olive skin what part of the world are you from or born in. I'm east Anglia region Romans settled in my home town with the only Roman Circus out of Italy. I call myself a mongrel. But mainly focus in Norse and Celtic practices
Looks like ur doing ok with 121,000 subscribers. Ur channel will only grow from here !!! Lol !!! That dream of urs will eventually become reality !!!! I just found ur videos and must say i am much interested. So good luck in the future but i dobt think u will need luck !!! U r very interesting and informative !!!! Thank u for ur time !!!!
I've noticed my channel started to grow, considerably, as of this video :0 !!! TH-cam gave me shadowban for 3 months ._. no idea why. But I know the channel was almost lost lol. Let's see what the future holds. Luck is a fickle thing, so I'll hold on to it for as long as I can and try to attract it more, somehow :D hehehe. Thank you friend. Welcome to this channel and I hope you continue to enjoy the content I created. Have a wonderful day! All the best! :D
We are very, very lucky to have you spreading this knowledge with us all. I'm very happy that I have a lot of Pictish ancestors because I can't really go wrong with putting those symbols of my ancient ancestors on my skin. Let me explain why: 1. They're all carved into stone. Tangible proof and evidence of their existence being involved with my peoples. 2. Most of their meanings have been lost to time and up for interpretation / theories by historians. 3. They invoke a deep, unexplainable feeling within me when I look upon them. Now, thanks to you. Every time I decide to get Germanic symbols to honor the other half of my ancestry, I can rely on you to help me see that objective through. Now if only we could get all Germanic pagans subscribed to you.. But even if we can or could, some fools just don't want to listen or accept the truths. Hubris is dangerous..
Hopefully we can begin by ending the use of "pagan". Grouping everything into "it ain't Latin/Christian" diminishes the identity of each culture. Neopaganism is also a backward, modernist movement that will forever warp and rewrite the true history of these old cultures and religions. An example of warped history is Celtic runes and carvings. None existed prior to Roman Christian invasions, or before Anglo-Saxon presence. They inherited the art styles from the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons and even Viking influence. Celtic art was largely created by early Irish Christian monks, which late came into "vogue" in the middle ages. It's almost an early Disneyfication and generalization of a culture (happened throughout history, such as the Romans turning Sparta into basically a tourist trap). It's more of an adopted art style, and has very little to do with pre-Christian stone work and cultural art. We don't inherit the cultures of the past. We inherit the cultures and meanings of today, which reflects the influences and societies we interact with.
I'm all for supporting someone's dream. No one has done that for me, so I'll try to do it for you. I find your videos fascinating. I'm entirely new to these subjects, so sometimes I'm very lost. There are a lot of misconceptions about Northern Europeans, Scandanavians, and their neighbors. My family did their DNA via 23&Me, and my mom found that she had a little bit of Scandinavian in her, and she was completely surprised. She thought she was 100% Polish. It was fantastic to learn we have some new lineage to learn about.
Thank you for helping to clear up the massive amount of misconceptions about vikings and norse culture in the late iron age. I live in Denmark, and I once experienced a visiting American high school teacher tell me how excited she was to go see the viking reservations...
I don't have a lot but in a couple of weeks I will be able to do the thanks button at least, I'm sorry that the main way I have of supporting your wonderful channel is being subscribed, and hitting the thumbs up and sharing, hopefully enough people will do that to raise you up in the algorithm and get you out there to more people.
Good morning gentleman. First of all, very good videos in general, they helped me understand some unfinished ideas. Second with respect to the Gungnir spear symbol, the last rune of the Anglo-Saxon Futhark is called Garr (Spear) and I understand that the theory comes from this small detail. With so little information nothing can be certain. Best regards from a simple Argentine Galdramann. Expect to see me commenting often to feed the algorithm and provide theories (and facts).
the symbol shown at 5:33 looks to me-I mean in addition to what Arith is saying-like a labyrinth between a ‘lower’ and a ‘higher’ self. and that ‘self’ here is almost like an ibis, which is interesting in itself. but on the whole, this symbol speaks to me as an invitation to comprehend the labyrinth which is apparent reality (matter/matrix/mother), and in so doing, recognizing the unity between ‘the above’ and ‘the below’ (macrocosmic man & microcosmic man).
10:55 pienso que más que como respuesta a la cruz cristiana fue como respuesta a la maza de Hércules: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules%27_Club_(amulet)
I like the new unofficial & old official symbols - I'm not willing to limit the Aesir & Vanir Love your content and your Frankness , hope what you Bore out did not curb or poison Your intrigue & Facination. Be well -
I like Thor's hammer, but despite being a full-blooded metalhead, I never wore one... because I know that these are only found in female graves. And I do know the story of Thor and Thrym and that the ancient Germans seemed to have used a hammer in wedding ceremonies putting it into the braids lap. I am also aware that 90% of what we think we know about "Viking" religion is stuff written by Christians 200 years after the Norse and Scandinavians converted and that even these were centuries separated from what the ancient Germanic tribes believed, of which we practically know nothing.
Hello there, thank you. The "end strife" symbol is an Icelandic magic stave, appearing in the late second half of the 1500s, during the Protestant Period, so it is a product of the reformation age in its meaning, and the stave itself ends with a particular prayer: "in the name of the father and son and holy spirit". However, its visual form comes from earlier periods of representations of sun crosses from eastern Europe. The visual representation is one thing, the meaning in context is another and varied through time. The same symbol did not have the same meaning in Iceland as it has in other different contexts and periods in continental Europe. More information in this video I'll leave the link to, if you have the time to watch. Have a great day: th-cam.com/video/AjG_-udfrDQ/w-d-xo.html&t
Great to see others taking on Brosatru. I've had to walk away from two kindreds cos of the idiots, its nice to find a channel looking at things the way I do.
ive always been fascinated by vikings for some reason they are just interesting to me but upon seeing this TH-cam thumbnail i immediately remembered that a town near where i currently live in that has this nature walking trail and upon on one of the walking trails there is this huge rock with viking rune writing on it im not sure how old it is but the writing on it seems pretty accurate although very very old
It took me a while to learn also and get into a reconstructed practice rather than a recreated practice. Like most people, I started with "Asatru", and I think that is the problem. There are very few good works about Northern paganism. "Asatru" (I think you said this, is just Christianity wrapped in neo-pagan beliefs) is at least a good start, but most people stick to it as if it were the absolute truth. It mixes Anglo-Saxon, mainland Germanic, and Scandinavian beliefs. Though extremely similar, there are differences. The word "Viking" has just become colloquial at this point, and people use it to describe everything that they think is Scandinavian without understanding what it is. Just my opinion. I could be wrong, but that is what I have experienced. And not to be a smart-ass; isn't the Gungnir symbol from the Anglo-Saxon FUTHORC, called "gar" and symbolizes spear... or is that a modern interpretation?
A lot has been lost in history and considering that the Norse and Germanic are neighbours sharing similar culture and religious practices (after all, Wotan is Odinn), it would be very difficult for anyone to say which element is "pure" and which are added later. It's possible that all of it is true since the religion evolved together with the people who worshipped it, meaning had Norse people settle in the middle of Sahara, it's likely they would assign the domain of deserts to one of the existing Norse gods instead of creating a new one.
People don't care about historical accuracy, just whatever makes them feel good and reinforces their desires. These people are the same ones who put yule incorrectly at solstice, and lasted 12 days.
Hello Mr Arith. I'm from Iran and I love your content. I wish I could introduce your TH-cam channel to my mom and my friends but sadly none of them can speak English 😢
Hello user-[etc.], may I suggest you do some translating work for them? 😉 A simple way would be you just telling the content or you could record the (translated) text narrated by yourself on your phone and let them listen to that with the video. That is a simple solution although still a bit time consuming. If you take a more professional approach, maybe because more people take an interest, do not forget to contact Arith Harger for permission! If it works maybe the two of you could open the Iranian market. Just be carefull and stay safe.
i think people will continue to use the word Viking because there's nothing more romantic than bloody battles (go figure) i'm tired of correcting people that know better. Thankyou for the video Arith!
Yeah it will take some time. When certain subjects have been around and taught at schools for 100 years, it's hard to accept new evidences to the contrary, especially when it become "common knowledge", distorted by hear-saying. Science is always 100 years ahead, because it takes about 3-4 generations to start breaking cycles. Thank you for being in there my friend, as always. Be well!
@@ArithHärger best of wishes to you Arith , hang out with some trees, they are so precious. this is quite a year here, in the fire zones - it's heartbreaking
Well a lot of people say that viking was an occupation, in modern Scandinavia we call all people from the viking age, Viking except the slaves/thralls, always has been like that, so many other people wants to be experts on us
Very good video once again Arith! 😊😊 I love these types of educational videos you do. One thought came to mind. As you have shown, The Horns are in Spain and Portugal. These areas are known in ancient times to be migration pathways of the Celts. And we also know that many of the Old Norse symbols are very similar to the Celts. Is Odin's Horns possibly a carryover from Celt migration to pre-Old Norse religion? I'd be interested in learning more about that 😊
Hope I get an answer here, I am really curious about the standing runestone, particularly about their shape. Like in 7:30 Is there any reason for its shape? Why does other standing stone always have ships on the top and another tale towards the bottom? Hope someone helps! Thank you great video
There is one source that I would like to put on the table, and a source that I have not seen anyone else use in the connection with the Helm of Awe, and that is the golden horns of Gallehus that was discovered in Denmark. These two golden horns have been dated to the early 5th century (400 CE), which is within the Germanic Iron Age, and prior to the Viking Age. (There is a depiction of what looks like Helm of awe.) -Stephen Edred Flowers renowned scholar, runologist, proponent of Ásatrú, and an author of dozens of books, for instance, the book called Icelandic Magic: Practical Secrets of the Northern Grimoires
I really want people to understand Viking is a verb not a noun. Aesir icons might be a better term then Old Norse? I mean they are only sacred in a sacred contex right?
Já assisti dezenas de vídeos seus e nunca sequer imaginei que você falasse português! Já há alguns anos estou desenvolvendo um jogo de tabuleiro com temática nórdica antiga e me propus a fazer o mais correto e respeitoso possível, pois vejo muitos jogos com informações completamente equivocadas por aí, assim como esse meme que foi o tema do seu vídeo. Seu conteúdo vem me ajudando demais com esse conhecimento. Obrigado por compartilhá-lo, seus vídeos são espetaculares! Espero que você possa viver apenas disso muito em breve!
at 8:30 those are squatter man symbols arranged in a circle,,,, not as it was seen but adding them into a circle is artistic flair,,,,, look up squatter man images that have been taken from ancient rock glyphs the only thing missing is the dots at the waist of the figure but the hash marks and small curves through the spoked lines could be the dots if u understand how plasma behaves
I've read and seen other video presentations that suggests the Valknut represented here, had no association with Odin. But it is actually Hrugnirs Heart. And that the 4 sided looped symbol was an actual Valknut. Do you have another video that goes more in-depth on this? Thank you as always for the great insight and information.
You are already here my friend. He made it quit clear that Heathenry is about self learning and self discovery. There are big groups, like the Troth in the US, who do yearly activities together but heathenry is about self spiritually. It naturally rejects hierarchy at certain levels, especially from an animist perspective.
Another interesting symbol that is used wrong is the letter A. It used to be upside down. That A when upside down stood for an original God. The jews and Hindus still worship the bull.
As a Dane, I appreciate you clearing all of this up. A bunch of the more modern symbols are indeed authentic nordic symbols, but they are NOT "viking" or viking age symbols. It doesn't make the symbols less correct though, just not "viking" or viking age. A lot of our symbols, symbolisms and idols got destroyed in the christianizing of the nordic countries, so there are gaps where mordern interpretations fill in, if anyone was wondering about the newer symbols. Easy subscription!
The 'helm of awe' symbol is very similar to that found on one of the Golden horns of Gallehus . These pre date the viking era because the inscriptions are in older futhark. So not old norse but Germanic.
Arith!!! I'm a Celtic Pagan (also worshipping some Norse deities) and I'm SO mad at Julius Caesar for screwing up Gaul and Avaricum as well as our entire culture. Anyway, I wanted to say that within my family's beliefs, the triskelion is one with the oak in the nemeton, being a section of its roots. The roots display interconnectedness through progression, as they seek nutrients in the earth the way we seek knowledge and magic under the sun. This is what has been passed down from the Welsh side of my family who originated in Northern Europe, Prussia and Lithuania. Thanks for reading if you do! ❤🌳
Thank you for your feedback friend, and for the piece of information, much appreciated. I feel you there, the Romans almost wiped out the old indigenous belief systems and deities of the Iberian Peninsula (but archaeology has been recovering quite a lot), be those of the Lusitanians, Galicians, Basques, Celiberians, Vetons, Tartessians, etc. etc. . . . funny thing, in Portugal, especially in the remote areas and in the mountainous areas, people are still mad at the Romans after 2000 years lol. A curious thing, in the Northern Part of the country, it's actually the old generation of priests that is keeping alive the old pagan traditions and some pagan gods of those regions, who knew?! . . . In the province of Trás-os-Montes (Northern Portugal), there's an important deity called Larouco, a sky god of Thunder and fertility (with a big phallus and a huge hammer - sounds familiar) and within a church (church of Vilar de Perdizes) was found his representation on stone. The priest there built a wooden structure to protect this finding. In an interview he said he had built it "to protect my god". This came as a surprise, as you might imagine. All the best to you. Be well and best of luck! :D
@@ArithHärger Oh woaaahh that's incredible. I wish we had more priests protecting the old ways where I am lol. They do exist though; my mum knows one well! Thank you for the reply and all the info!! Best of health and luck to you sir!! 😁🔨⚡ Also glad to hear that some people are still angry with the ancient Romans 😂
I really enjoy all of your content Arith. You mentioned in a previous video that some symbols when tattooed should be on certain sides of the body. I would love more info on this. I love the Icelandic staves especially. Which side would Vegvisir need to be placed? many thanks
Oh, also the particular representation of Huginn and Muninn here are from a depiction of a "Raven Banner" found on a penny (coin) from York minted around 940. The raven only appears once on the banner; duplicating like shown in the video is a modern invention.
I would love to learn about the history of Huginn and Muninn; corvids in general, especially ravens and magpies, have such a special place in my life. Look forward to seeing the channel grow! 🍻
I shall eventually talk about those two scoundrels :p here there are many crows, in some cities more than others, but ravens only in the wilderness, and they are magnificent to look upon. Magpies, on the other hand, they can really be big jerks sometimes ;( I've saved quite a few sparrows from magpies.
Corvids are the bomb. Round here we have intermittent common ravens, two species of crow (American Crow and Fish Crow), and Blue Jays. Where I grew up, lots of crows, but ravens only when one went to the forest (as well as California jays and Canada Jays). I'm happy to have both here.
I help out with both (north Eurasian species) when I go back home. They have the temperament of cats or bossy children once they're familiar with you and you can get to know them but can be affectionate and I'd suggest Ravens have a better understanding of vocabulary than most cats do, once they're matured. The fact that adult Ravens can communicate directions to one another never fails to amaze me 😊
Huginn is related to the word 'hug.' I wish I could hug all the corvids. lol
@@ArithHärgerwe have a nest of magpies somewhere in our back yard and they are complete a$$holes to the other birds and animals in our yard….ugh. I
I have tried to tell people some of this exact information, only to be met with skepticism and vitriol. It's good to see someone with a platform using it to inform others. I'm sure you have and will continue to catch flak for it, but I thank you for combating misinformation.
As a physical therapist that is sick and tired of working with people that try to pay me as little as possible, or to bend my knowledge to their gain, I can understand your struggle...the only thing I can do, however, is to share your videos, since I cannot possibly become a patreon member (not that I wouldn't like it, mind you).
Apart from that, as always your video is quite researched and clear, you truly would have to be a knucklehead not to understand such concepts after your explaination! And, as always, it saddens me to see how many people still refuse to study, limiting themselves to just take whatever comes their way without questioning it...sometimes I cringe at 16-years old me who did the same, but a little at a time I was able to grow from that mentality and to avoid some quite serious dangers (like cults and so on), also thanks to your teachings. The least I can do is to share your videos with those people I know can appreciate them.
Wish you the best, Arith!
Thank you very much for your kind words and support! Indeed, it is demotivating, at the very least, when not only we aren't paid (or are barely paid) but also when our work cannot be properly conducted towards the truth due to internal (and external) interests, and lack of funding. In my country, culture is dying. We don't have a country anymore, we have a football field; we don't have a President, we have a national team coach; we don't have a parliament, we have a football team; we don't have citizens, we have soccer cheerleaders. When people don't care about history, it becomes a souless society, a society without personality, without character, and easily manipulated masses. I wish you all the best, and good luck with everything in your life! Thank you!
@@ArithHärger thank you for your kind reply! And please, don't talk to me about football and such...my conterranean have voted for neofascist, for the sake of all that's holy!!! History matters, or as was wonderfully put in words by Sir Terry Pratchett, "we have to know where we came from to know where we are. Because if we don't know where we came from, we cannot know where we are, and if we don't know where we are, we don't even know where we are going". I strongly suggest you to read his books, just for a little escapism. He was truly a witty man with a quite clear view on the world, and he both parodied and made people think about society just by subverting the fantasy tropes.
Viking is an activity. Norse is a culture.
Today, we would call it a cooperative company or limited liability company.
Unless you're just Norsing around...
Norse is the culture, sure, but Vikingr is not an activity. It is a local name for people who live close to the sea. Who live off the sea, or via the sea. Thus merchants, fishermen and raiders. Vik meaning Bay and Ing referring to people live by that thing. Thus, Viking means "The bay people" of the Norse. For example, if you want a group of people who live by the mountain, that would be Fellingr. Fell/Fjall being the norse name for mountain. The reason viking became associated with raiders exclusively is the written accounts by those who were raided. Which isn't that reliable to understand the concept as a whole.
And Japan is nippon. Nobody gives a shit nobody’s gonna call it that nobody cares. The Vikings are whatever the fuck we decide to call them
YES!!! Hate this crap about looters, rapists and slave traders having an interesting and meaningful culture. Will the nazis be hailed in a similar way in 1000 years?
Thank you Arith for always informing us about the misconceptions out there. Oh my friend I do wish you prosperity, you do deserve it. Greetings from a cold South Africa 🥶🇿🇦
Thank you my dear friends, it's both an honour and my pleasure. Thank you for your support and well wishes :D we are all here trying to survive. I wonder when will humanity stop "trying to survive" and instead beginning to "live". All the best to you and yours. Cheers! Have a wonderful day!
you forgot dark, its very dark here lately
@@MegaVamp69 indeed!
Also cold here in NZ
Obrigado Arith
Eu é que agradeço. Muito obrigado pela ajuda! Tudo de bom e um óptimo dia! :D
The symbol claimed to be gungnir is actually the municipal coat of arms of Karmøy, which was a very important place for the Norwegian vikings, but unfortunately that symbol has nothing to do with the viking age.
The symbol is actually a knot meant to represent a place of gathering.
It appears that the majority of people interested in Hollywood 'Viking" have little to no interest in studying the ancient Norse v Viking periods. It would do them good to learn and maintain cultural and artistic accuracies and timelines.
The videos in which you explain misconceptions behind certain symbols and mythologies are my favorite ones. The amount of misconceptions - not only regarding the Norse mythologies - on the internet is astounding.
I would be interested in a video elaborating on the yggdrasil symbol, especially on the meaning of the cockerel in folklore. Walking the camino portugues I remember getting a small figure of the rooster of barcelos as a present. That has sparked my excitement for the symbology.
Been planning a video about Yggdrasil for 4 years and never get the chance to do it. I was thinking about combining it with the lore about the tree of life in shamanic traditions, and that idea of shamans being born out of eggs in trees in Yakut (?) mythology (don't quite remember if it's Yakut or Buryat). Indeed, in the West of the Iberian Peninsula (eventually in Portuguese folklore) roosters have always played an important role ("Galo" (plu. "Galos"), from the same etymological root as "Galdr") the animal of dawn, death and resurrection. One of the most powerful and well-known pagan gods of these parts (Endovélico) had the rooster has one of its shapeshifting forms, when it took the role of Underworld god of knowledge, a shining black rooster.
@@ArithHärger in the end of the fairy tale "Frau Holle", in some versions a cockerel is announcing the return of the girls from Frau Holle's world to this world, I wonder if it is implying that they were dead and have been reborn? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Holle - (its not mentioned on the english wikipedia page though)
I think you mean Chuvashia, because that's the Russian region whose flag includes a tree somewhat similar to that Yggdrasil symbol.
Just last evening I was trying to look up symbols, only to exclusively come across the neopagan ones. Funny how this video then shows up the next day. Thank you Härger
Hope this video was useful ^^ thank you for watching!
Ohh powers of thought intentions- good synchronicity
@@ArithHärger Some stuff came in between so I'll have to try to watch again in a bit, but your videos are always useful (and balanced). Can't wait to see more of the White Wand series, by the way, but as others say: just make whatever content you want to do and at your own pace. Thanks again for uploading and greetings from the Netherlands
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Arith, thank you very much for the video. Very informative. Now I'm going to do repairs in the room and I will listen to the rest of your videos in the background so that you get more views.
Thanks again for the authentic content. People like you are sorely missed.
Thank you very much for your support and for your kindness . I love waking up to comments like this because whatever more-negative stuff happens throughout the day, I'll hold on to such words. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Watching your content is like reading a good book: utterly intruiging, informative and addictive. Thankyou .
Bonjour! Je suis d’accord qu’il est excellent, je suis fan❤
5:20 could be a representation of the yearly Stag's antlers and how they progressively get bigger each year as they grow older.
I really appreciate you going into the other historical symbols these symbols may be intentionally (or unintentionally) drawing from. As always your videos are first rate.
I’ve heard your call and you’ve got my pledge. Your videos on the runes alone have been of the utmost importance to my daily praxis.
Recently found your channel, love the content, sharing it with everyone I know who would care. Keep it going!
Thanks Arith, good morning 🌄, gaining composer now😊
This is such a great channel. I'm happy to see the misc9nceptions of modern paganry being challenged or broken
Good morning, the day is off to a good start! Thanks
Thank you for the video! I really apreciate your content since it helps me to improve my knowlege.
Big thanx from Barcelona!
Obrigado por fazer estes vídeos, Arith! Aprendi bastante aqui contigo.
Saudações brasileiras!
Obrigado por assistir :D fico feliz por saber que o conteúdo que crio tem ajudado :D abraço e saudações portuguesas hehe ^^
@@ArithHärger Tu pode ter certeza que ajuda, meu amigo! rs Que Odinn o abençoe!
I find this video (and past videos) very interesting because some of these symbols appear in daily life. Particularly the 3 horns symbol, so it is interesting to hear about what these symbols can represent and their associations. A question I have for you is - do you ever find in your work that symbols can take on new meaning, be corrupted, change to mean something else ? And if so, are we to think of these symbols as "old world" symbols, or do we forget about what the symbols used to represent, because that world and context is long gone ?
I recently came upon this quote from Joseph Campbell - "To know is not to know; not to know is to know." Mistaking a vehicle for its tenor may lead to the spilling not only of valueless ink, but of valuable blood."
Love your videos just wanted to say thanks
5:23 tapetstry seems to shows specific scandinavian hunting situation. It looks like a fir with yarrows or capercaille in hunting form called toppfågeljakt "top bird hunting".
Great video look forward to Raven video when you get to it.
Love this! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you for watching ^^
I’m a fan. Your content is intriguing, well documented and presented with vigor and veracity. Keep up the good work, and don’t quit your day job, yet. Your work lends gravitas to your posts. It’s a pleasure to see a proud pagan scholar.
i love watching your videos , i always learn so much, thank you for your posts.
Thank you for watching my content :) I wish you a wonderful day!
Thank you for working hard to create such informative content for us, brother. You are doing the work of the gods!
This was interesting. I'm looking forward to diving more into your channel
Thank you very much for your support. Hope you enjoy the rest of the content. Be safe and well!
I wish I could work with you as an archaeologist!! I went to school even while homeless for it an' everything. LOL... but I also like being a creator for a living, so I got your back. I can't donate today but I've been watching you for a while. Almost religiously. (badum ching)
I keep saying that I greatly appreciate how you put in some common sense and information regarding these matters. I've met some who run screaming from thinking it through, so again: you're awesome. You got this.
Fun to see a video bringing up the subject, I’ve seen the Överhogdal tapestries in person, they’re currently in Jamtli in Östersund. (The city where I was born and raised), funnily enough we learned about “viking” history in school and we had several trips to the mentioned museum. It’s actually quite easy to spot whether “viking” symbols are real or fake, as generally runes etc. was chiseled into stone thus they generally consisted of straight lines, or the symbolism had to fit onto tapestries such as the one in the video matching the craftsmanship of that age.
Your presentation is excellent. I love the clarity and sophistication of your English, it’s inspiring. But most of all, I love the fact that you don’t wear an attitude of scorn or derision about correcting the record. People are inquisitive, they want to know and not everyone has the time or capacity to undertake a research degree to get through the misinformation. I value your knowledge on all of this. Thank you sincerely.
The ‘3 horns’ in the funbo runestone always made me think of 3 stylized raven skulls.
Good video, well done. New sub.
Good morning Arith, another interesting video. I hope you are well? It's amazing what guff people come up with, here in the UK they want to change history, because it doesn't suit their agenda, such nonsense, history is the foundation that the present was built on. So really it doesn't matter what happened as long as we build on the successes and learn from the mistakes. Have a good day my friend.
All is well my friend, not a lot of changes since last we spoke. How about you? How's life? I do hope you are well. I think anyone who has dedicated their lives into studying history surely has had to deal with some form of political censorship at some point in their lives. I know professors from different countries in the Americas, and one way or another their hands are tied and cannot speak of a lot of things due to the spectrum of politics of their countries. This is also a problem I'm starting to notice in Europe, slowly crawling its way up. Common sense is, once again, on the verge of extinction.
@ArithHarger I'm well thanks Arith. I am just home after a weekend away at a Regimental Remembrance meeting. They lay a named cross for those that have passed in the year between meetings. I overheard someone say, one year that will be us, that hit home with a big slap. My friend Martyn put it right when we saw some of the young serving soldiers. Remember when that was us and we saw the veterans, and thought, look at the old farts. Well, now we're the old farts. That's the passage of life, one shift books in, and the other books out. I will soon be preparing for my trip to Lisbon, saidcheand then I guess that's it for this year. Tell Mr T that I said cheers.
Once again loving the wall of chickens!
Thank you for speaking out. Love your explanation of each symbol. I can remember researching different symbols from the Scandinavian, Germanic, Celtic, Picts, Indo-Aryan and various other cultures. It was difficult to find accurate documented research. Not like today.
Thanks for this! I lived & worked in Iceland for a year (I'm Swedish) and the tourist shops are fuuuuullllll of Vegvisír and Ægishjálmur trinkets and souvenirs, promoting vikings. Not knowing/stating that they were created hundreds of years after the vikings and their culture was (mostly) gone, and they had become Christians and lived in the noble & dirty times of the Medieval era.
I saw an exhibition from the University of Upsala some years ago which showed the extent of Viking travel. What struck me at the time was their presence in Byzantium (Constantinople-Istanbul). As a student of western Art History, I had always been fascinated by the confluence of "knotwork". To see that connection has been a transforming insight. What you presented here is of crucial importance because it's so easy to build a story from inferences which may have no substance at all. One should inquire and research their questions and suppositions.
Thanks for the fascinating video!
A fun bit of trivia (that I'm sure Arith knows, but I'll share here anyway): the sigil of Yggdrasil shown in this video more accurately represents Mímameiðr, where the rooster Víðópnir is said to be perched. But the general assumption by scholars is that Mímameiðr is just another name for Yggdrasil, given how similarly the two are described in Norse mythology.
The glyph named "Odin's Spear" is a fret.
I just found your channel and it is quite intriguing. I have an olive complexion (or so I’ve been told) but my DNA shows primarily Celtic, Swedish, Icelandic and Germanic roots …. How I ended up with the pigmentation is a mystery, but I love the history and symbolism and mythology - and you tell it so well.
I have olive skin what part of the world are you from or born in. I'm east Anglia region Romans settled in my home town with the only Roman Circus out of Italy. I call myself a mongrel. But mainly focus in Norse and Celtic practices
Looks like ur doing ok with 121,000 subscribers. Ur channel will only grow from here !!! Lol !!! That dream of urs will eventually become reality !!!! I just found ur videos and must say i am much interested. So good luck in the future but i dobt think u will need luck !!! U r very interesting and informative !!!! Thank u for ur time !!!!
I've noticed my channel started to grow, considerably, as of this video :0 !!! TH-cam gave me shadowban for 3 months ._. no idea why. But I know the channel was almost lost lol. Let's see what the future holds. Luck is a fickle thing, so I'll hold on to it for as long as I can and try to attract it more, somehow :D hehehe. Thank you friend. Welcome to this channel and I hope you continue to enjoy the content I created. Have a wonderful day! All the best! :D
Great video, it is really pleasant to find someone here sharing their knowledge and bringing misconceptions to light.
Bonjour Arith beau travail un cours culturel!
Very well done video Arith. is there a definitive single source that shows the symbols? One that archeologists and Norse historians would refer to?
💓💖💗 I really appreciate the work you’ve done to dispel misconceptions about ancient practices and peoples.
We are very, very lucky to have you spreading this knowledge with us all. I'm very happy that I have a lot of Pictish ancestors because I can't really go wrong with putting those symbols of my ancient ancestors on my skin. Let me explain why:
1. They're all carved into stone. Tangible proof and evidence of their existence being involved with my peoples.
2. Most of their meanings have been lost to time and up for interpretation / theories by historians.
3. They invoke a deep, unexplainable feeling within me when I look upon them.
Now, thanks to you. Every time I decide to get Germanic symbols to honor the other half of my ancestry, I can rely on you to help me see that objective through.
Now if only we could get all Germanic pagans subscribed to you..
But even if we can or could, some fools just don't want to listen or accept the truths. Hubris is dangerous..
Hopefully we can begin by ending the use of "pagan". Grouping everything into "it ain't Latin/Christian" diminishes the identity of each culture. Neopaganism is also a backward, modernist movement that will forever warp and rewrite the true history of these old cultures and religions. An example of warped history is Celtic runes and carvings. None existed prior to Roman Christian invasions, or before Anglo-Saxon presence. They inherited the art styles from the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons and even Viking influence. Celtic art was largely created by early Irish Christian monks, which late came into "vogue" in the middle ages. It's almost an early Disneyfication and generalization of a culture (happened throughout history, such as the Romans turning Sparta into basically a tourist trap). It's more of an adopted art style, and has very little to do with pre-Christian stone work and cultural art. We don't inherit the cultures of the past. We inherit the cultures and meanings of today, which reflects the influences and societies we interact with.
I came across your channel and really enjoyed this video, very educational
Just tuned in, been a while, had to pause at the start to say...
I'm totally fine with you saying "shit" instead of "composure"
Where did you buy your shirt?
I get that question quite a lot, lately :D hehe. I bought it in a second-hand items village fair.
@@ArithHärger Great buy! It's a really cool shirt. Looks great on you!
I'm all for supporting someone's dream. No one has done that for me, so I'll try to do it for you. I find your videos fascinating. I'm entirely new to these subjects, so sometimes I'm very lost. There are a lot of misconceptions about Northern Europeans, Scandanavians, and their neighbors. My family did their DNA via 23&Me, and my mom found that she had a little bit of Scandinavian in her, and she was completely surprised. She thought she was 100% Polish. It was fantastic to learn we have some new lineage to learn about.
Thank you for helping to clear up the massive amount of misconceptions about vikings and norse culture in the late iron age. I live in Denmark, and I once experienced a visiting American high school teacher tell me how excited she was to go see the viking reservations...
Just commenting for the algorithm. Always liked your teaching.
I don't have a lot but in a couple of weeks I will be able to do the thanks button at least, I'm sorry that the main way I have of supporting your wonderful channel is being subscribed, and hitting the thumbs up and sharing, hopefully enough people will do that to raise you up in the algorithm and get you out there to more people.
Good morning gentleman. First of all, very good videos in general, they helped me understand some unfinished ideas. Second with respect to the Gungnir spear symbol, the last rune of the Anglo-Saxon Futhark is called Garr (Spear) and I understand that the theory comes from this small detail. With so little information nothing can be certain. Best regards from a simple Argentine Galdramann. Expect to see me commenting often to feed the algorithm and provide theories (and facts).
Good coverage! Jackson Crawford has spoken on this topic as well. Have a great week!🍻
the symbol shown at 5:33 looks to me-I mean in addition to what Arith is saying-like a labyrinth between a ‘lower’ and a ‘higher’ self. and that ‘self’ here is almost like an ibis, which is interesting in itself. but on the whole, this symbol speaks to me as an invitation to comprehend the labyrinth which is apparent reality (matter/matrix/mother), and in so doing, recognizing the unity between ‘the above’ and ‘the below’ (macrocosmic man & microcosmic man).
10:55 pienso que más que como respuesta a la cruz cristiana fue como respuesta a la maza de Hércules: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules%27_Club_(amulet)
Skól to you Mr. Härger! 🍻 And to the algorithm!
Awesome Video thanks Arith😊
I like the new unofficial & old official symbols - I'm not willing to limit the Aesir & Vanir
Love your content and your
Frankness , hope what you
Bore out did not curb or poison
Your intrigue & Facination.
Be well -
I like Thor's hammer, but despite being a full-blooded metalhead, I never wore one... because I know that these are only found in female graves. And I do know the story of Thor and Thrym and that the ancient Germans seemed to have used a hammer in wedding ceremonies putting it into the braids lap.
I am also aware that 90% of what we think we know about "Viking" religion is stuff written by Christians 200 years after the Norse and Scandinavians converted and that even these were centuries separated from what the ancient Germanic tribes believed, of which we practically know nothing.
Awesome video. What can you tell us about the “end strife” symbol?
Hello there, thank you. The "end strife" symbol is an Icelandic magic stave, appearing in the late second half of the 1500s, during the Protestant Period, so it is a product of the reformation age in its meaning, and the stave itself ends with a particular prayer: "in the name of the father and son and holy spirit". However, its visual form comes from earlier periods of representations of sun crosses from eastern Europe. The visual representation is one thing, the meaning in context is another and varied through time. The same symbol did not have the same meaning in Iceland as it has in other different contexts and periods in continental Europe. More information in this video I'll leave the link to, if you have the time to watch. Have a great day: th-cam.com/video/AjG_-udfrDQ/w-d-xo.html&t
Thank you for teaching and explaining everything very clearly. I love your videos brother
Great to see others taking on Brosatru. I've had to walk away from two kindreds cos of the idiots, its nice to find a channel looking at things the way I do.
ive always been fascinated by vikings for some reason they are just interesting to me but upon seeing this TH-cam thumbnail i immediately remembered that a town near where i currently live in that has this nature walking trail and upon on one of the walking trails there is this huge rock with viking rune writing on it im not sure how old it is but the writing on it seems pretty accurate although very very old
Love the video I hope you keep putting out videos
It took me a while to learn also and get into a reconstructed practice rather than a recreated practice. Like most people, I started with "Asatru", and I think that is the problem. There are very few good works about Northern paganism. "Asatru" (I think you said this, is just Christianity wrapped in neo-pagan beliefs) is at least a good start, but most people stick to it as if it were the absolute truth. It mixes Anglo-Saxon, mainland Germanic, and Scandinavian beliefs. Though extremely similar, there are differences. The word "Viking" has just become colloquial at this point, and people use it to describe everything that they think is Scandinavian without understanding what it is. Just my opinion. I could be wrong, but that is what I have experienced. And not to be a smart-ass; isn't the Gungnir symbol from the Anglo-Saxon FUTHORC, called "gar" and symbolizes spear... or is that a modern interpretation?
Did you find any good book on true Northern paganism?
A lot has been lost in history and considering that the Norse and Germanic are neighbours sharing similar culture and religious practices (after all, Wotan is Odinn), it would be very difficult for anyone to say which element is "pure" and which are added later. It's possible that all of it is true since the religion evolved together with the people who worshipped it, meaning had Norse people settle in the middle of Sahara, it's likely they would assign the domain of deserts to one of the existing Norse gods instead of creating a new one.
@@13gan Germanic people are not only neighbours to the Norse, but more akin to relatives linked by the ancient migrations that occured in the past.
People don't care about historical accuracy, just whatever makes them feel good and reinforces their desires. These people are the same ones who put yule incorrectly at solstice, and lasted 12 days.
Great video as usual Arith - and just as importantly: great beard too!! 🙂
Once again, great job. Gotta have that huggin and munnin vid.
Hello Mr Arith. I'm from Iran and I love your content. I wish I could introduce your TH-cam channel to my mom and my friends but sadly none of them can speak English 😢
Hello there! Glad you are there ^^ thank you for watching the content I create, it helps a lot :D Have a wonderful day!
Hello user-[etc.],
may I suggest you do some translating work for them? 😉
A simple way would be you just telling the content or you could record the (translated) text narrated by yourself on your phone and let them listen to that with the video.
That is a simple solution although still a bit time consuming.
If you take a more professional approach, maybe because more people take an interest, do not forget to contact Arith Harger for permission!
If it works maybe the two of you could open the Iranian market. Just be carefull and stay safe.
@@robzee5733 Thanks. That's one of my plans actually.
You were about to say, "Before everyone loses their sh*t". 😆 Hey, everyone does. Made me laugh. I appreciate you and love ALL of your content!!!!
I appreciate all this shared knowledge! I am a fan of Norse Mythology and alway enjoy listening to you speak.
i think people will continue to use the word Viking because there's nothing more romantic than bloody battles (go figure) i'm tired of correcting people that know better. Thankyou for the video Arith!
People do the same with the Japanese and Samurai
Yeah it will take some time. When certain subjects have been around and taught at schools for 100 years, it's hard to accept new evidences to the contrary, especially when it become "common knowledge", distorted by hear-saying. Science is always 100 years ahead, because it takes about 3-4 generations to start breaking cycles. Thank you for being in there my friend, as always. Be well!
@@ArithHärger best of wishes to you Arith , hang out with some trees, they are so precious. this is quite a year here, in the fire zones - it's heartbreaking
Calling all Norse people from Early medieval times "Viking" is like calling all 17-18 century Carribean population "Pirate".
EXACTLY!!!
Well a lot of people say that viking was an occupation, in modern Scandinavia we call all people from the viking age, Viking except the slaves/thralls, always has been like that, so many other people wants to be experts on us
Thank U for ur knowledge. We r so fortunate to have a learned man teach us💙 I am forever grateful. Love and light from a sunny in New Zealand❤
Very good video once again Arith! 😊😊 I love these types of educational videos you do. One thought came to mind. As you have shown, The Horns are in Spain and Portugal. These areas are known in ancient times to be migration pathways of the Celts. And we also know that many of the Old Norse symbols are very similar to the Celts. Is Odin's Horns possibly a carryover from Celt migration to pre-Old Norse religion? I'd be interested in learning more about that 😊
Hope I get an answer here, I am really curious about the standing runestone, particularly about their shape. Like in 7:30 Is there any reason for its shape?
Why does other standing stone always have ships on the top and another tale towards the bottom?
Hope someone helps! Thank you great video
Thank you Arith
There is one source that I would like to put on the table, and a source that I have not seen anyone else use in the connection with the Helm of Awe, and that is the golden horns of Gallehus that was discovered in Denmark. These two golden horns have been dated to the early 5th century (400 CE), which is within the Germanic Iron Age, and prior to the Viking Age. (There is a depiction of what looks like Helm of awe.)
-Stephen Edred Flowers renowned scholar, runologist, proponent of Ásatrú, and an author of dozens of books, for instance, the book called Icelandic Magic: Practical Secrets of the Northern Grimoires
I really want people to understand Viking is a verb not a noun. Aesir icons might be a better term then Old Norse? I mean they are only sacred in a sacred contex right?
Thank you for your vids, sir : )
Informative and enjoyable
Keep up the good work, skål år og fred (Cheers, good years and peace)
Thank you! I hope you get more views. You definitely deserve it! ❤🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀💖
Thanks!
Hello there friend! Thank you very much for your support and for the help! Very much appreciated, indeed. Have a wonderful day. All the best, cheers!
I really appreciate it when people like you take the time to clarify these things.
Just curse.😂
Já assisti dezenas de vídeos seus e nunca sequer imaginei que você falasse português! Já há alguns anos estou desenvolvendo um jogo de tabuleiro com temática nórdica antiga e me propus a fazer o mais correto e respeitoso possível, pois vejo muitos jogos com informações completamente equivocadas por aí, assim como esse meme que foi o tema do seu vídeo. Seu conteúdo vem me ajudando demais com esse conhecimento. Obrigado por compartilhá-lo, seus vídeos são espetaculares! Espero que você possa viver apenas disso muito em breve!
at 8:30 those are squatter man symbols arranged in a circle,,,, not as it was seen but adding them into a circle is artistic flair,,,,, look up squatter man images that have been taken from ancient rock glyphs the only thing missing is the dots at the waist of the figure but the hash marks and small curves through the spoked lines could be the dots if u understand how plasma behaves
I've read and seen other video presentations that suggests the Valknut represented here, had no association with Odin. But it is actually Hrugnirs Heart. And that the 4 sided looped symbol was an actual Valknut. Do you have another video that goes more in-depth on this? Thank you as always for the great insight and information.
Hi Arith
Thank you for another great video
Could you please recommend a number of platforms that I could look up for research on norse paganism,
You are already here my friend. He made it quit clear that Heathenry is about self learning and self discovery. There are big groups, like the Troth in the US, who do yearly activities together but heathenry is about self spiritually. It naturally rejects hierarchy at certain levels, especially from an animist perspective.
Another interesting symbol that is used wrong is the letter A. It used to be upside down. That A when upside down stood for an original God. The jews and Hindus still worship the bull.
As a Dane, I appreciate you clearing all of this up. A bunch of the more modern symbols are indeed authentic nordic symbols, but they are NOT "viking" or viking age symbols. It doesn't make the symbols less correct though, just not "viking" or viking age. A lot of our symbols, symbolisms and idols got destroyed in the christianizing of the nordic countries, so there are gaps where mordern interpretations fill in, if anyone was wondering about the newer symbols. Easy subscription!
The 'helm of awe' symbol is very similar to that found on one of the Golden horns of Gallehus . These pre date the viking era because the inscriptions are in older futhark. So not old norse but Germanic.
I can't see any symbol that looks anything like that. Lots of star symbols, but that's about it.
Arith!!! I'm a Celtic Pagan (also worshipping some Norse deities) and I'm SO mad at Julius Caesar for screwing up Gaul and Avaricum as well as our entire culture. Anyway, I wanted to say that within my family's beliefs, the triskelion is one with the oak in the nemeton, being a section of its roots. The roots display interconnectedness through progression, as they seek nutrients in the earth the way we seek knowledge and magic under the sun.
This is what has been passed down from the Welsh side of my family who originated in Northern Europe, Prussia and Lithuania.
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Thank you for your feedback friend, and for the piece of information, much appreciated. I feel you there, the Romans almost wiped out the old indigenous belief systems and deities of the Iberian Peninsula (but archaeology has been recovering quite a lot), be those of the Lusitanians, Galicians, Basques, Celiberians, Vetons, Tartessians, etc. etc. . . . funny thing, in Portugal, especially in the remote areas and in the mountainous areas, people are still mad at the Romans after 2000 years lol. A curious thing, in the Northern Part of the country, it's actually the old generation of priests that is keeping alive the old pagan traditions and some pagan gods of those regions, who knew?! . . . In the province of Trás-os-Montes (Northern Portugal), there's an important deity called Larouco, a sky god of Thunder and fertility (with a big phallus and a huge hammer - sounds familiar) and within a church (church of Vilar de Perdizes) was found his representation on stone. The priest there built a wooden structure to protect this finding. In an interview he said he had built it "to protect my god". This came as a surprise, as you might imagine. All the best to you. Be well and best of luck! :D
@@ArithHärger Oh woaaahh that's incredible. I wish we had more priests protecting the old ways where I am lol. They do exist though; my mum knows one well! Thank you for the reply and all the info!! Best of health and luck to you sir!! 😁🔨⚡
Also glad to hear that some people are still angry with the ancient Romans 😂
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I really enjoy all of your content Arith. You mentioned in a previous video that some symbols when tattooed should be on certain sides of the body. I would love more info on this. I love the Icelandic staves especially. Which side would Vegvisir need to be placed? many thanks
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Oh, also the particular representation of Huginn and Muninn here are from a depiction of a "Raven Banner" found on a penny (coin) from York minted around 940. The raven only appears once on the banner; duplicating like shown in the video is a modern invention.
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