My Pagan Library (Over 30 Books for Norse Pagans)
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Links to Books:
Prose Edda: amzn.to/30AmvS4
Poetic Edda: amzn.to/3eyChou
Saga of the Volsungs: amzn.to/3rKMkLa
Wanderer's Havamal: amzn.to/3bDhZZf
Sagas of the Icelanders: amzn.to/3qy5P88
Germania: amzn.to/3eutfJl
A History of Vikings: amzn.to/2OOGUAc
Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: amzn.to/3l7fhOI
Beyond the North Wind: amzn.to/38vN1Ak
Old Icelandic Dictionary: amzn.to/3tc1nxu
Norwegian Stave Churches: NA
Tales of Norse Mythology: amzn.to/3rIABN8
Sigurd and Gundrun: amzn.to/3qECtFl
Norse Mythology (Gaiman): amzn.to/38vMMFm
Norse Myths (Larington): amzn.to/3rDN2K5
Vikings Myths and Sagas (Kerven): amzn.to/2ONbY2V
Practical Heathens Guide to Asatru: amzn.to/3rF27uO
Beginners Guide to Asatru: amzn.to/30z9eJl
Gods Own County: amzn.to/2OO7F7x
Soul of the North: amzn.to/3taKPWF
Runes for Beginners: amzn.to/3tbVznS
Icelandic book of Futhark: www.icelandicmagic.com
Sorcerers Screed: www.icelandicmagic.com
Norse Magic: amzn.to/3vqEJ6G
Mammoth Book of Celtic Tales: amzn.to/3vg4oih
Celtic Myth and Magick: amzn.to/3tesBn4
The Mist Filled Path: amzn.to/38vmTpk
The Shamanic Journey: amzn.to/3bDbu8T
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The Wisdom of Odin is a vlog of my journey through Norse Paganism, a way to assist others along their journey, and a place to promote a positive image for all of paganism.
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This can't be a coincidence. Yesterday, I was feeling an itch to buy some more books and I decided to watch your other videos on books. And now you upload this!
" Not all who wander are lost" J.R.R. Tolkien
The Wanderers havamal also has the "cowboy havamal" in the back which I love
I am myself a Ukrainian and i was so pleased when you mentioned the old religion of my country. (even though i stick to scandinavian paganism) im glad that my country religion has recognition!! Its also very sad when people say that its RUSSIAN religion when it has nothing to do with ths country. Thank you very much!!
Interesting list. Im swedish, its true that there are more sources in Swedish about history and laws that are not easy to find in English. Google "the earliest norwegian laws being gulathing law and the frostathing law", its 100-200 years after the pagan age, but it gives some interesting insigths into the mentality of the Scandinavians. Its quite different from the laws of the rest of Europe at the time.
Honestly brother I am sure you have the natural ability to tune into what we all need at any given time
The more I hear about this subject the more I feel like I'm going back home
Anyone else pause and add each book they could find on an Amazon list? No? Just me? Cool. Lmao! Thanks, Jacob!
Me I did!
I did too!
I do!
Always. Or I write them down somewhere to search them up later
No, did that too. But I have to admit it is almost like my fitness journey. Now I have so much Info it is just paralizing. Anyone else know that?
This was awesome - my to be read list just grew tenfold!!! Thanks so much for sharing your library with us Jacob!
You have helped me so much in my early exploration of pagan faith and will continue to be. You've made it feel more accessible as I try to figure out what I'm called to be and do. Thank you for your good work!
Thanks for sharing. You might want to check out Vegard Solheim: Our Traditions. I think you'll find it interesting. I have a copy in norwegian (I'm danish), but fortunately it's available in english now, so a larger crowd will benefit from the wisdom
this is a very good list of resources, i was amazed well done jacob. i am glad that you provided us with this.
Wow i just added so many books to my wishlist. Thanks for this awesome video!
This is truly “The Religion with Homework”. Keep those videos coming, brother. I am an Odinist, and have been since the age of 13, when I was a newly-confirmed Catholic.
Im so happy I was able to find the digital versions of a lot of those books. Cant wait
We should have a talk about our respective libraries and compare notes. I have about 800 books that have to do with both the historical aspect of the Germanic people and their religions beliefs both very old books as well as new ones and post 19th century books on Norse Heathenry/Norse paganism/Germanic Paganism/Asatru.
I started collecting the books when I was in school for my degrees in Scandinavian studies and ancient Norse languages ans haven’t stopped lol
I'm not a Norse Pagan but I love watching your channel. Keep up the great videos. :)
Thank you so much! I have been trying to look for new pagan books and I was so happy to find this!
If y'all really want to dive deep
Hilda Davidson is an author you should definitely read further. She basically takes Mircea Eliade, a scholar of religions famous primarily for not being an atheist or a materialist, and applies what she learned from him about metaphysics and human spirituality to the Norse sources of which Eliade wasn't familiar. She was also familiar with Dumézil's work.
Speaking of Eliade and Dumézil, both of these guys are must reads. Dumézil is hard to get in English. If you have access to a university library, and can read French, he's a wealth of knowledge comparing the Germanic religion to the other religions of people speaking Indo-European languages. At the very least, read Eliade's "the Sacred and the Profane." Just do it. You'll be glad you did.
Speaking of Indo-European languages, read Homer. And Virgil. And basically all the big classics while you're at it. Sometimes the answer is a lot more boring and simple than one would like. Homer, Herodotus, and Plato might not be the first thing you think of when you think Norse paganism, but for those who have a chronic skepticism of all our sources because of Christian influence, you're going to find out by reading them what actual polytheistic, animist pagans thought about their own practice, mythology, and gods. You might find the worldview surprisingly familiar if you're already well read on Norse stuff.
Finally, and I have not dug into this myself so perhaps I am a bit of a hypocrite, but - Shintoism. Basically the only major animist pagan religion in a developed country left. You can probably learn a lot digging into it about how modern animistic pagans practice.
Edit: this is ofc after you've gotten a good handle on the Norse sources themselves. Good luck, happy wandering! 😉
Adding on to the Indo-European topic, I'd like to throw ancient Vedic literature such as the Bhagavad Gita, Rigveda, Upanishads, etc. into the mix
I really wish I had to the time to sit down and read, audio book is the best I can do for now!
No worries brother
I would suggest, and what I do, is when you speak with the God's, don't speak to just one God, speak to them all, read them their words, their stories, their poems. That's what got me closer to them since my journey's beginning, and it seems they like and respect that, I've been blessed with the presence of Thor, Tyr, Frigg, Loki (with and without his antics), and blessed with well being, calmness, less worry of my day to day. Its better in my opinion to read the poetic edda, even a few minutes a day or when you have time. I've learned how to stay under the radar, so to speak, by doing so, just sticks better.
@@dirtybird1933 that helps alot! I've spoken with a few gods mainly tyr, thor and odin. I will definitely look into and talk to more of them. Thank you!
The Rites of Odin is a good book as well.
By Ed Fitch? Ugh. That book is embarrassing. I'm embarrassed for Ed Fitch. Terrible book.
I only have a few Norse Pagan related books in my possession but thanks to your videos I now know just how many great books there are. Reading is a great way to honor Odin since books are great tools to obtain wisdom.
I love all your videos about books and especially this one I love books I love Buying books and I love having Different kind of books I am A big fan of history mythology and information in general I love to read about Anything and everything I think that having of knowledge is important and sharing that knowledge is important so I am very happy that you are sharing your knowledge with the world and the knowledge of other people
Nice video i love listening to people talk about books 📚
Awesome video! I will look into these books, skol.
I love your collection of books. I have maybe half of them. I'm a Celtic/ Norse Pagan
This is what love looks like. Great job Jacob.
Hi, your german is pretty good 👍 mach weiter so und bis zur großen Halle, Skal 🍻
Thank you as I am new to Norse paganism! Glad I found your page. Skål brother
Love this video! So amazing you included the magickal aspect as well. Thank you for the inspiration.
Btw. what is the music in the background?
My mother was a Storyteller, working in a metropolitan library, when I was young. She being Scotts-Irish, she had an immense collection of Fairy tales and was able to purchase "Surplus" and "Discard" books from that library as they aged out. I inherited her collection and enjoy reading them as much as I can. My father was Norse, and had a fair sized library too. I've been finding many of the older books at yard sales and used book stores and if you want those kind of books, start there. Skal
I recommend collecting different english translations of the poetic edda so you can compare them. I think you also need saxo gramaticus history of the Danes and Beowulf to go with the Eddas, sagas and tacitus Germania as source material.
Also the Heimskringla
I noticed you wearing that Carhartt shirt a few times. Thanks for putting food on my table, lol. Hopefully when I have some extra I can put some on your patreon.
Not food on the table, but the building of tables to put your food on! 😂 my grandfather was a carpenter and built homes his whole life. Been learning the trade myself from him, and slowly my wardrobe has become carhartt flannels!
For me I have always been very interested in Greek and Egyptian religion and mythology alongside Norse so that's my top 3.
The last book is a chronicle which tells about the campaign of Prince (knyaz) Igor and his regiment. It is written in Old Russian (very similar to Church Slavonic). Russian children study this story in schools and usually learn a passage from it by heart
I just got the Poetic Edda the other day😄
Crawford's translation is the best, the one that really speaks to me in plain words. I find his Cowboy Hamaval pretty humorous!
And regarding magic, I've got tons of rune books that are great, if you want any suggestions. On Instagram, I sent you a pic of a wonderful Seidhr book by Runic John Spedding, the only writer who has really taught me effective seidhr which you can do by yourself.
Ah! the kid's book is great! When I was in college, as optional courses, I took Italian and German, so I bought myself an Asterix comic book in German!
Don't mind me, just taking notes for my reading list. Odin wants me to fill that altar up! lol
Same!
A month ago I had zero books on Norse Paganism. Now I have 5. In a month I will most likely have 50 LOL! Thanks for the informative video. Great stuff! I agree with you that different spiritual practices contain wisdom, and we can learn so much from the faiths of this world.
Who disliked this? What a disgrace.
I recommend The Asatru Edda by the Norroena Society. It has been stripped of as much Cristian contamination as possible. It has an amazing section dedicated to pronunciation of old Norse and an excellent introduction that every Asatruar should read. Jacob I'd like to have a conversation with you, I have a lot to share with you.
Im kinda waiting for Crawford to translate the prose because I loved his poetic edda.
I live in Ukraine (although I'm an American) and that book looks like something from Russian before the update in 1917. The title is "The Tale of Igor's Campaign." It's a very famous story that was even made into an opera.
Thanks
OMG, I went from Christianity then I discovered Buddhists at my local monastery, now I'm on the North paganism what a journey. The lessons I learned from the monks are invaluable I still go and visit them.
Is there any auto formats for these books as I'm dyslexic and find it hard to read thanks
The last book is the one of the greatest book from kiev Rus, unique and legendary, and the original language is the old russian ( not ukrainian, russian an so on and so forth)
The last book is russian book. I am Russian. That's amazing you found this book. Keep it forever!
Any idea where I can find a copy of The Soul of the North?
I too have been wanting to learn more about Norse Magic/ Nordic Witchcraft. I can't really find anything about it. Also if i remember correctly: the German book " Ich Odin die Wilden Vikinger" translates to I Odin the wild Viking.
There are many books I've found on norse magic actually. Many are on Amazon
@@skadiwinters729 do you have any favorites? which would you recommend starting with?
*forgiven
I'm not normally one to comment. However since you and I are quite very similar in what we read, research, and believe, between the Norse and Celts, as well as studying shamanism from around the world. Here it a rabbit hole for you, if you haven't already, the Kalevala from Finland, as well as shamanism from Finland/Lapland, currently reading books about that.
Well read them all at once for a change
Lol we need a google doc to copy and paste them into Amazon
Hey Jacob what are your thoughts on Dave Martel?
Hey my names Jeff thanks for all the references I’m really interested in reading about Ragnar lothbroke and ivar the boneless as well as Ragnarok do you have any recommendations please and thank you
Make more books please
Is there anyway you could send a full list?
Its in the description but here it is as well:
Prose Edda: amzn.to/30AmvS4
Poetic Edda: amzn.to/3eyChou
Saga of the Volsungs: amzn.to/3rKMkLa
Wanderer's Havamal: amzn.to/3bDhZZf
Sagas of the Icelanders: amzn.to/3qy5P88
Germania: amzn.to/3eutfJl
A History of Vikings: amzn.to/2OOGUAc
Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: amzn.to/3l7fhOI
Beyond the North Wind: amzn.to/38vN1Ak
Old Icelandic Dictionary: amzn.to/3tc1nxu
Norwegian Stave Churches: NA
Tales of Norse Mythology: amzn.to/3rIABN8
Sigurd and Gundrun: amzn.to/3qECtFl
Norse Mythology (Gaiman): amzn.to/38vMMFm
Norse Myths (Larington): amzn.to/3rDN2K5
Vikings Myths and Sagas (Kerven): amzn.to/2ONbY2V
Practical Heathens Guide to Asatru: amzn.to/3rF27uO
Beginners Guide to Asatru: amzn.to/30z9eJl
Gods Own County: amzn.to/2OO7F7x
Soul of the North: amzn.to/3taKPWF
Runes for Beginners: amzn.to/3tbVznS
Icelandic book of Futhark: www.icelandicmagic.com
Sorcerers Screed: www.icelandicmagic.com
Norse Magic: amzn.to/3vqEJ6G
Mammoth Book of Celtic Tales: amzn.to/3vg4oih
Celtic Myth and Magick: amzn.to/3tesBn4
The Mist Filled Path: amzn.to/38vmTpk
The Shamanic Journey: amzn.to/3bDbu8T
Have you looked into Ron Mcvans work?
Idk if you have it yet or not but in case you don't pick up a book called "Tuatha De Danaan"
Skol and greetings from Germany 👍
Author: Maria kvilung.
Wow we have alot in common ❤
No Our Troth? No runic books?
Conway is a Wiccan, you can skip about half of the book. Some good nuggets though. I have Conway's Celtic mythology
You do realize that Norse Wicca is a thing?
Could someone please elaborate on why Prose Edda is a “proceed with caution” affair?
Is something wrong with it?
Is the Poetic Edda better?
The Prose Edda may have been stories largely invented by the author Snorri Sturrleson. In those days Homer's epics were the epitome of literature, many people wanted to copy the Illiad & Odyssey adapted to their own cultures, which he seems to have done a lot of in that book. So it's not considered very historically accurate.
@@nightangel486 thank you!
Ughhhh.... I have so many books in my Amazon cart already, now I have even more 😫
Go camping and down some books 📚😉
@@karamlevi always good to go outside :)
I have a list on Amazon full of Norse books, it’s well over $200 USD if I were to purchase the whole list. 😬
Is it all right to instead of owning and reading through the books you go for the audiobooks instead?
I have a difficult time getting myself to read and I tend to be so busy that podcasts and audiobooks are easier for me to consume than regular books.
My wife is of Celtic origin I'm Norse lol so books are very interesting to cross reference
"Bookflex" :"D
Out of curiosity ...could one be a pagan and honor the germanic Gods and as a form of seidr use anton lavey Satanism for favor ??
You do not have Culture of The Teutons by W. Gronbech, or Frey God of the World - Anna Groá Sheffield - MUST ADD.
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Nothing by Stephen McNallen? :O
I was just going to buy a book on a completely different topic and remembered I want to get some books on Asatru and Norse myth as well, so I took a look at your videos (and the comments). So far I'm leaning towards Norse Mythology (Gaiman) and A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru. I also really want to get McNallen's latest book on Asatru, as I've listened to many of his interviews and like his worldview and the way he speaks of Asatru. The site I'm buying from doesn't have his books, however, so that will be another time.
Hey does anybody know how to find the discord?
Its available through patreon
@@TheWisdomOfOdin awesome thank you!!!
No morals no one no throne ...
My worry about this paganism is that we already have enough troubles with the abrahamic religions that spread like the plague and ride me like herpes here in the bible belt. (Yeah, that's Herpes, not Hermes, and not Her Peas.) However: I've always been partial to Lee Hollander's translations of the sagas. From the Heimskringla, Eyrbyrggja (with Schach), Burnt Njal, the Eddas, Jomsvikings, etc..Hollander seemed to bring the "Noble Savage" King James wannbe's era of the 19th century translations as evident in the Norroenna (Sam Laing, et al) editions and the Magnasson/Morris translations and make them more readable. (Smith and Monsen's not so great, either) Faulkes' translations are great--while I have hard copies, electric copies are available free, I think. Haven't read the Crawford ones yet. But you still need to throw in the Mabinogion and the Kalevala. Laxdaela is in The Sagas of Icelanders, but you should have a stand-alone as well. Grettir's saga is a treat, also. HOWEVER, I hate to see people taking these thing literally. Please: No More Fundamentalists!!! Great stories, but read them for historical context, not for spiritual enlightenment. Additionally, most of these were written by christians, even Saemund's Eddas, some with more subtext than others...Filter everything you read.
Man I'm the slavic pagan and that's soooo baaaad because there is basically no content like this about slavic paganism! We have like 2 books from one historian and that's all... I'm not even talking about the videos or another content
Youll sell it out until theirs nothing left three books shouldnt be made into one full stop
Not a single book written by Varg Vikernes or Marie Cachet? Such a shame
PLACENTA
Cringe, I should've realised you're LBTQ "pagans". Cringe
Well I get what you're saying, but in that case, especially if you're pagan - man the fuck up and face the consequences
Min vän! Du har helt rätt och det är just därför vi måste våga stå för det vi tycker. Sverige har blivit sämre demografiskt men med det har också Svensken till stor del vaknat ur Törnrosasömnen. Hoppas Norge förblir starkt, innan det är för sent.
@@cenerozzzz i like varg lol, his theology is weird though. he doesn't even believe in the Gods, just sees them as Jungian racial archetypes
Vikings never had half of what people say they did because science took over the show
GO OUTSIDE!!!
Anyone else notice that when he did the book myths and symbols in pagan europe instead of in he put is lol
If they think this is going to change life their wrong
Well you should have touched the ancestors graves they were put their for a change reason full stop
I'm currently reading the viking spirit it has tales of the gods as well. I've heard to stay away from fire and ice because it says stuff about antifa
Viking spirit is a good one, Dan also has a website, norse mythology for smart people.
@@HansWick ive been reading the stories he's posted on his site to that's how i got intested in his book. i like the intro story he tells about how they raid the vilage and he's reminded of what odin did
Are there any good books about the norse and LGBT?
Your going in the wrong directions
Please denounce the AFA.
what is AFA?
@@electricmayhem8147 Asatru Folk Assembly. They are a white supremacy organization that hides behind norse beliefs while touting the importance of "protecting their heritage" but really they are just pro-white traditional families and against people of color and LGBT people.
@@connornunley966 oh I didnt know that. thanks for the info. a group like that definitely isnt good for the world.
@@connornunley966 I went down the youtube rabbit hole and came to the conclusion that others have, that this guy is an egotistical, ideological fraud. thanks again for the info. unsubscribed.
DJ Conway is a horrible source. Shs c&ps the same stuff and adds a different title. Chuck it