“...TRULY WORTH EVERY PENNY” “AMAZING WORK...”
This is the book that introduces modern-day Folk to the ancient European Ancestral Religion of Ásatrú / Odinism.
From the back cover:
It's been almost a thousand years since such knowledge has been publicly known in the West. And now, the ancient, almost forgotten, Ancestral religion of Ásatrú/Odinism has been revived to become one of the "fastest growing phenomenons of our time..." With its roots firmly planted in prehistory, going back several thousand years as an organized religion, it is making a modern-day comeback. In a time of extreme stress and confusion for the average man and woman, descended from the ancient Europeans... it provides a simple, yet solid basis for a successful life... both in the spiritual and material worlds. Those looking for a Savior will not find him here. However, those who have lamented at the lost of the natural connection to their ancient European roots take heart... You've just come home!
WARNING: THIS BOOK IS NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT. Some will be offended by the unwavering, inflexible attitude of the author.
Technical: 186 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, cream interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink, with flat spine and glossy cover.
SHIPPING DETAILS
USA - Books ship directly from the printer in the USA*
Canada - Books ship via Express Shipping (online orders).
International - Books ship via Express Shipping (online orders).
*USA Orders that include additional items other than books, i.e., a Thor's Hammer Pendant, will arrive in two separate shipments, at different times. Book orders normally ship in 4 to 6 business days from date of purchase.
This book replaces the World Tree, and A Way of Wyrd (revised and updated, with several new chapters). It also contains the complete text of our booklets Yule and This is Asatru. It contains partial text from our booklets: the Village; and The Provisional Member's Handbook.
Contents:
the Dream
Introduction
History
Ancient Gods
The Nine-fold World
Daily Observances
Religious Rites
The Blot
The Odin Blot
Blotar
The Formal Sumble
Oaths & Invocations
Yule
The Kindred
The Runes
Questions & Answers
Appendix (This is Asatru)
Bibliography
FAQ concerning Ásatrú - the Hidden Fortress:
Q. It’s my understanding that this book might have a cycle of Blots and other rites in it? Is this true?
A. As with its predecessors (the World Tree, & A Way of Wyrd), Ásatrú - the Hidden Fortress does contain much information on performing Blot. It has a complete Odin Blot - from start to finish, along with all the information concerning various regalia, location of the Blot, etc. In the next chapter (entitled "Blotar") a complete Frigga Blot and a complete Frey Blot are given (minus some of the detail already provided in the Odin Blot chapter). At the end of this chapter we provide some of the basic information required to create one's own Blotar for Thor, Freya, and Tyr, using the previous Blotar as examples. But complete Blotar for Thor, Freya, and Try are not included. This book also provides instruction on how to construct/write your own Blotar (for any god or goddess), using a basic formula, combined with a small amount of research and knowledge. Chapters 6 through 12 deal with Blotar and other rites (daily rites, Sumble, Feast, etc.).
Q. Why does this 2nd edition have fewer pages than the original, if it's expanded?
A. Technical reasons. This book's format is slightly larger (6x9) than the first edition of the book, and the printing is slightly smaller - making for a more compact book, but with additional information added. Nothing has been omitted from the original text.
Q. Is this edition printed and hand-bound by you, like the first edition?
A. No. The days of us printing and hand-binding our books are over (due to health problems). We've commissioned a major book-binder in the USA to professionally print and bind this edition. It still provides the same reliable information as the original, but in a commercially-produced format.
ÁSATRÚ - THE HIDDEN FORTRESS
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"I was most impressed with Asatru—The Hidden Fortress. It is precise and fact-filled..."
Dr. Mark L. Mirabello - Professor of European History - author of The Odin Brotherhood