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The Holy Elves, the "Alfar", were friends of mankind. The Dark Dwarves, the "Dokkalfar", were sometimes friendly and sometimes unfriendly. The Giants, the "Jotnar", were catalysts for change for both the deities and for humans. A great rainbow bridge called Bifröst was built by the goddesses and gods that extended from heaven, Asgard, to Middle Earth, "Midgard", which they rode over everyday. Heimdall, who was a light sleeper, guarded Bifröst. It was predicted that the bridge will collapse at Ragnarok when the Frost Giants ride over it. Heathenry Heathen Ásatrú, The Way of the Troth was an Řrlag faith of magic, fate, and destiny.
Heathenry Heathen Ásatrú
emphasized personal spiritual experience but Heathens often formed groups known
as felags, garths, halls, hearths, and kindreds. Some have a priest Gođi or a
priestess Gyđja.
Runes were used in rituals along with nature shrines, altars (harrows), and magical tools. The Way of the Troth was facilitated by Galđr, magical incantations, Galdrastafr, magical symbols, Gandr, magical staffs and wands, Spa, predictions, and Spákona, soothsayers. The Poetic Edda, folklore, history, and literature was studied to understand their religious and cultural foundations and to discern the intrinsic characteristics and intentions of the Heathenry Heathen Ásatrú goddesses and gods. Ancient Heathens followed the "Way of Troth" to the ancient Germanic goddesses and gods. who were multidimensional beings. For example, Thor, the thunder God was also a guardian of culture.
Although other Germanic
tribes shared the same mythos and traditional stories which were memorized by
their skalds (bards and poets), people think of the goddesses and gods as Norse
mainly because most of the recorded folk beliefs and stories that survived the
vagaries of the passage of time were written by Scandinavians...
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