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To: alt.religion.asatru
From: Mark Hosselton 
Subject: Re: Holybooks?
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 08:46:24 -0800

Wassail!

Karak wrote:
> 
>    Probably a bad title for this message but im tired and I wanted to ask
> a quick question... Are there any books I can read to have a better
> understanding of Asatru? Preferably with no biased opinions. One who
> wishes to learn more about christianity needs but to pick up a bible. I
> want some reliable source like that for Asatru. I don't know if any
> ancient texts like that exist, but I would love to read them. Any modern
> books could be helpful too. Thanks.

Here are some basic texts for Heathens:

Hollander, Lee M., _The Poetic Edda_-1994; 342 pages
Terry, Patricia, _The Poems of the Elder Edda_-1990; 268 pages 
Sturlusson, Snorri, _Edda_ (Prose)-1987 (1220-30 c.e.); trans. A.
Faulkes; 252 pages 
Gundarsson, Kveldulfr Hagan, editor, _Our Troth_, by the Ring of Troth &
Other True
Folk-1993; 711 pages 
Gundarsson, Kveldulf, _Teutonic Religion_-1993; 403 pages

There is a short list of Asatru related books at:

http://www.nmia.com/~seaxnet/Books.htm

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