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To: alt.religion.asatru From: Mark HosseltonSubject: 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 Wes thu hal! __ _ Blaed Thraegan Barhelm seaxnet@nmia.com WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW The Wyrd Page-Germanic/Nordic Heathen Religion http://www.nmia.com/~seaxnet/Test1.htm ---------------------------------------------- Frigga's Web-A Frithstead For All Heathen Folk http://www.nmia.com/~seaxnet/Friggas.htm WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW "In reaching out to explore the distant hills where the gods dwell, and the deeps where the monsters are lurking, we are perhaps discovering the way home." Hilda R. Ellis Davidson
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