Alternate Names: Helio, Heil, Helið Iconography: A hero with a staff or club Domains: Healing, Prosperity Historical Attestation Perhaps the most enigmatic of all the Gods of England, is that divine known variously as Heith, Helio, or Helið. The attestations to this God are quite obscure, and what lore survives […]
Hludana
Alternate Names: Erce, Folde, Eorþe, Nerthus, Fira Modor, Eorþan Modor, Hluþana, Hluθena Iconography: Oxen, Wagon, Tree, Pool, Wreaths, Snakes, A Bowl or Cup Domains: Earth, Fertility, Life, Success Historical Attestation Heathen spirituality, rooted in ancient Germanic traditions, places a profound significance on the natural world and its interconnectedness. Central to this […]
Holy Calendar
Gerímbóc The religious calendar presented here, is a reconstructed one based upon what the authors have been able to glean from various sources, and rationalized with modern lifestyles and constraints. It is based in authentic Heathen practices and lore, but it is by no means “historical”, as such an attested […]
Honor and Ethics
In this section, we discuss the core values of our faith, the idea of virtue-based ethics, and personal honor. The Concept of Arweorþnes As discussed in the section on the historical underpinnings of Ingwine Heathenship, the central concept in our ethical model, is the cultivation of personal honor and worth, both in […]
Hréðe
Alternate Names: Hrethe, Rheda Iconography: Domains: Competition, Survival, Victory, War, Spring Historical Attestation The goddess Hréðe, sometimes normalized as Hrethe, is attested to only once, in De temporum ratione, by the Venerable Bede. It is said that the month Hrēþmōnaþ, roughly analogous to the modern month of March is named in her […]
