Saxon Resources

[Cabal]

Looking for some good resources on Saxon Gods, culture, mythology. I am reading Travels Through Middle Earth at the moment, but that as far as I have gotten. Just seeing if anyone knows any good books, podcast, websites, ect. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Hyacinth Belle]

Looking for some good resources on Saxon Gods, culture, mythology. I am reading Travels Through Middle Earth at the moment, but that as far as I have gotten. Just seeing if anyone knows any good books, podcast, websites, ect. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 
If you aren't already, try looking up Theodism. That is the term for Anglo-Saxon heathenry.

Also, be sure to look at the Recommended Resources thread stickied at the top of the SIG.

[Cabal]

If you aren't already, try looking up Theodism. That is the term for Anglo-Saxon heathenry.

Also, be sure to look at the Recommended Resources thread stickied at the top of the SIG.

Thanks for the help!

[Geroth]

Looking for some good resources on Saxon Gods, culture, mythology. I am reading Travels Through Middle Earth at the moment, but that as far as I have gotten. Just seeing if anyone knows any good books, podcast, websites, ect. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I've been a Saxon Pagan for a while (also interested in Celtic deities as well). Unfortunately there is little information out there about Anglo-Saxon Heathenry. There is Theodism, which is the reconstructionist path of Saxon Paganism and is very different from Norse Heathenry. Theodism attempts to reconstruct aspects of pre-Christian Germanic social order within their theods, it is a lifestyle as well as a religion. I personally am not interested in Theodism but I take elements from their practices.

Wednesbury Shrine is a Theodist website that has some excellent information on Anglo-Saxon history, culture and religion. http://www.englatheod.org/theodish.htm

In terms of books, The Lost Gods of England by Brian Branston has some great historical information but it is a hard book to find, I believe it has been out of print for some time.

Path to the Gods: Anglo-Saxon Paganism for Beginners by Swain Wodening contains some excellent information. It goes a little more in depth with history and Anglo-Saxon culture than Travels Through Middle Earth. Also gives information on the gods and simple rites. Swain Wodening has several other books on Anglo-Saxon Paganism as well that you might be interested in looking at.

Alaric Albertsson's other book, Wyrdworking: The Path of a Saxon Sorcerer is great if you wish to learn about Anglo-Saxon runes and some magickal elements.

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, feel free to message me.

[Cabal]

I've been a Saxon Pagan for a while (also interested in Celtic deities as well). Unfortunately there is little information out there about Anglo-Saxon Heathenry. There is Theodism, which is the reconstructionist path of Saxon Paganism and is very different from Norse Heathenry. Theodism attempts to reconstruct aspects of pre-Christian Germanic social order within their theods, it is a lifestyle as well as a religion. I personally am not interested in Theodism but I take elements from their practices.

Wednesbury Shrine is a Theodist website that has some excellent information on Anglo-Saxon history, culture and religion. http://www.englatheod.org/theodish.htm

In terms of books, The Lost Gods of England by Brian Branston has some great historical information but it is a hard book to find, I believe it has been out of print for some time.

Path to the Gods: Anglo-Saxon Paganism for Beginners by Swain Wodening contains some excellent information. It goes a little more in depth with history and Anglo-Saxon culture than Travels Through Middle Earth. Also gives information on the gods and simple rites. Swain Wodening has several other books on Anglo-Saxon Paganism as well that you might be interested in looking at.

Alaric Albertsson's other book, Wyrdworking: The Path of a Saxon Sorcerer is great if you wish to learn about Anglo-Saxon runes and some magickal elements.

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, feel free to message me.

Thank you so much for all the information. I will definitely look into all of that. And If I have questions I will not hesitate to ask you, lol. So thanks again.

[Vaulkhar]

Looking for some good resources on Saxon Gods, culture, mythology. I am reading Travels Through Middle Earth at the moment, but that as far as I have gotten. Just seeing if anyone knows any good books, podcast, websites, ect. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

I'd like to second Geroth's suggestion about Swain Wodening. Indeed, his first book got me into heathenry purely by chance. Granted, I am not sure if it is the path for me as of yet but it certainly opened my eyes to the possibility. I am like you and still very much "on the hunt" for information.

Raven Radio podcasts (which you can get free from itunes) discusses Heathenry more broadly. But I believe that one or two of their episodes discusses Theodism and they even feature Swain Wodening as one of their guests! (I could be wrong, I'm only on the fourth podcast but they did mention  they were planning on having him on).

[Geroth]

Thank you so much for all the information. I will definitely look into all of that. And If I have questions I will not hesitate to ask you, lol. So thanks again.

 
No problem whatsoever. Glad to help.

[hraefngar]

Looking for some good resources on Saxon Gods, culture, mythology. .

 
I enjoyed the two Albertsson books that people mentioned, even if I think some of the information here and there might have been a little suspect.

The ultimate resource, I feel, is anything written by Stephen Pollington.  He is a dry scholarly type, but you can be sure anything he writes is academically sound.  

Rudiments of Runelone is a cheap, short and no nonsense introduction to the runes and what can be academically known about them.  

Mead Hall  is a look at the the central role that said building played in the culture of the Old English.  It puts some of those passages of Beowulf in sharp context.

Elder Gods goes for over $50, but is an exhaustive look at the deities and wights of the Old English.