The druids have stonehenge, the christians have Jerusalem what do we have?.
2007-11-27 19:08:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Any Battle field
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2007-11-27 22:36:08 · answer #1 · answered by Rai A 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You have the advantage of being on the island of Britain, and there are many holy sites (at least they were once regarded as such) in England. The key is to look for town names, and site names, that contain an element of a god's name, or one of their hatas. For example, there is Thundersley in Essex. The name is from the Old English Þunres lēah, or "grove or meadow belonging to the god Thunor". There are many others, and it is through such place names that we know some of the gods worshiped by ancient heathens. The only other advice I can give is to look into other forms of Germanic Heathenry besides "Asatru". There are other religions, and you may find something better, and living in a land where it was practiced (or very near by in the case of Wales) you may find cleaving to a local version more fulfilling than the exotica of "viking-nese" Best regards, Cynemund
2016-05-26 04:53:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there are many holy places for the people who belong to the northern gods one which comes to mind is newgrange the air the ice the earth the water where living gods and every where we walk and any area you make sacred is then thiers and there energy will be there and it becomes holy
2007-11-30 12:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the others. A holy place is where you make it.
In the kindred I'm a part of, when we do blot we do it where ever there is space. We begin with the head Gothi who in old Icelandic blesses and makes sacred the space for the time in which we use it and to ward it from anything who is opposed to our purpose. There is no holy center in asatru.
2007-11-29 13:32:52 · answer #4 · answered by Burning wood 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really just one place.
The Norse/Germanic gods stretched from Iceland to Northern Italy. And every tribe had it's own traditions and what not. There were temples at one time, you can read about them in Germania and HR Ellis Davidson's books, but they are all gone now. We don't have a "mecca" or anything. It's wherever we are that's holy.
edit: LOL John. Touche
2007-11-28 05:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Holy ground? You mean there's ground that isn't holy? Where you are right now is plenty holy. Earth herself is the Goddess Nerthus. That being said, the Heathen mounds at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden are a noted holy site. Jordsvin
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2007-11-28 19:00:40 · answer #6 · answered by jordsvin1313 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose the site of the ancient temple in Uppsala, Sweden could be considered a holy place
2007-11-28 07:43:41 · answer #7 · answered by Robin Runesinger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, it's on my land (65 acres of woods). Like Yuff said, build a fire and bring some mead. Do we need a place like that? Or do we carry it with us? =)
2007-11-27 23:25:18 · answer #8 · answered by River 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Asgardhr.
2007-11-29 12:49:17 · answer #9 · answered by John Q. P 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Make a fire, bring some mead, there you go
2007-11-27 19:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by Yuff 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋