Our Troth: Heathen Gods

by Ben Waggoner (Contributor)

Our Troth is the single most comprehensive book ever published on the religious traditions of the pre-Christian religions of the Germanic-speaking peoples, revitalized as a living tradition for today. The third edition has been completely revised and updated from the book's original edition in 1993, drawing on the latest scholarship and on developments within the Heathen community. The second volume covers the gods of the ancient Germanic-speaking peoples of Scandinavia, England, and Germany, from mighty and famed gods like Odin and Thor, to powerful goddesses like Frigg and Freyja, to giants and alfs and dwarves, to the spirit beings that dwell in the land and the sea, and the unseen guardians of homes.

716 pages, Paperback

Published June 19, 2021

About the author

I've been studying Old Norse (close to modern Icelandic) in my copious spare time since about 2006. Now I translate, study, annotate, and periodically publish Old Norse sagas (longish prose narratives that come in a great many "genres"). Why? It's fun if you like that sort of thing, and someone has to do it. . . My focus has been on the fornaldarsögur or "sagas of olden time" -- legendary narratives set in Scandinavia, some of which transmit very old legendary material.

For the record, I am *not* the Ben Waggoner who's written books on video file compression. I'm sure he's a great guy, but he's not me.