Norse Paganism for Beginners: An Essential Guide to the Norse Pagan Religion, Gods, Goddesses, Asatru, Viking Rituals, Nordic Magic, Runes, and Spells

by Silvia Hill

Learn all about Norse Paganism and how to incorporate it into your life!

Have you always been curious about the magic and world of the Old Norse gods?

Have you ever wondered what ancient secrets are waiting to be revealed in the runes?

Do you want to learn more about the Old Norse gods, who have been the subject of interest by scholars, artists, historians, and the general public?

Then this book is for you!

Learn more about the two main pantheons of gods, the Aesir and the Vanir, and the Jotnar. Discover how the Norse world was created and the fascinating history of each god through archaeological and etymological sources.

This book is dedicated to showing you how you can incorporate the beauty, power, and mysteries of the Norse universe into your life. You will learn about the roles of the gods, the runic alphabet that the universe revealed to Odin after the sacrifice of his eye, prayers to the gods, and how to create altars.

In this book, you introduced to Norse mythologyLearn all about the Aesir and VanirUnderstand the role that the Jotnar, the fierce giants, had in Norse societyLearn the history of the futhark, the runic alphabet, and how to cast runesDiscover prayers to the gods that you can useLearn about the festivals and holidays celebrated across the Norse pagan worldLearn how to make an altar to the gods and the ancestorsFind daily practices to incorporate into your lifeAnd much more!
So click the “add to cart” button now and step into a world of gods, goddesses, giants, dwarves, elves, legendary heroes, and magic!

Genres: Nonfiction

114 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 23, 2022

Reviews

[Tess O'Brien · Rating 1 out of 5]

This author has no public presence 🚩no trusted sources 🚩 and publishes dozens of books per year 🚩 on sacred and culturally specific traditions. If you value accountability and integrity proceed with caution, many folks suspect it’s AI over on reddit ⚠️

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[Jerad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good down & dirty intro to Norse Paganism in terms of basics. However, since I listened to the audiobook version narrated by Colin Fluxman on Spotify**, I have two major gripes about this book that newbies to the path would be ignorant to.

1) Look up all the correct pronunciations. In the audiobook, Colin Fluxman, makes no effort to pronounce Norse words correctly, he takes a very classic imperial approach to butchering any words that are not English in origin.

2) Since all known written sources were heavily Roman/Christian biased negatively against the Norse Pagans, there are a few of the myths that are not true when cross referencing actual archaeological findings. For example, one is the battle between Thor & Jormungundr, which is not supported by archaeological findings & is likely a made up story w/ heavy bias straight out of Snorri Sturluson's writings to pit Christianity vs Paganism, Thor representing Christianity & Jormungundr representing Norse Paganism. This is part of why the image of the "serpent" is a negative in Christian culture. Historically, the Christian Church, has demonized aspects of different cultures & appropriated other aspects to make forced assimilation an easier pill for Pagans to swallow, when they weren't just murdering non-Christians that is. In the archaeological community, it is assumed that Snorri made this story up so the Church would not consider his efforts as heretical, in other words CYA.

**My rating here doesn't incorporate my thoughts on Fluxman's performance, just the writing of the book. I do mention that I am unhappy w/ his performance in my review because it was part of my experience in digesting this book's information.

[L O'Cwent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Norse Paganism - a great intro

A couple years ago I learned of the family's blood lines that went in a far different direction than previously known. Ever since that bit of information I have been reading and learning and feeling closer to these roots.

This may be a short read that only softly touches on the subject. But for me it whets the appetite, spurs the imagination, and confirms just how closely my higher self has attempted to guide me here.

For that I am most grateful.

[Ashley Cardy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short and information packed book that is a great resource for anyone wanting to learn more about Norse Gods and Goddesses, holidays, mythology and runes. Told in an easy to understand way, it covers the basics and gives you enough information to go off on your own and study the things that interest you. I also found the explanation of roles of various gods and goddesses in the myths and their relationships to one another fascinating, and cannot wait to dive more into the rich and beautiful mythology of the Norse culture. I definitely recommend.

[Leslie Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Book!!

Silvia Hill is a talented writer who delivers in-depth analysis of the Pagan Tradition and explains it in a way everyone can understand. If you want to learn about Norse Paganism thoroughly, this is your book!!

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was really nice revisiting this book. I always think we can never go wrong with going back to the basics, and honestly a few things I forgot about until I read this. Will definitely be reading it for a third time in the future!

[Sheila Brubacher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't think I had much more to learn on this topic, but I was wrong! I listened to the audiobook and my only (small) complaint is the narrator's pronunciation of some words. Other than that, this was a quick, fun read full of information.

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative about the Norse Gods!

[Stephanie Dickinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative. Good pace.

[Rory Saunders · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look into Norse Paganism as a religion. I love seeing how lots of our holidays and traditions now come from pagan origins.

[Katelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed listening to this book. I listened via Spotify. It was very informational and was broken down in helpful chapters. I found myself obsessed with the information.

[Luis Gallo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very simple book to start this path. 🖤

[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok but many annoying typos when referring to the names of the Gods.