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In the Bleak Midwinter: Why We Celebrate in Darkness
Today, the 22nd of December 2019, is the astronomical winter solstice. The time of the shortest day and the longest night. Historically,...

Lēoht Steren
Dec 22, 20192 min read
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One Lāst Thing
The word “lāst” exists in Old English meaning “duty; due; obligation; vow” but, in the Fruman context, it is more specific. A Fruman’s...

Lēoht Steren
Dec 15, 20192 min read
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Living in a Material World
The pre-Christian Germanic peoples inhabiting the British Isles are thought to have been very much materialistic. They placed value on...

Lēoht Steren
Dec 8, 20192 min read
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Festival Creep
Many religions have a busy “festival calendar”. That is to say that, over the course of a year, numerous seasonal observations,...

Lēoht Steren
Dec 1, 20192 min read
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The Metaphorical Sandwich
"The first written usage of the English word appeared in Edward Gibbon's journal, in longhand, referring to "bits of cold meat" as a...

Lēoht Steren
Nov 24, 20192 min read
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Heathendom and In-Group Exclusivity
There is a spectrum of division on modern Heathendom, based on differing perceptions of exclusivity. From the universalists who take the...

Lēoht Steren
Nov 17, 20192 min read
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I Have to Dream
Everyone has aspirations for how we would like the future to pan out, and I am no different. I have a vision for the future and that...

Lēoht Steren
Nov 10, 20192 min read
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Warriors Wield Weapons
Ā sceal snotor hycgean ymb þysse worulde gewinn. (Ever shall the wise be mindful of this world’s strife.) - Maxims I.B. One of the most...

Lēoht Steren
Nov 3, 20193 min read
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Going Through the Motions: The Importance of Understanding in Modern Heathendom
In the pre-conversion period, the Germanic tribes of northern, western, and central Europe were very much connected to their...

Lēoht Steren
Oct 27, 20192 min read
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Folcways & Unways
Frumcræft is very much a “daily living” worldview. The seasonal observances are important dates in the Frumcræft year but are not the...

Lēoht Steren
Oct 20, 20192 min read
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Making the Lore
Recently, the National Trust claimed that folklore is dying out due to the rise of social media. Their perception is that children in...

Lēoht Steren
Oct 13, 20192 min read
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How Many Books Does One Heathen Really Need?
Something that many people new to Heathendom ask is "are there any books I can read on the subject?" The regularity of this question has...

Lēoht Steren
Oct 6, 20193 min read
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Contemplating the Gap: An Examination of Religious Division
There is a conflation of terminology that is no longer truly accurate. It is the notion that Heathen and Pagan are synonyms. In English...

Lēoht Steren
Sep 29, 20193 min read
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Wæs Þu Hǣl and Wilcume!
Welcome to my new blog. My name is Lēoht Steren and I am an Anglo-Saxon Heathen. Frumcræft is the home of my writings, musings and...

Lēoht Steren
Sep 23, 20191 min read
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