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May Odin give you knowledge of your path, Thor grant you strength and courage on your way, and may Loki give you laughter as you go. --Ásatrú proverb.

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White as opals is the day. Winter has buried deep in snow Homes, Hills, Mounts of Midgard. Smoke is rising, Stoves are burning, Hearths heat home and heart. Folk are merry, at Frith do they sit, Sit and sing, the fur-wearers. Staff-bearing old Fa...

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Relationship Status:: Single

Age: 19

Astrological Sign: Cancer

About Me:: Name's Dave. I may also go by my chosen Viking name of Haldor Vestr. I'm a second year at Beloit College and part of the campus Pagan Fellowship. I'm our group's resident Ásatrú. I found Ásatrú three or four years back. I tested it out early on in high school, began following/practicing Ásatrú Junior year, and officially declared myself an Ásatrúar Senior year. With regards to Ásatrú, I believe that no matter where you come from, no matter who you're descended from, anyone (and I mean anyone) can follow the faith of the Æsir/Vanir if they so choose.

Favorite Books: Anything by Tolkien. (no surprises there)
Anything by Jean Shepherd, Raymond E. Feist, R.A. Salvatore, and Neil Gaiman.
Anything having to do with Lupin the 3rd.
"A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula LeGuin.
"Enchantment" by Orson Scott Card.
"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon" by Crystal Zevon.
"Seconds of Pleasure" by Neil LaBute.
"The Masks of Odin" by Elsa-Brita Titchenell.
"Essential Ásatrú" by Diana L. Paxson.
"The Rites of Odin" by Ed Fitch.
And, naturally, the Eddas, along with the Kalevala.

Beliefs / Practices: Pagan, Heathen, Druid

Other Beliefs/Practices: I largely gear towards the Æsir and Vanir, but I also will sometimes recognize a few Greek gods/goddesses. (Might stem from being a huge fan of the God of War games.) Ásatrú might not have a heavy focus on magic/energy/divination etc., but I do have a wand and a pendulum, and I do rune divination, so I bring a bit more magic into my practice namely because it's a new thing to me and I've always been intrigued by it and decided to get involved in it.
My take on Ásatrú is that I don't see it as a warrior's faith, but rather more of a universalist religion where anyone is welcome to join us in frith. The Æsir and Vanir are our friends, teachers, examples to remind us of our own humanity through their actions. I'd rather be friend than slave to the gods, which is why I chose this, the path to Asgard.

Hobbies: Reading, writing, gaming (when I have the time), watching movies, daydreaming, learning languages, and studying the Runes.

Heroes: Barack Obama, KISS, Warren Zevon, my family, my ancestors, Odin, Thor, Balder, Freya, Bragi, and Freyr of the Nordic pantheon, and Zeus, Athena, and Dionysius of the Greek pantheon.

Likes: The fact that the gods are not our rulers.
People who can listen (especially if I start rolling).
Non-judgemental types who want to know more.
Anyone with a sense of humor.

Dislikes: Anyone who uses religion, especially pagan religions, as a shield for racist beliefs and practices.
People who turn their brains off because life's too hard.
People who stereotype pagans or write us off because we're pagan.