The Christian who wrote (compiled) the Prose Edda is Snorri Sturluson. Good argument and one welcome as a different sight to our faith.
All texts we have on this topic will be taken with a grain of salt, taken that most of our sources have been either radicalized or realistically some Christian ideologies have been included in our texts
Why does this not show up on your private podcast feed? I would prefer to not have to keep both public and private but it seems they often don’t get released in a timely manner on the private feed.
Great article! I've been following some of the Victory Day festivities in Russia and they are absolutely an example of Paganism. I don't mean that be a criticism or disrespectful in any way due to the astronomical amount of losses and suffering that the Russian (and Soviet) people had to endure. I'm currently watching a YouTube video of the one-million-person Immortal Regiment March in St. Petersburg (perhaps Russia's most liberal city) that occurred today. Nothing like this could happen anywhere in the West today. In this was in Russia's most liberal city!
Also, if you've ever seen videos of The Motherland Calls statue in Volgagrad (formerly Stalingrad), you will come away in awe. It's perhaps the most captivating monument that I've ever seen (albeit only via video). Whenever I see it, I really do get "Pagan vibes". Russia's modern blend of Orthodoxy and Paganism (for lack of a better term) is quite interesting and seems to work. I'm curious to see how where this goes over the new 20-50 years.
One additional thing that I've noticed is that this patriotism displayed during these marches and other Victory Day celebrations and memorials is that these feelings are completely genuine. I've read from many English-speaking Russian commentators that much of what Kremlin does can be quite forced, fake or cringe. However, they will say that Victory Day is absolutely deeply felt by all Russians. There really is no equivalent to it in America.
The Christian who wrote (compiled) the Prose Edda is Snorri Sturluson. Good argument and one welcome as a different sight to our faith.
All texts we have on this topic will be taken with a grain of salt, taken that most of our sources have been either radicalized or realistically some Christian ideologies have been included in our texts
I am saved by Jesus
Gnostic? More like ‘no-stick’ (it didn’t stick)
Why does this not show up on your private podcast feed? I would prefer to not have to keep both public and private but it seems they often don’t get released in a timely manner on the private feed.
Great article! I've been following some of the Victory Day festivities in Russia and they are absolutely an example of Paganism. I don't mean that be a criticism or disrespectful in any way due to the astronomical amount of losses and suffering that the Russian (and Soviet) people had to endure. I'm currently watching a YouTube video of the one-million-person Immortal Regiment March in St. Petersburg (perhaps Russia's most liberal city) that occurred today. Nothing like this could happen anywhere in the West today. In this was in Russia's most liberal city!
Also, if you've ever seen videos of The Motherland Calls statue in Volgagrad (formerly Stalingrad), you will come away in awe. It's perhaps the most captivating monument that I've ever seen (albeit only via video). Whenever I see it, I really do get "Pagan vibes". Russia's modern blend of Orthodoxy and Paganism (for lack of a better term) is quite interesting and seems to work. I'm curious to see how where this goes over the new 20-50 years.
One additional thing that I've noticed is that this patriotism displayed during these marches and other Victory Day celebrations and memorials is that these feelings are completely genuine. I've read from many English-speaking Russian commentators that much of what Kremlin does can be quite forced, fake or cringe. However, they will say that Victory Day is absolutely deeply felt by all Russians. There really is no equivalent to it in America.