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Versailles wrote:
I thought like viking and old nordic religions are all good and very little associated with neo nazi. Like there's so many norwegians who's big interest in viking stuff, roleplay etc and vikingmesse, nothing with problematic idelogy to do. 

absintjente wrote:
i think the heavy connection w neonazism is v american, as those of us who are nordic actually have historic and cultural ties to åsatru outside of (neo)nazism. 

Nesta wrote:
That was me... Until I told vp last year ish about my thors hammers necklace and ppl was like u can't wear it ppl gonna think u r a neonazist. I wore it anyways ofc but ye, I do not have good overall views of this like realistically so I gotta stay critical 

BunnyButts wrote:
#acting like we havent already talked about this

Versailles wrote:
It's very neat necklace, my friend use it too and it's nice looking and it's not symbol of neo nazism. But I understand that some ppl associate with neo nazism since there's some ppl who use runes/viking stuff while being nazi or sum. But it's not normal thing bt subcultural?? Viking stuff and religion is part of the history, nothing to do with nasty nazism, and people are interested in history, try roleplaying, use viking stuff in their everyday wear etc and are far from nazi. As long as one explains if someone asks. I wouldn't jump in conclution it's harmful ideology since it's such a normal part of norwegian culture and history. 

Aske wrote:
it didn't disappear at all w the christianisation tho, pagan traditions, rituals n all continued on. it was paganism with a christian face. the roots of many traditions that continued up until relatively recently, even today, go way back. they very much intertwined, especially early on. the reformation was a real killer tho.
the mythology can be 'reclaimed' from the nazis sure, cuz even tho they've misused it, it has never been widely viewed/accepted as a representation of naziism. 
as for the actual faith i don't think reclaim is the right word? as far as i know, even if it is in a sense still alive, there is no continous line of practice and what is practised today is an interpretation based on very limited material. n that's ok. i guess you could adapt it that way. there's nothing wrong with looking back and keeping old traditions alive as long as ur not being a total weirdo abt it u know, like hte neo nazis 
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BunnyButts wrote:
also I tots didnt look at ticket prices for planes 

acidreflux wrote:
i gotta say non-nordics ruined it