Is Asatru/Odinism a "Pagan" religion, or is it "Heathen"?

A. Actually it's neither it's "Ancestral". We must remember that the words Pagan and Heathen were introduced by the Christian church to bring shame upon those unwilling to convert to their new religion from the east.

Although we often use "Heathen" to identify our religion and practice, in reality the word is inappropriate. We should refer to our religion as Ancestral, not because we worship our Ancestors (we worship no one), but because it comes from the dark recesses of our pre-Christian European past. And the memory of that past only exists because of the perseverance of our ancient Ancestors.

This was their religion (before the spiritual invasion from the east) and now if we have awakened sufficiently it is our religion. More.

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