How did Odin became the Alfather ?

Summarizing (quite a lot) the process of religious evolution of Odin. Please pay close attention to the notes in this video, for they reveal important information. Thank you and enjoy it!
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[@ArithHärger]

Hello everyone! As you know I've been in quarantine for 2 months now, and this video came out at 29th of April 2020 so you might find it strange seeing me on the street. This video was recorded in mid February, 2 months ago, when it was still possible to wander about hehe. Strange how things rapidly changed. Hope you enjoy this one my friends. Stay strong of mind and spirit, and stay safe! Cheers!

[@dannybrooks1273]

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[@ArithHärger]

@@dannybrooks1273 Not yet :x I shall do it when I get out of quarantine, see like a good idea :p

[@einarskirghunt3360]

been watching your instagram stories, yeah your beard is way longer now and your hair as well. Kind of weird watching you in the past lol

[@dylanlandry4996]

Since the topic of who made odin the allfather pop up i had a random thought some months ago that went along the lines of who the father of thor would really be? If Tyr was the original storm and wind sky deity that held the power of lightning would that make him and jord aligned in some way shape or other? Ive also read sources putting odin as the son of thor?

[@emmarydgren8627]

Portugal is better than Sweden. We have 26 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants. Portugal has 9 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants. We do not live in quaratine but we have restrictions. The result is a higher death rate.

[@Yuuki_12]

Your sincerely one of my favorite people in general, so glad to find accurate information about the old gods from someone dedicated to the study

[@ArithHärger]

Oh thank you so much friend :) I hope you continue to enjoy the future works ^^

[@macksunnarborg33]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@ArithHärger]

No need to thank me hehe, it's my pleasure! Cheers! Thank you for being here! ^^

[@Yuuki_12]

I think arith might actually be an ancient diety being a man for fun

[@benjaminbruno6812]

An ancient diety trying to set the record straight

[@tonimello3684]

I've never seen anyone so full of information! And I have been studying this stuff all my life!

[@lionhartd138]

Maybe we all are.

[@Yuuki_12]

@@benjaminbruno6812 your idea sounds even more possible

[@einarskirghunt3360]

you know what I think about that often lol

[@alistairdunlop9174]

Thank you as always for your work, hope you are keeping well in these strange times.

[@ArithHärger]

Thank you friend! Yes, I'm doing my best, hehe. Stay safe!

[@manthaf.p.2460]

Great video as usual. April has been a good month for videos, all very interesting topics to me. I always look forward to Wednesday mornings because of your channel.

[@ArithHärger]

I shall try to be around for more Wednesdays to provide you with videos hehe, thank you!

[@jwk818]

Arith I am so blessed to be able to watch these videos and learn from you I've been watching these videos all throughout the covid lockdowns thank you for being you

[@Grimbletooth]

Wonderful. Thank you so very much.

[@joaquimteixeira8297]

Awesome info, thanks Arith.

[@alaskabornheathen8902]

Thank you for making this video, confirming my suspicions haha. I’m not nearly as well studied as you of course, but in my limited research I have not found amongst the findings of common people of the Viking Age evidence that they worshipped Odin. (Thanks also for mentioning his old English name, Wednesday makes so much more sense now, “Wade-nes-day”) That being said my gut was telling me he wasn’t the chief God. As you said it’s been mostly Thor, Freya, Freyr and Njord amongst the common folk. Otherwise we’d see more raven necklaces or Helm of Awe necklaces(I don’t entirely know what necklace would have been worn to represent Odin so just throwing possibilities out there)than we see Mjölnirs.

[@Supermanrs]

While I am not 100% certain I believe the common necklace pendants that are used to represent Odin is as you said the raven, a spear head, Or an axe head. At least these are the most common ones I have come across in my years of following the Norse traditions. I also completely agree that the worship of Thor seems far more common. Given the vast number of mjölnirs that have both been found by archeologist and portrayed in movies and talked about in books when speaking about Norse paganism. So much so that the act of wearing a mjölnir by a heathens is on the same level as a Christian wearing a cross. It is without a doubt the most recognized symbol in Norse paganism in my opinion. Blessed be and may the gods and goddesses always have your back.

[@HolyPineCone]

Fun fact: in Sweden snorre is a silly slang for penis. No wonder he is somewhat patriarchal sometimes ;-) also, imagine how fun third graders have in schools when we first learn about this guy.

[@ArithHärger]

Yup that's true lol

[@estebanelguapo]

Honestly to me everytime I hear him say snorri it sounds like a descriptive adjective so I think of like the seven dwarfs of disney: Grumpy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy and Sleepy. And then just toss in snorri, who must be just like sleepy just louder.

[@theotakuwitch]

Thank you for this very informative video!!!

[@starr234]

Thank you! I appreciate this so much! Very informative!

[@sinnerproductionz7231]

perfect timing with this video thank you

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[@irisscot101]

I suppose when the people are evolving from one stage of material existence to another then your Gods evolve too. In Norse agricultural society their gods and goddesses were appropriate for the expression of their circumstances at that time. When the the pagans began to prosper in the new agricultural era they realised its limitations too. Not everyones needs could be met via food produced locally and they began to think how people could prosper through other means, they decided to go on adventures, explore various parts of the world and go on raiding enterprises. Such changes in circumstance, thought and culture needed the Gods and Goddesses to evolve too. The pagans were preparing for raids and wars they needed a god who gave expression to the these circumstances, Odin Warrior God, Odin Allfather. Thank you, Arif, for sharing your knowledge.

[@irisscot101]

@Bernie Rubber It is merely a supposition.

[@irisscot101]

@जय भोलेनाथ जय भोलेनाथ In norse mythology there are gods and goddesses. Today we are focusing on the evolution of the warrior God Odin to a new status of Odin the AllFather. Perhaps it's a patriarchal shift in norse culture that favours warrior lords/elites to promote a warrior society. Odin as Allfather suggests to me he is the king of the gods and that norse culture in regards to their gods is now hierarchical and Odin is a the top of the hierarchy. The other gods and goddesses were important too. But if you want to promote war and warrior like qualities within a Culture then your God has to reflect that shift in cultural mindset, thus Odin evolves.

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Love the shirt! It does look good on you. Another great video, thanks you!

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[@kaylusdraven]

I think you rock the shirt. I very much enjoy your videos, thanks for the content.

[@crowfreyjasmadr]

Before this, I was working to entertain the notion that perhaps Odin and Tyr were one and the same. It is very interesting to hear you say, towards the end, that the two deities were "blended" when Odin's worship came to Scandinavia. It is even noticeable in the myths that Tyr has a marginal role, and diminishes in appearance as the tales progress.

[@ds698]

I think you are on to something, I feel Tyr may represent Odin when he was younger as well as the entire religion being younger during times of tribal strife, when honorable battle was the common code, also why would Tyr have a close relationship with fenrir, yet Odin is to face fenrir at Ragnarok and Tyr is to face garm the wolf of hel, which might be the same wolf honestly. But I digress.

[@valhyr]

I AM SO HONORED MY LIFE IS FULFILLED!!! Now I know the ecstasy Odin must've felt when he yolo drank the mead of poetry, feels good mayne - feeeeels gooooood

[@ArithHärger]

Valhyr! Da mon! :D glad you are happy ^^

[@andreasvonbalaban9410]

Basically what you say is Óðinn had marketing resources, looks perfectly cynical and truthful. thank you very much for this video and all work you do!

[@stewartthomas2642]

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[@christopherdeanecampbell7162]

Thank you as always Sir.

[@karenjones3001]

Thank you, explains why I was never drawn to Odin, yet the nature/fertility gods = appealing (must be a peasant)

[@ArithHärger]

Indeed deities of the earth and linked to fertility aspects were far more venerated in the past, and that is understandable since such deities are older than the various Indo-European religious creations, so they stick around longer, besides, the religion of the elite is one thing completely different than the folk beliefs of the majority of the populations, so the older always tends to survive in a greater geographical scale.

[@jeffreywebb2692]

I love the videos. I would love to be able to study with you. Is there any way of getting hard copies of your videos?

[@miradfalco251]

Fascinating! As a side note, do you have any recommendations on the history of brewing in your area? That chewing berries in a group setting, related to a "special" drink sounds very much like some ancient techniques for brewing using grains that don't easily malt. These cultures got together and prepared the mash by chewing the grain, or small balls of dough, to use saliva to trigger the conversion of starch to sugar. South American Chicha and Kuchikami No Sake are two examples.

[@kelgarasesoria8660]

Thks for the astonishing information!. I was thinking about the syncretism of the poems that tell us about the Norse traditions. I have a question, maybe some you already answer this but it’s something that came to me, Are the Voluspa something that intend to be matching with the apocalypse in the Bible to some degree?

[@WizardySyrusbloodfire]

Love your vids! You're a handsome fella and that sweater looks great on you!

[@ArithHärger]

Oh! thank you very much friend, thank you for the compliment, I needed that today ^^ . . . and as a Leo as my zodiac sight, well... I always need praise :P hehe, just kidding, but thank you very much friend, cheers!

[@garychynne1377]

it's all in what you make of it. thank yew arith. myths evolve as they are told, even the bible changes as rewritten from new to old. take care gare

[@Number-one-good-friend]

Thank you

[@tonimello3684]

I've read Maria's research I'm curious to hear your thoughts about Gullveig.

[@jesserichards5582]

Wasnt Tyr considered the Allfather before Snorre's time? Heard it somewhere just want to clarify it

[@magistar2243]

How do we know Snorri added in things to the myths? What would be the argument for that?

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I'm liking your sweater.

[@maximilianmaimone1803]

Hi Arith, one of my friends asked me for book suggestions specifically on Norse mythology. Of course, the first thing I did was suggest your channel, but do you have any book suggestions which you feel would be good ideas?

[@stormyr.3315]

Arith has a video out on ten book recommendations. It is called, I think, ten books for Scandinavian studies.

[@denyse6666]

as per usual your video is very informative and its great that you point out that The Edda is just a book written by a christian as a lot of heathens treat it as a bible .....which it is not anyway both books contain a lot of shit in my humble personal opinion ( but both fun to read ) xD and yes the top suits you very well kiddo ! I am sure fenrir lokison would approve :)

[@lronhubbard305]

Thoughts on Maria orsic?

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I love this channel🥀

[@isty4491]

Always a pleasure to hear your thoughts on these matters my friend My only complaint is, sometimes you choose what appears to be the most beautiful of places, but then the sounds of the modern world invade and infest our lovely little chats Could you not drive for an extra 10 minutes to be more away from the bigger roads You probably cant, dont take this too seriously, its just a shame, i would much rather hear you speak by a babbling brook with nothing but the wind in threes, the birds on the air, and of course the whispers of the population invisible EDIT I almost hate it when YT does this, it threw me this video and i just assumed it was a brand new one from you, the fact its old probably explains a lot of why i felt i already knew all of this I bet i even have another ocmment somewhere in here lol But it was good to hear it and you, again

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What is on your sweater ?

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Love the shirt

[@Horrordelic]

In Scandinavia you can walk everywhere, like always .. Is no quarantine here just social distancing recommendations from the government.

[@BloodAndBourbon]

You should write a series of books!

[@Mirandajanewyatt]

That bear stared me down the entire damn time

[@Aumeliodasero]

I appreciate the purposeful oration

[@sevenis9712]

Very useful information. Is it a little cold there? I see you’re wearing a sweatshirt. I that sweatshirt.

[@ArithHärger]

This was recorded in mid february hehe, yes it was a little but cold ^^

[@sevenis9712]

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[@camronbeasley8874]

I’ve have been Interested in the pagan religions for a while, as a kid Christianity was forced on me and it just didn’t seem right and made no sense. The old gods are very intriguing and I would like to journey to learn and celebrate them. I don’t know if I’m allowed I’m American and I know I have German and Irish in me but because I’m not sure my ancestors were practicing these religions and I don’t live in Europe, is it all right for me to practice Ásatrú or is it forbidden? I would like for someone to give me knowledge in the comments

[@Supermanrs]

Anyone can practice the old Norse ways. Just make sure to do it in a respectful way and you should be fine. I to am an American but I have DNA ancestry that goes back to many countries that would have followed the old Norse ways such as England/Northwestern Europe, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, and Wales. In my opinion you do not need to live in one of these countries to reconnect with your ancestors from there and to follow their ways. Again as long as you do it respectfully I think you will find that no one will have a problem with you practicing the old Norse ways.

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Watch the video and he says where you can find the shirt

[@BaltimoresBerzerker]

@@teresa6775 it's not on the website

[@valhyr]

Haha first thanks!:D Second yeah it's currently unavailable but I'm working hard to have it back - the thing with this was that they couldnt be shipped out of my partners location anymore and the only way wouldve been like a 40$ shipping increase which hel naw I'm adding, but I'm in the talks with a lot of other potential partners right now, just need to make sure the quality is great as I'm very picky with that but it takes a bit of time in a time like this - anyway thanks for the interest, hopefully back in the middle of the month!:D

[@brainchildren7140]

Does the name “Alfather” have anything to do with odin being associated with elves? Or does it just mean “father of all”?

[@ladykoiwolfe]

Gotta say, like the shirt. And as always, an interesting video. I've never felt a connection to Odin, despite my love of knowledge. Something about him just didn't mesh. Maybe it's my common blood.

[@ernamoller175]

Thank you Arith❤️🇩🇰🇿🇦

[@kbennett2587]

First, I love you're videos and great work. Second, so Skadi was worshipped? So, that begs the question. If Thor fighting the Midgard serpent is a Christian concept. Then, the accounts of thor killing female giants. Do you think that too is a Christian concept?

[@Laderfear]

Arith, the wise old bearded man is found world wide carved in stone.

[@henryvikingr]

Can you make a video about all the pagan events ( blots etc etc ) so life of a pagan POV the full year schedule

[@bencopeland3560]

I’m onboard with the idea that the relatively late, Norse, attested sources are biased and not reflective of common Germanic religious thought but what informs your claims about the oral traditions?

[@BaltimoresBerzerker]

And I suppose if I have my drawings turned into clothing designs, you may consider sharing my art? I never got a reply concerning sharing my drawings. I don't want money, just acknowledgment it's created by me. But I suck at computers. I could do clothing and donate the proceeds?

[@davidschlageter5962]

Cool shirt!

[@kingofnuclearfallout39]

I don't know that about Odin.

[@drageben145]

Now you just need to talk about how Odin became santa claus

[@levibud]

I know that I hung on a windy tree nine long nights, wounded with a spear, dedicated to Odin, myself to myself, on that tree of which no man knows from where its roots run Check out this piece i made of odin hanging on yggdrasil. gallery.pixeos.art/artworks/yggdrasil-gallows-of-odin

[@levibud]

Great show, btw. 😀

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[@je-freenorman7787]

Aether is Father with an F for fail. Al, is the Aryan PIE word for Beyond or to Grow or Noursih. May we please call it Aryan???? Not P.i.e.?

[@je-freenorman7787]

May we always give thanks to the Aether? Thank you too

[@maxmatthews2463]

Very carefully.

[@Armdfg]

Men created the Allfather, or did the Allfather create men?

[@maokimohr3801]

Christ Jesus and Mary Magdalene, Odin and Freya Osiris and Isis, same couple whatever names pple call them

[@othala7540]

So you actualy saying Odin doesnt Exist or you mean he did not exist in a allfather way in pre christian times. I think people nowadays who want to go in norse/germanic believe. Must remember that there are not one god. And that more gods are worshipped i think those people are clinging still to the christian vision of the gods.

[@tonimello3684]

Enough about Odin, what about Gullveig? Lol

[@ArithHärger]

all in due time ^^

[@tonimello3684]

@@ArithHärger That is So You! Lol

[@bramblebear3121]

Nefarious chic. Like it : )

[@atmatim7870]

He hung in a tree if I remember right.

[@je-freenorman7787]

Why do we not use the word Aryan? Who changed it to PIE?? Aryan is proper, we should use that

[@skeletalbassman1028]

*culture* is the process of cultural syncretism.

[@MinTubaTuba]

Odin as Storm God? Sheesh.. In almost every known Indo-European tradition, the Storm God is the SON of the Sky God (Daylight Sky), so Thor, not Odin. See Perkʷūnos; Slavic Perun, Hittite Tarḫunna, etc., carrying a hammer/club/mace, and with his name being cognate with 'thunder' in each language.. It is not odd that the Sky Father held seniority and was emphasized by royal court, incl. courtly poets. The assertion that the common-folk preferred "Thor, Freyr, Freyja,.." etc. is just baffling. From the archaeological/historical/toponymical evidence, worship of the Aesir and Vanir was an exclusive either/or, not an inclusive both/and. With Arith, it seems, one gets the cart-preferences of a modern practitioner, rather than sources and evidence.

[@Her1313]

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[@dylanlandry4996]

Sounds to me like Odin is a catholic man at heart lol

[@emmarydgren8627]

But what about Tyr, the old sky God from the Indo European tradition. Tyr was the old German high God. You talked little about it. How is this related to what you talked about, especially if you think about the Iron Age in Europe ? Things are more complicated... Tyr is a God of sky, justice, righteousness, thing/democracy and the only the war to protect this.

[@emmarydgren8627]

For me Odin and Tyr are mirrors of one another! I revere both. 🙂

[@ds698]

I think honestly Tyr might have represented Odin in his younger years as a warrior leader, then he evolved into the shaman warrior and elder all father, one of the Odin fetishes that a lot of company’s copy and sell which is cool cuz it spreads the word, but it’s Odin with his one eye a helmet one arm and the other is missing, now it may have been holding his spear or maybe it’s a interpretation of Odin was Tyr who not only sacrificed his right hand/arm but also his eye later on for knowledge, so it’s like watching an upgrade over time and Odin is always sacrificing himself in a way to better his people and his knowledge to save protect and gain for his people. It’s very epic!

[@jesseskyeightch2163]

Most of you people are very distracted, intimidated,, Scared of questioning you're reality. Literally will question if reality is real but not what's real in reality. This is deep manipulation. You exist. Don't question that. Question authority that tells you, you don't matter. Matter matters. Matter is energy manifested. No matter no life. Just raw energy flying around. Chaos. Matter is mother. A womb for the male energy flying around. No mother all the sperm fly around eternity never growing. This is spiritual folly not to understand the female. Saturn is the Divine female. The 3 on the tree. First form. I can expound if anyone's interested

[@lionhartd138]

"How did Odin BECOME the Allfather?" - Your English is far more proficient than any second language I may try to learn, of course. I can even see why this small mistake was made. I am only trying to help.

[@ArithHärger]

but he didn't simply become, he progressively became, very slowly, step by step with each new religious perception, right? :p can it be like that or should I really change to "become"?

[@lionhartd138]

@@ArithHärger "How Odin became the Allfather" or "How did Odin become... " These are both correct ways to say the same thing. The exact same thing. I really don't want to be the internet proper English police, I just want your title to reflect how intelligent you are and how hard you must be working on all of these videos.

[@jesseskyeightch2163]

Most of you people are very distracted, intimidated,, Scared of questioning you're reality. Literally will question if reality is real but not what's real in reality. This is deep manipulation. You exist. Don't question that. Question authority that tells you, you don't matter. Matter matters. Matter is energy manifested. No matter no life. Just raw energy flying around. Chaos. Matter is mother. A womb for the male energy flying around. No mother all the sperm fly around eternity never growing. This is spiritual folly not to understand the female. Saturn is the Divine female. The 3 on the tree. First form. I can expound if anyone's interested