Odin Rituals in the 19th century: Analogue horror

[@igorvoloshin3406]

Did you know the last ancient Pagan sanctuary in the Europe was destroyed in 1923 in Minsk, Belarus by the Soviet authorities. They shooted the Priest, burned his house, cut the Sacred Oak and brought the Altar Stone to museum.

[@Survivethejive]

Yes

[@Ricky-oi3wv]

They also killed the last Roman emperor.

[@domovishche6253]

А где сё было? Я с Поморья и не шибко ведом по Беларуси

[@Pretani_Chieftain]

Really? Where can I find more information on this?

[@Survivethejive]

@@Pretani_Chieftain t.me/survivethejive/5413

[@drraoulmclaughlin7423]

Cimbri and Tuetones 😬Orosius writes: “As though performing a curse or a sacrifice they utterly destroyed everything they had captured. They tore the Roman clothing into pieces and had it strewn about the landscape. The captured gold and silver were cast into the river. The Roman breastplates were hacked to pieces and horse trappings were deliberately destroyed. The horses they seized were drowned in whirlpools and the captured soldiers had nooses fastened around their neck before being strung up to die on trees. Thus the conqueror received no booty while the conquered obtained no mercy. (Orosius, Against the Pagans, 5.16).

[@liquidoxygen819]

Spooky! The electronic voice of Odin was quite haunting. Perfect for Yuletide! Love the horror ambience.

[@Survivethejive]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the donation

[@liquidoxygen819]

@@Survivethejive Cheers!

[@Pretani_Chieftain]

Hail Wōtan!

[@craigsurette3438]

I have seen references to this practice of hanging animals in trees to Woden still being done in 1930s Germany as well. I will try and find the actual citation and post it here soon

[@liquidoxygen819]

Please do!

[@belstar1128]

they probably restarted the tradition in the 1700s or early 1800s after being banned for centuries

[@johnthefinn]

About 1972 I came across a number of dead foxes hanging in a forest glade near Fordwich, Kent. I was told this was a "gamekeeper's gibbet" intended to discourage vermin. I wonder if it had a deeper origin. It obviously didn't do much to keep foxes away, anyhow - there must have been a score of rotting corpses. I will never forget the stench.

[@Starburst7641]

imagine the smell og tens of full grown men hung in those holy trees back in the day. . and women crawling under them in the hopes of aiding their fertility.

[@johnthefinn]

@@Starburst7641 Probably no worse than a clutch of overripe foxes.

[@islandplace7235]

Always good to see a new video up

[@ivan55599]

Yep. Definitely without any doubt those are rituals dedicated to Odinn.

[@Goaner89]

Have a great winter solstice...which is now 🎉❤

[@Survivethejive]

Celebrated the Mothers last night

[@tyburn1493]

"festive pagan analogue horror" aesthetic, that's a new one! Good yule to all!

[@fafa8]

As Odin often says: "all your base are belong to us"

[@ymishaus2266]

soi soi soi

[@Pretani_Chieftain]

Amazing work Wodenwyrd!

[@bloom1934]

My grandparents in Appalachia also hang up animals from trees. Namely ones they wish to ward off and keep away from their garden or chickens. I wonder if they are related somehow?

[@CSSVirginia]

Im in Virginia, we do the same, particularly with crows. Normal explanation is that crows are "smart" enough to avoid their dead former companion.

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

The vast majority of settlers to the Appalachians were English followed by Scottish they would have brought their customs with them like clogging.

[@kevinlawler3252]

Growing up in southern Missouri on our family farm.. in the 1980s, I remember seeing many old world rituals and traditions my family continued as well.. I am mostly Germanic of origin.. there were always Nithing poles around for one..

[@MrFredstt]

Probably. You would be surprised how many traditions in the US have its roots in the old world

[@armeniussun2394]

I'm from applaachia and I grew up do the same thing.

[@stampatron]

Happy Solstice! 🌞🌞🌞🌞

[@Ricky-oi3wv]

❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

[@87stevan]

Happy Solstice and Yule tide to you Tom and everyone reading.

[@eisenrauch7542]

Great post! The analogue video ambience was a nice touch.

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

It’s a good day when STJ posts a new video! Happy Solstice, all o7

[@yankeeapple5615]

Hanging animals in the trees tells the predators in the area that there is an even bigger predator near by. My friend who had a sheep farm would hang dead coyotes in the trees to encourage the remaining coyotes to leave. He swore by this technique.

[@Starburst7641]

Hanging food in the trees keeps predators away? hmm.

[@fikretdemir4818]

@@Starburst7641 Predators are food too.

[@tbcottonhead4175]

In the rural US, cattle raisers hang the carcasses of coyotes they kill on the fence lines as a “warning” to other coyotes. I’ve always wondered if this custom has deeper roots.

[@albertito77]

Thanks

[@Walhaz]

Hail Wodan!

[@TheHeathenCoalition]

wassail! :)

[@alasdairtaylor4441]

I love seeing that style, like the Fenrir one. That true feeling of danger that comes with Ragnarok, rather than some overly discussed Cryptid in the US. Great format

[@abbasalchemist]

This was really well done. Haunting mood.

[@craigsurette3438]

Exactly the sort of thing I wanted to watch while keeping Winter Solstice vigil late at night waiting for the Sun to return.

[@fjallaxd7355]

Great video, tom.

[@KissSlowlyLoveDeeply-pm2je]

Nice Deep Gnome tune!

[@ludicer122]

love the VHS stuff, Make it feel memorable yet unknown which in a way it is for a lot of people.

[@hjalmarh.4046]

It'd be hard to see this topic in a lighthearted way, i think the lost vhs mystical format is a vibe, and your narrating is top notch, as always. Plenty of bitching in here, but i like it.

[@corpclarke]

Absolutely awesome video. Loved the experimentation with the format. Content as rich and interesting as usual.

[@earlofsmeg]

These rituals and customs never really died down. Though Christian nations, some rituals and customs are still of pagan origin.

[@hydnars]

I'm Mexican American and had the very fortunate opportunity to study abroad in 2016. I chose Växjö, Sweden (formerly part of the Värend hundred or "small land") and it was the most serene and inspiring time of my life. I recommend going to Växjö if you havent been, a very nice area. Coincidentally, it is also one of two potential sites for the mythical battle of Bråvalla. Only later did I learn about all the history behind this region of Sweden. Loved the style of this video, cheers and good jul.

[@jayp7845]

Interesting parallel with Jesus on the cross. Especially the detail of being pierced in the side with a spear. I wonder if these similarities made the Anglo-Saxons more open to Christianity.

[@aelfwealld]

Seems like much was tailored to what they already knew.

[@jayp7845]

@@aelfwealld I think you’re right. It’s definitely the impression I get from reading The Dream of the Rood.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

piercing the side with a spear was a christian addition I suspect

[@OliveMule]

One of the wealthiest family on earth are jewish and theyre name is "breakspear'

[@gcanaday1]

​@@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901Or it was added to the New testament in order to correlate better with existing folklore. Gungnir is the name of Odin's spear, and although I don't know how old that is, it appears on relics going way back to before the conversion of Scandinavia.

[@Baalur]

Analog Horror is such an oversaturated genre filled with chaff that StJ managed to contribute one of the best works in it without even trying.

[@lekal6247]

Love to hear stories like this! It's so interesting to hear that these rituals survived in a handful of places.

[@Astavyastataa]

Analog horror is one of my favorite genres.

[@BasedBuilders]

It might be worth looking into the Delphi case in Indiana, USA. It has recently been suggested that the murder of two girls a few years back was related to a blood sacrifice in worship of Odin, and the evidence is starting to pile up. Other murders in the area may also be linked. There's a surprisingly large community of Odinists in that area, including within law enforcement and the corrections department. Not coincidentally, evidence pointing to Odin worshippers as the guilty group has been ignored. Instead, a man with no ties to Odinism, and who seems to be completely innocent of the murders, is being held in prison before his trial--not jail, like any other pretrial suspect--and hounded almost to the point of death by prison guards wearing Odin patches and tattoos. When that man's lawyers pointed out all the flaws in the case and put forth the idea that their client was actually innocent, the judge removed them from the case--even after they offered to defend the man for free, because they believe so strongly in his innocence. The supreme court of Indiana had to step in to get them reinstated, and the saga continues. I'm a Christian. If I were to learn that there's a breakaway sect of Christians performing human sacrifices in the name of my God, and pinning the guilt on what appears to be an innocent man, I'd be deeply concerned. Since this channel seems to have a Paganist slant, I thought you might likewise be concerned about your beliefs being twisted in this direction.

[@Droggelbecherbot]

Very interesting style, reminds me of Kane Pixels. Liminal spaces are pagan spaces!

[@bobbyg5154]

I love this! Very well done. I felt Odin during this!

[@tr_brucei9531]

Theres something very special to this VHS style aesthetic. I like it.

[@lance-biggums]

Well made video. Love the editing.

[@scottt.shellcontinentalger2464]

Wild production. I love it

[@danstaification]

Truly appreciate this random information.

[@pyrofyrestudios2615]

Dipping a bit into Analog Horror, Tom? Can't say I dislike it! Very interesting video, would love to see more Pagan/Heathen information presented in this fashion, since it fits well with the subject matter.

[@dracodistortion9447]

i know the guy who helped you make this. talked to him a bit too. knowledgeable fella.

[@yorrick9918]

Apparently similar rituals were also practiced until the 1950s by farmers in parts of northern Germany who would hang some of the entrails of slaughtered animals on the branches of trees, especially oaks. This type of offering was called "de Wood" in the local dialect, so it's likely that there was a connection to Wodan/Odin. The German Wikipedia page on Odin has a link to an article describing the practice.

[@davidbeddoe6670]

Was the Texas Chainsaw Massacre sound-effect really necessary?

[@Survivethejive]

Camera photo sound

[@davidbeddoe6670]

Ah. Haven't used one of those in a while.@@Survivethejive

[@Ghillachanucas]

Beautifully done. Thanks

[@chrissibersky4617]

Though I never heard of animal sacrifices to Oden today it's still common here in Sweden to hang up a sheaf for the birds around Christmas and it's common knowledge that it is a sacrifice to Oden.

[@S.J.L]

Tom, I really like your work. Your conversation with Sham Shamrma really made me think recently. This concept of Fridr, Dana and Dharma are very interesting and perhaps key in some sense. My vision is more so to reunite the different branches while still respecting the distinctions. I think this is key to a broader revival. I know your focus is on Germanic religion and that is part of my roots. You've also done work on the other branches as well. I think connecting the groups is key to something bigger. I'm working on my first video, a feature length, and I have a layout for a book that I'm looking for some collaboration on. It's bigger than me and my knowledge. I'm a big picture concept thinker, you and others have more detailed knowledge. Taliesen's Map is another person who I'm thinking about working with, I spoke with him once before. Ancient Greece Revisited is another I have spoken with. The Mystic Table is doing some really interesting work and I'm speaking with him now. Gnostic Informant, the Ark, Arya Akasha and Sham Shamrma are also in the same ballpark. We are on the verge of a revival, reformation, reignition and renewal. I will send you the video when it's done. I'm just now at rough draft. I work about 70 hours a week at my regular job and am having technical issues with the Kinemaster app so it's slow but I should be done by spring. Keep up the good work.

[@scallopohare9431]

Really interesting! Thank you.

[@Survivethejive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ario2264]

This is some crazy experimental 1980s TV programming right here

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

Such rutuals never stopped. Still being done here in America in places.

[@liquidoxygen819]

Where?

[@mollymcnaughton3133]

Yeah, I'd be interested in knowing where as well...🤔

[@user-rg7uz8of9r]

​@@liquidoxygen819Appalachia

[@kandelgoat9512]

Pagan analog mysticism? sweet.

[@connorricketts1323]

love this hope for more like this and fantastic video

[@diogenesteufelsdrockh6419]

The editing was very kino. Big vapor wave meme war vibes. Homesick for a place I've not even sure exists.

[@josilvester9159]

Appreciate the info but very hard to follow the strange robotic voices and my eyesight is not up to reading it 😄

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I LOVE the VHS aesthetic (and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre nod), although, to be honest, the frequent glitches were a little distracting, and the computerized voice was rather obnoxious, so less is more in my view. Other than that, I love the content and aesthetic. Good Yule!

[@whitemakesright2177]

Fascinating. As an American, I find it interesting that these practices don't seem to have been continued by the settlers here.

[@bleunwenn]

Very cool. Happy Solstice and Yuletide Tom ✨🐐🌞 Also Wodenwyrd and Baerdcyn ftw, such talents combined is always great to enjoy.👌🏻

[@Americansaxon3619]

How do you make this style of video? The electronic voice is quite cool

[@CSSVirginia]

Possibly unrelated, their is a tradition in Appalachia/the American South that killing and hanging a snake up will make it rain.

[@armeniussun2394]

I would love to learn more about pagan traditions that survived into relative modernity. Any suggestions?

[@Spiritofyore]

Tom, this is one of your best videos not gonna lie. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@Ζήνων-ζ1ι]

Didn't know you were a fan of analog horror, Tom.

[@screwstatists7324]

Unfortunate that these videos are being suppressed by YT

[@bretalvarez3097]

This is one of the knowledge streams that enter the brain as one pierces the vale of mist and enters Hyperborea.

[@elijahbushee9155]

I know the Christmas Tree is a distinct Christian tradition, but I can't help but see the parallels of hanging corpses on a tree as an offering to Odin, and hanging ornaments on a Christmas tree. I wonder if there was some inspiration there.

[@deadhorse1391]

I used to wrap dead barn cats in burlap cocoons and put them up in an old Apple tree Had quite a few up there Hired a new girl once and she asked about it and was told that’s the Dead Cat tree She thought it quite peculiar

[@vergil8833]

Denne videoen var en fin julegave

[@kneztm]

Nice zazz you added to the video, made it seemed archaic 🤘

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

Britain is for the Native British, nobody else. Ireland is for the Native Irish, nobody else. France is for the Native French, nobody else. Germany is for the Native Germans, nobody else. Italy is for the Native Italians, nobody else. Spain is for the Native Spanish, nobody else.

[@bertchintus4103]

Its mind boggling that this isn't just a commonly accepted truth anymore.

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

if everyone says it with conviction, it will be@@bertchintus4103

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

it is enough. Jews have that attitude for themselves. Europeans need to again.@@weliftinasociety26

[@Oinnelstan]

Not unless you/they are prepared (to) feohtan for it, as did our eald-fæder. Time to resurrect the Fyrd, methinks.

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

we will all have to act. Without action, nothing is done@@Oinnelstan

[@Sir-Cyr_Rill-Nil-Mill]

extra effort = _extra _*_cool_* ; ^ }

[@auzawandilaz6971]

very cool, the Great Roarer. quite alike Rudra

[@nordfreiheit]

Why do you suppose the killing with the knife was considered dishonest?

[@candylandi5351]

I found animal bones on trunks or rocks when I go in the woods but it's only the skulls so probably just someone who did it for no reason, as I do too just for fun "if someone will pass here", like an ancestral instinct.

[@babylonsburning1]

Cool and creepy vid.

[@jacob133]

Link or name to intro theme song

[@Survivethejive]

wolcensmen - sunne

[@agsrf6479]

Πολύ ωραίο, μπράβο!

[@h.b.hatecraft953]

I love this 1980's VHS style.

[@DoctorBendOver]

You ever heard of a period during which Earth was in a polar configuration with Saturn as hypothesized by Velikovsky, Talbott etc? A good documentary talking about this is Symbols of An Alien Sky from Thunderboltsproject. If you've heard of it, have you ever considered that the electrical plasma discharges created by the planets being so close is the source of all those ancient "storm" or other "lightning" gods? Once upon a time, planets were the gods. Before we came up with other imaginary gods, it was the planets.

[@phoebus1871]

Pagan VHS horror 💀

[@GriffinParke]

I remember camping in Wiltshire, England as a child in the 1990s and remember seeing about 6 small animals strung up from a low branch in a tree. They were so decomposed you couldn't tell what they were, I assume maybe, stoats or weasels. Whether this was some remnant of a pagan ritual or something else I've no idea, as I don't recall anyone having any explanation for it.

[@Survivethejive]

Its a gibbet

[@GriffinParke]

​@@Survivethejiveso you think it was originally part of this tradition of animal sacrifice.

[@berserker4940]

Love the Aesthetic

[@ME-fo7si]

Short one and lots of them, please

[@Anaris10]

Here in California, the local Ranchers used to hang dead Coyotes on their fences.

[@Zoewhiteart7676]

The music from Texas chainsaw film for added creepiness, love it.

[@tommeakin1732]

A thought for English speakers: When speaking English, why not switch "la ancien" for "elder", or just "old"? Romance English: "Ancient pagan" English: "Elder heathen" A few words at a time.

[@Survivethejive]

The beauty is that we use both. Old and ancient don't have the exact same meaning. Ancient usually refers to the period between 6000 BC - 650AD whereas old is vague

[@Hindustaniyoddha089]

Jai shree ram

[@Wodenwyrd]

Hail!

[@parksideevangelicalchurch2886]

Here's a serious question for modern pagans and neo-heathens . Are you hoping to revive animal sacrifices and customs such as in this video, or is this merely of historical interest for you?

[@hjalmarh.4046]

I doubt many modern heathens want to sacrifice animals. Do modern Christians wish to stone people to death?

[@gcanaday1]

Modern pagan sacrifice is self-sacrifice.

[@Bigbigvoodoo]

Historical interest. I don't like the harming of animals.

[@parksideevangelicalchurch2886]

@@Bigbigvoodoo Yeah, I thought so. In my (limited) experience, the neo-pagans I've known tend to like nature and animals and the idea of sacrificing animals to their gods would have seemed out of character for them. Nevertheless, they said they wanted to reconnect with the customs and rituals of their ancestors but I guess you can pick and choose if there is no authority greater than the individual. My only worry is that there are enough sick people out there for at least some of them to torture animals in the name of their desire to be faithful to the traditions of their ancestors. My evidence for this is also limited, but I know human nature well enough to assume it happens.

[@parksideevangelicalchurch2886]

@@gcanaday1 I'm glad that modern pagan sacrifice is self-sacrifice (hopefully for most, if not all modern pagans). The idea of sacrifice and the shedding of blood is at the heart of Christianity, so I get why it was so compelling for ancient pagans. Thankfully for us Christians, we need to only look back at one single historical sacrifice, completed in full on our behalf.

[@iansahleen1173]

Someone’s been watching analog horror

[@TenkaFubu]

Ooo very interesting!

[@hjalmarh.4046]

Man I really hope you have your videos backed up, It'd kill me to see you get banned on here over this drama with you and the fatty making wild accusations, I for one would definitely seek you out on other platforms, but you have a great collection of knowledge here, and id hate to see you go. You woke me up to my ancestral religion, I proudly practice germanic paganism because of your videos. Hope you're doing well Tom.

[@Survivethejive]

All on Odysee, Rumble and Bitchute

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

I see you've seen Greylock or something like it

[@CharlotteSimmons1]

Maybe kinda like xmas tree decorations.

[@danforsberg984]

Midvinterblot 21/12 Helig högtid 🐷🐷🐷🇸🇪

[@ObsidianMiner32]

Haha the analog horror aesthetic. I think it goes well with Norse paganism. Someone should expand on this idea with an analog horror series

[@Survivethejive]

Wodenwyrd has done several such videos

[@daveking9627]

Love your work but i cant watch this

[@Gray-Wolf-024]

Do they hang the deer and sheep from trees as offerings or in a spiritual sense or is it simply a tradition that has been passed down and the people doing it no longer know who Odin is

[@wegfarir1963]

Paganism really died out in the 1900's with modernization

[@gcanaday1]

It's not dead. As long as we are alive and we stay ourselves, what is inside us will live on with us.

[@wegfarir1963]

@@gcanaday1 Perhaps, but the vast majority of "Pagans" today aren't legit

[@varjovirta3085]

@@gcanaday1 The real original pre-christian heathenry is mostly gone. But neo-pagans still have a fantasy that is somehow there among us without any intermixing with christian traditions.