Celtic and Nordic Paganism | What Are the Differences?

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[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

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[@Shamanisticshuffler]

As someone from Hispanic/ Native American heritage, I find it interesting that I've always felt drawn to the Nordic/ Celtic ideology for a long time starting as a youth. Even though I'm not familiar with my heritage as far as rituals and practices the concept of mutual respect between rituals and practices among tribes seems to be a shared value. Thank you for this video!

[@johnjay9404]

Everything is connected. Our lineage and belief systems are all connected in many ways.

[@HolographicCathawk]

I studied native American philosophy...I agree completely.

[@justtv1164]

I am Irish, Scandinavian decent and I'm predominately attracted to Hispanic women. Spiritually I think our cultures are closer than we think.

[@audreyroche9490]

Irish are mixed with Spanish hunny

[@yakobi8434]

The Black Irish exist too lol

[@robusterbrown1291]

I am not a pagan worshipper but I love mythology and folklore. I appreciate the depth of your video, you obviously care about this topic in a deeper way than most KZbinrs on this subject.

[@manh9105]

you can stop this monkey balancing between christianity and paganism. Please choose one lane and move

[@kitiowa]

Likewise I am not Pagan (per se), but am of Celtic and Germanic background. Actually I can't think of much that was new data to me here but it was presented in a way that made me think more clearly about the two streams. Honour and Blessings to all the Gods and those devoted to them (and all beings, for that matter).

[@oisinoc]

As soon as this guy started going on about Bríd you can discount whatever he has to say, because he is just spouting supposition. There is no historical evidence that St Brigid is based upon a previous Celtic deity, that's pure supposition that emerged in the modern era and grew legs. Nearly everything we know about Irish paganism comes from myths which Christians recorded and a whole lot of theorizing from modern pagans.

[@Gray-Wolf-024]

@@oisinoc Dude... Look at the name... "Saint Brigid" and "Brigid" I think it's pretty obvious... Plus, it is generally accepted that, yes, St. Brigid is the goddess Brigid.

[@Slycoop]

Neo Paganism is pretty vague man. I think if you revere nature and try to commune with any type of spirits/Gods I would call that pagan. I'm a bit uneducated academically, but I was raised Pagan / New Age. Sure we celebrated Yule and did witchcraft type stuff, but there was something deeper to it than all that. Nature feels like it has its own energy and awareness. You can look at the moon for example and feel it's connection to femininity, fertility, ect. So regardless if you personify her and call her Luna or whatever you want, that connection is real. Same with Gods of War, or whatever kind of energy you are harnessing. Rituals are just demonstrations of intent to the masters of that energy. Without having ever heard of the folklore at all I think a person could naturally become pegan.

[@achilleasanastasiou4597]

I'm Greek so Hellenic Pagan here! What I like about Paganism whether its Nordic? Celtic? Germanic? Egyptian? Roman? etc. We all respect each others believes. Compared to other religions that would get aggressive and try to convince you that they are right and you are wrong

[@priscillachapman9145]

You must be talking about modern Celtic and Norse beliefs because remember the Romans whipped out and scattered the Druids in Wales.

[@Omni_Shambles]

Odin, Zeus and The Dagda are the same diety. The fact that people actually believe these are real entities shows how simple the human mind really is.

[@RockerfellerRothchild1776]

​@@Omni_Shambles no....just no lol

[@akhilsharma413]

Why did Alexander Kill Cleitus Black then????

[@IndigoHazelnut]

It is quiet possible that these different form of Pagan cultures all stemmed from the same belief, given the numerous parallels they all hold and then were adapted by different cultures. Think about this.. Even if we take something as simple as food recipes as an example and the way they have travelled through countries overtime, each country has their own version of a similar recipe. It is highly likely that over time these different pagan cultures started to view each other as different (a huge probability can be seen in the example of the vikings in battle with the Irish celts or the Romans in battle with the Egyptians) Once one group of people starts to view another group as 'different' it is easier to justify bloodshed. At the root of every war is a great sense of 'othering' of another group of people. In reality different does not mean better or worse but alot tend to stick with that interpretation. At the end of the day.. We are all one race.. Human. Beautiful video and thank you so much for sharing all this knowledge. Ps.. Us Europeans are as muhh of a mixture of peoples as are Americans 😉 The more European history you will read, the more this comes apparent

[@justasjagminas1362]

Cool video. You should do one on Baltic Paganism too, it has a huge emphasis on nature, like Celtic, but also a warrior culture, like Nordic..

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

Baltic changed you 😂

[@mcgarry2588]

To think the Celts did not have a warrior culture, well, that's just foolish.

[@celtictuathism4585]

There is a similarity between the Druwi in Baltic culture and the Druids in our culture.

[@ghy518]

@@mcgarry2588did OP say that though?

[@mcgarry2588]

@@ghy518 No, justasjagminas did.

[@lestatsluv317]

I live in Chillicothe, Ohio and, like many spots in Ohio, Chillicothe has burial mounds built by Natives who are known now as The Mound Builders and they were constructed around two thousand years ago and the mounds here are nearly identical to many cairns in Ireland and Scotland. It's uncanny how similar they are.

[@Thor-Orion]

Well that’s because those mounds were built by the red headed giants. Shame the Smithsonian disappeared all their skeletons.

[@Jiub_SN]

@@Thor-Orionnah they were built by the long eared boogeymen of mars

[@pennybunny]

​@@Thor-Orioncorrect 💯

[@titanomachy2217]

I think the Solutrean Hypothesis has a lot more merit to it than mainstream historians are willing to admit. They're all too afraid of being called "white supremacists" for suggesting that there could have been pre-Columbian crossings of the Atlantic before the Vikings crossed. The fact that they can accept that prehistoric Austronesians and Polynesians crossed the Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively, but can't even begin to consider the possibility that any of the peoples that built the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World could have ever crossed the Atlantic, let alone the possibility of Europoid peoples crossing the Atlantic via a land and ice bridge linking Europe to Iceland to Greenland to North America, which was a known land bridge that appeared at various points in the Eocene and possibly the Pleistocene since sea levels were so low during the thermal minimum points of the cycle of ice ages we were in and are currently still in, we're just in a relatively brief window between ice ages called an interglacial period. Usually the planet isn't cycling through ice ages like this and doesn't have any ice caps to speak of, so all this panic over global warming is really quite overblown, especially considering how carbon dioxide levels were typically in the vicinity of 4000 parts per million, around ten times our current average levels, making the planet like a greenhouse and thus allowing for more biomass in terms of flora and fauna, hence why dinosaurs could get so big. But I digress, my point is that it is entirely possible for Caucasoid peoples to have crossed the Atlantic in prehistoric and protohistoric times and set up civilizations there or at least traded with the Amerindians. You should look up "Cocaine Mummies", it's a truly fascinating find that contradicts all of the silly assumptions mainstream historians have made about crossing the Atlantic prior to Leif Ericson's voyage to Newfoundland.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@titanomachy2217 Dennis Stanford’s work is borderline irrefutable, they don’t even try to disprove his evidence, they just sling ad hominem attacks instead. They waited for him to die and then swept his work under the rug.

[@JLxavyo]

Im a Salvadoran/Guatemalan American, the whole ancient history of Europe fascinates me

[@vitorrodrigues5735]

so ur a maya 😁best paganism is brazilian Umbanda syncretism of the three continents

[@GrizzlyJ.Ranger]

As a Norse Pagan Scotsman I approve this message lol ! Great video Jacob. I love this one and the last one on the Pics. So keep up the good work sir.

[@NUFC975]

I’m Geordie I guess I’d have heritage from the both Celtic and Norse but how would I get started learning Celtic?

[@GrizzlyJ.Ranger]

@@NUFC975 I don’t know that much about the Celtic pagan mythology but I suggest reading as many books on the subject as possible

[@paulinelarson465]

I've seen a video about building a hut like that on KZbin ! It was a series about willow weaving. Will plan to try finding it again. My Danish father was of the opinion that we should have stuck with Paganism. People would be less likely to destroy the environment if they believed that every pond, stream, forest, tree, animal had a soul, or a god/goddess living in them. They would be more cautious and careful with their treatment of what we need for our very existence.

[@sweetjesus697]

And we wouldn't be abrahamic slaves preying for jesus to come back and slaughter most of us and enslave the rest, I mean have us "serve" the chosenites in groups of 2700 for each chosenite, following noahide laws, 7 laws with 7 sub laws, making 49 all punishable by beheading.

[@gwenjones667]

Absolutely 💯

[@kristianfredriksson2353]

The words for river is elv in Norwegian and älv in Swedish and the word for elf is älva (female) and alf ( male) in Swedish. It is pretty nice names of these natural beings along rivers or in the forest.

[@boop-9167]

@JimBob "The accusation of human sacrifice was one which the Greek and Roman peoples levied against foreigners they wanted to do down and people in their own society whom they wish to persecute. It was a standard smear tactic." The Romans did the same thing to Jews and Christians yet we know they didn't do such things. I would recommend the video "Gods of Prehistoric Britain" by Gresham College for more information about this and some evidence. Go the timestamp 22:47 if you only want to see the section about human sacrifice :) It's very interesting!

[@atriox7221]

@JimBob it appears that cannibalism was more common in the way it is today through specifically abnormal minorities that are often rejected from society, the sacrifice part is undoubtedly factual and I’ve seen it as most prominent in particularly old Celtic rituals. Having said this, that was a time when the Roman’s fed people to apex predators for lunchtime entertainment at the arenas, to when Christians believed any non Christians must be irradiated and will go to hell for eternity, using a range of cruel torture and execution methods on people and often communicate cultural and even ethnic genocides on outsiders. Most of civilisation beyond Europe was even more fundamentally messed up. The point is that if northern, central and/or far Western Europe had remained pagan its highly likely the traditions would have became far less gruesome just as they have in all prominent beliefs of our real world.

[@Sanguivore]

It’s very refreshing to see an actual Pagan covering these topics!

[@Wild-Moonchild]

My Nan taught me from a young age what was taught to her and so on down the line of my Irish pagan family. We were born in County Cork. Not all have done what you say with Irish Paganism, some were taught the old ways and still are. I teach my child as well.

[@savannahshepherd2283]

Reference the old ways so when people read your comment they can have more context ty

[@Tom-sd9jb]

Do the old ways not include human sacrifice and slavery? Why would you want to follow? It's a hard religion to reconcile with ideals of compassion and altruism.

[@maxwellsilver6032]

I've been 65 times around the sun. Entering my sage years is a journey. Been a life long Pagan embracing the practices of my bloodline, Celtic and Norse. As a solitaire, this suits and fulfills me. Enjoy you're insight Jacob. Subscribed my lad.!!

[@brockmiller574]

Having observed both the Aesir and the Tuatha De Dannan religiously years ago, my advice would be to experience them with your heart, over time. Know the places, the people, the food, the music, art... The stories... Because these in many cases are the memories of ancestors. Even if you regard these gods as simply metaphor and story, know that is a way of communicating ideas.

[@ks-pu7mp]

Yes I'm Tamil(south Asia) over thousands of year's stories get metamorphised in various ways even after a assimilation, invasion etc these messages survive in moulding modern day principles in some way. Agreed follow this type of searching with the heart and academic findings as supporting rationalising guidance. Its a beautiful individual journey that probably never ends. Every people should search their humble roots with an open loving mind to build a better tomorrow for the world

[@brockmiller574]

@@ks-pu7mp I love the thorough, thoughtful, and measured nature of your response. Thank you for that. I hope you're having a wonderful time in life.

[@nathanbarth6393]

My ancestors worship false gods

[@Deus589]

i agree so deeply with this. as a celtic pagan who is irish born and bred, its when youre really here that you can truely ~feel~ and understand the gods. theres an instinctive understanding you gain when standing where the stories unfold

[@nathanbarth6393]

@@Deus589 there is only one God

[@Deus589]

honestly not only is this fascinating, well-researched but also rly respectful. as someone who is in fact a celtic and norse pagan themselves, how you approached this and discussed the mythology and how people view the gods was so respectful and refreshing. this was a really wondeful video. many thanks :]

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you so much! That means a lot 🌳

[@Tom-sd9jb]

Hello, how do you reconcile the barbaric practices of paganism like human sacrifice and slavery with your beliefs? I feel like the dark underbelly of pagan practice and belief is wholesale ignored or glossed over by rose tinted glasses. I am asking from pure interest - not looking to bash or anything, it's just something that strongly drives me away in my search.

[@christianbenn4476]

​@Tom-sd9jb All faiths have an aspect of a "dark underbelly" as you say. These are ancient beliefs that are steeped in mystery and individual interpretation. A modern Day approach already will have a heavy leaning in terms of interpretation just by the amount of knowledge and scientific facts we live with everyday. Whereas our ancestors had none of the science and technology we have today, so must be interpreted as such and with respect to their world from their prespective. "Barbaric practices of human sacrifice and slavery" in my opinion are not something that should be venerated in a modern interpretation, but if you truly want to connect on this level of spirituality then you must acknowledge all the information and make your own morality, and choices as to what your modern interpretation looks like on an individual level.

[@JoanKirk-jm5lh]

@@christianbenn4476 Excellent point! Many organised religions have a long history of dark practices - e.g. witch hunts, millennia of religeous warfare etc. The crusades can be described as massive 'human sacrifice' as the Christians and Moslems raged back and forth over the centuries, killing one another.

[@Southpaw658]

Glad I had the opportunity to expand my knowledge of other beliefs with your video, thank you. God bless you all and be safe.

[@josemiguelpolit2657]

I would have liked you to talk more about the Celtic Sidhe and the Slavic Elves because they are an extremely similar point in both cultures

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

all came from one source and all moved through globular amfora culture more less actual Poland's lowlands Slavs and weren't different and because of not mixing with others and not moving far actually needed to preserve lots of original things balts preserved more language but we're affected by germanics and ugrifins but we must consider that the avangarde moved first so the most active evangelical element went frontending up in Frisia there changed and radiated around as bell beakers but Celts is a much wider phoenomenon which encircled this center so they mixed with others the same way in Scandinavia mixed with old Europeans their patriarchy granted that most of theirs old beliefs survived (earlier Kurgan wave came to Greece. and only their gods names remained there then.. but islands radiated southern culture) We don't have enough data to say how close where Celts living close to each other. but if we prove they traded between each other extensively we can deduce that at start they remembered old bonds Still later from Frisia went a wave back east and devoured what more original stayed there. we are like many dialectal of very old language, common roots and a hell of variations that randomly mixed giving new words but also giving back older versions. it's a real mess to analyse but when you look at vedic sculptures like Surya then at Slavic Światowid from Zbrucz and on all other Indoeuropean Idols you start seeing the original ideas binding it all together sadly European scholarly is totally westeencentric and starts becoming hateful to even own roots so we rarely see anybody reconstructing the original common core from both west and east despite us all being from one extended family

[@dayc801]

I love where you are taking this channel. You have gone next level. Well done.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you very much!

[@gustaf3811]

​@@TheWisdomOfOdinYou're incorrect about Freja, she is not a war goddess she is a godess of beauty and peace. You may have confused Freja with Hella which is the goddess of death.

[@ericastark614]

Thank you! This is so good! My heritage is Scandinavian, Irish, and Celtic, and I truly appreciate seeing so many traditions compared and contrasted, as opposed to just being lumped together.

[@Demane69]

Irish is Celtic.

[@memelorddude7688]

same

[@TheGingiGamer]

@@Demane69 She could be Scottish, Welsh, French, or Galician Celtic

[@987jof]

@@TheGingiGamer Either way that’s like saying “I’m Germanic and Dutch”

[@TheGingiGamer]

@@987jof Still Ireland isn't the only Celtic country

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

Fortress of Lugh is a great channel for anyone interested in Celtic mythology.

[@paulcobbett8940]

'Celts' never existed. It is pure fantasy.

[@JeffDrennen]

Im usually not a vary religious or spiritual person. I have both Germanic and Celtic heritage, and as of late I have felt a pull from both paths recently and are not sure to Ignore all together, follow one of these paths, or follow both paths. Thanks for the video.

[@atriox7221]

Maybe try to embrace as many of the Germanic traditions and what not as possible and fill the gaps with Celtic ones since Central European paganism was some of the worst preserved.

[@td4972]

I do consider myself spiritual, so maybe my ways won't be for you, but I've been focusing on celtic lately for 2 reasons. 1) I do have heritage in both, but I have more celtic than Norse, 2) I passively know/knew more about the Norse gods and myths through modern culture movies/shows/whatever so I wanted to learn more where I was missing information. I've been buying books that fit my spiritual interests in these ancient systems and their modern revivals and sort of blending them as I can.

[@jackpower3316]

I am Irish and have been looking into my Celtic pagan past, this video helped me so much so thank you!!

[@violenceislife1987]

🔥

[@mananzi9907]

Lmao whenever I read someone say they're Irish or Scottish online, I actually assume they're American.

[@maevemaiden]

@@mananzi9907 it doesn’t matter just because you don’t live In Ireland or Scotland doesn’t mean you can’t be Irish or Scottish 😊

[@mananzi9907]

@@maevemaiden really does. Just because your ancestors are Scottish/Irish doesn't make you Scottish/Irish. Born and raised in the US? You're American, with Irish and Scottish ancestry.

[@jackpower3316]

@@mananzi9907 nah I’m Dublin born and raised 🇮🇪

[@cernunnos_lives]

I'm glad to see people being reacquainted with the beliefs of our ancestors (world wide). Love and appreciation of our shared past is important. Just remember love is one thing, hatred, fear, & intolerance is something else ...not born from our love. We must let go of any fearful baggage that past brings.

[@matterson1070]

I'm working on a fiction book that has a lot of Celtic and Viking mythology in it. So thank you for your videos and your other videos I'm going to be watching to add to my fiction book

[@piratecpnjack]

You my friend have earned a new subscriber! Your information is highly appreciated and very well researched!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Glad you enjoyed! I highly recommend my video on paganism in the Netherlands!

[@heraddledbrain]

You're such a wealth of knowledge on this topic! Thank you for this great overview!

[@Miles_Dei19]

Im here to give my honest opinion also coming from the bottom of my heart. You had made a video long time ago about how Odin's path is difficult and how in our journey we are more likely to meet the other deities well.. You where absolutely right. I was never baptized before, and wasn't much of religion fallower until Odin eventually called me in one of my dream and has appeared multiple times when I needed him to be, and sometimes he wouldn't be there and I could feel the void in my chest. But nevertheless, I keep carry him in my heart whatever I go. I'm a lightskin mix nationality pagan and very proud to be, starting my journey and learning more was thanks to your channel.. Odin surely was right giving you the task to gather folks and especially in this trouble time, may the ravens be with you ❤

[@Miles_Dei19]

@Marcus This didn't sound like Christianity as I didn't mentioned anything about it except being baptized which I never was in the first place, I speak what's happened to me and how he appear to me you are free to believe it or not, mock it or not , debunk it or not, this is not going to change my point of view of the gods and specially my love for Odin.

[@jonbanks653]

Wonderful. This answered many of my questions. I am a biological mixture of Africa, Northern and western Europe. Having been reared Christian I have finally broken from that and am exploring and resonatiing with ALL my ancestors from Yourba to Celtic and you know what I feel spiritually free and happy

[@corytucker6668]

Good subject choice for the video. My ancestry is Norwegian, German, and Celtic so this is right up my alley of interest.

[@teeteepalooza]

I enjoyed this very much. It was clear and concise without meandering offshoots that would’ve complicated the information. The fact that you’re a practitioner but were able to present the knowledge in an impartial way is quite impressive. I’m now subscribed. Thank you!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@leeandrew8987]

I'm a Englishman and I have Scottish ancestry and my family name is Irish and I'm learning about Germanic paganism very interesting video keep dropping them brilliant videos mate 😁

[@occidentadvocate.9759]

Same here. 👍

[@BETOETE]

make your mind about your inner nationality

[@occidentadvocate.9759]

@@BETOETE no confusion from me. Aryan 1st Gael 2nd, English 3rd Geordie 4th.

[@BETOETE]

@vicky louise a great percentage of the English population is mix hooded, almost everybody there has a Irish, Scot or Welsh ancestor, your are not alone.

[@omnijonn277]

I am a black person. I was shocked to find out that my great, great, great, grandfather was a Scottish.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I am a white person, and was shocked to find out that my great-great-great grandfather was also Scottish 😂 No one in my close family had Scottish surnames, but found out "Martin" is originally Scottish, and the Martins came directly from Scotland over 200 years ago

[@morganneal6047]

I know I'm 11 months late but I'm black and I just found out that my 5'xs grandfather was Scottish too and he owns tobacco fields he owned slaves I even found out he thought his slaves how to read and write I also found articles about him 😊

[@thissunchild]

Same here. My parents are from Jamaica. And my 3x great grandfather on my mother's side was Scottish. On my father's side I have Irish ancestry 😮

[@keygenrosie]

TF2 reference

[@KeithLburns]

Not really surprising many black people lived in ancient British isles. But also scottish irish and other britons lives in Africa and Egypt and Middle East and all over the known world

[@arcadiaexeter]

I absolutely loved this video. This is exactly the type of education I'm looking for as a delve deeper into my Celtic paganism path. I have recently started looking more into the Celtic tree of life and how it relates to Yggdrasil.

[@Jiub_SN]

You're going the wrong way friend, we're supposed to be progressing past belief in myths and into beliefs in outselves

[@arth-ritisoutdooradventure7467]

Regardless of if you believe in a form of European paganism, I think it’s important to learn about it. Like all other aspects of the various European cultures, it is a vital piece for Europeans both in Europe and around the world to know and understand about their heritage. And don’t let it be discolored by Hollywood or the media. I’d trust this Jacob Toddson fellow over 90% of “academics” solely because he’s dedicating his time money and life to learning about our heritages. Keep up the good work Toddson!

[@gh87716]

Despite being only 75% European (with 25% of me being Native American), I still want to learn about and start practicing European paganism.

[@MW_Asura]

@@gh87716 You could be 101% European and you still wouldn't be European

[@gh87716]

@@MW_Asura How do you mean?

[@ajgoble2850]

Appreciate all the information as a mostly Scottish Norse, pagan, trying to reach into the Celtic side. This information is useful so it’s worth mentioning that the Anglo-Saxons have a smithing daddy, it could be considered for partially as part of the north and automatic pantheon name, Weiland

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

With luck I will be going to Weiland smithy in a couple weeks!

[@paulcobbett8940]

'Celts' never existed. It is pure fantasy.

[@MultiSpeedMetal]

Völundr in Norse.

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

there is a polish region Kujawy supposedly named from a Kuj which word meaning is to shape something as blacksmith does by hitting iron like skuj means to bind with chain or rather iron blocks around limbs its northern central Poland closer to baltic sea Kujawy is also region of oldest R1a haplogroups in Poland (what means older than these prevalent Slavic so like predating Slavs there) our language has many roots that must be something what's left after integrating locals when Baltoslavic wave from Carpathians reached eventually Baltic Prussians and Pomeranianz were hardest to unify with early slavic states around too

[@Begining2013]

You're a really great teacher. Im so glad I found your channel.

[@Anna-loves-you]

There's a Germanic goddess called Baduhenna that has a connection to The Morrigan, in particular Badh. This goddess is mentioned in Tacitus' Annals as well.

[@willmosse3684]

The Norse Magic and Beliefs and Survive the Jive channels both argue that the Norse believed in reincarnation. Hel wasn’t forever, but a place one spent time before coming back.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I’ve talked about it before. But I lean more towards multiple halls personally. As we know that sailors that died at sea went Aegirs, servants went to Thors, warriors went to Odins and Freyjas hall, then sick and old went to Hel. So it make sense that other useful souls go to associated halls. In the end only the dead truly know…

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

Hel - name of northest most point of Polish shore coincidence?

[@deborahciabattoni4549]

I certainly appreciate you sharing this information. It was mind-blowing. The sites that you showed us and the information is quite interesting and emotional. I too would have gotten out of the car and investigated the stones. Great video!

[@Necromorph0]

My father has stage 4 lung cancer. Drove thru kentucky to SC from the midwest to see him. He will do what he does no matter what so im not heartbroken. Thought about u the entire way thru kentucky. Hope youre being safe! Hail the folk!

[@victoriashevlin8587]

very much enjoyed this. Just need to point out, it is not pronounced Bell Taine. It's 'Bee Al Tin Ah(short h)' all run together, and Lughnasagh is 'Lu-na-sah', again all run together. Just discovered your channel and I am delighted I have. If you ever come to Ireland, let me know and we'll buy you a drink!

[@stephaniescarlett7887]

new sub/viewer here, it's just after intermission and i usually skip thru commercials, but i wanna use this opportunity to compliment your absolutely fantastic command of this most complicated subject matter- sheesh-your professors must be delighted and/or ridiculously jealous hahaha that all your hard work has landed you a sweet documentary gig on yt and authorship of not one, but 2 books! i do wish i had financial support to offer you sir, because the knowledge you've shared even thus far is worth more than i got lol...but i can bless you and pray you be safe, successful and happy on your journey thru this life....

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you 🙏 That means a lot and I am glad you have benefited from my work here. I am very grateful to do this for a living, I only to maintain this for as long as possible ❤️

[@catbitmaster8216]

I have a passing interest in Paganism, but never really got into the details, so thank you for this video! However, while I understand why the different similar deities would feel different, my own understanding is that they do descend from the same deities from proto Indo-European and Indo-Iranian mythologies, which is why Slavic, Baltic, Greek, Nordic, Germanic, and Celtic deities (among other European deities) have so many similar deities, and some are even similar to proto-Iranian and Vedic deities as well.

[@deeescobedo7528]

That is India!!! = Proto Indo- European.

[@abetgoto5499]

Thank you so much for bringing us closer to the Nordic and Celtic traditions. New subs here from Philippines...

[@magickmystic]

Thank you. I appreciate all you have done. The only thing I will say, as just a gentle criticism is that the Gregorian calendar was not being used by our ancient ancestors. Since you are so wonderful at pointing out Wiccan use of our traditions, I want to suggest that lunar associations with seasonal cycles might have been how all our ancestral sabbats were calculated. I enjoyed this very much.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I am currently doing research on the Colingy Calendar of the Gauls. Really interesting stuff. It doesn't give us quite an accurate look at the dates. But def better than we usually get! The Germanic/Nordic followed the lunar calendar for certain. Sadly following a non-solar/non-gregorian calendar would be difficult in our modern era. Personally I celebrate the equinox's and solstices, and then will often observe the fire festivals as well. They key is definitely the seasonal changes. When people said those exact changes are typically is what defers. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@chivalrousjack]

Your hospitable approach in how you present information makes your channel quite approachable. I admire the presentation, and down to earth attitude. I would recommend this before some more presumptuous content creators.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I do my best just o be a guy discovering these things along with the audience. Glad thats still coming through 🙌

[@troycassidy6177]

I've always wondered if Dwarves were literally little people who were worshipped for their skills in extracting precious metals and gem stones. Fighting little people in mines, caves and caverns would be difficult especially if the mines were created by people under 4.5ft

[@LordBackuro]

I feel like what, happened is that little people. Because of their impairments got pushed into proficiency’s. Like Mining and forging and so on, so over the thousands of years and with their rareness. they were considered something like a different species. And because of their, small size. And obvious, physical difference. That they didn’t know was result, of a genetic disorder so they misunderstood it that way.

[@johndododoe1411]

​@@LordBackuroWell, they understood it as a genetic feature, thus a race or subspecies different from us tall folk. But they considered it a feature, not a disease.

[@Lady_Berserkr]

Im from Iceland, my family and i still celebrate Nordic traditions and we follow Norse Paganism, actually! my family are decedents of Norse Berserkers.

[@William_Green_252]

Hello Lady B.... From U.S. Michigan...I'm sure you have seen Sigur Rós.?

[@pagangamer3305]

Ok, watch the full video. The best idea I can get between the Norse and the Celtic is mirroring. It is tradition that makes us whole. It looks like both Norse and Celtic understand humans are naturally ritualistic, by nature.

[@vickinger]

Im interested to the Sami beliefs also. Beaivvi the reindeer goddess carrying the sun in her antlers. Marking the solstice. I think so much was about marking stars and changing of seasons. It was so practical and in touch with nature/nurture. Love the ancestors wisdom.

[@Demane69]

I found out recently through genetic testing that I am half Irish Celt and half Nordic (Old Swedish Kingdom via Rus, and likely ended up in Britain after the Mongols wiped out old Rus). I enjoy learning about the ancient past the peoples during those times. I do have issue with modern people practicing poorly adopted paganism. It's often not rooted in facts. Even calling it paganism is silly, as it is a Christian term for anything not Christian. Not a good start for reviving ancient religions. Also, modern Celtic art and stone carving are adopted Roman, Nordic and Anglo-Saxon practices. Celts has no symbols or stone carving like this prior to the Roman invasions, and many "Celtic" stone statues and carvings are mislabeled Anglo-Saxon creations. The Celtic, circular art is adopted from Vikings and Anglo-Saxon art, and was popularized during the middle ages (by Irish Christian monks) when the art style became in vogue and it was called Celtic (actually further pushing Anglo-Saxon history into obscurity). I suggest trying to finding the truth of the past, and not overly romanticizing it because of a lack of modern identity one may feel. It does not respect the true history of our ancestors.

[@alyssa-jb2sm]

Hi, I'm interessed by your message. Can we talk about it in private ? I think that you know many things and I have many questions to ask you. I really love Keltic/Nordic since my childhood. The Nature. Anyway, I really want to talk with you. I'm sure, you know things that can help me

[@Baeuth]

The celts really liked using animal icons in their art and heads! Super cool!

[@Invictus13666]

Thanks for these. On my father’s side (grandmother was a genealogical lunatic!) I’ve got direct Bruce ancestry, and I know there was Viking blood there through the normans, through him I’ve also got Germanic and Irish...my mother’s side brings a Clan Wallace connection...I feel a connection to Odin but nothing else Norse...partly because I’ve always felt I should honor the Celtic side more...these videos are helping clarify that internal debate. I thank you again.

[@jboss1073]

We can all start honoring our Irish side by not calling it what it never was, "Celtic". We may call it Hibernian, Goidelic, Gaelic, Fenic, even Scottish historically, but not Celtic, as the Irish were never called Celts nor did they ever call themselves Celts.

[@Invictus13666]

@@jboss1073 fair point. It’s an easy habit to fall into though, especially when you’ve been weaned on a team named the Celtics who’s mascot is a leprechaun and a shamrock lol. But you’re correct.

[@jackholloway1]

@@Invictus13666 No he isn't

[@charlieboone1298]

​@@jackholloway1indeed, he's talking out his arse. Celtic is an academic term used to describe common linguistic and cultural origins.

[@johnbell8173]

​@@jboss1073 Are you talking bumhole

[@deadlunatik3405]

I will definitely support you, you’ve helped me be introduced into paganism. As an ex Christian it was difficult to understand how to be a pagan. I wanted to switch because I’ve felt more a connection to the hammar I wear around my neck opposed to all the time I’ve been at prayer with my mother and gone to church I’ve never felt the connection to her god as she said I would.

[@LarsOfMars.]

Interesting presentation, thanks for sharing it, even though you absolutely mangled the pronunciation of Cairn Papple 😂

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

That’s why I’ll never claim to be perfect 😂 only passionate

[@LarsOfMars.]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin Well your passion is a beautiful thing :)

[@ForTwnT420]

Thank you so much for this video I've always been deeply interested in different beliefs. This is very well made and Informational❤️

[@ElliotOracle]

I just love this video. Well done. I am moving to England from the States this year and it gives me a lot of food for thought. 😊🙏

[@andries4061]

This is the second video from you that I saw. I love it! I am not a pagan (I am an atheist) but I love history, including ancient religions and believes and I'm trying to learn about my ancient roots and forefathers and how they live and what they did. Thank you so much, so far I have learned a lot from you.

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

Concerning the afterlife in Norse belief, it should be added (and this is surprising rarely known even among scholars) that, atleast during the late iron age but likely further back as well, there was no concept of 'a' soul. Rather, there was an idea that the individual consisted of multiple (in lack of a better word) 'soul aspects' that served different purposes. After, or in the case of the fylgja before, death they would go their separate ways. The body, or the draug, either destroyed in fire or put to have a new life in its burial chamber and there are indications that atleast some soul aspect would reincarnate. Also, there are indications of a kind of Hel after Hel, where those who died in the world of the dead came to reside. Concerning the halls of the gods, Folkvangr, Frejas hall, was also a place where some of the fallen warriors, up to half, would end up. If these afterlives were supposed to be permanent or just another part of a reincarnation cykel is unknown. Oden seems to groom and collect skilled warriors in order to prepare for Ragnarök, so apparently they live there for a very long time, but what happens to them after they fall at Ragnarök? After the world ends it reincarnates under a new sun, and while this is just speculation, it would fit that the same belief was held for those who died at the battle, as the children and grandchildren of Liv and Livtraser. After all, Balder and Höder came back to life when the world was renewed, atleast according to Snorre. Note how it is Nidhögg, the dragon-snake who seems to be the embodiment of rot and decay, who takes away the dead, the completion of a breakdown process. Your video is really good, but I thought I should add this.

[@GamerNards]

Incredible video! Very insightful and inspiring man keep up the travels!

[@luvmeday]

i was expecting more mythology and historical information, but was pleasantly surprised by the information about modern practicing paganism. i didn't realize that these traditions were still going on in that way, very cool!

[@JohnnyRetroChannel]

Greetings from Portugal. I took a DNA test and I am close to 100% Iberean. All my family came from the Celtic Portuguese area and we can still find many Celtic references and tradicions in the country. Also, historians diverse with the origin of my country's name...there are strong evidences that the name Portugal came from Portus Cale given by the romans who came after the Celts, where Cale is addressing the pagan Celtic goddess. So Portugal means the port of the Cale goddess.

[@paulcobbett8940]

'Celts' never existed. It is pure fantasy.

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

so interesting one of last or last country in Europe to legalise divorces... the thing that screwed up whole Europe I hope you guys are still fertie and we have continuation in future

[@KnifeCursed]

An interesting thing about living in the states is that we are so mixed. An interesting comparison could probably be made between paganism as practiced in Europe vs Native American religious practices. I think it’s all fascinating.

[@alabaster2163]

You are AWESOME!! I love your videos!! Thank you for keeping it going!!

[@PeskySheBeard]

This is a brilliant presentation. The conversational aspect is engaging and deescalates any nationalistic competition. Thank you for doing this! (I was disappointed you didn't mention Freya's Folkvangr. )

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I’m sure I meant to honestly 😂 I’ve talked about the afterlife in Norse paganism a lot and mention it many other times. But sadly we do do have next to no information about it. Regardless I think that just furthers my thought that in the Nordic we are destined to go to several different halls based on the alignment to various deities

[@PeskySheBeard]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin Thank you for your response. I know there isn't much written about it and that's why I was so looking forward to hearing what you had to say. Like you might have some hidden cache of Freya Facts. 🥰

[@emiliagranqvist4770]

You probably allready know about it, but I can recommend looking into Uppåkra (Uppakra) found in the south of Sweden. It's a HUGE area of both sacred and wordly power, active for almost 1000-years (700 years if I remember correctly). They have made so many finds in the archaeological works.

[@Nishey70662]

I am a chirstian woman and I try my best to understand different cultures. My husband was once a chirstian man and decided to convert over to pagan beliefs. This video has helped me learn a little bit of the pagan belief, and I thank you for explaining more in detail of each difference between both cultures.

[@muffinman8232]

I love you channel and all your videos!!! You are a true gift from the gods my friend, keep up the good work!!

[@mariaceciliaparrales2153]

This is a very well done video. I myself know much of the lore. I believe all the pantheons are real and they deserve respect. Thank you for your work

[@alishajellison2571]

I love this video, I like the fact that you honor all these traditions. Thank you for this video, it was beautiful.

[@johnsheppard4428]

The majority of confusion comes from the fact that all 3 of those cultures co existed and traded much more than we like to believe. Also, because of how the celtic culture was combined with Germanic and Nordic culture, lots of aspects were comingled by people who were of two cultures, such as myself. It's clear in British history when the name woden starts showing up with the Angles but used in combination with celtic looking designs and symbols.

[@paulcobbett8940]

'Celts' never existed. It is pure fantasy.

[@StaffbearDruid]

thanks to your videos i know what path i wanted to go cuz i been having a inter battle what path i should take i love learning and studying on diff things so i took the path of solitary Celtic Druidry i been on this path for awhile now its fits me i been loving this i can tell how much of a change it has been for the better

[@TheRevanchrist]

I find this very interesting. Considering most primary resources on the Celts and Norse are either biased or retconned by Roman historians or Christian monks, practitioners of their religious customs may give some insight on how these people lived.

[@marykayryan7891]

This was an excellent introduction. Thank you so much for starting out by DEFINING the areas involved. I was in a workshop once where the teacher (whom I do respect) said, "Oh, Norse, Celtic, it's all the same." Not according to my spirit guides, it ain't. But, although, I myself am about 95% Celtic, I have always had a draw to the Norse system, albeit in an outsider sort of way (to the extent that such things as outside/inside are even meaningful). Come to find out I have a bit of DNA from the area of modern Sweden. Anyway, very nice, clear presentation. Thank you for taking this on in such a methodical but accessible way.

[@dryegavin6199]

I am a full blooded Christian who follows Christ. I am a massive enthusiast of history and historical pagan rituals. They're extremely fascinating to me and I love learning about them. Thanks for the video.

[@chrislaarman7532]

1) Thank you for sharing this! :-) I'm exchanging the gift by commenting. ;-) 2) Interestingly, you linked these beliefs (a more personal word than "religions", and therefore probably more accurate) to agriculture. You may have touched a core there, an origin in time. For Northwest Europe used to be covered with ice. When the glaciers retreated, it may long have been impossible to settle and have farms - but it may have been possible to migrate with herds, present Sami style. For several thousands of years (from the retreating of the glaciers there till its final overflowing by the rising sea), there existed this Doggerland in the North Sea, but it is thought to have been inhabited by hunters-gatherers, not yet farmers. Once the North Sea had come into existence, it would still have been a way (rather: a platform) for exchanging goods, persons and whatever immaterial. Which could explain shared thoughts and similarities. Burying people in boats might then amount to burying people with the means to stay in contact with everyone around that sea (and including Iceland), rather than with a vehicle for a one-way trip to [whatever]. (Compare this to Charon ferrying the souls across the river Styx.) I'd expect agriculture to have expanded from the South, after enough fertile top-soil had formed to enable settling down for farming. So these beliefs must have risen rather recently, not too long before the construction of these stone relics. Oh, once you imagine the retreating ice and the slowly greening tundra, a tree must be remarkable, far more so than when living in forests (like in later centuries). So, I'd take trees to be old in being worshipped, and agricultural events relatively young. 3) Agriculture may be the clue to a solar calendar eclipsing (oops!) a lunar one: as a farmer, you'd like to know the phase of the seasons rather than the phase of the moon. Note that seasons matter more in higher latitudes, and that the moon may matter more for those living with tides. - So, Stonehenge (even at its first location) may date from agricultural times. 4) I may elaborate on your comparisons of deities: they may give clues on important aspects of life. Well, take the very idea of life: if someone is in charge of afterlife, then people must be living with that concept in a "meaning of life" way. If agriculture is assigned to some multi-tasking deity, then it may play a smaller role in life than e.g. in Greece. 5) Me, I wouldn't read too much in depicting men with beards. Once you're an adult male, you have this facial hair. You may be able to maintain it. Yes, an extremely long beard would be a sign of old age, and being male without a beard would be rather juvenile. - I suddenly remember a book on the history of clothes: rich people dress in impratical ways, to express that they don't need to work. The way one wears his capital hair may tell a man's occupation (including "none"). Depiction of deities accordingly. - NOTE: Properties tend to grow binary in stories. (This includes skin colors. How about Snowwhite, apparently lacking traces of ever being outdoors, with black hair? Anyway, just think of cartoons.)

[@kielbasa.sausage]

As an American, I've found that I am broadly celtic. I did a DNA test and on my mother's side I would be celtic and french(so basically gaulic celt) and on my dad's side I'm celtic and Hispanic. So seeing as I'm mostly celtic I just identify as celtic. My son is a perfect mix of Celt and indigenous American as my wife is mostly indigenous with a Lil bit of celtic with me being mostly celtic and Lil bit indigenous.

[@rednekilla9254]

The information you've provided me w your very well made video, stirs up a ton of emotions within myself. I'm of German/Irish and a dash of Cherokee descent.......all of which were or still are pagan tribes. I feel as though I'm being guided by ancient ancestors every time I'm on the water. Whether it be the river, or at sea, in ponds or lakes, even creeks. There is a sort of sense of duty that forces my actions to be totally different from the way I normally go about life. Whenever I'm in the wild, I'm usually "roughing it" as modern folks say. But to be honest, I'm more connected to my surroundings, I'm at peace, and fiercely protective of everything allowing me to be in that place at the time. Spirits, gods, or whatever energy that summons me, is deeply respected. I would gladly give my life defending these places! Before seeing your video I had no idea why I act that way. Perhaps it's the gods calling me into the wild to experience how life used to be before man made the world what it is today? Idk?

[@_Moonlight92]

Awesome thank you for sharing!

[@_Moonlight92]

I haven’t worked with Deity’s or spirits yet in my practice. I want to but like you said being an American I have multiple backgrounds/ ancestors. Im Irish, Native American on both sides, and French (I’m sure more that I’m unaware of!). Maybe I’m just bad at making decisions lol. Someday I hope I can become a patreon memeber! I just can’t atm.

[@hughdncy]

I am a celtic pagan. From scotland and wales by mother. My father is Muslim from pakistan. I'm proud of all my heritages.

[@deannfrey3469]

I very much respect your views of the differences between North American and European paganism. Very honest appraisal.

[@Aramis75]

Well done documentary. I like the details of it all and then you wrapped it up with a simplistic end. Thank you and Skal.

[@salem4461]

I am a norse heathen with a lot of Irish ancestry, so I've been looking into ways to incorporate Celtic beliefs into my practice, but experiencing some trouble with the differences and similarities. This video is perfect!!! This helped me so much, thank you :)

[@guilhermebettencourt]

Excelent work, you must come to Portugal and see the inumerous Celtic places we still have, and all our megalic monuments an oldest cromeleque in the world.

[@whatsananna]

Amazing. So glad to have discovered you.

[@Altrantis]

One neat thing about paganism is you don't have to choose. You can worship your favorite pagan gods of any pantheon cause they're all valid. They may not be yours, but they could be.

[@StarsStillHere]

Yessssss!

[@sunnyone-ct4rp]

Research is not cheap to do. Thankyou very much.

[@frost5890]

I am Argentinian and I have always been fanatic about both cultures (much more for the Celtic culture) I have Italian blood nothing to do with these cultures but both are the cradle of humanity. Scotland is a beautiful country and I hope one day I can visit it.

[@ilfurlano1228]

Italian had both Alpine Celts and Germanic Tribes in their past, the roots are deep.

[@johnsantini3382]

Cradle of humanity Mesopotamia

[@sydneebennett3549]

i heavily practice celtic tradition but 21:11 u explained it so well. my family is mostly irish than scottish and then german and then a few other european ancestry so it’s definitely difficult to feel connected to ur roots when ur mixed with different things and that’s what i tend to focus on in my practice, i want to make my irish ancestors proud! so thank u for adding that it helps me put my experience into words. of course i’ve been practicing for almost 6 years but i’m only 19 i still have a lot to learn adn figure out and that’s okay

[@4eva123]

Just focus on the beliefs on where you born because the culture you were raised in is what you'll connect to most! Like everyone in the british isles is mixed like that so don't worry about it

[@candjim]

Just discovered this channel and absolutely love your content. Thanks for your hard work.

[@andersonreid6845]

Celtic, Nordic, slavic, germanic, has fascinating history

[@appsfamilyadventures238]

Very cool 😎 I have always believed we are reborn after death. So this video really clarifies my belief with the Celtic religion. Thanks for the video , very good stuff.

[@appsfamilyadventures238]

If at sometime you add a fund button to your channel I will definitely support that.

[@Catseye189]

0:10 Studying the old ways does not require you to sell nearly everything you own. Paganism is not a Judeo-Christian theory that requires poverty, chastity, and obedience.

[@tiamat9360]

Im not a worshipper and im an aetheist, but i understand it, i have yet to travel to europe but scottland, ireland, iceland, are places id love to see, its almost spiritual to me... almost I feel almost "airy" around some of these topics when i think hard on this sort of thing. Much love, your channel is amazing

[@m4rt_]

Scandinavia = Norway, Sweden, Denmark Nordic = Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, The Faroe Islands, and Greenland.

[@Nico-tc3fr]

Thank you so much! This helps me a lot because I’ve been wondering the differences, especially between Germany! Also I didn’t know what Celtic was before and when I found out this made me find out more.

[@Weeflowerofscotland]

I’m Scottish. I have learned a lot here today! Thank you. Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@digitaltrip420]

Irish Mexican here. Ohh yeaaa. Pagan Leader here in Arkansas. We are here loving life. Testing our bodys as we fight laugh an learn with each other. Thankyou for ur work.

[@leathernluv]

I have Celt and Scandinavian DNA, so I am looking at it all. This video is perfect, thank you!

[@jonathanmichael7130]

I’ve been longing for so long for a video about this thank you so much

[@osborn.illustration]

Excited to have found this channel. Hail Woden!

[@tonyakeiser3738]

I have ancestry in both celtic and Nordic/germatic paganism. Can we follow both or it one or the other?

[@betmo]

why not blend them? they are similar and it would honor all of your ancestors

[@TitaniusAnglesmith]

Follow none; choose your own path.