Paganism in Ancient Sweden 🇸🇪 | Exploring the Beliefs of the Bronze and Iron Age

[@pyenygren2299]

I'm so priviliged that I lived in and outside of Uppsala and Gamla Uppsala, and have seen some of this culture that is saved.

[@Jamesrasmussen1996]

There is the library in the Upsala university of the gothic history.

[@drengrofthor9368]

Forn sed Stockholm is a community that follows the old ways. Every year, we have Spring blöt where we carry out the statues of Freyr and Freya, drumming, singing, and walking to the place where the statues would stand. Over 300 people used to come around and participate in a spring blöt which makes me super happy.

[@jessevanhalen6967]

Vetrnætr blóts Freysblót Dísablót Alfablót Jul blóts Þórrablót (a blót to Thor) Jólablót Sónarblót Summarmål blóts Sigrblót Góablót Gefjonarblót Vårblöt is not even a historical blót. It is not forn sed. You Swedes need to practice these real blóts.

[@drengrofthor9368]

@jessevanhalen6967 We do.. All of it, I mentioned Vårblöt for Uppsala. You're probably American, and you could never know. Vårblöt was kept since the first organisation of Forn sed Stockholm came to exist more than 15 years ago. Even before that, there were people who kept it every year in Uppsala...

[@jessevanhalen6967]

@@drengrofthor9368 It doesn't matter if I am an American or not. Vårblöt is not even a historical blót. I listed blóts that are historically attested. If you claim that you follow "the old ways" then you should be honest. Even though you are Swedish (I presume that you are) the Scandinavians lost their religion and they have to relearn it. All I am doing is trying to help you. No need to get defensive about it.

[@jessevanhalen6967]

@@BopJong_Drag There's nothing wrong with that either. The movement needed to start out somewhere. The blótar I listed was learned from the Norroena Society. Unfortunately, I cannot directly state the name of the book without KZbin censorship considering it to be "spam". However it is named after "runes" which are mentioned in Rígsþula 43 But Konr the Young knew runes, "æfinrúnar" and old runes further he could bring help to men blunt edges, and still the ocean This book helped me learn how to blót and understand the religion of the northern Europeans. I suggest purchasing it based on the website named after the "Amazon" river in Brazil. It comes in two volumes.

[@berenikesdare]

Im a swede, been doing rock carving fieldwork in tanum etc. So not too deep knowledge on vikings, But I wonder why would it be blot the way you spell it?

[@violetmoonofthenorth]

Love it thanks.. I’m English but I do have Scandinavian heritage and it’s fascinating in discovery of Swedish history ♥️

[@davidandersson7475]

I live nearby Tanum and work there, just a few minutes from Vitlycke where you visited the stone carvings. Thanks for a great video and so nice to see someone cover this. As you say, we have a lot of ancient history in Sweden but it does not get as much attention globally as other nearby countries.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Heading back to Sweden today to cover the museums there. Then down to Denmark to do the same!

[@danielpettersson624]

Thanks for wisiting Sweden and for telling our history. And you are welcome back.

[@D_Halvig]

Great video, Jacob! Glad to see Elin on here, she’s such a delight. I like what you said about imaging the people that would’ve been carving those petroglyphs. I do that all the time when I visit old sites. So fascinating to sit back and meditate on those things.

[@chadlittewillie7397]

I have been getting myself into paganism lately and you are pretty much helping me with the whole process. I wanted to get closer to my ancestors, so I have been reading about Slavic paganism a lot. Thank you.

[@lianaminasyan1783]

We also have rock paintings, made earlier, and ships. The bull carved on the stone, with a cross, ornament, is in our miniatures and art.

[@Turkish_Model__1]

What I didn't know was part of Swedish culture was flatbreads. ( Tunnbrod ) it's called. Just like your traditonal Bazlama in Turkey.

[@MarytheBad]

So much info packed into one video! Sweden is cool and it looks like the land around here. Big inspo from the legends and supposed practices near/in Uppsala. That Freyja boat tho 👀

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Them giant offering poles though 😂

[@wanderingwolf1272]

Another wonderful video! I hope to see some of these sights myself one day, thank you for all the valuable information, I learned so much! Keep up the good work! I look forward to what you have in store for us next!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Glad you enjoyed 🇸🇪!

[@thewolfgirloracle]

Thanks for this great overview of paganism in Sweden. I am part Swedish and I know the least about my Swedish ancestry as I do about my German and Irish ancestry so this was helpful. :)

[@kristian_the_bearwolf_Olsson]

Love this, as all the videos as I have been seeing so far. Thanks Jacob.

[@marlowbaines]

Sooo beautiful. Thank you Jacob!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thanks so much!

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

01:53 There seems to be so many other carvings here that aren't highlighted

[@Aethuviel]

You showed the lovers briefly in the carvings (1:55), and what I find interesting about them is that they're tied at the leg. Part of a wedding ceremony?

[@sewisinc.4545]

Hey there, Jacob. Glad to receive another notification of your channel. I haven't been able to catch up with your uploads. Life's been busy this last couple months. Hope I can correct that wrong soon. Happy to see you informing people.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I got some great ones coming up!

[@sewisinc.4545]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin eager to seeing those then!!

[@KevinSmith-oo4iq]

I always wanted the superpower to be able to look at something and see the history of it like going back. Being so close to something that acts like a link to a far past always gives off this amazing hard to explain energy. Im jealous of your travels lol. Safe travels.

[@VoodooViking]

Gamla Uppsala that sounds like some kind of Swedish Curry dish.

[@Nils_Ironwolf]

Home 🥰🇸🇪

[@SungazerDNB]

10:27 I envisioned a hunting party returning a casualty to the burial mound, a young man silently weeping for his elder brother as they lay him to rest and make him a carving so he will be remembered.

[@kylekirk6985]

Awesome video, I really enjoyed the rock carvings and Uppsala. I gotta make it there one day.

[@betmo]

lol i started here and am popping over to patreon next ;) i love the ancient cultures

[@princessjenn1985]

I just love watching your videos especially the traveling ones ❤❤

[@MetalHead123345]

So awesome I need to go there someday thanks agen jake

[@thegnarlyvagabond]

I always imagine my viking ancestors as very jovial and outgoing. Loud, boisterous men, with an endless appetite for drink and food. How the Norwegian culture is now, I would say we are very reserved. Norwegians tend to their own affairs, and are wary of strangers and outsiders. There is still that heavy emotion behind it, it's just been restrained to a reserved, and collected, very still and tranquil society. How I see it.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

The Viking age was 1000 years ago, a lot can change in that amount of time

[@Aethuviel]

We don't know how they would have acted on the day to day. A lot(!) of our temperament is genetic, so likely, the true temperament of the people was almost identical to today, but the culture changes on the surface.

[@PaganRyan29]

I'd love to visit Sweden

[@ph6560]

*Magnificent and very intriguing episode today.* I also wondered if there will be an upcoming visit and episode about e.g. *_Ale's Stones?_*

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I was not at that one specifically but I was at a boat grave of similar design in Sweden near Tanum. I got footage but wasn't able to make a whole video about it

[@ph6560]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin Sounds great as well. From Ale's Stones' mystical backstory and much debated, mythical purpose(s), you'd have hours of interesting and intriguing content to explore. Apart from that the summer scenery on the plateau out over the sea, where Ale's Stones is located, also would've made some absolutely fabulous footage for your videos. With a drone it looks epic and movielike, whatever that means. Anyways. Your latest episodes have been top-notch in my opinion. kudos.

[@mooselady]

WIIIIEEE 🎉🎉🎉🎉 GREAT EDITING

[@MasterPoucksBestMan]

The alignment of the three main mounds at Uppsala, pointing Northeast-Southwest, seems interesting to me, considering the three pyramids at Giza also form a Northeast-Southwest line. And both sites are supposed to be the burial mounds of kings, and the Nordic Bronze Age was heavily characterized by sun symbolism. Maybe more than physical trade goods were traded north and south back then.

[@Muffinman710]

I wish i could travel to these places. Thanks for bringing them to my phone lol. Keep up the good work

[@CillianRangarsson-u2h]

You are doing great work brother all hail the Norse gods of Valhalla

[@jessevanhalen6967]

Valhall was originally Bilskirnir until the age of war came. There are the gods of Asgard (Æsir) and Vanaheim (Vanir) and Alfheim (Alfar).

[@CillianRangarsson-u2h]

@@jessevanhalen6967 I don't believe that

[@Aethuviel]

6:05 The artist was like "Yes of course I've seen a cow" And the guy next to him is like "You can stop carving the neck now. Really. You can stop."

[@melanieanne2066]

I would like to know if those are tails on some of them, or are they swords?

[@sharimeline3077]

I have Swedish ancestry as well as Welsh. I always feel a great affinity for old Norse paganism, but at the same time, I balk at the sacrifices. I know it was fairly common among many cultures of the past, but I still can't get over it. I feel like this is my ancestor's religion and therefore mine as well (even though we don't know much), but that is the one thing I have a lot of trouble processing. I wonder sometimes how they actually felt about it back then. Wouldn't it be awful if they chose your loved one or even yourself as a sacrifice? I would live in fear of it all the time.

[@Goggsy08]

I don't know, I'm not sold on the human sacrifice piece of the faith. Animal sacrifice, yes, but not human.

[@corymoon2439]

So for Norse Paganism, all the human sacrifices I'm aware of were people that were going to be killed anyway. Criminals (long prison sentences are a new concept), prisoners of war (Geneva Convention doesn't exist), enemies in battle, and every 9 years 9 men were known to be sacrificed in Uppsala (unknown of how they choosed). This isn't like the Aztecs who would rip the hearts of thousands of men.

[@Aethuviel]

That's not how sacrifices worked, though. They don't just go out and pick some poor villager. Sacrifices were likely criminals and outlaws, and I have heard from a prominent Asatru practitioner that in times of extreme desperation, they would sacrifice the chieftain. That latter one is truly noble, a leader giving his life to help his people.

[@sharimeline3077]

@@Aethuviel We don't know that for sure. That seems sensible to us, but who knows how they were chosen?

[@runeguidanceofthenorse]

Ancient Norse Magic is seated in Sweden. We call it Trolldom. We still meet at these sacred spots.

[@VchaosTheoryV]

Is Upsala still a holy place there?

[@Tonttu11]

Please come to Finland. We are the country next to swden. We are rarely talked about, many times we where not even inclueded as a scandinavian country 😅 finnish paganisim needs more attension.

[@Coole-ee1vg]

That's because Finland is no part of the Scandinavian peninsula but you surely belong to the Nordic countries and we love our brothers and sisters in Finland❤.

[@Imperiusism]

Great video! Do you plan to do more videos on slavic mythology?

[@robertohrn1268]

Välkommen till Sverige

[@MARKACO]

For how long are you staying? Live in Gothenburg

[@staffanhedberg]

😊 well done

[@ZerilathImmortal]

Look at the stars and reprogram the constellations. imagine them with different stars making certain shapes.

[@Jamesrasmussen1996]

Would you sometime read a bit of the gothic history in upsala university.

[@SirFrederick]

I've always liked Sweden. Do have Some Swedish Ancestors.

[@lordredfettkiller5276]

Awesome video Jacob! Your best video in a while! Really enjoyed it

[@robertvondarth1730]

How much do we know about Frisians beliefs?

[@gregorybezanson]

We can learn about those prehistoric people by comparing the rock petroglyphs to other cultures at a similar stage of development.

[@jeneendove906]

❤❤❤❤❤So awesome

[@juliebell6362]

Great video! I wasn’t going to comment about the penises, but The Snap! That was awesome! Instant fan!!! 🧚🏻‍♀️👑💜

[@caltamoio6705]

Por favor, legendas em português ou pelo menos em espanhol. Seus vídeos são muito interessantes, há um grande público aqui no Brasil muito interessad@/interessade.

[@spazzypotato8325]

What draws people from Brazil to watch videos on ancient European paganis? I think it's awesome that you like these videos. I'm just curious.

[@Witchmee]

Maybe they draw them as naked because they were often naked?

[@nightangel486]

Oh that is totally a UFO dropping alien eggs 😂

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

BUT WHAT DO THEY MEAN! 😂

[@auzawandilaz6971]

the people of the nordic bronze age worshipped the same deities as viking age paganism, with some differences.

[@areonsflame4285]

Yes the old God's! Not a lot of amercians do. But I do.

[@VoodooViking]

My studies in paganism usually lies within the Bronze and Neolithic ages.

[@areonsflame4285]

Gardains stones

[@vladfreeman8461]

I'm jealous. I have always wanted to see my ancestral Homeland. At least on freedom day I got a tattoo of hugin and munin with mjolnir at 2 raven tattoo shop by a Norse pagan after I was arrested and the deputy called me Jesus and I said no. Do you see my necklace? He said yes you are a Norse pagan and I said correct and he defended my religion beliefs and let me keep my necklace.

[@areonsflame4285]

The animals are runes just have to look at it different ways. I believe

[@TheRussianRob]

Going with the flow is amazing and natural, yet it might take you out into the wild ocean or down into the rocky bottom or smash you against a beautiful cliff. Don't trust any flow, all im saying. Although Gods will always guide a pure heart through!…

[@hejnye]

those are the weapons and/or tools hanging from the belts, not male genitalia

[@westwing23]

Penis theory: If we give ourselves normal penis size on this etching, the errosion may ruin the markings and people in the future wont know who were men in this drawing. 2023: Men can become woman and woman become men. what a time we live in.

[@kylehorner8782]

Funny how the Christian church ALWAYS gets built on the site of a Pagan shrine!

[@kirstimeretearnesen1202]

It was a way of stopping people worshiping their old gods, so it was quite deliberate. The Christians tore down the Hov(Norwegian for the place for worshiping Norse gods), and built a church there. And often the place for woreship was placed on a hill with a view of the surrounding area. Several churches in the region of Norway where I live have churches on old Hov. Here in Trøndelag we were among those whom were convinced, by force, to be babtized and leave the old gods. Hence it was her St.Olav lost his life in battle. He had killed an mutulated several of the old chieftains.

[@kylehorner8782]

@@kirstimeretearnesen1202 Glad I am NOT a Christian!!!! ALL HAIL the ALL FATHER!!

[@kveldulfskallagrim731]

Yo don't I remember this guy was taking people's patreon money to build a hall for the community? Now he's using it to pay for his year round vacation?

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Never once did I ever say patreon was for building a hall. Since the very beginning patreon was created to fund my content in order to produce better and better pagan videos. Which I have delivered on. If you are interested in learning more about the non-profit that is now working towards buying land to build a hall. Check out the website www.northerntraditions.org There you will see that we have raised $19,000 so far to purchase land! (None of which I have personal usage of)

[@RadhaSyam-m8u]

Local ancestral sprituality is best .....india somehow saved its culture despite fact we lost most ....but we saved ourself from political religion that was spread by kings sword .....u people will find lost soul of pagan ...this is enlightenment as arab desert religion can not be allowed to eleminate all local culture