The Seed of Yggdrasill: Deciphering the Hidden Messages in Old Norse Myths Heritage edition
I give this book at sterling 5/5 it is excellent, well written, presented well and all around a worthwhile read! I recommend that heathens especially grab a copy and go check out Maria s videos as most of the book is the tome used throughout these...it is truly educational and enlightening!Maria Kvillhaug may not be a name that many people are aware of unless you have frequented YouTube or found her website (LadyoftheLabyrinth). I found it when I was doing research on initiation rituals and was almost giddy when I discovered her numerous YouTube videos discussing her views on various aspects of Norse Mythology. Heathens might know her from her thesis paper The Maiden with the Mead-a Goddess of Initiation Rituals in Old Norse Myths, and if not, they should go grab a free copy of this paper. It was one of the first few thesis papers I read when I began to doubt the overwhelming references to the Edda. I found her paper eye-opening and frankly wondered why this paper had not made it into the list of readings for heathens.After the course of watching several videos, I began to find what Maria said not only intriguing but down right conflicting with modern heathenrys ideas of our myths. I found this view refreshing, as it was not a repeat of what we already assumed but was a completely different view of myths. While I don t always agree with her interpretation of things, her research is flawless. She obviously knows what she is talking about. She is also approachable, untainted by preconceived notions. In heathenry today, we often tend to only look to the Edda as a place to understand everything, but this understanding seems to be taken in many ways out of context. What we know about the myths comes from various periods of research and seems to have been accepted as fact instead of being constantly updated with new ideas. ----L Hunter, THE KENAZ KINDREDThe Seed of Yggdrasill is a controversial and insightful exploration of Norse myths from a pantheistic perspective. Maria Kvilhaug is to be congratulated for bringing the ancient tales alive again for both those who already know something of them and for those who have yet to drink from this inexhaustible well. This is a valuable work for the student of myth and an essential one for those who would revive the Northern Tradition. ----Richard Rudgley, BBC4From the point of view of understanding Norse religion and the society from whence it came, this book is extensive, impeccably sourced, insightful and wonderfully written, and is to be highly recommended. --Ian Briggs, author, UKThe Seed of Yggdrasill is a controversial and insightful exploration of Norse myths from a pantheistic perspective. Maria Kvilhaug is to be congratulated for bringing the ancient tales alive again for both those who already know something of them and for those who have yet to drink from this inexhaustible well. This is a valuable work for the student of myth and an essential one for those who would revive the Northern Tradition. ----Richard Rudgley, BBC4From the point of view of understanding Norse religion and the society from whence it came, this book is extensive, impeccably sourced, insightful and wonderfully written, and is to be highly recommended. --Ian Briggs, author, UK