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Fyrnsidu news
Apr. 5th, 2009 11:44 pmFor those that haven't already heard, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
siggy_gfs and I are Gesiths in Fyrnsidu, we're on the Witan, she runs the Scopas Gildscipe (Bardic guild), and I run the Feohterna Gildscipe (Warrior guild). Wessex Hearth is back, with better organization.
Also,siggy_gfs's new book Visions of Vanaheim is now available. It is a major work, covering a lot of material on Vanic practice, and weighing in at almost 600 pages. She wrote most of it, with several others contributing various articles, including yours truly. :)
Ok, now with the dry news stuff out of the way, here's more explanation and detail. We're Gesiths because we're experienced Heathens, rather than newbies (FWIW I've been identifying as Anglo-Saxon since 1998). We run our respective guilds because we each have things that we want to contribute to the organization. She's been writing poetry and filking songs for a long time, so it's only natural that the historical Anglo-Saxon equivalents (poetry, verse, riddles, flyting, etc.) would be explored. I've been running the local ARMA sword group for a while, and have done enough related research that I wanted to have a place in Fyrnsidu to explore historical warrior skills and roles in a Heathen context, as well as their modern study and application. Visions of Vanaheim is the result of many writings and discussions of Vanic practice, and a printed book that consolidated this was needed.
siggy_gfs and I are Gesiths in Fyrnsidu, we're on the Witan, she runs the Scopas Gildscipe (Bardic guild), and I run the Feohterna Gildscipe (Warrior guild). Wessex Hearth is back, with better organization.Also,
siggy_gfs's new book Visions of Vanaheim is now available. It is a major work, covering a lot of material on Vanic practice, and weighing in at almost 600 pages. She wrote most of it, with several others contributing various articles, including yours truly. :)Ok, now with the dry news stuff out of the way, here's more explanation and detail. We're Gesiths because we're experienced Heathens, rather than newbies (FWIW I've been identifying as Anglo-Saxon since 1998). We run our respective guilds because we each have things that we want to contribute to the organization. She's been writing poetry and filking songs for a long time, so it's only natural that the historical Anglo-Saxon equivalents (poetry, verse, riddles, flyting, etc.) would be explored. I've been running the local ARMA sword group for a while, and have done enough related research that I wanted to have a place in Fyrnsidu to explore historical warrior skills and roles in a Heathen context, as well as their modern study and application. Visions of Vanaheim is the result of many writings and discussions of Vanic practice, and a printed book that consolidated this was needed.
