Asatru Folk Assembly - March 04, 2025


Asatru Holidays - March 2025 - Olvir ｜ Ostara

Topics
Olivir of Egg Ostara celebrations
Hosted by
Steve McNallen
Mentioned
Hail Ostara Orvir Hail Olvira Vague Olaf Tryggvason Hail Olviraveg Allfather Alcetru Alcitru Blot
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Length

9 minutes

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Word count

1,113

Sentence count

67

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Olivier of Egg is a Norwegian hero who lived in the early 11th century and died in 1021. He was a gothi, a holy man who served as a priest to the Isir, a god of the dead. However, he fell in love with the king, Olav Tryggvason, and led him to believe that he was a Christian. So, when the king found out, Orvir and his gothic community were worshiping a foreign god, he went to great lengths to cover it up.

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00:00:00.000 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and folk of all ages, you know what time it is.
00:00:27.140 It is a new month, so we have new holidays, holy days, days of remembrance to go over and learn about.
00:00:36.220 Alrighty then, so March leaves us with two special days.
00:00:42.880 We have Ostara and the Day of Remembrance for Orvir of Egg.
00:00:49.820 Orvir's Day of Remembrance is on March 9th, coming up in about five days as I record this.
00:00:57.140 And Ostara is officially on the 20th by the Spring Equinox, but we observe it, as with all of our holidays, on the third weekend of the month, so that is the 15th.
00:01:11.380 And even more confusing is the national events of Ostara is coming up, and that is at Tullershof, and that'll be on the fourth weekend of the month, which reckons to be the 21st, 22nd, 23rd.
00:01:28.880 So, let's get down to it, learn about these days, and get a little bit more detail.
00:01:36.260 Perfect. Alrighty, so let's start with Olvir of Egg.
00:01:41.380 Again, I said his Day of Remembrance is on March 9th.
00:01:47.400 Olivir of Egg, who lived in the early 11th century and died in 1021, was a gothi in the region of Trondheim, Norway.
00:01:58.140 Since the story takes place 20 years after Olaf Tryggvason was deposed, Christianization was all but complete in Norway.
00:02:06.640 The Norwegians, still remaining faithful to the Æsir, did so in secrecy, as they would be tortured and killed if they were discovered.
00:02:17.600 King Orof II of Norway, often referred to as Saint Orof, began to hear rumors of Alcetru gatherings in Orvir's region of Trondheim.
00:02:27.640 As the gothi of the area, Orvir was sent to appear before the king and explain himself on two separate occasions.
00:02:38.420 Both times, he carefully convinced Olaf that there was not Alcetru gatherings, but simply great feasts and secular community events. 0.82
00:02:49.060 Olaf appeared convinced, but sold some of his spies to keep an eye on Trondheim and Orvir.
00:02:55.400 Olaf's spies later informed him that an Ostara gathering was being prepared in Trondheim
00:03:02.580 and the king had heard enough
00:03:04.380 He set out with five ships and 300 men towards Trondheim 0.78
00:03:09.120 They arrived in the dark and successfully ambushed Orvir and all of his folk 1.00
00:03:14.500 brave enough to have kept their troth with the Isir 0.70
00:03:17.340 Orvir and many of his people were tortured and killed 1.00
00:03:21.700 stamping out Alcetru for the next 900 years
00:03:25.140 Olvir's story is inspiring, in a way different than those of Raad the Strong or King Radbad of Phrygia.
00:03:36.580 Olvir unfortunately had to hide his people's love in worship of the Isir, and he had to lie to Olaf for the good of his folk.
00:03:45.900 Since our folk have always been a noble people, we do not like to be dishonest or hear that our heroes have ever been dishonest.
00:03:55.140 However, it's important to remember that the Hauvamor tells us to repay kindness with kindness, but to also repay treachery with treachery.
00:04:06.940 Olver was not deceiving a friend or even a good man, but a despotic king pushing a foreign faith on his own subjects.
00:04:15.680 subjects. Ovir lied for the good of his folk
00:04:19.600 and for their dedication to the Aesir, and would go 0.99
00:04:23.440 right back to being proudly Alcitru and officiating rituals
00:04:27.640 for his community. His piety and devotion
00:04:31.420 never wavered, and even when hiding his Alcitru from the
00:04:35.560 murderous king, he adhered to advice given
00:04:39.540 to us by the Allfather. Let this tale
00:04:43.560 be an inspiring one to all of our folk, so we may be Alcitru, even when it's inconvenience.
00:04:53.200 Hail Olviraveg. Hail the Alcitru Folk Assembly.
00:05:01.160 Following that day of remembrance, we get the holiday for the month, and that is Ostara.
00:05:07.280 Hail Ostara, conquering goddess of the dawn, radiant lady of spring.
00:05:15.440 You ride boldly out of the east, conquering all before you.
00:05:20.060 May your light chase away the darkness. May your warmth banish the cold.
00:05:26.400 Ostara is the celebration marking the beginning of spring.
00:05:30.640 The cold, dreary days of winter are finally coming to an end.
00:05:34.900 The sun is warming the frozen soil
00:05:38.240 Life is once stirring from the depths
00:05:41.980 Ostara is a celebration in every way
00:05:46.780 Our ancestors celebrated life and the survival of another long winter
00:05:52.520 They celebrated the birth of loams and calves and horses
00:05:57.380 They celebrated the blossoming fertility of the world around them
00:06:02.620 In today's fast and hectic world
00:06:06.840 now is a good time to stop and take a deep breath
00:06:10.100 Let the sun warm your face
00:06:13.080 and take the time to thank the gods and the ancestors
00:06:15.920 for seeing you through another cold winter
00:06:19.020 Shake off the influences of the winter blues
00:06:22.920 Now is the time to get your hands dirty
00:06:26.100 The small plot of the garden that you planned for
00:06:30.420 during the charming of the plow
00:06:32.560 It's almost ready for planting.
00:06:35.160 Keep that soil turned and soft.
00:06:38.340 Keep fertilizing it.
00:06:40.720 It is too cold to plant seeds directly into the ground,
00:06:44.300 but this is a good time to begin your seeds inside.
00:06:48.980 Plant them and keep them warm.
00:06:51.680 Set yourself up for success.
00:06:54.620 If you are not working on a garden,
00:06:57.340 you should be moving from the planting stages of your Charming of the Plow project
00:07:01.740 into the beginning of the active stages.
00:07:06.140 The winter months are stationary by nature,
00:07:08.580 but winter is over.
00:07:10.440 Now it is time to leave the introspection
00:07:12.980 in favor of action.
00:07:16.240 With industriousness, we can change the world,
00:07:19.980 start small, and move always onward.
00:07:24.360 Hail Ostara! 1.00
00:07:26.200 Hail the Asatru Folk Assembly! 0.91
00:07:28.020 that is the holidays and holy days 0.99
00:07:33.780 for the month
00:07:34.660 but I can't leave you out
00:07:36.820 without another plug
00:07:38.440 Ostara at Thorshoth
00:07:40.960 is going to be awesome
00:07:42.960 I will be there
00:07:44.620 along with a ton of your folk
00:07:47.340 and leadership
00:07:48.500 the Alsharyar Gothi
00:07:50.120 a few of the Witten
00:07:52.080 Mini Gothar
00:07:53.780 it's going to be awesome
00:07:55.680 we had well over 100 people out
00:07:57.680 last year, shaking the floors of the Ve as we did
00:08:01.640 Blot. Come on out, eat some good food,
00:08:06.000 have some good rituals, listen to some great talks,
00:08:09.780 meet some amazing folk, and have a great
00:08:13.760 time celebrating Ostara and hailing her
00:08:17.740 glorious name. Again, that is March
00:08:21.900 what is that? March the 21st, the 22nd,
00:08:26.280 and the 23rd.
00:08:27.820 I will see you there.
00:08:29.620 And that is in Linden, North Carolina
00:08:31.380 at Thorosoft.
00:08:33.380 Come on out. Get your tickets now.
00:08:36.180 runestone.org
00:08:37.080 slash store.
00:08:38.820 Come on out, folks.
00:08:41.660 And that wraps up our video
00:08:43.520 for the month.
00:08:45.740 And as always,
00:08:48.240 Hail
00:08:48.680 Olvira Vague.
00:08:51.400 Hail Ostara.
00:08:54.060 Hail the
00:08:54.960 I see her.
00:08:56.440 Hail the folk.
00:08:58.320 Hail the also true folk assembly.
00:09:01.320 And hail victory y'all.
00:09:03.740 Have a good one.
00:09:24.960 Thank you.