00:00:00.000Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and folk of all ages, you know what time it is.
00:00:27.140It is a new month, so we have new holidays, holy days, days of remembrance to go over and learn about.
00:00:36.220Alrighty then, so March leaves us with two special days.
00:00:42.880We have Ostara and the Day of Remembrance for Orvir of Egg.
00:00:49.820Orvir's Day of Remembrance is on March 9th, coming up in about five days as I record this.
00:00:57.140And 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.
00:01:11.380And 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.
00:01:28.880So, let's get down to it, learn about these days, and get a little bit more detail.
00:01:36.260Perfect. Alrighty, so let's start with Olvir of Egg.
00:01:41.380Again, I said his Day of Remembrance is on March 9th.
00:01:47.400Olivir of Egg, who lived in the early 11th century and died in 1021, was a gothi in the region of Trondheim, Norway.
00:01:58.140Since the story takes place 20 years after Olaf Tryggvason was deposed, Christianization was all but complete in Norway.
00:02:06.640The Norwegians, still remaining faithful to the Æsir, did so in secrecy, as they would be tortured and killed if they were discovered.
00:02:17.600King Orof II of Norway, often referred to as Saint Orof, began to hear rumors of Alcetru gatherings in Orvir's region of Trondheim.
00:02:27.640As the gothi of the area, Orvir was sent to appear before the king and explain himself on two separate occasions.
00:02:38.420Both times, he carefully convinced Olaf that there was not Alcetru gatherings, but simply great feasts and secular community events.0.82
00:02:49.060Olaf appeared convinced, but sold some of his spies to keep an eye on Trondheim and Orvir.
00:02:55.400Olaf's spies later informed him that an Ostara gathering was being prepared in Trondheim
00:03:04.380He set out with five ships and 300 men towards Trondheim0.78
00:03:09.120They arrived in the dark and successfully ambushed Orvir and all of his folk1.00
00:03:14.500brave enough to have kept their troth with the Isir0.70
00:03:17.340Orvir and many of his people were tortured and killed1.00
00:03:21.700stamping out Alcetru for the next 900 years
00:03:25.140Olvir's story is inspiring, in a way different than those of Raad the Strong or King Radbad of Phrygia.
00:03:36.580Olvir 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.
00:03:45.900Since our folk have always been a noble people, we do not like to be dishonest or hear that our heroes have ever been dishonest.
00:03:55.140However, it's important to remember that the Hauvamor tells us to repay kindness with kindness, but to also repay treachery with treachery.
00:04:06.940Olver was not deceiving a friend or even a good man, but a despotic king pushing a foreign faith on his own subjects.
00:04:15.680subjects. Ovir lied for the good of his folk
00:04:19.600and for their dedication to the Aesir, and would go0.99
00:04:23.440right back to being proudly Alcitru and officiating rituals
00:04:27.640for his community. His piety and devotion
00:04:31.420never wavered, and even when hiding his Alcitru from the
00:04:35.560murderous king, he adhered to advice given