Asatru Folk Assembly - September 01, 2024


Asatru Holidays - September 2024 - Prince Hermann ｜ Winter Finding

Topics
Winter Finding holiday
Hosted by
Steve McNallen
Mentioned
Prince Hermann Kuruski Gaius Julius Arminius Sticking
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Episode Stats


Length

7 minutes

Words per minute

109.62

Word count

842

Sentence count

36

Harmful content

Hate speech

2

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Summary

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Prince Hermann of the Kuruski, or Gaius Julius Arminius, was born to the chief of the Germanian tribe, Segimer, in 18 BCE. He was a Roman sympathizer, and both of his sons, Hermann and Flavus, were raised in the Roman Empire under the Roman guardianship. Hermann proved to be equal to the task, and did not take long to excel as a Roman soldier. He earned both Roman citizenship and the rank of the Roman Knights before distinguishing himself in his exploits in the Great Illyrian Revolt. After which he was sent to Germania to aid in finishing the conquest of Germanic tribes. Once in Germania, he was assassinated by Germanic tribal leaders who were frightened of his great power.

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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.
00:00:27.420 It is September. Time to go over the holidays, holy days, and days of remembrance of our alien folk.
00:00:35.840 Let's get down to it.
00:00:38.320 The 9th of the month is our standard day of remembrance, and in September, we celebrate in honor Prince Herman of the Kyruski.
00:00:49.180 Herman was born in 18 BCE and died in 21 CE.
00:00:55.180 Prince Hermann of the Kuruski, or Gaius Julius Arminius, was born to the chief of the German
00:01:04.100 Kuruski tribe, Segimer, in 18 BCE. Segimer was a Roman sympathizer, and both of his sons,
00:01:15.160 Hermann and Flavus, were raised in the Roman Empire under the Roman guardianship. Hermann
00:01:22.920 proved to be equal to the task, and it did not take him long to excel as a soldier in the Roman
00:01:30.200 legions. He earned both Roman citizenship and the rank of the Roman knights before distinguishing
00:01:37.440 himself in his exploits in the Great Illyrian Revolt, after which he was sent to Germania to
00:01:45.820 aid in finishing the conquest of the Germanic tribes. Once in Germania again, Hermann was able
00:01:54.060 to quietly unite five Germanic tribes within the intention of overthrowing the Roman occupation of
00:02:00.860 his land. His deep knowledge of Roman warfare and his sharp tactical mind led to the historic
00:02:09.500 Battle of the Tuttaberg Forest and Rome's most devastating defeat.
00:02:16.140 Despite backlash from his Roman sympathizing father and brother and the loss of his wife
00:02:22.220 and then unborn son, Hermann continued to fight against the Romans and their retaliatory
00:02:27.880 attacks.
00:02:29.940 Ultimately, Hermann was assassinated by Germanic tribal leaders who were frightened of his
00:02:36.380 great power in 21 CE.
00:02:39.500 Even so, it was his crucial victory in the Teutoburg Forest that forever changed the face of Germania and the Roman Empire.
00:02:50.460 So, what can we learn from this story?
00:02:54.460 We no longer have the ancestral homeland to fight for as our ancestors did.
00:03:00.400 We live too scattered and the countries of our ancestors are not what they once were.
00:03:06.240 However, we still have families, we have ideals, and we have us through.
00:03:13.800 Every day is a battle to hang on to those ideals that no longer have a proper place
00:03:18.660 in our modern society.
00:03:21.420 Every day is a battle to make our world a little better, a little stronger, for those
00:03:27.380 who we leave behind when we die.
00:03:31.000 Patience and fortitude will get us far.
00:03:35.120 So will the knowledge of how to best fight for what we want.
00:03:39.420 With the knowledge of how to do things the right way, it might take that one decisive
00:03:44.940 victory to reshape the future of our folk.
00:03:51.280 Hail Prince Hermann.
00:03:55.740 and again I'll explain on September 21st is the official holiday of winter
00:04:04.980 finding aligning with the autumnal equinox but the closest Saturday is the
00:04:11.160 22nd so that's the day most of us observe winter finding the ancient
00:04:17.500 calendar only recognized two seasons there was summer and there was winter
00:04:23.260 Just as May Day was their first day of summer, Winter Finding was their first day of winter.
00:04:30.260 The temperature slowly begins to fall. The days get shorter.
00:04:35.260 Those who grow their food begin preparations for the final harvests.
00:04:40.260 The larders are growing full with the fruit of earlier efforts.
00:04:45.260 Now it's time to begin the hunt, to kill enough game to finish winter's preparations.
00:04:52.260 Today, many of us don't have the same connection to the need for food and preparation our ancestors experienced.
00:05:01.260 Food has become easy to access and therefore not so vitally important.
00:05:07.260 Those who hunt usually do it for sport, not because without it they don't have the food to survive the winter.
00:05:15.260 This doesn't mean, however, that we cannot take the time to think and reflect.
00:05:20.260 Thus begins the winter season
00:05:23.120 Thus begins the death of the world too dark and cold
00:05:28.200 We can all see and feel the change in the world around us
00:05:32.800 Our days are shorter, the nights grow colder
00:05:36.760 The leaves change and begin to fall
00:05:39.620 Get outside, find some place to sit and feel the changes
00:05:45.680 Make a hearty meal to share with your family and with the gods
00:05:50.380 If you hunt, dedicate your first kill to the gods and ancestors
00:05:55.880 To Ul 1.00
00:05:57.440 Share a choice cut with them
00:06:00.160 Now it's time to begin the closing in
00:06:04.220 Everyone begins to gather closer to home
00:06:08.220 Sticking close to push away the wintry drear
00:06:12.300 Take time to remember what's important
00:06:15.820 Hail Ur
00:06:18.720 Thank you so much everybody
00:06:23.500 I appreciate y'all joining us again this month
00:06:27.140 To hear about the holidays and days of remembrance of our people
00:06:31.000 And we'll be back at it next month in October
00:06:34.400 And that's going to be a longer one
00:06:36.940 We've got four things to go over then
00:06:40.880 alrighty
00:06:43.320 well thank you so much again
00:06:44.860 and I'll talk to you then 0.55
00:06:46.900 hail the Eiseer
00:06:49.300 hail the folk
00:06:51.800 hail Prince Herman
00:06:54.960 hail Ur
00:06:56.300 hail the AFA
00:06:58.400 and you know what
00:07:01.400 hail the Yarl
00:07:03.580 I'll talk to you later
00:07:10.880 Thank you.