Asatru Folk Assembly - January 04, 2026


Ásatrú Holy Days of January 2026 #afa #asatru #ásatrú #asatrufolkassembly #shorts


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2 minutes

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135.4539

Word count

379

Sentence count

10

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4

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00:00:00.040 well ladies and gentlemen boys and girls and folk of all ages you know what time
00:00:07.800 it is and now we're moving to YouTube shorts keep it short and sweet y'all
00:00:12.780 have heard these stories before but for the month of January we have to go over
00:00:18.680 the holidays holy days and days of remembrance for our people and in
00:00:24.420 In January, on the 9th, we have the Day of Remembrance for Gothi Rauðr the Strong,
00:00:30.480 who was a famed Norse chieftain, seafaring warrior,
00:00:34.380 and also true Gothi who resisted King Olaf Tryggvason's forced Christianization
00:00:39.500 in late 10th century Norway,
00:00:42.180 even escaping a naval battle through his sailing skill,
00:00:46.020 magical workings, and the blessings of Lord Njörðr.
00:00:49.900 Ultimately captured by Olaf, he refused to renounce his faith, 0.96
00:00:54.420 and was executed by having a snake forced down his throat, dying loyal to the Isir. 1.00
00:01:02.900 Next up, on the 17th, the holiday for the month is Toroblots, 1.00
00:01:08.660 which was an Icelandic midwinter festival held during the month of Torri,
00:01:13.620 that brings people together to share traditional food, sing, recite poems,
00:01:18.820 and tell stories as a way to brighten the dark winter months while honoring our heritage and folk.
00:01:24.420 With mighty celebration and blot to the warder of Midgardal, Alsa Thor, winter's blues may be abated a bit longer, as hopes and minds one day turn to spring.
00:01:36.580 and finally for january we have the day of remembrance on january the 18th for king
00:01:46.820 blotswain of sweden who was an aristocrat as well as someone who could relate to his people
00:01:53.460 and give them what they wanted and needed he took the throne after his christian brother-in-law
00:01:59.280 king ingi was deposed for refusing the traditional alsatru blot sacrifices at upsala
00:02:06.200 King Blot Svein fiercely stood in the way of rampaging Christianity
00:02:10.680 and publicly gave Blot to the Isil at Uppsala on behalf of his folk. 0.81
00:02:17.660 He did not let sociopolitical pressure or greed for the Christian's coin stop him.
00:02:23.140 Rather, he pressed forward with both piety and strength.
00:02:27.540 And that is what we have for the month of January, y'all.
00:02:31.720 I thank you guys so much.
00:02:33.340 and hail the Aesir, hail Gotti Rauder, hail Thor, hail King Brotswain, hail the Folk,
00:02:42.500 hail the Ausatru Folk Assembly, hail Victory, and hail y'all.