What are some good Asatru websites?

And Books?

Depends on what you are looking for. If you want information on Norse mythology, there are a number of sites. If you are looking for 'organized' groups, try go ogling 'Ring of Troth'. If you want information on runes, there are a number of good sites out there as well.

If you would like to email me privately with a little more detail, I'd be happy to point you in the right direction. I am leaving for Germany on Saturday, however, so if I don't hear from you tomorrow, it will take a week or so to get back to you.

books: Essential Asatru by Diana Paxson (good beginner)
Teutonic Religion by Kveldulf Gundarsson
Our Troth by Kveldulf Gundarsson
A Book of Troth by Edred Thorsson (before he went Setian)

Avoid: Rites of Odin by Ed Fitch
Norse Magic by DJ Conway

websites: http://www.asatru-u.org/beginner/asau-beginner-outline.htm

http://home.earthlink.net/~jordsvin/index.htm

http://www.aetaustralia.org/

http://www.irminsul.org/as/asr.html

http://www.ravensgard.org/gerekr/norse.html

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Hey, HP - I got 3 books from Amazon so far this month and 3 from a thrift store. You'd love one of them: Book of Lists of the Marine Corps - youngest, famous, etc.

Mine are:
http://www.northvegr.org/northern/book/praiseworthy.php
http://ravencast.podbean.com/
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/
http://youtube.com/user/Vinterulf
http://www.asatru-u.org/beginner/asau-beginner-outline.htm
http://www.wyrdwords.vispa.com/heathenry/index.html

Books are the basics

Poetic Edda (I have Larrington's translation and I like it the best though Bellows has good notes)
Prose Edda (I think I have Bylock translation...not sure)
Icelandic Sagas
Volsunga Saga (My all time fave. Dragons and murder and betrayal oh my!)
Gods and Myths of Northern Europe and Myths and Symbols of Pagan Europe both by HR Ellis Davidson
I am slogging through Germania by Tactitus is Latin at the moment but I am a glutton for punishment it seems


That should get you started. LOL

Excellent recommendations so far.

I want to strongly second staying away from Conway's "Norse Magick." If you have an interest in rune lore, avoid anything from Ralph Blum or Donald Tyson. Basic rule of thumb for rune materials, if it promotes or advocates a "blank" rune, leave it on the shelf.

On the historic side, I also recommend HR Ellis Davidson's "The Road to Hel." It is an excellent overview of Germanic burial practices and what these indicate regarding beliefs surrounding the afterlife. It is difficult to find, but there are a couple electronic editions out there.

Actually, any of Ellis-Davidson's works are well worth reading.

The Icelandic sagas, Snorri's "Heimskringla," Saxo Grammaticus' "History of the Danes" and Tacitus's "Germania" are also pretty much essential reading.

There is no end to the reading. Once you've familiarized yourself with a good overview of modern Asatru and the stories of the gods (Turville-Peters offers a good modern retelling), I really recommend getting into both Eddas as primary sources and moving on from there.

You'll soon discover why Asatru is often referred to as "the religion with homework."

Since this question has been asked many times before, let me just link you to the existing questions. You'll find a LOT of info in all those answers:

BOOKS:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuxIPamG1GYRTG8E.McP0XwjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid =20080404162925AAhpKyk
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqAkoHVsDqBt3XSSeXlCKTojzKIX;_ylv=3?qid =20070709154803AAjq8gz
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq5hRKl.PKuYDc5T2ERw_p0jzKIX;_ylv=3?qid =20070818185629AAcpvOq
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=As92XjorXd4ArMgpdC4NJRMjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid =20080326222521AAXs8vK

WEBSITES:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgdE_BCTWHQG3k0R6LGzR6vty6IX;_ylv=3?qid =20080411164641AAkT1NA