Articles by Eric

About Eric
Eric is a Disabled American Veteran, having served with honor in the USMC. He lives on ancestral land at the edge of the Great Plains in a rural community near central Missouri. Eric has two children, wife, parents, and little brother with whom he remains very close. His extended family (tribe) calls themselves the Ida Plainsmen. He is an IT Manager by trade, but enjoys writing, reading, gardening, forestry, bush-craft, leather-craft, visiting [IRL] with other tribes, and is an avid outdoorsman. Eric very much likes to enjoy his world while perched atop his steel horse.
Fame and reputation: Beowulf from "A Book of Myths"

Reputation and Fame

May 11, 2016 Eric 0

For the arch-Heathen, reputation was incredibly important. An argument can be made that it was so because fame is a […]

A sign that reads, "Welcome"

Heathen Hospitality

April 13, 2016 Eric 0

The arch-Heathens regarded hospitality as strongly as they did a gift. The arch-Heathen would set the table just as soon […]

Picture of a man walking up a serious of ballons.

Heathen Luck

March 30, 2016 Eric 0

Luck, known as hamingja, is the external manifestation of frith and honor. Heathen luck has nothing to do with chance. […]

Picture of signs which say "Right Way and Wrong Way"

Decoding Heathen Honor

February 17, 2016 Eric 0

References relating to honor can be found repeatedly in the primary sources as well as in contemporary writing. There is […]

Linked hands, symbolic of Frith

Regarding Frith

January 27, 2016 Eric 0

Frith is frequently translated as ‘peace,’ but it is not quite so easily defined. There is no single term in […]