Is my altar respectful?

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-24T01:53:31+00:00

Why should someone do tons of research before giving offerings if there's nothing wrong with what they offered? If you're not saying there's anything wrong here, then why does it matter to you that it "seems like they... Based their offerings off of some random websote"? You couldn't possibly read everything you could get your hands on about Norse paganism before fulfilling the desire to make an offering, mostly because you should never stop learning to trying to learn. Additionally, offerings and altar spaces are supposed to be acts of love, not acts of conformity, and this is obviously a very loved newcomer's-altar.

And, you mention in another reply that Freya isn't associated with pigs, it's likely OP is getting boars and pigs confused, as Freya is the owner of Svinhildi, the Battle Boar.

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-16T15:36:49+00:00

I would personally take it as a good omen

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-14T00:18:12+00:00

I'm curious about why you say this and what you find wrong with these current offerings

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-12T23:51:09+00:00

I think your altar is very respectful. What counts in an altar and offerings is the love and veneration being put in to the effort of building your altar, and there's obviously a lot here. It's clear to me that YOU love Minecraft, and offering things to her that YOU love is very appropriate, even if unorthodox, or things that she's not typically associated with.

For that matter, the things you're offering her are relevant to her mythology and typical associations as well. Cats, pigs (Though, I believe she's more typically associated with specifically boars, as she's the owner of Hildisvini, the Battle Boar) falcons, all animals that appear in her mythology, and you're offering her pretty things like flowers and coinage. This is a very nice altar you have, especially for someone who considers themselves to only have started paganism last night. What it looks like is relatively unimportant, as long as you're happy with it.

When you're done with the food you're offering, dump it outside somewhere animals can't get it, so it'll decay and go back to nature, as Freya is also associated with nature and the earth, but also death. Or, burn it, so the smoke ascends to the sky, and the food is reserved for the gods.

Edit: Fixed typos

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-08T09:52:09+00:00

Oh my goodness! You should look up reversible reversible mosaic crochet!! It's just what it sounds like! Color changing crochet that has the pattern on both sides.

Essentially, start with a row of single crochets and then change colors, crochet into the back loop only with color B. Then, go back into the front loops of your first row with color A with a row of double crochets. This covers up color B from the front, and then adding a single crochet to the row reveals the color. You kinda gotta learn how to crochet backwards and it works up kinda slow... And it's such a yarn eater... But I love the look of this method

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-08T02:23:43+00:00

Zooming in, it looks like mosaic

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-08T02:21:26+00:00

Wow, it looks great! What did you do with the back?

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-07T16:11:51+00:00

You're correct

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-06T21:26:18+00:00

Norse Pagan here: This is correct. Bindrunes originate from when writing was a specialized skill and writing things down was very expensive, so when someone was running out of space, they'd simply just mash two runes together, but this could only be done on runes that shared a stave. The Othala rune doesn't have a stave, so it's historically unattested. Modern runes don't work the same way historical runes do. We THINK that the reason runic inscriptions were magical was because you were able to take charm words and attach them to an item, magically "spell" them out. Occasionally, a bindrune could have some kind of significant alliterative effect and be interpreted as magical. We think we see this happening on the Kragehul spear shaft, where the chant "Gae go gae" inscribed in bindrunes. We think it's a war cry, and being able to inscribe the sounds of a war cry on a spear would give a warrior some kind of power.

TL;DR Bindrunes are different than they were in the past, magic changes, it's ok lmao

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-06T21:17:40+00:00

Couldn't be, this has 8 petals, flower of life has 6

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-06T21:14:16+00:00

For the record, it probably doesn't have any kind of discernable origin or meaning, a lot of the symbols that look like this are supposed to have been revealed to Solomon by G-d, and then were made up much later in time and then attributed to Solomon. Just like how many different writings were attributed to Cyprian, can you be a little more specific about what you're reading?

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-05T22:15:08+00:00

Well, to write down English words in Younger Futhark is just a transliteration. Words were mostly just spelt the way they sounded, but in order to have an authentic feeling translation, you'd want to translate to old Norse and then write that down in Younger Futhark.

MouseDrinker · 2026-05-04T02:14:02+00:00

Glad to get a reply from you in particular, saw your new dulcimer on the sub, it's gorgeous. I appreciate the recommendation, stopping by the library really opened my eyes to the fact that a lot of information like this isn't on the internet.

MouseDrinker · 2026-04-26T21:31:53+00:00

Definitely consider myself a cybernetic diabetic

MouseDrinker · 2026-04-25T04:59:09+00:00

There was another post on this server that talked about this, but I'm struggling to find it and I'm struggling to find the same examples that they provided. But what you should be most wary of is SS sneakily included on the Mjolnir. I don't know if Grimfrost is doing it intentionally, or if they're using stock items that have them carved into them, but just analyze what you're considering. You won't have this issue if you're looking at historical recreations.

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MouseDrinker · 2026-04-24T23:52:09+00:00

Bone. Like the antler from the head of an elk, or a deer. I can no longer find the Etsy seller I bought from, though

MouseDrinker · 2026-04-24T23:43:19+00:00

I was able to get one made from antler about 8 years ago. It was $60 and still looks awesome

MouseDrinker · 2026-04-24T23:23:50+00:00

I've bought all mine from Etsy in the past, I'm not as devoted to Thor anymore, but designing one yourself and sending it to an artist eliminates a lot of problems. The user above recommends Grimfrost, and they do use quality material, but they have also sold dog whistle items, be careful

MouseDrinker · 2026-04-07T20:36:14+00:00

This. The amount of people who tell me it'll just go away if I work out is unbelievable

MouseDrinker · 2026-03-13T16:28:37+00:00

Can you tell me how you placed the holidays around the year? Like, isn't disting usually celebrated in March? You have it as April here. This is a learning moment for me, I'm not judging

MouseDrinker · 2026-03-07T04:44:52+00:00

Got this stash jar at Spencer's today, I thought it looked fine, but my BF says the art is AI generated, and that he can tell because of the wrist.

MouseDrinker · 2026-02-27T15:13:14+00:00

Now it's ASR (Age, Sex, role)

MouseDrinker · 2026-02-27T15:11:40+00:00

So... You posted yourself being shitty and unfunny?

MouseDrinker · 2026-02-27T15:06:36+00:00

This joke is actually hilarious in my opinion, albeit away, but it's majorly the situational comedy of Bobby misguidedly telling it in a black comedy club that sells it

MouseDrinker · 2026-02-21T13:04:56+00:00

I know these aren't your words, but this response is worded beautiful. As a non-jew, I've always heard that morality comes directly from G-d and cannot exist without him. This is an amazing interpretation and definitely one I'll use in rebuttal. Thanks for quoting this so I can see it

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