This is the Helmberi Kindred, we are an Asatru/ Norse Pagan
group in Northern Nevada. We live by the Nine Noble Virtues, and the Rede of
Honor. These teach us to be Honorable, trustworthy
and truthful individuals. We will write more about these in later posts.
We organize ourselves as our ancestors did. Our Chieftain is our leader and representative
to society. He is responsible for all the
mundane aspects of our lives: land,
housing needs, food, clothing, work, protection, discipline, and the order of
the Kindred. The Queen is the Chieftain’s other half, she assists the Chieftain,
and is the Mother figure of the Kindred, she plans the feasts, coordinates the mundane
activities, and reminds everyone of upcoming events.
Our Gothi and Gythia are the next two important people in
the structure of a Kindred. The Gothi is
the male spiritual leader. His responsibilities include, calling on the Gods, performing
male-centric Blots, spiritual adviser to all that request guidance, work in conjunction
with the Gythia, Rune divination, and sharing his knowledge with the Folk.
Gythia, is the female spiritual leader. Her responsibilities
include, calling on the Goddesses, performing female-centric Blots, spiritual adviser
to all that request guidance, work in conjunction with the Gothi, sharing her
knowledge with the Folk, Sied magic, and the education of the children.
Sword Bearer, he is the protector of the Kindred, he also keeps
track of the oaths taken and is tasked with reminding people of their oaths.
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| Harbarth and Rose |
Skald, is the record keeper of the Kindred, he or she is the
historian and secretary. Keeping records of all that is needed and learning the
stories of our ancestors to pass down. The Skald also keeps a history of the kindred. There are others that are needed but this is the bare bones minimum
for a functioning Kindred.
Our Chieftain is Harbarth, He is away from us right now but
not by choice. He joins us as often as possible by video chat, and we all have
the ability to email or talk to him when we need to. Our Queen is Rose, his other half. She is still learning her duties, but has grown a lot in the last year.
Our Gothi is Egil, he fills in when needed for Jesse, his
Blots are powerful and have great meaning.
Our Gythia is Asila, she is a powerful speaker and an excellent
teacher, her Blots are often full of poetry and/or song.
Our Skald is Helga, who works closely with Asila with making sure the kindred is taken care of. She keeps the records and the histories. She is also studying under Asila to be assistant Gythia of the kindred.
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| Asila, Egil, and Helga |
Our Sword Bearer is Dan, he is a powerful protector and
growing stronger and steadfast in his understanding of his responsibilities and
duties to the Kindred and his family.
