North River Kindred
Our Namesake:
The Hudson River was named after the 17th century Englishman beginning in the mid-1700's.
It was during the settlement of the Dutch, that it was referred to colloquially as "the North River" (with the Delaware river being "South").
The earliest name ascribed to the river was by the Lenape Native-American Tribe; which called it "Muhheakantuck", roughly translated to "River that flows both ways".
With respect and with no appropriation, we named our kindred after the Dutch epithet.
Our Traditions:
Heathenry has a myriad of traditions. All with unique interpretations of the collective folklore; represented through ceremony.
The North River Kindred prides itself on having in attendance heathens of many different traditions involved within its ceremonies such as adherents of Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, Ásatrú, and Urglaawe to name a few.
We are open to celebrating the many fascinating aspects of Germanic worship.
While these traditions may vary, the North River Kindred keeps three major constants:
These core principles are an essential part of our rites and rituals, our blóts and sumbles.
Our Ethics:
We stand with Declaration 127
We do NOT condone hateful, bigoted, or nationalist ideologies in any form or function.
Any disruptive behavior in aforesaid manner is neither productive to who we are as a kindred nor an example of "Trú behavior" that is in accordance with the Nine Noble Virtues, our bylaws, and will absolutely not be tolerated.
The Hudson River was named after the 17th century Englishman beginning in the mid-1700's.
It was during the settlement of the Dutch, that it was referred to colloquially as "the North River" (with the Delaware river being "South").
The earliest name ascribed to the river was by the Lenape Native-American Tribe; which called it "Muhheakantuck", roughly translated to "River that flows both ways".
With respect and with no appropriation, we named our kindred after the Dutch epithet.
Our Traditions:
Heathenry has a myriad of traditions. All with unique interpretations of the collective folklore; represented through ceremony.
The North River Kindred prides itself on having in attendance heathens of many different traditions involved within its ceremonies such as adherents of Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, Ásatrú, and Urglaawe to name a few.
We are open to celebrating the many fascinating aspects of Germanic worship.
While these traditions may vary, the North River Kindred keeps three major constants:
- Honor the Ancestors
- Honor the Land-Spirits
- Honor the Gods
These core principles are an essential part of our rites and rituals, our blóts and sumbles.
Our Ethics:
We stand with Declaration 127
We do NOT condone hateful, bigoted, or nationalist ideologies in any form or function.
Any disruptive behavior in aforesaid manner is neither productive to who we are as a kindred nor an example of "Trú behavior" that is in accordance with the Nine Noble Virtues, our bylaws, and will absolutely not be tolerated.
