In a recent movie, The Thirteenth Warrior , there is a very moving prayer said before battle. Does this prayer come from the writings of Asatru or Odinism?
A. No, the prayer used in the movie, The Thirteenth Warrior, comes from the imagination of the script writer. However it does reflect, in some ways, the feelings and motivations of our ancient, Ancestral Religion. The closest thing that we have to an ancient Holy Book (where similar words can be found), is the Poetic Edda , and more specifically, Havamal (the Sayings of Har), wherein Odin speaks directly to us, through the hand of some ancient cousin/writer. There are many ancient stories and Eddas, which form the basis of our Ancestral Religion. They are available today through various books and publications, however the exact prayer in The Thirteenth Warrior is not amongst them. to the top Q.
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