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Thea Prothero

@heathenpilgrim.bsky.social
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Author of A Guide to Pilgrimage in the Pagan Portals series by Moon Books. Writer of ghost and folk horror stories. linktr.ee/Heathrnpilgrim

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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Guide to Pilgrimage is two years old at the end of October! In celebration I am re-sharing my extensive A-Z Guide to Pilgrimage Routes, here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/my-a-z-gui...
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My A - Z Guide to Pilgrimage Paths & Routes Part 1
In Celebration of A Guide to Pilgrimage’s Second Birthday
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Guide to Pilgrimage is two years old at the end of October! In celebration I am re-sharing my extensive A-Z Guide to Pilgrimage Routes, here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/my-a-z-gui...
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My A - Z Guide to Pilgrimage Paths & Routes Part 1
In Celebration of A Guide to Pilgrimage’s Second Birthday
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This week’s re-visit: how we collectively mourn and perceive death. Marc Bolan’s shrine is filled with love and devotion, can it be compared to that of the saints found in churches? Is he the equivalent of a modern day saint? What do you think? heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-20th-c...
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The 20th Century Saint?
Re-Visiting Marc Bolan's Shrine
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This week’s re-visit: how we collectively mourn and perceive death. Marc Bolan’s shrine is filled with love and devotion, can it be compared to that of the saints found in churches? Is he the equivalent of a modern day saint? What do you think? heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-20th-c...
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The 20th Century Saint?
Re-Visiting Marc Bolan's Shrine
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My essay this week is a contemplation of the seasonal shift, candlelight, moonlight and Frigg, the eternal griever: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/candleligh...
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Candlelight, The Harvest Moon and the Quiet Wisdom of Frigg.
Weaving Frigg’s light into the darker half of the year.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Live now My new article is a review of Andrew Anderson’s Herne the Hunter and an examination of Herne’s pop culture persona. As a bonus it is now available as an audio file! heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/pop-cultur...
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Pop Culture as a Portal
My Review of Herne The Hunter by Andrew Anderson
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My story The Haugabrúi is featured in Sarob Press’ Ghost and Scholars Book of Folk Horror. Pre-orders are open now sarobpress.blogspot.com/2026/09/new-...
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NEW TITLE NEWS: A SECOND GHOSTS & SCHOLARS BOOK OF FOLK HORROR
A SECOND GHOSTS & SCHOLARS BOOK OF FOLK HORROR   For the ghostly season, Sarob Press is ‘announcing’ the publication of A Second Ghosts & Sc...
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This time last year I blogged about THE icon of the Viking Age, the Oseberg Ship and the delicate operation of moving this most precious artefact into the new Museum of the Viking Age in Oslo. Time for a revisit heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-oseber...
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The Oseberg Ship
Re-visting the Icon of the Viking Age
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This time last year I blogged about THE icon of the Viking Age, the Oseberg Ship and the delicate operation of moving this most precious artefact into the new Museum of the Viking Age in Oslo. Time for a revisit heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-oseber...
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The Oseberg Ship
Re-visting the Icon of the Viking Age
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My story The Haugabrúi is featured in Sarob Press’ Ghost and Scholars Book of Folk Horror. Pre-orders are open now sarobpress.blogspot.com/2026/09/new-...
sarobpress.blogspot.com
NEW TITLE NEWS: A SECOND GHOSTS & SCHOLARS BOOK OF FOLK HORROR
A SECOND GHOSTS & SCHOLARS BOOK OF FOLK HORROR   For the ghostly season, Sarob Press is ‘announcing’ the publication of A Second Ghosts & Sc...
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Live now My new article is a review of Andrew Anderson’s Herne the Hunter and an examination of Herne’s pop culture persona. As a bonus it is now available as an audio file! heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/pop-cultur...
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Pop Culture as a Portal
My Review of Herne The Hunter by Andrew Anderson
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This week’s article follows on from my exploration of the Grim places on Dartmoor. This time I return to the starting point, Grimes Graves in Norfolk. The article focuses on the enigmatic Grimshoe, the supposed burial place of Grim himself… More here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/tracking-g...
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Tracking Grim: From Dartmoor to Grimes Graves
Following on from my previous article about Grim in the Dartmoor landscape, today I am returning to the beginning of my quest by revisiting Grimes Graves in Norfolk.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This week’s article follows on from my exploration of the Grim places on Dartmoor. This time I return to the starting point, Grimes Graves in Norfolk. The article focuses on the enigmatic Grimshoe, the supposed burial place of Grim himself… More here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/tracking-g...
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Tracking Grim: From Dartmoor to Grimes Graves
Following on from my previous article about Grim in the Dartmoor landscape, today I am returning to the beginning of my quest by revisiting Grimes Graves in Norfolk.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This Wednesday I’m re-visiting Skara Brae and the intimate spaces in our ancestors’ homes. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/home-014
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Home
A Re-visit to The Intimate Spaces of our Ancestors
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This Wednesday I’m re-visiting Skara Brae and the intimate spaces in our ancestors’ homes. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/home-014
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Home
A Re-visit to The Intimate Spaces of our Ancestors
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Continuing the conversations about UPG and the foundational texts within Heathenry from Instagram over on my substack. You can read it in full for free here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/when-the-g...
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When the Gods Speak First
A Modern Heathen’s Dilemma
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Continuing the conversations about UPG and the foundational texts within Heathenry from Instagram over on my substack. You can read it in full for free here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/when-the-g...
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When the Gods Speak First
A Modern Heathen’s Dilemma
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As promised on Monday, my Gran’s Dorset Apple Cake recipe. Hope you enjoy! heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
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The Magic of Apples
A Re-visit to My Gran's Recipe for Dorset Apple Cake
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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A further comment on the Kirkby Stephen stone is comparison with the Snaptun stone thought to show Loki with his lips sewn together. It dates to c. AD 1000 Now on display in Denmark, the stone originates from Norway or western Sweden. #medievalsky #archaeology www.worldhistory.org/img/r/p/750x...
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
After August’s full moon, I walked the Stonehenge landscape, a place filled with the dead, in pilgrimage. It was a soliloquy of sorts - read the full article here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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The Death of Summer and Mani’s Awakening
Walking the Stonehenge Landscape.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
After August’s full moon, I walked the Stonehenge landscape, a place filled with the dead, in pilgrimage. It was a soliloquy of sorts - read the full article here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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The Death of Summer and Mani’s Awakening
Walking the Stonehenge Landscape.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Initially I was doubtful that Tove Jansson’s the Summer Book would work in the big screen Happily I have been proven wrong.. Read my review here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-healin...
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The Healing Power of 'The Summer Book'
Why You Should Go and Watch It.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Initially I was doubtful that Tove Jansson’s the Summer Book would work in the big screen Happily I have been proven wrong.. Read my review here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-healin...
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The Healing Power of 'The Summer Book'
Why You Should Go and Watch It.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This week I am revisiting the heart of Orkney and it’s pilgrimage heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/st-magnus-...
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St. Magnus & Pilgrimage
This Week’s Wednesday Re-Visit is to the Heart of Orkney
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My article detailing the teagic massacre of Jutish Isle of Wight and murder of Arwald, the last pagan kingdom, is live now: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-last-p...
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The Last Pagan Kingdom
Genocide, Defiance, and the Fall of Jutish Wight
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My article detailing the teagic massacre of Jutish Isle of Wight and murder of Arwald, the last pagan kingdom, is live now: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-last-p...
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The Last Pagan Kingdom
Genocide, Defiance, and the Fall of Jutish Wight
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This week’s Wednesday Revisit is to the ancient lararium in Pompeii and elsewhere… Do you have a household shrine to the gods? heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/lararium-2f7
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Lararium
My Wednesday Re-visit is to the Shrines of Household Gods in Pompeii
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
What did you think of the film of The Odyssey? Read my review here in which I examine Christopher Nolans’s use of Norse iconography… open.substack.com/pub/heathenp...
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The Norse Odyssey
How Christopher Nolan Sent Odysseus to Helheim
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This Wednesday I am re-visiting Pompeii and considering if death is in fact a symbol of rebirth. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/heathenp...
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Pinions of Death and Quiet
Pompeii has rich echoes of death everywhere.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Dragons are here! This weeks article is a deep dive into Dave Stone’s new book on dragons, as well as an interview examining our enduring fascination with these mythical creatures. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/here-be-dr...
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Here Be Dragons
From the Skies of Pern to Dave Stone's New Book, Dragons of the Deep
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Dragons are here! This weeks article is a deep dive into Dave Stone’s new book on dragons, as well as an interview examining our enduring fascination with these mythical creatures. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/here-be-dr...
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Here Be Dragons
From the Skies of Pern to Dave Stone's New Book, Dragons of the Deep
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This Wednesday I am re-visiting a blog post from a couple of years ago about the Grey Cairns of Camster Enjoy! heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-grey-c...
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The Grey Cairns of Camster
Wednesday Re-Visit
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This Wednesday I am re-visiting a blog post from a couple of years ago about the Grey Cairns of Camster Enjoy! heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-grey-c...
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The Grey Cairns of Camster
Wednesday Re-Visit
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I spent a peaceful Sunday afternoon on Haworth Moor at the famous Brontë Waterfall before heading south today
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
My literary pilgrimage to grieve the dead…. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/whitening-...
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Whitening My Bones
My Pilgrimage to the Unquiet Slumbers Held Within Elmet.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
My literary pilgrimage to grieve the dead…. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/whitening-...
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Whitening My Bones
My Pilgrimage to the Unquiet Slumbers Held Within Elmet.
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“Finding Sylvia Plath’s grave is an exercise in modern folk magic; her headstone does not sit in pristine isolation but functions as an altar for those who admire her work and try to understand her short life. “ Read more tomorrow 6pm ‘Whitening My Bones’ heathenpilgrim.substack.com
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
My Wednesday revisit this week is to the mysterious and magical Kilmartin Read it here heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/kilmartin-...
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Kilmartin - A unique and timeless ritual landscape at the heart of Scotland’s mysterious past.
Wednesday Re-Visit
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This Wednesday revisit is to a post from last year and is to celebrate 70 years of Gilbert Whites House being open to the public. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/bemoregilb...
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#BeMoreGilbert
Its 70 years Since Gilbert White's House Has Been Open to the Public!
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This weeks new blog post is all about finding Odin on Dartmoor, read here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/unearthing...
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Unearthing The "Grim" Places
Odin's Ghost on Dartmoor
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This weeks new blog post is all about finding Odin on Dartmoor, read here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/unearthing...
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Unearthing The "Grim" Places
Odin's Ghost on Dartmoor
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This Wednesday revisit is to a post from last year and is to celebrate 70 years of Gilbert Whites House being open to the public. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/bemoregilb...
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#BeMoreGilbert
Its 70 years Since Gilbert White's House Has Been Open to the Public!
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This weeks blog post is all about historical herbalism courtesy of the wonderful Amanda Edmison. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/stepping-i...
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Stepping into the Time Spiral
A Review of Amanda Edmiston's Newly published 'Collected Curiosities'
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This weeks blog post is all about historical herbalism courtesy of the wonderful Amanda Edmison. heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/stepping-i...
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Stepping into the Time Spiral
A Review of Amanda Edmiston's Newly published 'Collected Curiosities'
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My Wednesday Re-visit this week is from a couple of years ago, to the Welsh underworld… Read more here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
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The Road to Annwn
The North Wales Pilgrims Way Arbersoch to the tip of the Lynn & a (almost) view of Bardsey Island. (Re-post from 2024)
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My Wednesday Re-visit this week is from a couple of years ago, to the Welsh underworld… Read more here: heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
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The Road to Annwn
The North Wales Pilgrims Way Arbersoch to the tip of the Lynn & a (almost) view of Bardsey Island. (Re-post from 2024)
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My article on the role of women in old Norse society and modern Heathenry is now available for free on The Pagan Collective, here thepagancollective.com/2026/07/06/b...
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Beyond the Shieldwall: Reclaiming the True Power of Women in the Norse Tradition by Thea Prothero
“A common misconception within popular culture is that Heathenry is aimed at and intended for men. You could be, to some extent, forgiven for thinking this – it’s hard not to be swayed by social me…
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My article on the role of women in old Norse society and modern Heathenry is now available for free on The Pagan Collective, here thepagancollective.com/2026/07/06/b...
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Beyond the Shieldwall: Reclaiming the True Power of Women in the Norse Tradition by Thea Prothero
“A common misconception within popular culture is that Heathenry is aimed at and intended for men. You could be, to some extent, forgiven for thinking this – it’s hard not to be swayed by social me…
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
If you’ve been following my Instagram posts this week about the books that connect me to Iceland, then you’ll appreciate my latest blog post about Heyannir - the old Icelandic name for July and building a relationship with the god of the harvest, Freyr heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/entering-h...
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Entering Heyannir
Tending the Soil as Tribute to Freyr
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Thea Prothero @heathenpilgrim.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
If you’ve been following my Instagram posts this week about the books that connect me to Iceland, then you’ll appreciate my latest blog post about Heyannir - the old Icelandic name for July and building a relationship with the god of the harvest, Freyr heathenpilgrim.substack.com/p/entering-h...
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Entering Heyannir
Tending the Soil as Tribute to Freyr
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