Beards in the Viking Culture and Religion
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Are beards required in Norse paganism/Heathenry? The short answer is yes. This has led many people in the armed forces in various countries to get a religious exemption to be allowed to grow a beard.

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Anglo-Saxon bishop, Alcuin's letter to King Aethelred I of Northumbria

Rigsthula, Atlakvida (Poetic Edda)
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00:00- Intro
02:04- Foreign Sources
05:00- Norse Sources
10:50- Archaeology
13:15- Beard Styles


In the norse beliefs, we dont have a clear bible like religious texts telling us this........like the sikh religion has for example...........but there are plenty of sources mentioning how important a beard was for all males to have in the pre christian norse beliefs.

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