WHO ARE YOU?

I am Frankish Heathen of Cajun descent living in Louisiana. I have been a polytheist since age 13 and a heathen since age 15. I am a member of TFA (Thia Franskisk AldSido/The Frankish Aldsidery).

WHAT IS FRANKISH HEATHENRY?

Frankish Heathenry is a new religious movement that seeks to reconstruct and preserve the customs of the Franks in a way that is applicable to the modern world. It is a polytheistic, animistic tradition that place emphasis on civility, prestige, and respect for family both living and dead.

HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER FORMS OF HEATHENRY?

Frankish heathens are set apart from other Germanic pagans due to our recognition and use of the heavy syncretism apparent in regions occupied by Franks. It is in some ways a mixture of Roman, Celtic, and Germanic religions. Because of this mixture, and because of the unique historical conditions the Frankish tribes were forged in, we exhibit differences in cultus from other heathens, including calling divinity by Roman names, performing rituals that may not be present in other forms of heathenry, and adopting gods of Gaul and Rome into a generally Germanic practice.

Additionally, while many sects may appear as Frankish heathenry grows and becomes more popular, TFA recognizes the divinity of the King Merovech and the need for a formal organizational structure.

WHAT SOURCES DO YOU USE?

Sources may vary, but I am personally fond of Tacitus, Grimm, Gregory of Tours, Culture of the Teutons, The Well and the Tree, Beowulf, Legends of Charlemagne, and the Lex Salica, as well as comparative studies and the occasional necessitated borrowing of tradition from other Indo-European polytheists.

DO YOU PERFORM SACRIFICES?

Yes! Frankish heathens will sacrifice food, drink, valuables, and in some cases, animals (killed humanely, of course) to the Gods and wights. Among those that worship Nerthus, there is some presence of the practice of mock human sacrifices performed by making an effigy in the shape of a human person and offering it up with the other sacrifices, no slaves harmed in the production of these rites.

DO I HAVE TO BE WHITE TO BE A FRANKISH HEATHEN?

Not at all! TFA is very much open to people of non-French or non-European descent joining, although there is a larger number of those of french descent, due to the nature of Frankish heathenry tending to attract those with hereditary ties. Additionally, I personally refuse to accept both racialist and transphobic practices within the heathen community and wholly support a person being welcomed into to heathenry regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ect., based their merits and not their circumstances.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS TFA?

TFA is, to my knowledge, the largest and most prominent group of Frankish heathens that exists today. You do not have to be in TFA to be a Frankish heathen, and TFA has a certain theology that sets it apart from other heathens.