A Spotter's Guide to Heathens

From Thorshof comes this amusing list of Heathen types.

I'm kind of distressed that neither Fredegar, Marion, or Erni are on the list. Perhaps because Thorshof is a UK site & they're more US types? Certainly, I know that Asatruar have told me that they know these individuals, so I'm not too concerned about my lack of verismilitude.

But the Svens certainly are represented -- twice:

In it for the beer Heathen

Slides under the table during moots, only attending when the pub serves their favourite real ale. Their rituals are often indistinguishable from their piss-ups. Watch for the pained expression as they pour beer in the blessing bowl.

and

Scary Viking' heathen

These heathens milk the 'Big bad viking' image for all it's worth. A table cloth and a plastic horned helmet is just the job to transform their biker gear. They believe they have let the side down if no panicking local headlines appear the day after a ritual. These heathens hold all the best parties and are easily to spot in their local pub waving a four pint drinking horn. They are masters of the art of quaffing.

Unfortunately I have run across one too many Loki worshippers to have any patience whatsoever for them, although the archetypical one was also an Arsonist, and certainly would have hurt a fly, Loki or not.