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The time has come once again to gather together those folk called to the land
and the sky, who are awed by the majesty of the mountains and the deep beauty of
the forest. The time has come to sink deep the roots of those folk, noble and true,
that our branches may again brush the heavens. This is the time of the Elder Troth,
time for this faith and this way to rise again from the hearts of all men and women
in and of the folk. Come together now to forge again the Hammer of the North, that
steadfast Hammer which is our own Troth.
The ways of true men an women are many. The Troth promotes a multiplicity of
approaches to the gods and goddesses, for the realities of these wights are many
and have many true levels. We ask, then, that those who join us do so for religious
and cultural reasons, and respect others who have done the same. The use of the
Troth, its publications, or its activities as platforms for political or racial
propaganda will not be tolerated.
from IDUNNA (TimemasterTim)
Courage
Truth
Honor
Loyalty
Hospitality
Discipline
Industriousness
Self-Reliance
Perseverance
About the Name "Eldaring":
In Old Norse "eldr" means "fire" with various connotations. "Elda" is the genitive
plural form, so that "Eldaring" can be translated as "ring of fires" or "fire ring".
What is meant here is a "union of hearth fires". Strictly speaking, it would have
to be "elda hringr" or "hringr elda", but the word was supposed to be easily pronouncable
for German tongues and to have a pleasant sound. | 
