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https://wyrddesigns.wordpress.com/2017/05/26/northern-tradition-musings-on-memorial-day-redux/
Sometimes the perception other pagans and polytheists have of the Northern Tradition is that we are focused on a patriarchal system due to the overwhelming popularity of Gods like Odin and Thor, but the truth is simply that all powers, or Regin, were respected and honored, including those mothering and protective spirits or wights known as the Disir.