King Aoric

King Aoric of the Tervingi Goths, father of AFA Hero Athanaric, was raised during the 4th century in the Eastern Roman Empire’s city of Constantinople. There was a statue erected there in his honour. Outside of these facts, we know nothing of his personal life.
 

The only other fact about King Aoric passed down to us is that he, like his son Athanaric, recognized Christianity as a foreign faith that would weaken his people by severing their ties with the mighty Æsir. According to Auxentius of Durostorum, he led a concerted effort in 347 and 348 to root out Christianity amongst his people. Since being Ásatrú and being a Goth were the same thing, those Goths that abandoned the Æsir were seen as betraying their Gothic identity. King Aoric dealt with these betrayals seriously, punishing the traitors with death if they did not revert to their correct faith.
 

The story of King Aoric is short on details, but just as grand as one of our heroes resisting the scourge of Christianity. He refused to submit himself or his people to the universalist poison, choosing instead to fight it relentlessly for his Gods and Folk. 
 

May we all be brave in the face of adversity! 
 

Hail King Aoric!