Joseph Pearce
A primary aim of my work is to counter the widespread misconception that Christianity somehow “weakened” or “polluted” the cultures of Europe. It is often claimed by Neo-Pagans that the faith was simply a foreign imposition forced upon an unwilling population. However, a closer examination of contemporary sources reveals a far more nuanced reality.
Joseph Pearce in Conversation with Alexander Daly
Although your everyday name is Alexander Daly, you are better known to a growing number of admirers of your work as the Skaldic Bard. Please tell us about who you are prosaically as Alexander Daly and then say something of your work as the Skaldic Bard.
I am a 29-year-old British-Irishman currently living in England. Identifying as both British and Irish has raised a few eyebrows as politically, these identities are contradictory (and apparently even offensive!) to a few commenters. However, that simply is my heritage; I am proudly fully Irish on my father’s side and half Irish, half Welsh on my mother’s side. Curiously, my paternal haplogroup, R-DF98, suggests that one of my distant forefathers was a Germanic invader of the British Isles—possibly from the Anglo-Saxon, Norman, or Viking incursions into Britain. I simply consider myself a son of these isles, with influences from each of their corners.
Catholicism is central to my identity. My family has, historically, been deeply rooted in the Church; my great uncle, the late Cardinal Cahal Daly, Primate of Ireland, is one example of this legacy. While in recent years my family’s Catholicism has become more cultural than integral, my personal faith has been ignited, and I make no secret of this in my work.
Academically, I studied Scandinavian languages, both ancient and modern, at university. I have had the fortune to live in Iceland, Norway, and more recently, Poland. While YouTube has made me a musician in the public eye, » Read More
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