Loftklæddir

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A Vanakvinna communing with Yggdrasil in the Godsgrove of Eliria Castle.

Loftklæddir means "skyclad" in the Froyalanish and Wintergleamish languages. It is the term with which the practitioners of the Froyalanish Ancient Ways denote the state of nakedness.

Vanafolk Use of Term Skyclad

When referring to the state of nakedness in the Common Tongue, Vanafolkers usually use the term "skyclad" for they associate the terms "nudity" and "nakedness" with all sorts of negative feelings and issues such as guilt, shame, embarrassment, self-loathing, fear, and suffering caused by oppression by an unholy alliance of patriarchial religions and commercial exploiters.

Vanafolk and Skycladness

Being in the nude in their daily lives, whether in public and in private, is one of the Free Customs of the Vanafolk, which has been practised since times ancient beyond the memory of woman. To Vanafolkers skycladness is a sacred state of the utmost of spirituality, expressing their gratitude to the Lords and Ladies Divine for creating them in zir image and giving them their beautiful bodies as well as signifying and celebrating the glorious liberty which derives from zir relationship with the Gods. In consequence thereof skycladness is by Vanafolkers first and foremost associated with Divine worship and the good life caused by that. For Vanafolkers is the concept that skycladness is somehow indecent, embarrassing or shameful therefore completely alien.

Vanafolk and Clothing

Vanafolkers wear garments for the following reasons alone:

• Protection;
• Sanitation;
• Adornment;
• Indentification;
• Comfort; and
• Ostentation.

Origins of Custom

The custom of Vanafolkers being skyclad throughout most of their daily lives derives from a promise made by the Vanafolk to the Gods which is laid down in the Ancient Covenant;

And as the sign that we art truly free,
Basking in thy Glorious Liberty;
And in gratitude of thou creating us,
In thy wondrous image Divine
And bestowing upon us thy beauty,
We shall be clad by the sky alone,
At all times in our lives,
Both women and men, save for;
Where we need to shield us,
From heat, cold or harm, or;
For recognition or adornment,
And where we wish to brandish,
The bounty thou hast so generously,
Bestowed unto us, thy folk,
And this shall last until
Thy Twilight and beyond.