ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
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20.04.202521:27
This bizarre phenomenon is caused by particles freezing at a high enough altitude to be illuminated by the sun at night; very similar to La Tène spirals. Today, it’s been caused by the exhaust from rockets freezing, but in ancient times, may have been caused by volcanic ash or swamp gas.
20.04.202503:22
Aside from the well-known folktales of Frau Holle creating snow by shaking down from Her bed, according to local folklore in Hesse, when Hoher Meißner is surrounded by fog, She’s cooking over the fire, and when the sky over the mountain is red, Frau Holle is baking bread. 𖥞
19.04.202522:10
The Old English Gospel of Nicodemus mentions a Seo Hell (Lady Hell), who is driven from Her realm by Satan.
While this may refer to Hel, it may also be an Anglo Saxon inflection of continental Frau Holle; OE helle is cognate to ON hollr (good/wholesome/benevolent) and OHG hold/hulda, from which Holle derives.
Painting by Paul Hey, 1939. 𖥞
While this may refer to Hel, it may also be an Anglo Saxon inflection of continental Frau Holle; OE helle is cognate to ON hollr (good/wholesome/benevolent) and OHG hold/hulda, from which Holle derives.
Painting by Paul Hey, 1939. 𖥞
19.04.202503:01
Frau Holle’s pond on Hoher Meißner, Hesse, Germany. Roman coins dating back 2000 years have been found in the pond, showing it was used as a place of worship, and today, people still leave flowers for Frau Holle at the pond.
Many of the folktales about Frau Holle originate from Hesse, and local folklore maintains that Her home and an entrance to the otherworld is at the bottom of the pond, from which She watches over the dead and the unborn, who enter the world through the pond.
In places such as these, paganism is a living tradition.
❁𖥞❁
Many of the folktales about Frau Holle originate from Hesse, and local folklore maintains that Her home and an entrance to the otherworld is at the bottom of the pond, from which She watches over the dead and the unborn, who enter the world through the pond.
In places such as these, paganism is a living tradition.
❁𖥞❁
18.04.202522:02
“Not far from the Meisner mountain in Hesse stands a high precipice with a cavern under it, which goes by the name of the hollow stone. Into this cavern every Easter Monday the youths and maidens of the neighbouring villages carry bouquets, and then draw some cooling water. No one will venture down unless he has flowers with him. The lands in some Hessian townships have to pay a bunch of flowers every year for rent.”
~Jacob Grimm
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~Jacob Grimm
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18.04.202502:55
“While the sacrifice of a slain animal is more sociable, more universal, and is usually offered by the collective nation or community; fruit or flowers, milk or honey is what any household, or even an individual may give. These Fruit-offerings are therefore more solitary and paltry; history scarcely mentions them, but they have lingered the longer and more steadfastly in popular customs.
“When the husbandman cuts his corn, he leaves a clump of ears standing for the god who blessed the harvest, and he adorns it with ribbons. To this day, at a fruit-gathering in Holstein, five or six apples are left hanging on each tree, and then the next crop will thrive.”
~Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology
Altar by Thorskegga. ᛉ
“When the husbandman cuts his corn, he leaves a clump of ears standing for the god who blessed the harvest, and he adorns it with ribbons. To this day, at a fruit-gathering in Holstein, five or six apples are left hanging on each tree, and then the next crop will thrive.”
~Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology
Altar by Thorskegga. ᛉ
17.04.202521:28
An Anglo Saxon gilded bronze fragment, possibly from a brooch, with a double spiral design, reminiscent of La Tène artwork. Found in Lincolnshire, 6-7th Century. ꩜
17.04.202502:40
A heiti used for wolves in skaldic poetry was heiðingja; heath-dwellers, plural of heiðinn (heathen), often when describing wolves feeding upon the fallen after a battle, retaining an association with Freki and Geri, and Heathenry itself.
“The heath-dweller’s hunger was brought to an end; the grey howler enjoyed wounds; the ruler reddened the whiskers on Fenrir; the wolf went to drink from wounds.”
~Magnússdrápa Erlingssonar, 13th Century
“Heiðingja sleit hungri;
hárr gylðir naut sára;
granar rauð gramr á Fenri;
gekk ulfr í ben drekka.”
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“The heath-dweller’s hunger was brought to an end; the grey howler enjoyed wounds; the ruler reddened the whiskers on Fenrir; the wolf went to drink from wounds.”
~Magnússdrápa Erlingssonar, 13th Century
“Heiðingja sleit hungri;
hárr gylðir naut sára;
granar rauð gramr á Fenri;
gekk ulfr í ben drekka.”
𐃏
16.04.202521:03
“In the Högbysocken of Öland is a smooth block of granite called the Odinssten, on which, according to the folk tale, the warriors of old, when marching to battle, used to whet their swords.”
~Jacob Grimm
Makes me think of the royal whetstone found in the Sutton Hoo burial, which features several one-eyed faces. ᚬ
~Jacob Grimm
Makes me think of the royal whetstone found in the Sutton Hoo burial, which features several one-eyed faces. ᚬ
16.04.202501:33
Scotland is home to several vitrified forts; Iron Age fortresses where the surface of the stone has been turned to glass through extreme heat. A theory is they may have been deliberately set on fire to harden the stone.
This is what Óttar’s hörgr may have looked like.
This is what Óttar’s hörgr may have looked like.
16.04.202501:24
“For me a shrine of stones he made,
And now to glass the rock has grown;
Oft with the blood of beasts was it red;
In the goddesses ever did Ottar trust.”
~Hyndluljóð 10, Bellows
‘To glass the rock has grown’ may imply that the hörgr was used so frequently that the heat of the ritual fires turned the stone to glass.
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“Hörg hann mér gerði hlaðinn steinum,
- nú er grjót þat at gleri orðit; -
rauð hann í nýju nauta blóði;
æ trúði Óttarr á ásynjur.”
And now to glass the rock has grown;
Oft with the blood of beasts was it red;
In the goddesses ever did Ottar trust.”
~Hyndluljóð 10, Bellows
‘To glass the rock has grown’ may imply that the hörgr was used so frequently that the heat of the ritual fires turned the stone to glass.
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“Hörg hann mér gerði hlaðinn steinum,
- nú er grjót þat at gleri orðit; -
rauð hann í nýju nauta blóði;
æ trúði Óttarr á ásynjur.”
15.04.202519:20
A panel on the Market Cross in Kells, Ireland depicts a bearded, horned figure flanked by two wolves, very similar to the figure on the purse lid from the Sutton Hoo burial. Perhaps a Hiberno-Norse image of Odin, or an image of the devil based on Odin, who was widely worshipped by the Norse living in and raiding Ireland when the cross was carved in the 9-10th Century. ᚬ
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Harrowman Ealdham
15.04.202501:25
Prayers, olive oil, and lavender incense were given on this beautiful Easter’s day.
Hail Eostre, Thunor, and Woden Who is most high!
Hail Eostre, Thunor, and Woden Who is most high!
14.04.202521:18
This bronze figure from Haute-Saône, eastern France, is very similar to the depiction of Ostara on the Osta-stone, with antlers and a cornucopia. It’s been proposed to be a Gallo-Roman image of Fortuna syncretized with Cernunnos, but perhaps it’s a Romano-Germanic image of Ostara.
14.04.202503:04
A clay tablet was found in Hohenstein, Lower Saxony, in the 16th Century with a likely depiction of Ostara. Hohenstein was an important cult site since the early Iron Age, and the use of the Younger Futhark suggests an age of around the 8th Century. She is depicted with horns, a drinking horn or cornucopia, and what may be a bird. The location of the original is unknown, only sketches survive. The incomplete inscription reads;
“You go out, that’s Osta, loosen icy frosts…
You good Osta, from your face shines…”
“thu ga ut thatr os ta louse isin frosta
dhu gautar osta, ous il sin grosta”
ᚦᚢ × ᚴᛅ × ᚢᛏ × ᚦᛅᛏᚱ × ᚬᛋ ᛏ × ᛚᚬᚢᛋᛁ × ᛁᛋᛁᚾ × ᚠᚱᚬᛋᛏᛅ
ᛏᚼᚢ × ᚴᛅᚢᛏᛅᚱ × ᚬᛋᛏᛅ × ᚬᚢᛋ × ᛁᛚ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᚴᚱᚬᛋᛏᛅ
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“You go out, that’s Osta, loosen icy frosts…
You good Osta, from your face shines…”
“thu ga ut thatr os ta louse isin frosta
dhu gautar osta, ous il sin grosta”
ᚦᚢ × ᚴᛅ × ᚢᛏ × ᚦᛅᛏᚱ × ᚬᛋ ᛏ × ᛚᚬᚢᛋᛁ × ᛁᛋᛁᚾ × ᚠᚱᚬᛋᛏᛅ
ᛏᚼᚢ × ᚴᛅᚢᛏᛅᚱ × ᚬᛋᛏᛅ × ᚬᚢᛋ × ᛁᛚ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᚴᚱᚬᛋᛏᛅ
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15.04.202501:25
Prayers, olive oil, and lavender incense were given on this beautiful Easter’s day.
Hail Eostre, Thunor, and Woden Who is most high!
Hail Eostre, Thunor, and Woden Who is most high!
13.04.202503:44
Hail Ēostre, radiant Lady of the dawn. May She invigorate our lands and Folk.
Bledsian Ēostre! ❁ᛉ❁
Bledsian Ēostre! ❁ᛉ❁
19.04.202503:01
Frau Holle’s pond on Hoher Meißner, Hesse, Germany. Roman coins dating back 2000 years have been found in the pond, showing it was used as a place of worship, and today, people still leave flowers for Frau Holle at the pond.
Many of the folktales about Frau Holle originate from Hesse, and local folklore maintains that Her home and an entrance to the otherworld is at the bottom of the pond, from which She watches over the dead and the unborn, who enter the world through the pond.
In places such as these, paganism is a living tradition.
❁𖥞❁
Many of the folktales about Frau Holle originate from Hesse, and local folklore maintains that Her home and an entrance to the otherworld is at the bottom of the pond, from which She watches over the dead and the unborn, who enter the world through the pond.
In places such as these, paganism is a living tradition.
❁𖥞❁
17.04.202502:40
A heiti used for wolves in skaldic poetry was heiðingja; heath-dwellers, plural of heiðinn (heathen), often when describing wolves feeding upon the fallen after a battle, retaining an association with Freki and Geri, and Heathenry itself.
“The heath-dweller’s hunger was brought to an end; the grey howler enjoyed wounds; the ruler reddened the whiskers on Fenrir; the wolf went to drink from wounds.”
~Magnússdrápa Erlingssonar, 13th Century
“Heiðingja sleit hungri;
hárr gylðir naut sára;
granar rauð gramr á Fenri;
gekk ulfr í ben drekka.”
𐃏
“The heath-dweller’s hunger was brought to an end; the grey howler enjoyed wounds; the ruler reddened the whiskers on Fenrir; the wolf went to drink from wounds.”
~Magnússdrápa Erlingssonar, 13th Century
“Heiðingja sleit hungri;
hárr gylðir naut sára;
granar rauð gramr á Fenri;
gekk ulfr í ben drekka.”
𐃏
18.04.202522:02
“Not far from the Meisner mountain in Hesse stands a high precipice with a cavern under it, which goes by the name of the hollow stone. Into this cavern every Easter Monday the youths and maidens of the neighbouring villages carry bouquets, and then draw some cooling water. No one will venture down unless he has flowers with him. The lands in some Hessian townships have to pay a bunch of flowers every year for rent.”
~Jacob Grimm
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~Jacob Grimm
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Wudufugol
28.03.202505:01
We would like to announce the formation of The Wudufugol, a collection of heathen hiking clubs spreading across the United States and Canada.
We felt a need to form this club due to the perceived lack of any other group that shares our values and passions for deep ecology, naturalism, the pursuit of an active lifestyle and most importantly to authentically worship the holy Gods of our Forefathers.
Our name is a word play of the famous Wandervogel, as we wanted to honor that generation of forest pilgrims.
Wudufugol is old English for “forest bird” particularly a bird of prey.
This channel will both document our pilgrimages into nature, our heathen siðr, as well as being a medium to network with like minded Heathens as we see fit.
🌲 Hail to the Wudufugol 🌲
We felt a need to form this club due to the perceived lack of any other group that shares our values and passions for deep ecology, naturalism, the pursuit of an active lifestyle and most importantly to authentically worship the holy Gods of our Forefathers.
Our name is a word play of the famous Wandervogel, as we wanted to honor that generation of forest pilgrims.
Wudufugol is old English for “forest bird” particularly a bird of prey.
This channel will both document our pilgrimages into nature, our heathen siðr, as well as being a medium to network with like minded Heathens as we see fit.
🌲 Hail to the Wudufugol 🌲
18.04.202502:55
“While the sacrifice of a slain animal is more sociable, more universal, and is usually offered by the collective nation or community; fruit or flowers, milk or honey is what any household, or even an individual may give. These Fruit-offerings are therefore more solitary and paltry; history scarcely mentions them, but they have lingered the longer and more steadfastly in popular customs.
“When the husbandman cuts his corn, he leaves a clump of ears standing for the god who blessed the harvest, and he adorns it with ribbons. To this day, at a fruit-gathering in Holstein, five or six apples are left hanging on each tree, and then the next crop will thrive.”
~Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology
Altar by Thorskegga. ᛉ
“When the husbandman cuts his corn, he leaves a clump of ears standing for the god who blessed the harvest, and he adorns it with ribbons. To this day, at a fruit-gathering in Holstein, five or six apples are left hanging on each tree, and then the next crop will thrive.”
~Jacob Grimm, Teutonic Mythology
Altar by Thorskegga. ᛉ
09.04.202502:57
Several figures gripping their beards have been proposed to depict Thor blowing through His beard to raise winds as described in the older Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar.
However, the Rällinge figurine is usually identified as Freyr due to the exaggerated phallus, and as another God governing the weather who “rules over the rain and the shining of the sun” as attested in the Gylfaginning, if the beard-gripping gesture does indeed denote raising winds, it’s entirely possible that it was also attributed to Freyr.
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However, the Rällinge figurine is usually identified as Freyr due to the exaggerated phallus, and as another God governing the weather who “rules over the rain and the shining of the sun” as attested in the Gylfaginning, if the beard-gripping gesture does indeed denote raising winds, it’s entirely possible that it was also attributed to Freyr.
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19.04.202522:10
The Old English Gospel of Nicodemus mentions a Seo Hell (Lady Hell), who is driven from Her realm by Satan.
While this may refer to Hel, it may also be an Anglo Saxon inflection of continental Frau Holle; OE helle is cognate to ON hollr (good/wholesome/benevolent) and OHG hold/hulda, from which Holle derives.
Painting by Paul Hey, 1939. 𖥞
While this may refer to Hel, it may also be an Anglo Saxon inflection of continental Frau Holle; OE helle is cognate to ON hollr (good/wholesome/benevolent) and OHG hold/hulda, from which Holle derives.
Painting by Paul Hey, 1939. 𖥞
10.04.202501:21
In the Vatnsdæla saga, Ingimundr is given a small silver figure, called a hlutr, of Freyr by king Harald. He meets a Sami shaman who predicts he will lose it, and find it where he is to make his new home; which he does in Vatnsdalur, Iceland.
Similar to how in the Landnámabók, other explorers would throw their high-seat pillars, often carved with an image of Thor, into the sea and make their homes wherever they came ashore.
The term hlutr derives from Proto-Germanic hluta, meaning fate and/or to cast lots, from which the term hlaut also derives.
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Similar to how in the Landnámabók, other explorers would throw their high-seat pillars, often carved with an image of Thor, into the sea and make their homes wherever they came ashore.
The term hlutr derives from Proto-Germanic hluta, meaning fate and/or to cast lots, from which the term hlaut also derives.
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20.04.202503:22
Aside from the well-known folktales of Frau Holle creating snow by shaking down from Her bed, according to local folklore in Hesse, when Hoher Meißner is surrounded by fog, She’s cooking over the fire, and when the sky over the mountain is red, Frau Holle is baking bread. 𖥞
26.03.202519:28
The Ledberg Runestone and Gørlev Runestone bear a bizarre runic formula;
ᚦᛘᚴ×ᛁᛁᛁ×ᛋᛋᛋ×ᛏᛏᛏ× ᛁᛁᛁ×ᛚᛚᛚ
The formula is translated as “þistill, mistill, kiskill”; Thistle, mistletoe, casket, with the first three letters grouped together, and the rest together in groups of three, the sacred number likely significant.
It may have been an apotropaic charm, as thistle and mistletoe have medicinal properties, with multiple recipes in Bald’s Leechbook calling for them, as well as religious significance. Its use on memorial runestones may have been to help the dead in the journey to the afterlife, and/or to prevent them from rising as a draugr.
ᚦᛘᚴ×ᛁᛁᛁ×ᛋᛋᛋ×ᛏᛏᛏ× ᛁᛁᛁ×ᛚᛚᛚ
The formula is translated as “þistill, mistill, kiskill”; Thistle, mistletoe, casket, with the first three letters grouped together, and the rest together in groups of three, the sacred number likely significant.
It may have been an apotropaic charm, as thistle and mistletoe have medicinal properties, with multiple recipes in Bald’s Leechbook calling for them, as well as religious significance. Its use on memorial runestones may have been to help the dead in the journey to the afterlife, and/or to prevent them from rising as a draugr.
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