Æhtemen
19.02.202512:03
A really nice amber bird (original post). As STJ says, the runes could read (in reverse) FRAUA, though the U ᚢ is hard to read and could be an L ᛚ or a W ᚹ.
The runes may be connected with the proto-Germanic words *frawą or *frawaz. The former is connected with our names OE Frēa and Frēo (Freyr and Freya) whilst the latter meant ‘happy, energetic’, or may be they’re connected with the word *frauwjā where we get the German Frau (lady) from.
Both Amber and the Falcon are associated with Freya.
The runes may be connected with the proto-Germanic words *frawą or *frawaz. The former is connected with our names OE Frēa and Frēo (Freyr and Freya) whilst the latter meant ‘happy, energetic’, or may be they’re connected with the word *frauwjā where we get the German Frau (lady) from.
Both Amber and the Falcon are associated with Freya.
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ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
18.02.202506:38
A Frankish swastika brooch from the Côte d’Opale, northern France, 5-6th Century. 卍
14.02.202508:28
Recently I posted about the OE Frec / Freca, a word that is cognate with Freki (Odin’s Wolf) and how the name was used in Beowulf as a kenning for a warrior (Ulfhednar?)
I was driving through the East Anglian countryside to see family during the week and by chance noticed I had passed a village called Freckenham. Turns out Freckenham means home (-ham) to (wolf) Warriors! Looking online I was able to find that this area did have a connection to wolves, in that the area is well known for finding Iceni coins called Norfolk Wolf Staters (like the image above). Iceni coins often had horses on them, but in this region they had wolves.
Just out of interest – I posted a pdf sometime ago (for anyone interested) which studied the words on Iceni coins that suggests the Iceni spoke a Germanic language.
I was driving through the East Anglian countryside to see family during the week and by chance noticed I had passed a village called Freckenham. Turns out Freckenham means home (-ham) to (wolf) Warriors! Looking online I was able to find that this area did have a connection to wolves, in that the area is well known for finding Iceni coins called Norfolk Wolf Staters (like the image above). Iceni coins often had horses on them, but in this region they had wolves.
Just out of interest – I posted a pdf sometime ago (for anyone interested) which studied the words on Iceni coins that suggests the Iceni spoke a Germanic language.
12.02.202514:11
It’s the Solmōnaþ full moon tonight and as usual my family hearth will hold a rite to honour this. We use the translation cake-month for Sol-mōnaþ, as Bede referred to cakes being baked in this month which were given to the gods as offerings. Sôl is another name for Sunne (the sun) and lends to the translation Sun-month, however I would not agree entirely with this, England has very little sun in February and as the OE word Sunne is feminine it seems a more fitting name for the sun goddess – in my opinion of course. Saying that, she is often including in the names we invoke as our mead horn is passed around. Another translation for Solmōnaþ is mud-month and February is a very muddy month which, as a dog owner I can attest to!
10.02.202510:22
The Old Ferryboat Inn, Cambridgeshire, England.
Serving pints since 560AD.
Serving pints since 560AD.
08.02.202519:13
One of two rare Anglo Saxon glass drinking ‘horns’ found in 1937 in Rainham (Havering London). Only three have ever been found in England.
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Survive the Jive: All-feed
19.02.202512:01
A Merovingian era amber bird pendant discovered in 2013 on the Baltic shore of Germany near Rostock. The runic inscription may be read as "FRAUA"
16.02.202509:42
Woden image on the Franks Casket? In this image from the Franks Casket lid (named after Sir A W Franks) we see Ægil the archer defending a wall with a figure behind him, often believed to be his swan-wife Olrun (Alruna). We know for sure that it is Ægil the archer for his name is spelt in runes above him (Ægili ᚫᚷᛁᛚᛁ) however Stephen Pollington suggests that this second figure is in fact Woden directing the defences of Wælheall (Valhalla). ‘Easily known to Ygg's chosen are the heavenly halls: A wolf hangeth o'er the western gate, and hovers an eagle on high.’ This description of Wælheall may be seen in the carving, as there appears to be eagle heads above him and wolf heads below.
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14.02.202508:00
Looks like a possible Anglo Saxon depiction of Woden fighting Fenrir.
11.02.202508:15
Verse from the Old English poem ‘The Fortunes of Men’ from the Exeter Book.
Sum sceal on geapum galgan ridan,
seomian æt swylte, oþþæt sawlhord,
bancofa blodig, abrocen weorþeð.
þær him hrefn nimeþ heafodsyne,
sliteð salwigpad sawelleasne;
noþer he þy facne mæg folmum biwergan,
laþum lyftsceaþan, biþ his lif scæcen,
ond he feleleas, feores orwena,
blac on beame bideð wyrde,
bewegen wælmiste. Bið him werig noma!
'One (man) must ride the gaping gallows,
hang to death, until his soul-hoard,
his bloody bone-coffer, becomes broken.
There (on the gallows) the raven takes his eye,
the dark-cloaked one tears at the soulless;
nor is he able to ward off that evil,
that loathsome thief of the air,
with his hands-- his life is fled,
and he, senseless, without hope of living,
pale on the tree, awaits his fate,
covered by the mists of slaughter. His name is cursed!'
Sum sceal on geapum galgan ridan,
seomian æt swylte, oþþæt sawlhord,
bancofa blodig, abrocen weorþeð.
þær him hrefn nimeþ heafodsyne,
sliteð salwigpad sawelleasne;
noþer he þy facne mæg folmum biwergan,
laþum lyftsceaþan, biþ his lif scæcen,
ond he feleleas, feores orwena,
blac on beame bideð wyrde,
bewegen wælmiste. Bið him werig noma!
'One (man) must ride the gaping gallows,
hang to death, until his soul-hoard,
his bloody bone-coffer, becomes broken.
There (on the gallows) the raven takes his eye,
the dark-cloaked one tears at the soulless;
nor is he able to ward off that evil,
that loathsome thief of the air,
with his hands-- his life is fled,
and he, senseless, without hope of living,
pale on the tree, awaits his fate,
covered by the mists of slaughter. His name is cursed!'
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Æhtemen
10.02.202508:18
The goddess Eir is associated with healing. Her name actually means mercy or help (giver). As such a possible cognate in OE would be Âr, which means the same. Eir is a handmaiden to Menglöð, whose name (according to J Grimm) means ‘one who takes pleasure in jewels’, no doubt a kenning for Freya who wears the Brísingamen necklace. Eir uses herbcraft (OE lybcræf) in her healing magic and is a Lybbestre. She resides in Lyfjaberg (the Hill or Mount of Healing), a name which once more connects her to herblore. Lyf means medicine and comes from *lubją meaning both herb and medicine.
07.02.202513:01
Tolkien's England.
Tolkien's village of Bree was inspired by the Buckinghamshire village of Brill, whilst the Sarehole Mill in Birmingham (now a museum) was the original setting for Hobbiton. The north porch of St. Edward's Church in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire gave Tolkien his Doors of Durin. The stunning Cheddar gorge along with its caves become Tolkien's Helm's Deep and the Glittering Caves.
photos - Brill windmill, Sarehole water mill, St Edwards church and Cheddar gorge.
Tolkien's village of Bree was inspired by the Buckinghamshire village of Brill, whilst the Sarehole Mill in Birmingham (now a museum) was the original setting for Hobbiton. The north porch of St. Edward's Church in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire gave Tolkien his Doors of Durin. The stunning Cheddar gorge along with its caves become Tolkien's Helm's Deep and the Glittering Caves.
photos - Brill windmill, Sarehole water mill, St Edwards church and Cheddar gorge.
18.02.202518:25
Some sources claim fylfot means 'four footed' but this is debatable. Here the prefix fyl- is said to be a corruption of fēower, OE for ‘four’. Other suggestions are that it means 'filler' (page filler) from OE fyllan and ‘foot’. This is because the symbol was used as a decorative design used the fill the foot of written documents. This would suggest that the name didn’t exist until christian times. Either way, the fylfot is a symbol of Woden for many English heathens.
pictured - Woden and his Ravens along with five fylfots, 11th century, Great Canfield in Essex.
pictured - Woden and his Ravens along with five fylfots, 11th century, Great Canfield in Essex.
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Son of Sigurd
16.02.202509:02
"Look, Odin!"
Gift your child the feeling of belonging and purpose.
Allfather wills it, Odin is great.
Gift your child the feeling of belonging and purpose.
Allfather wills it, Odin is great.
13.02.202513:30
Interesting piece showing Woden wearing a headdress similar to figures from the Sutton Hoo finds. I cannot find much information about this archaeological find (?) apart from it is said to be dated to the 6th-7th century.
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11.02.202507:53
'One must give wise counsel, read runes, and sing songs, to earn praise.'
- Old English saying (Maxims I Exeter Book)
- Old English saying (Maxims I Exeter Book)
09.02.202510:14
Another representation of Weland for comparison. The OE spelling of Weland comes from proto-Germanic Wēlandaz, meaning 'the crafting one'.
से पुनः पोस्ट किया:Æhtemen
05.02.202506:49
Faces of Woden - First image was found in Blakeney, Norfolk. Second image has garnets for eyes and was found Kings Worthy, Hampshire.
18.02.202518:12
Anglo-Saxon era stone carving from Breedon on the Hill.
14.02.202509:35
After the previous post I noticed the coin had some similarities with the Nebra Sky-disc. Excluding the wolf - both contain the seven stars cluster of Pleiades (on the coin this could be the Plough), both contain the sun and moon, and both show two additional arches.
12.02.202519:24
Gunnlöð was responsible for guarding the mead of poetry, however Woden in the form of a snake finds a way into the Hnitbjörg mountain where the mead is kept. There he seduced Gunnlöð for three nights and in return she allows Woden three drinks of the mead, after which he leaves in haste in the form of an eagle.
Gunnlöð by Anders Zorn (1886).
Gunnlöð by Anders Zorn (1886).
से पुनः पोस्ट किया:ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
09.02.202509:10
Interesting new find. It reminds me of the winged man from Uppakra, perhaps it’s an image of Wayland the Smith.
से पुनः पोस्ट किया:Æhtemen
05.02.202506:48
These three Anglo-Saxon coins all bear a face believed to be of Woden (often called Woden Head coins). Interestingly they all (as do many AS coins) include the symbol of an equal armed cross with dots on each end.
Anglo Saxon coins were called sceats or sceatta – a word that comes from the proto West Germanic *skatt which meant both treasure and cattle, a concept found within the Feoh / Fehu rune.
Anglo Saxon coins were called sceats or sceatta – a word that comes from the proto West Germanic *skatt which meant both treasure and cattle, a concept found within the Feoh / Fehu rune.
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