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25.04.202522:46
From Mt Helgafell by W.G. Collingwood (June 14, 1897)
The site of the temple of Thor in Eyrbyggja saga
The site of the temple of Thor in Eyrbyggja saga
24.04.202503:10
“Safe mayst thou go, safe come again,
And safe be the way thou wendest!
Father of men, let thy mind be keen
When speech with the giant thou seekest.”
~ Vafþrúðnismál 4, Bellows
Painting by Kara Malikova.
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“Heill þú farir!
heill þú aftr komir!
heill þú á sinnum sér!
æði þér dugi, hvars þú skalt, Aldaföðr,
orðum mæla jötun.”
And safe be the way thou wendest!
Father of men, let thy mind be keen
When speech with the giant thou seekest.”
~ Vafþrúðnismál 4, Bellows
Painting by Kara Malikova.
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“Heill þú farir!
heill þú aftr komir!
heill þú á sinnum sér!
æði þér dugi, hvars þú skalt, Aldaföðr,
orðum mæla jötun.”
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22.04.202521:08
On this day in 686, the last pagan Anglo Saxon kingdom, Wihtwara, fell.
Wihtwara was invaded by Wulfhere of Mercia in 661, yet paganism endured, until Cædwalla of Wessex invaded in 686. King Arwald died in battle in the initial invasion, along with the majority of the island’s inhabitants. His sons escaped to the Ytene Forest, but were eventually captured and forced to convert to Christianity before being put to the sword, severing the royal line of Wihtwara. They were collectively canonized as “Saint Arwald”.
But, according to local folklore, one of his sons escaped from his captors and threw himself onto a fallen tree, impaling himself. With his last breath, he dedicated his death to Woden.
Undoubtedly burdened by his abominable actions, Cædwalla made a pilgrimage to Rome to be formally baptized, where he died of his injuries sustained during the invasion. May he rot in Wyrmsele. What’s really funny is because he hadn’t yet been baptized when he invaded Wihtwara, many claimed he was a Pagan to further emphasize Saint Arwald’s canonization.
On “Saint” Arwald’s Feastday, I instead remember the conviction of our ancestors, choosing a dignified death over dishonour.
Wihtwara was invaded by Wulfhere of Mercia in 661, yet paganism endured, until Cædwalla of Wessex invaded in 686. King Arwald died in battle in the initial invasion, along with the majority of the island’s inhabitants. His sons escaped to the Ytene Forest, but were eventually captured and forced to convert to Christianity before being put to the sword, severing the royal line of Wihtwara. They were collectively canonized as “Saint Arwald”.
But, according to local folklore, one of his sons escaped from his captors and threw himself onto a fallen tree, impaling himself. With his last breath, he dedicated his death to Woden.
Undoubtedly burdened by his abominable actions, Cædwalla made a pilgrimage to Rome to be formally baptized, where he died of his injuries sustained during the invasion. May he rot in Wyrmsele. What’s really funny is because he hadn’t yet been baptized when he invaded Wihtwara, many claimed he was a Pagan to further emphasize Saint Arwald’s canonization.
On “Saint” Arwald’s Feastday, I instead remember the conviction of our ancestors, choosing a dignified death over dishonour.
21.04.202503:24
Godan (Odin) and Frea (Frigg) in the Codex Legum Langobardorum, waking up and seeing the Langobards. ᚨ
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.
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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.
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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.”
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25.04.202521:39
A silvered bronze Anglo Saxon sword pyramid, found in Hunton, Hampshire, 5-7th Century.
23.04.202521:58
A tiny Anglo Saxon gilt bronze head, found in Kent, 5-6th Century. Possibly a decorative mount, and/or a small image of a deity.
22.04.202503:01
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.
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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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
25.04.202501:21
This motif appears throughout the Nordic Bronze Age, and stuck around through the Iron Age. Due to its similarity to the design of Bronze Age sacrificial and ceremonial axes, my theory is that it represents connection to the Gods through the correct rituals and sacrifice.
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23.04.202503:01
“Several districts of Lower Saxony and Westphalia have until quite recently preserved vestiges of holy oaks, to which the people paid a half heathen half christian homage.
In Minden, on Easter Sunday, the young people used with loud cries of joy to dance a reigen (rig, circular dance) round an old oak.
In a thicket near the village of Wormeln, Paderborn, stands a holy oak, to which the inhabitants of Wormeln and Calenberg still make a solemn procession every year.”
~Jacob Grimm ᚪ
In Minden, on Easter Sunday, the young people used with loud cries of joy to dance a reigen (rig, circular dance) round an old oak.
In a thicket near the village of Wormeln, Paderborn, stands a holy oak, to which the inhabitants of Wormeln and Calenberg still make a solemn procession every year.”
~Jacob Grimm ᚪ
22.04.202502:29
“For the present age, the war-cry is: rule. Be master of the earth, subdue creation.
The key-note of ancient culture is not conflict, neither is it mastery, but conciliation and friendship. Man strives to make peace with the animals, the trees and the powers that be, or deeper still, he wants to draw them into himself and make them kin of his kin, till he is unable to draw a fast line between his own life and that of the surrounding nature.”
~Vilhelm Grönbech, Culture of the Teutons
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The key-note of ancient culture is not conflict, neither is it mastery, but conciliation and friendship. Man strives to make peace with the animals, the trees and the powers that be, or deeper still, he wants to draw them into himself and make them kin of his kin, till he is unable to draw a fast line between his own life and that of the surrounding nature.”
~Vilhelm Grönbech, Culture of the Teutons
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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
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
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.
24.04.202521:35
A Thuringian noblewoman’s burial from Haßleben contained four gilt silver axe-shaped pendants, possibly a continental form of Thor’s hammer.
They also closely resemble Nordic Bronze Age sacrificial axes; perhaps a symbol of connection with the Gods through sacrifice. Perhaps she was a priestess. ᛉ
They also closely resemble Nordic Bronze Age sacrificial axes; perhaps a symbol of connection with the Gods through sacrifice. Perhaps she was a priestess. ᛉ
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22.04.202521:08
Cædwalla Attacking the Isle of Wight by Ernest Prater, 1920.
21.04.202521:45
In the Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings, Thorgrim is established as a sorcerer, and the night before he and his men attack Atli, he dreams of a fox leading a pack of wolves; the fylgjur of Thorgrim and his men.
Interestingly, a belief persisted in medieval Denmark that witches often had fox familiars (or fylgjur?) and if a fox approached you, you should avoid eye contact with it, or its master could hex you.
Interestingly, a belief persisted in medieval Denmark that witches often had fox familiars (or fylgjur?) and if a fox approached you, you should avoid eye contact with it, or its master could hex you.
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
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. ꩜
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.”
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