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What is the Helm of Awe? Runes, Symbols, and Viking Magic!
... The Helm of Awe: For Magical Practitioners and Spells The Nordic religion believed in the existence of magic, which ... Myth of National Socialism: How the Nazis Distorted the Nordic Past The Völva could put themselves into trances , ... a "vague artifact" described in the ancient pages of Norse mythology that also functioned as a form of magic, spell, or ...
Mark Johnston - 01/09/2022 - 22:55
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Ancient Roman bronze figure of mythological Silenus found on Danish island
... Empire and Scandinavia in the 1 st century AD. Science Nordic reports that the tiny bronze figure, measuring just ... Danish island of Falster ( Wikimedia Commons ) In Greek mythology, Silenus (plura sileni) was a teacher and faithful ... the Romans' equivalent of Dionysus,” writes Science Nordic. “He is usually seen in a drunken state and either ...
aprilholloway - 17/01/2015 - 21:55
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The Magical Sampo: Object of Power and Riches in Finnish Folklore
The Kalevala, a poem based on Finnish folklore and mythology, is regarded as the national epic of Finland. As ... mill, and produced flour, salt and money. Sampo (Finnish Mythology/Kalevala) made flour, salt, and gold endlessly when ... as seen in the Greek Cornucopia, and the Mill Grótti of Nordic myth. During hard times a magical solution to lack is ...
dhwty - 11/04/2015 - 03:48
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The Ascension of Sleipnir: The Mythological Origins of Odin's Steed
... which the well-known creatures of ancient Greek and Roman mythology transcend the borders of the moral world. However, ... Svaðilfari, the eight-legged Sleipnir survives Norse mythology as the pride of Odin's steeds. Sleipnir is more ... ) By Riley Winters References DuBois, Thomas. 1999. Nordic Religions in the Viking Age. University of ...
Riley Winters - 21/10/2016 - 21:52
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The Heathen Hof: Resurrecting a Germanic Pagan Temple
... as it began the construction of their hof, the first in a Nordic country in over a thousand years. Whilst it is ...
dhwty - 27/12/2017 - 22:48
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Rare 9th Century Tools Discovered under Norwegian Garden, Revealing Status of Blacksmiths in Viking Age
... Völundr featuring as a heroic master blacksmith in Norse mythology. Known for forging golden rings and setting them ... the Poetic Edda, a collection of ancient poems detailing Nordic literature and heritage. An illustration of Völundr. ...
lizleafloor - 21/01/2015 - 21:48
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Väinämöinen: The Finnish Deity and Hero Who Inspired Tolkien to Create Gandalf and Tom Bombadil
... the spectrum of motifs and many characteristics of Norse mythology and Finnish folklore. R.W Ekman: Väinämöinen. ( ... of Tom Bombadil. ( CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 ) Mr. Gandalf from Nordic Legends In the case of Gandalf, the situation is a ... some links to Biblical characters, the influence of the Nordic countries, and the epic poem Kalevala is prominent in ...
Natalia Klimczak - 27/01/2017 - 19:54
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The Saga of the Völsungs: Epic Story of the Greatest Norse Heroes
Much of what we know about Norse mythology and history comes from their sagas. These are ... as myths and legends. Much of what we know about Norse mythology and history comes from their sagas. These are ... message. Sigurd may have been the greatest of the Nordic legendary heroes but his greatest victory turned out ...
Robbie Mitchell - 23/01/2023 - 21:53
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Radar Tech Uncovers Three Viking Halls at Royal Cemetery in Norway
... famous for its monumental burial mounds dating to the Late Nordic Iron and Viking Age (AD 400–1050). A new ... funerary sites in Scandinavia dating to the Late Nordic Iron and Viking Ages (AD 400–800 and 800–1050 ... Hrothgar constructed a large hall called Heorot . In Norse mythology, hall buildings are commonly known as salr or ...
ashley cowie - 19/02/2020 - 15:17
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Are Zeus’ Curetes the Ancestors of Modern Kurds?
... is a relationship between the ancient Curetes of Greek mythology and the Kuri or Kuronians, a tribe of warriors and ... is a relationship between the ancient Curetes of Greek mythology and the Kuri or Kuronians, a tribe of warriors and ... and is the author of the book “ Homer in the Baltic. The Nordic Origins of the Odyssey and the Iliad , that was ...
Felice Vinci - 11/12/2019 - 19:19
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Urnes Stave Church: A Final Vestige of Viking Innovation
... primarily by the shipbuilding designs and pre-Christian mythology of the Viking culture, the northern architects of ... Norway, 12th c. AD ( Micha L. Rieser ) Vestiges of Norse Mythology In Sturluson's Poetic Edda, the World Tree played ... . Greenwood Press: New York. DuBois, Thomas A. 1999. Nordic Religions in the Viking Age . University of ...
Riley Winters - 23/07/2017 - 23:04
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Ancient Germanic Mythos: Hitler the Archetypal Wotan and Savior
... the legendary myths, heroes, and the Valhalla of the great Nordic legends , became models of admiration and inspiration. ... through their exploration of the visionary cosmos of the Nordic fairy tales, following the publication of the fables ... of the Grimm brothers. In the Deutsche Mythologie (German Mythology) by Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm, (1835) they tried to ...
Pierluigi Tombetti - 12/03/2020 - 02:26
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Brewery recreates 3,500-year-old Scandinavian alcohol
... wine. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery have now recreated the Nordic drink, with the help of archaeologists, and it is now ... in her hand. The results of the analysis showed that the Nordic grog, which pre-dates the Vikings, was a complex ... named it Kvasir after a wise man who, according to Nordic mythology, was created by gods spitting into a jar. Two ...
aprilholloway - 15/01/2014 - 00:16
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Decoded Viking Runestone Reveals Fears of Climate Change Apocalypse
... thomasmales / Adobe Stock Climate Change Data Trapped in Mythology According to Dr. Bo Gräslund, the Viking Varin ... still used today in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and other Nordic countries. In Norse mythology Fimbulwinter is actually ... to be found in another climate change at the end of the Nordic Bronze Age which began about 650 BC. Top image: ...
ashley cowie - 19/01/2020 - 13:30
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Was Comic Book Hero Superman Influenced by the Ancient Egyptian God Horus?
... to avoid destruction may also be disputed. In Egyptian mythology, Isis, the mother of Horus, fled from Upper Egypt ... is more problematic, as that does not happen in Egyptian mythology. It was Osiris, rather than Horus/Heru who was said ... with ancient mythology. Certainly the image of ancient Nordic deity Thor is found today in movies and in popular ...
dhwty - 03/04/2015 - 14:47
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The Weird, Wonderful and Wicked Beings in Scandinavian Folklore
... are the dwarves and the elves. According to Norse mythology, dwarves are master blacksmiths who live in ... are believed to be graceful, ethereal beings. According to Nordic folklore, elves live in meadows and forests. Although ... ) The Seductive Huldra The influence of Christianity on Nordic folklore may also be seen in a being known as the ...
dhwty - 01/04/2018 - 23:00
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Ancient Women Shaman of Ireland: Goddesses of Prophecy and Omens
The Celtic scholar Nora Chadwick notes that in Irish mythology the prophetess Fedelm tells Queen Medb that she has ... Shaman Warriors Idolized as Goddesses Also, from Irish mythology, when the wise warrior woman, Scathach, prophesies ... Another intriguing link between Irish women shaman and the Nordic wise-women, the Volur, occurs in the old Irish text ...
David Halpin - 17/11/2018 - 23:08
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Ancient Origins' Most Extraordinary Archaeological Treasures of 2023
... where the oldest inscription of Odin rewrites Norse mythology, these findings span continents and epochs. We ... Inscription of ‘Odin’ Resets Beliefs About Norse Mythology The medallion bearing the earliest known mention of ... fall. This structure is a rare architectural gem from the Nordic Bronze Age, dating back nearly 3,000 years, with only ...
Gary Manners - 27/12/2023 - 16:52
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Neo-pagans are building a temple to practice the ancient Norse religion
... The Enigmatic Loki, a Trickster among Gods in Norse Mythology The long goodbye to Scandinavian Paganism and the ... scholar Snorri Sturluson, who recorded the ancient Nordic mythology in the Prose Edda . Even among Christians, Nordic beliefs in elves, trolls and nature spirits were ...
Mark Miller - 05/03/2015 - 19:06
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The Cat Came Back: A More Than Magical History – Part II
... cats, one must also acknowledge the dark side of their mythology. As creatures of duality —from the very first ... that have a sort of human and feline identity. In certain nordic myths, Goblin was a clever little man, who could also ... Blue eyed Female Japanese Bobtail. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) In mythology and in life, all things come to a close, but ...
Gerald Hausman - 25/09/2016 - 03:50