SKIDBLADNIR: WHEN YOUR SHIP COMES IN
Along with Thor’s hammer Mjöllnir, one of the magical artifacts created in the contest between the Sons of Ivaldi and the dwarf Sindri, was the ship Skidbladnir, given to Freyr. A ship may seem like an odd gift for the harvest god, until we remember that Freyr is the son of the wealthy sea god
The Creation of the World and The Primeval Age of Peace, our Epic Reconstructed – Part 1
I. THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. 1. Chaos. The World-Tree. Ginnungagap. This world had a beginning. There was a time when none of its elements existed. However in the empty abyss, three forces were at work: Cold, Heat, and Creative Power. These rose up out of three springs of unknown origin which, after Creation, took
EVIDENCE THAT DIETERICH “OF BERN” IS HADDING
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Odin’s Wife: Mother Earth
Odin’s wife Frigg, in her role as Baldur’s mother, clearly possesses characteristics of an earth goddess. She commands all earthly things do do her son no harm, and has their vættir swear oaths to that effect. She makes her home in Fensalir, the marsh-halls. And she lives on in German folklore as Frau Holle, a
The Face of The Earth
In Germanic sources, Mother Earth holds a prominent position. The evidence (as compiled in the previous chapters) is overwhelming. She is present from the beginning of the record. In Germania, chapter 2, Tacitus informs us that the Germanic tribes in common claim descent from an earth-born god. In chapter 40, he says that no less
Agni-Heimdall, the Culture-Bringer
~Agni-Heimdall, the Culture-Bringer~ 76) As we have seen, the Indo-European concept of the first human pair was far removed from that of Christian dogma in that they possessed brilliance in reason and holiness in will. One seems rather to have imagined them as gifted but unevolved and as such, easily accessible to evil. Their offspring
THE WAY TO HADES COMMON TO THE DEAD
It has already been demonstrated that all the dead must go to Hel—not only they whose destination is the realm of bliss, but also those who are to dwell in Asgard or in[Pg 483] the regions of torture in Nifelheim. Thus the dead tread at the outset the same road. One and the same route
THE PURPOSE OF MIMIR’S GROVE IN THE REGENERATION OF THE WORLD
Investigations into Germanic Mythology, Volume 1 by Viktor Rydberg IV. THE PURPOSE OF MIMIR’S GROVE IN THE REGENERATION OF THE WORLD. We now know the purpose of Ódáinsakur, Mimir’s land and Mimir’s grove in the world-plan of our mythology. We know who the inhabitants of the grove are, and why they, though dwellers in the lower
Toward The Baldur Myth: I.The Proto Indo-European Origin Of The Baldur Myth- Part 1
I.THE PROTO INDO-EUROPEAN ORIGIN OF THE BALDUR MYTH. 1.THE TRAGIC MYTH OF THE DIVINE BROTHERS. Viktor Rydberg’s Investigations into Germanic Mythology Volume II Translated by William P. Reaves © 2004 TOWARDS THE BALDUR MYTH I.THE PROTO INDO-EUROPEAN ORIGIN OF THE BALDUR MYTH.1.THE TRAGIC MYTH OF THE DIVINE BROTHERS. 1) A comparative investigation of the Iranian
THE LONGOBARDIAN MIGRATION SAGA.
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