Alternate Names: Orvendil, Éarendel, Aurvindil Iconography: The Morning Star Domains: Guidance, Light, Sea, Travel Historical Attestations Earendel, also spelled Ēarendel or Earendil, is a prominent figure in Anglo-Saxon pagan mythology as a god of the morning star. He is often associated with the morning star Venus, which was considered a […]
Eáster-freólsdæg
Background Eáster-freólsdæg celebrates Éostre, the Germanic goddess associated with dawn and the rejuvenation of spring. Historically referenced by the Venerable Bede, Éostre embodies the renewal of the land and the resurgence of life after winter’s retreat. This festival, marked during the month named for her, “Eosturmonath,” honors the fertile earth […]
Éostre
Alternate Names: Ēastre, Easter, Ēastro Iconography: Hares, Birds, Eggs, a Woman with a hare Domains: Fertility, Sex, Planting Historical Attestations Called Ēastre in some dialects, and in others Ēastro, this famous Anglo-Saxon goddess is associated with Spring, and the East. In the lore of the English Saxons, her name is recorded but once, […]
