Alternate Names: Tentative: Baudihille (°Beaduhenna reconstructed OE) Iconography: Crow Domains: Protection, War, Magic, Death, Psychological Dominance Historical Attestation Baduhenna, a lesser-known war goddess mentioned by Tacitus in his Annals, was worshiped by the Frisii, an ancient…
Lorehoard
Beowa
Alternate Names: Bēow, Bēo Iconography: Barley, Barleycorn Domains: Brewing, Harvest Historical Attestation Beowa, also spelled Bēow or Bēo, is a heretofore somewhat obscure figure in Anglo-Saxon Heathen mythology as a spirit of barley and the god of agricultural fertility. He is also known as the Barley spirit, and is associated…
Blót
Introduction The event called blót is one of the most common, and important devotional rites of organized Heathen practice. The sacrifice could (and can still) be a very simple one, but on high feast days would typically involve feasting and speeches. Our approach here, is to view blót broadly as “a ritual…
