Alternate Names: Tiw, Tir, Tyr, Saxnot, Sēaxneat, Cheru Iconography: The Eagle, Tir Rune, Sword/Seax, Spear Domains: War, Sea, Hunting, Rulership Historical Attestation Coming to a lore-based understanding of this once renowned deity is quite difficult, and sadly requires a great deal of conjecture. The name of Seaxneat, (Old Saxon ‘Saxnot’) is attested…
Lorehoard
Sige-tiber
(Biikenbrennen/Bēacnbærnan/Borelle) As the first fitful stirrings of Spring draw near, it is an opportune moment for us in the modern Heathen community to honor the god Woden, and also celebrate our cherished relationships, drawing inspiration from both ancient warrior rituals and the tender farewells of Anglo-Saxon Age mariners. Woden, the…
Sunne
Alternate Names: Sunna, Sól Iconography: Sun, the Sun Wheel, A Chariot Wheel Domains: Time, Life, Beauty, Growth Historical Attestations Sunne, also spelled Sunna in Old High German, or Sól in Old Norse, is the personified figure of the sun in Anglo-Saxon pagan mythology. She is known as the ruler of…
Sunuxsalis
Alternate Names: Sunuxsal, Sunuchsalis Iconography: Cup, Temple, Dog Domains: Protection, Prosperity, Healing, Death and Rebirth Historical Attestation Sunuxsalis is a Germanic or Celtic goddess whose name appears in a number of inscriptions from Roman Germania Inferior. These inscriptions, which date from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, were found in…
Symbel
Purpose In medieval times, Symbel was a communal ritual of the Anglo-Saxon and other Germanic peoples, in which participants gathered in a meadhall to share food and drink, give toasts, and make vows to their gods or ancestors. The purpose of Symbel was to forge and reinforce social bonds, celebrate…
