Alternate Names: Bēow, Bēo Iconography: Barley, Barleycorn Domains: Brewing, Harvest Historical Attestation Beowa, also spelled Bēow or Bēo, is a prominent figure in Anglo-Saxon pagan mythology as a spirit of barley and the god of agricultural fertility. He is also known as the Barley spirit, and is associated with the […]
Earendel
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 […]
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, […]
Fosite
Alternate Names: Foste, Forseti Iconography: Golden Axe, Boat, Well Domains: Law, Sea, Travel Historical Attestations Now whilst this energetic preacher of the Word was pursuing his iourney he came to a certain island on the boundary between the Frisians and the Danes, which the people of those parts call Fositeland, […]
Frig
Alternate Names: Harke, Herke, Holda, Frau Godan, Frau Wode, Frau Freke, Friggöu, Frea Iconography: The Distaff, Waterfowl Domains: Harvest, Hearth, Prophesy, Textile Crafts, Rulership, Magic, Winter Historical Attestations Attestations to the cult of Fríg are paradoxically few, and also ubiquitous in Germanic folklore, depending upon one’s point of view. The […]
Helith
Alternate Names: Helio, Heil, Helið Iconography: A hero with a staff or club Domains: Healing, Prosperity Historical Attestation Perhaps the most enigmatic of all the Gods of England, is that divine known variously as Heith, Helio, or Helið. The attestations to this God are quite obscure, and what lore survives […]
Hludana
Alternate Names: Erce, Folde, Eorþe, Nerthus, Fira Modor, Eorþan Modor, Hluþana, Hluθena Iconography: Oxen, Wagon, Tree, Pool, Wreaths, Snakes, A Bowl or Cup Domains: Earth, Fertility, Life, Success Historical Attestation Heathen spirituality, rooted in ancient Germanic traditions, places a profound significance on the natural world and its interconnectedness. Central to this […]
Hréðe
Alternate Names: Hrethe, Rheda Iconography: Domains: Competition, Survival, Victory, War, Spring Historical Attestation The goddess Hréðe, sometimes normalized as Hrethe, is attested to only once, in De temporum ratione, by the Venerable Bede. It is said that the month Hrēþmōnaþ, roughly analogous to the modern month of March is named in her […]
Ingui-Frea
Alternate Names: Ing, Ingui, Yngvi Iconography: Stag antlers, Phallus, A boar? Domains: Fertility, Sex, Peace, Harvest Historical Attestation One of the most widely worshiped gods in all of Germanic Heathendom, Ingui-Frea, (‘The Lord Ing’) is the eponymous god-ancestor of the West-Germanic tribes, the Ingwine. He is known to followers of Norse […]
Nehalennia
Alternate Names: Nehalenia, Nehalaennia Iconography: A woman in a boat, A woman with a dog, fruit baskets, dolphins Domains: Sea, Commerce, Fertility, Death, Protection, Hunting Historical Attestation Nehalennia is a a goddess of mysterious origins. Attestations of this goddess in the Frisian and Dutch lowlands are quite numerous, and some […]
