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Does anybody here know who Charmer of Bees is? They have been accidentally removed from discord.
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Osric replied to the topic The God-Kings: Scyld, Scef, Beowa – and Related Figures in the forum
Mythology, Theology and Folklore in the group Mythology, Theology and Folklore
Comparative Family Trees
Old English (Beowulf proem): “Shield, son of Sheaf” — boat-funeral for Scyld; no boat-birth.
- Sceaf (“Sheaf”) — progenitor; no narrative here of a boat-birth in Beowulf
- Scyld Scefing (“Shield, son of Sheaf”) — founder-king; ship-funeral described
- Beow…
- Scyld Scefing (“Shield, son of Sheaf”) — founder-king; ship-funeral described
- Sceaf (“Sheaf”) — progenitor; no narrative here of a boat-birth in Beowulf
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Osric replied to the topic The God-Kings: Scyld, Scef, Beowa – and Related Figures in the forum
Mythology, Theology and Folklore in the group Mythology, Theology and Folklore
Boat-foundling and founder-king motifs in Germanic traditions
Tradition
Foundling?
Name
Meaning
RoleEnglish (later chronicles)
Yes
Sceaf
Sheaf
Found in a boat with grain; father of Scyld.English (Beowulf)
No
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Mythology, Theology and Folklore in the group Mythology, Theology and Folklore
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About Me
Daniël Riezebos
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My name on this website is Daniël Zikarno. I am a Heathen from the Netherlands that has been on a long journey trying to find the root of Dutch culture.
It is this Heathen's humble opinion that Dutch culture is rooted in Germanic culture. While other layers of culture have been laid on top of that layer, I believe that the true root of my culture is found within the Germanic layer, the first and oldest one.
It is my wish is to understand that layer of my culture intimately not only by understanding my ancestors' religion with whatever means neccessary but to also live in accordance with Germanic virtues expressed by the Germanic Gods so that I may leave behind a world just a little bit better than when I came into it.
May the Gods inspire us, may our ancestors guide our ways, may our descendants judge us well and may the spirits of the land be with us as we reconstruct what needs to be reconstructed.
