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theodric posted in the group Heathen Book Club
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This corpus of OHG poetry with page facing translation is out now!
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theodric posted in the group Living Heathenry
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I debated on posting this either in the Folklore group or this group. I chose this group because I think this tale is an echo of the pagan past. A reminder to treat the gods with reverence. It’s attested multiple times in the Norse that pagans endeavored to please the gods with comfort. Godpoles were often clothed and kept warm with a nearby…Read More
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I think incense is an acceptable and completely authentic way to do this, for one.
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The location itself is also a reverence, by deciding on the position and direction. For example a sacred indoor space that is in the most used room and taking up the most prominent space of that room. For my red-white-black candles I use an elevated wooden platform to underline their importance. My indoor altar is in several levels on a thick…Read More
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I think the particular use of severed heads in a well, simply cannot be random. This is a date point for sure that we need to correlate with Mimir and other related stories.
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What else do we have for Mimir? Any non-Norse sources, I mean?
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Osric replied to the topic Summer herb gathering day in August in the forum
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I wanna highlight the relevant text that Hirut pointed out in discord:
*** In times of disaster, a few twigs were thrown into the hearth fire.
Prayers to Saint Donatus, patron saint of thunderstorms, were often said, or the Gospel of St. John was read. This
is because St. John’s wort is also found in the kroedwusj.
This custom recalls the…Read More
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This is from a Baltic ceremony, but is interesting nevertheless.
Gerd is in this picture 😉 Can you spot her?
In Baltic languages this site, or the idols can referred to as “alkas” or “elks.” These words are directly cognate with Old English “ealh” which is glossed by Aldheim as a pagan temple.
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There is also the rune Eolhx which is super similar looking, and while it literally means Elk-Sedge, it is used to denote a protected place.
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sacred hedge!
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That’s cool, I didn’t know they had such a corpus online.