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Elegast,
“Karel ende Elegast” was an original poem in Middle Dutch that scholars think was probably written at the end of the 12th century, otherwise in the 13th century and set in the region of Charlemagne’s castle in Ingelheim.
Elegast is possibly symbolic of the Dutch people’s pre-Christian myth of an ancient elf or folk hero. In the…Read More![Profile Photo]()
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The Use of Sacred Trees in the Context of Removing PainBy H.E. All over the world, people have tied scraps of fabric, handkerchiefs, or even entire pieces of clothing to […]
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Jorre posted in the group Living Heathenry
The Flemish and Dutch have an old tradition, when the winter arrives, the dead return. We put a candle by the window so they know they are welcome. I use this Joelkandelaar, when the licht is welcomed back at Bikkebrenne with the arrival of spring, I blow it out. I leave the candle in it all summer. Sunne embellishes the candle with the power of…Read More
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theodric posted in the group Heathen Book Club
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theodric posted in the group Heathen Book Club
This corpus of OHG poetry with page facing translation is out now!
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That’s cool, I didn’t know they had such a corpus online.