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Odin with his two ravens, Huginn and Munninn. — 23 Sep 2024

Gods of Sacrifice: Physical Impairments in Norse Myth and Society

By Jessica Nadeau

Mythology & Mystery

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In Norse mythology, the themes of impairment and sacrifice were imbued with deep, arcane meaning, illuminating the relationship between human existence and the divine. The Norse gods, formidable and wise, were not exempt from suffering and loss;...
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Odin with his two ravens, Huginn and Munninn. — 23 Sep 2024

Gods of Sacrifice: Physical Impairments in Norse Myth and Society

By Jessica Nadeau

Mythology & Mystery

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In Norse mythology, the themes of impairment and sacrifice were imbued with deep, arcane meaning, illuminating the relationship between human existence and the divine. The Norse gods, formidable and wise, were not exempt from suffering and loss;...
Read More

Vikings had many rituals. Source: tiagozr / Adobe Stock — 22 Apr 2024

Viking Blots, Berserkers and Barbaric Blood Eagles

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Famed for their ruthless fighting skills and brave exploring, little is written about Viking religion and their day-to-day ritual practices which were arguably a more central component in Norse cultures than warring. Contrary to what pop-culture...
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Vikings had many rituals. Source: tiagozr / Adobe Stock — 22 Apr 2024

Viking Blots, Berserkers and Barbaric Blood Eagles

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

1

Famed for their ruthless fighting skills and brave exploring, little is written about Viking religion and their day-to-day ritual practices which were arguably a more central component in Norse cultures than warring. Contrary to what pop-culture...
Read More

The funeral rites of a mummy on the Nile, by Frederic Arthur Bridgman (1876–77). Speed Art Museum, Louisville (Public Domain) — 12 May 2023

The Dead Below Deck: Funerary Boat Customs

By Ken Jeremiah

Archaeology & Science

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Archaeologists discovered a 5,000-year-old Egyptian funerary boat, measuring 60 feet (18 meters), that was so well preserved that it still had intact plant fibers attached to it, in 2016. Found near the pyramids in Abusir, the interesting thing...
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The funeral rites of a mummy on the Nile, by Frederic Arthur Bridgman (1876–77). Speed Art Museum, Louisville (Public Domain) — 12 May 2023

The Dead Below Deck: Funerary Boat Customs

By Ken Jeremiah

Archaeology & Science

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Archaeologists discovered a 5,000-year-old Egyptian funerary boat, measuring 60 feet (18 meters), that was so well preserved that it still had intact plant fibers attached to it, in 2016. Found near the pyramids in Abusir, the interesting thing...
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Umbrian-sienese anonim - Hercules at the crossroads (Public Domain) — 15 Feb 2023

Encountering Liminal Deities At Crossroads, Where Veils Are Thinnest

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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In antiquity every village, town or city had a central crossroads, probably marked by the largest statue, fountain, temple or cathedral in the area. This is not by chance. Since prehistory crossroads have served communities as both functional and...
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Umbrian-sienese anonim - Hercules at the crossroads (Public Domain) — 15 Feb 2023

Encountering Liminal Deities At Crossroads, Where Veils Are Thinnest

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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In antiquity every village, town or city had a central crossroads, probably marked by the largest statue, fountain, temple or cathedral in the area. This is not by chance. Since prehistory crossroads have served communities as both functional and...
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Diana Huntress and her Nymphs (1637) by Peter Paul Rubens (Public Domain) — 28 Sep 2022

Goddesses Of The Hunt, The Moon, Child Birth And The Underworld

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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"Man the Hunter," an early 20th-century human origins story, saw hunting as the primary driver of human evolution, emphasizing mankind’s forefathers' bipedalism, large brains, sharp tools, and insatiable desire for violence. According to this...
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Diana Huntress and her Nymphs (1637) by Peter Paul Rubens (Public Domain) — 28 Sep 2022

Goddesses Of The Hunt, The Moon, Child Birth And The Underworld

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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"Man the Hunter," an early 20th-century human origins story, saw hunting as the primary driver of human evolution, emphasizing mankind’s forefathers' bipedalism, large brains, sharp tools, and insatiable desire for violence. According to this...
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Baldr’s death by Odin is sitting in the middle of the Æsir by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckerberg. Yggdrasil and the three Norns can be seen in the background. (1817) Charlottenborg Palace (Public Domain) — 19 May 2022

Seidr Norse Magic And Noaidi Shamans Shaping Destinies

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Controlling outcomes, steering destiny and reversing fate in ancient times was all about spells and old-school hands-on magic. Practitioners in ancient Greek and Rome commonly used ‘binding spells’ to affect the outcomes of trade transactions,...
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Baldr’s death by Odin is sitting in the middle of the Æsir by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckerberg. Yggdrasil and the three Norns can be seen in the background. (1817) Charlottenborg Palace (Public Domain) — 19 May 2022

Seidr Norse Magic And Noaidi Shamans Shaping Destinies

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

0

Controlling outcomes, steering destiny and reversing fate in ancient times was all about spells and old-school hands-on magic. Practitioners in ancient Greek and Rome commonly used ‘binding spells’ to affect the outcomes of trade transactions,...
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he Wild Hunt of Odin by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1872) (Public Domain) — 16 Oct 2020

The God-Gifted Weapons of Norse Mythology

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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The Vikings were warriors and therefore weaponry was at the forefront of their culture, and this is why the heroes and gods of Norse religion and folklore were armed with a range of awesome weapons that were used to control and alter the natural...
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he Wild Hunt of Odin by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1872) (Public Domain) — 16 Oct 2020

The God-Gifted Weapons of Norse Mythology

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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The Vikings were warriors and therefore weaponry was at the forefront of their culture, and this is why the heroes and gods of Norse religion and folklore were armed with a range of awesome weapons that were used to control and alter the natural...
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Apollo and the Muses by Robert Sanderson (1848 – 1908) — 06 Jul 2018

Demystifying the Nine Sorceresses at the Center of Time

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Myths, folklore ancient songs and poems present the number ‘nine’ as being connected with the underworld, and this has been extended into modern pop culture. There were ‘nine circles of Hell’ in Dante's Divine Comedy; in J.R.R....
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Apollo and the Muses by Robert Sanderson (1848 – 1908) — 06 Jul 2018

Demystifying the Nine Sorceresses at the Center of Time

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

0

Myths, folklore ancient songs and poems present the number ‘nine’ as being connected with the underworld, and this has been extended into modern pop culture. There were ‘nine circles of Hell’ in Dante's Divine Comedy; in J.R.R....
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The Gods We Honor Daily: The Cultural Significance of Days and Months — 30 May 2016

The Gods We Honor Daily: The Cultural Significance of Days and Months

By Ken Jeremiah

History & Tradition

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A linguistic concept holds that if a term exists in a language, the concept it describes is present in that culture. In this way, language reveals a particular culture’s beliefs. For example, the Japanese language originally did not have a...
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The Gods We Honor Daily: The Cultural Significance of Days and Months — 30 May 2016

The Gods We Honor Daily: The Cultural Significance of Days and Months

By Ken Jeremiah

History & Tradition

2

A linguistic concept holds that if a term exists in a language, the concept it describes is present in that culture. In this way, language reveals a particular culture’s beliefs. For example, the Japanese language originally did not have a...
Read More

A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire (by Emil Doepler, 1905) — 27 May 2016

Twilight of the Gods: Norse Creation Myths and the Birth of Monsters and Man

By tedloukes

Mythology & Mystery

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The northern countries that make up Scandinavia, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Norway are home to the Norse mythologies; stories that truly reflect the harsh conditions of this part of the world; A dark, ice-gripped universe in which giants...
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A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire (by Emil Doepler, 1905) — 27 May 2016

Twilight of the Gods: Norse Creation Myths and the Birth of Monsters and Man

By tedloukes

Mythology & Mystery

0

The northern countries that make up Scandinavia, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Norway are home to the Norse mythologies; stories that truly reflect the harsh conditions of this part of the world; A dark, ice-gripped universe in which giants...
Read More

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