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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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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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Vikings Heading for Land’ 1873 by Frank Dicksee (1853–1928). — 05 Apr 2019

Viking Blots, Beserkers 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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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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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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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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29 Apr 2016

The Many Legacies of Brunhilde: Ancient Shield Maiden, National Symbol, and ‘Fat Lady’ of the Opera

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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Richard Wagner’s 19th century opera, Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of Nibelungen), affectionately known as The “Ring” Cycle, may be considered by many as the height of operatic absurdity, with larger than life staging, costumes and...
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