One of Odin’s names that is often posted about is Þundr. Jackson Crawford translates the name as meaning ‘stretched’ from the verb þenja. However Stephen Pollington translates Þundr as ‘swollen’ which is more likely. There’s an OE cognate in the word þindan ‘to swell’. The name is found in the term ‘Þundr oc Uðr’ or the ‘Swell and Wave’ and is suggested that the name refers to Odin swelling the stormy sea.
Hétumk Grímr, hétumk Gangleri,
Herjann ok Hjalmberi,
Þekkr ok Þriði,
Þundr ok Uðr, Herblindi ok Hár.
Hétumk Grímr, hétumk Gangleri,
Herjann ok Hjalmberi,
Þekkr ok Þriði,
Þundr ok Uðr, Herblindi ok Hár.
Forwarded from 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕱𝖔𝖑𝖐 𝖂𝖆𝖞 :ᚠᛟᛚᚴ•ᚹᚨᛄ:
Funny enough, Þundr is the name I've lately been working on for my book. I believe Hjalmar Faulk was the first to suggest the name was connected to OE þindan and that word is connected at its root to the suggested ON þenja. The connotation of both leads to a sense of "that which moves upwards/outwards, seemingly grows in size" and the connection to Uðr as "Swelling One and Waves" would be quite fitting. We see the two nearby in the Óðins Nǫfn thula as well and if you read my past posts on the thula you will know that the names listed are all connected in meaning. The verse the names are in runs,
Among these names, it would make sense for Þundr to refer to His "stretching out" to take wisdom, but could also be seen as His "swelling" upon gaining the wisdom. Both meanings hold true.
In a past post and my substack article, I suggested that there was a deeper connotation to Uðr, which was "that which rolls on like waves > fate." The last part of the verse quoted above shows names which I believe tie into that connection to fate as the foundational layer which orders all. Jólnir means "Yuler" and when one considers the method of time telling which saw darkness as the beginning (night marked the beginning of a new day) it makes sense that Yule (the darkest time of year) would be considered the "beginning" of the year or even of time itself, and indeed all of our information points to it as marking the turning point from one year to the next. The last name, Vakr means "Watchful" and I believe it ties in with the other names to give the three the following meaning:
"...Þekkr, Þuðr, Ómi,Some of the names seem to suggest connections to His initiation. Þekkr denotes "one that is obedient, beloved" and can easily be tied into the obedience given by the student to his teacher; Þuðr means "thin" and in later context is used to refer to one thin from fasting as He did during His ordeal; Ómi could possibly be connected to His "screaming" as He took up the runes; Ófnir can mean "swaying one" and "slithering one," but within this verse it makes more sense to consider it as the former considering His swaying upon the World Tree.
Þundr ok Ófnir,
Uðr, Jólnir, Vakr,..."
"Obedient One, Thin One, Resounding One,
The One that Stretched Forth/Swelled, and Swaying One,
Sea and Fate, Yuler, Watchful, "
Among these names, it would make sense for Þundr to refer to His "stretching out" to take wisdom, but could also be seen as His "swelling" upon gaining the wisdom. Both meanings hold true.
In a past post and my substack article, I suggested that there was a deeper connotation to Uðr, which was "that which rolls on like waves > fate." The last part of the verse quoted above shows names which I believe tie into that connection to fate as the foundational layer which orders all. Jólnir means "Yuler" and when one considers the method of time telling which saw darkness as the beginning (night marked the beginning of a new day) it makes sense that Yule (the darkest time of year) would be considered the "beginning" of the year or even of time itself, and indeed all of our information points to it as marking the turning point from one year to the next. The last name, Vakr means "Watchful" and I believe it ties in with the other names to give the three the following meaning:
Fate laid down - Yule which puts Fate into action - Watchful is that Fate which governs all.
Thunor is the thunderer, but it’s possible Woden once held this role before passing it on to his son. Some of Woden’s bynames are rooted around the name Grim. In the Grímnismál he takes the name Grímnir meaning ‘masked one’, the OE Grîma meant the same. These names come from the Proto-Germanic *grimmį̄ which meant ‘anger or wrath’ and probably referred to the darkening clouds that mask or cloaked the sky prior to a thunder storm. The PIE root *gʰrem- (which gives us the Germanic *grimmį̄) actually meant ‘to thunder’.
Forwarded from Survive the Jive: All-feed
In 421 AD, as many Saxons were migrating to Britain, a Saxon chieftain was buried at Fallward near the river Weser, in a boat shaped coffin.
Conditions of the soil allowed for excellent preservation of wooden items including a chair and foot stool (mentioned in my swastika video) with a runic innoscription saying what may be the chief's nick name Alguskathi "elk -harmer".
He was cremated, like others in the same cemetery, and the urns there are the same as kind the early English used. Elk harmer's people also moved to England shortly after he died.
Very few graves preserve so much carpentry so beautifully. Pictured are the table, boat, a box in the shape of a waterfowl, and a block chair with a footstool. It reveals much about our ancestors and their skill. The swastika motifs on the chair and stool pertain to the cult of Woden.
Conditions of the soil allowed for excellent preservation of wooden items including a chair and foot stool (mentioned in my swastika video) with a runic innoscription saying what may be the chief's nick name Alguskathi "elk -harmer".
He was cremated, like others in the same cemetery, and the urns there are the same as kind the early English used. Elk harmer's people also moved to England shortly after he died.
Very few graves preserve so much carpentry so beautifully. Pictured are the table, boat, a box in the shape of a waterfowl, and a block chair with a footstool. It reveals much about our ancestors and their skill. The swastika motifs on the chair and stool pertain to the cult of Woden.
It’s the full moon tonight, and as usual my family-hearth will hold a rite and give libations to gods and ancestors.
Today is the 9th, so we will honour Woden. As it’s the harvest season we will also honour Thunor who brings fertility to the soil. Finally, to complete the tripartite, we will honour Frēa. Snorri called Frēa ‘Árguð’ which means the Ár-God. Ár being a productive year or season, whilst Lennart Elmevik of the Uppsala University explored the idea that his name could be rooted in *fraiwijaz (fertile) from *fraiwą (seed).
Painting - The Harvest Moon by George Hemming Mason (11 March 1818 – 22 October 1872).
Today is the 9th, so we will honour Woden. As it’s the harvest season we will also honour Thunor who brings fertility to the soil. Finally, to complete the tripartite, we will honour Frēa. Snorri called Frēa ‘Árguð’ which means the Ár-God. Ár being a productive year or season, whilst Lennart Elmevik of the Uppsala University explored the idea that his name could be rooted in *fraiwijaz (fertile) from *fraiwą (seed).
Painting - The Harvest Moon by George Hemming Mason (11 March 1818 – 22 October 1872).
Heill dagr!
Heilir dags synir!
Heil nótt ok nift!
Hail, day!
Hail, sons of day!
Hail Night and her daughter!
Lines from the Sigrdrífumál referring to Nótt (Night) and her daughter. The term nift comes from ON *niftiz which actually means female relative, hence some translations write Night and her sister, though they both refer to Jörð. Nótt was wed three times. With her first husband Naglfari they had a son called Aud meaning wealth or riches (the OE cognate Ead). From her second marriage to Annar, she has a daughter called Jörð, in English Eorþ, the Earth goddess. From her final marriage to Dellingr she has a son named Dagr (Day).
Painting - Nótt rides her horse by Peter Nicolai Arbo
Heilir dags synir!
Heil nótt ok nift!
Hail, day!
Hail, sons of day!
Hail Night and her daughter!
Lines from the Sigrdrífumál referring to Nótt (Night) and her daughter. The term nift comes from ON *niftiz which actually means female relative, hence some translations write Night and her sister, though they both refer to Jörð. Nótt was wed three times. With her first husband Naglfari they had a son called Aud meaning wealth or riches (the OE cognate Ead). From her second marriage to Annar, she has a daughter called Jörð, in English Eorþ, the Earth goddess. From her final marriage to Dellingr she has a son named Dagr (Day).
Painting - Nótt rides her horse by Peter Nicolai Arbo
Forwarded from ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
Abbot Ælfric of Eynsham’s homily provides insights into Anglo Saxon land wight worship, plantlore, and healing.
In it, he says no Christian man should “fetch his health from any stone nor tree”, referring to land wights.
He said it isn’t perilous to eat medicinal herbs, so long as it’s not “enchanted with magic” but rather God’s words, which likely refers to metrical charms such as the Nine Herbs Charm, imbuing already medicinal herbs with spiritual properties.
He also condemns “binding” herbs on oneself; referring to amulets containing herbs with medicinal uses and religious significance. Herbal amulets, carrying herbs to keep evil spirits and illness away, are mentioned in Bald’s Leechbook and the Lacnunga.
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In it, he says no Christian man should “fetch his health from any stone nor tree”, referring to land wights.
He said it isn’t perilous to eat medicinal herbs, so long as it’s not “enchanted with magic” but rather God’s words, which likely refers to metrical charms such as the Nine Herbs Charm, imbuing already medicinal herbs with spiritual properties.
He also condemns “binding” herbs on oneself; referring to amulets containing herbs with medicinal uses and religious significance. Herbal amulets, carrying herbs to keep evil spirits and illness away, are mentioned in Bald’s Leechbook and the Lacnunga.
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The light thou beholdest
Stream through the heavens,
In flashes of crimson,
Is but my red beard
Blown by the night-wind,
Affrighting the nations!
Lines from The Challenge of Thor by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The photo is of 'red sprites' (or transient luminous events) which can occur during thunderstorms. I think Thunor's Beard is a fitting name for this phenomenon.
Stream through the heavens,
In flashes of crimson,
Is but my red beard
Blown by the night-wind,
Affrighting the nations!
Lines from The Challenge of Thor by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The photo is of 'red sprites' (or transient luminous events) which can occur during thunderstorms. I think Thunor's Beard is a fitting name for this phenomenon.
In the entire Sutton Hoo find, there is
one exception to the use of gold foils with cloisonné garnets: the helmet. The 23 garnets of the proper right eyebrow are all backed with foils, but the 25 garnets of the left eyebrow are not...
The effect is replicated on the face of the animal above his brows. When seen indoors by the flickering light of the fire, the wearer of the Sutton Hoo helmet was one-eyed.
Text from An Eye for Odin? Paul Mortimer, Neil Price
one exception to the use of gold foils with cloisonné garnets: the helmet. The 23 garnets of the proper right eyebrow are all backed with foils, but the 25 garnets of the left eyebrow are not...
The effect is replicated on the face of the animal above his brows. When seen indoors by the flickering light of the fire, the wearer of the Sutton Hoo helmet was one-eyed.
Text from An Eye for Odin? Paul Mortimer, Neil Price