Folk Costume of Ochsenfurt, Unterfranken or Lower Franconia, Germany.
Every year a crown and a chair are made for the National Eisteddfod. The winner of the free metre poetry competition gets the crown, the winner of the more prestigious strict metre competition gets the chair.
Forwarded from GeeDunk Nautica
Before the earth dweller turned his steps inland to woods and fields
the sea god baptised him with
the splash of a wave.
His race in this country grew and increased, and sure enough, the fascination for the salt water never left them.
They stand on our shores to-day,
like the deep ocean, dressed in dark blue, scanning with keen eyes the dancing waves,
and never, how far inland they may go, able to cast off their desire to roam over the world of waters.
The sea is to them as a woman
whose beauty attracts, but her favours or her frowns alike bring trouble.
-Folk tales in Lowland Scotland
Eve Blantyre Simpson Art: Sea View by J. M. W. Turner
the sea god baptised him with
the splash of a wave.
His race in this country grew and increased, and sure enough, the fascination for the salt water never left them.
They stand on our shores to-day,
like the deep ocean, dressed in dark blue, scanning with keen eyes the dancing waves,
and never, how far inland they may go, able to cast off their desire to roam over the world of waters.
The sea is to them as a woman
whose beauty attracts, but her favours or her frowns alike bring trouble.
-Folk tales in Lowland Scotland
Eve Blantyre Simpson Art: Sea View by J. M. W. Turner
“Ogma brought the Sword of Light from Findrias the cloud fair city that is in the east of the Dé Danaan world;
Nuada brought the Spear of Victory from Gorias the flame-bright city that is in the south of the Dé Danaan world;
the Dagda brought the Cauldron of Plenty from Murias the city that is builded in the west of the Dé Danaan world and has the stillness of deep waters;
Midyir brought the Stone of Destiny from Falias the city that is builded in the north of the Dé Danaan worldand has the steadfast of adamant.”
- ‘The Earth Shapers‘ Ella Young
Nuada brought the Spear of Victory from Gorias the flame-bright city that is in the south of the Dé Danaan world;
the Dagda brought the Cauldron of Plenty from Murias the city that is builded in the west of the Dé Danaan world and has the stillness of deep waters;
Midyir brought the Stone of Destiny from Falias the city that is builded in the north of the Dé Danaan worldand has the steadfast of adamant.”
- ‘The Earth Shapers‘ Ella Young
In the paleolithic caves of France
is the horned figure of Trois Freres.
It has a bearded face of an old man and various animal parts.
Among the possible deities and beings
associated with the horned god are:
Cernunnos, the Celtic god of fertility, masculinity, wildlife and the wilderness;
Herne the Hunter, one of the leaders of the Wild Hunt around the British Isles.
The Greek god Pan; Janus, the Roman god of good beginnings, whose two faced (2 faces) visage
represents youth and age, life and death.
is the horned figure of Trois Freres.
It has a bearded face of an old man and various animal parts.
Among the possible deities and beings
associated with the horned god are:
Cernunnos, the Celtic god of fertility, masculinity, wildlife and the wilderness;
Herne the Hunter, one of the leaders of the Wild Hunt around the British Isles.
The Greek god Pan; Janus, the Roman god of good beginnings, whose two faced (2 faces) visage
represents youth and age, life and death.
“Mounted on his white or
dappled grey steed,
the Wild Huntsman may
always be recognized by his
broad-brimmed hat and his
wide mantle, from which he
is surnamed Hakelbarend or
Hakelberg, an old word signifying
“Mantle-Wearer.”
The hooting owl Tutursel flies
before him and ravens,
birds peculiarly sacred to Woden,
accompany the chase.”
⁃ W. Kelly on the Wild Hunt, 1863
dappled grey steed,
the Wild Huntsman may
always be recognized by his
broad-brimmed hat and his
wide mantle, from which he
is surnamed Hakelbarend or
Hakelberg, an old word signifying
“Mantle-Wearer.”
The hooting owl Tutursel flies
before him and ravens,
birds peculiarly sacred to Woden,
accompany the chase.”
⁃ W. Kelly on the Wild Hunt, 1863
Forwarded from Hyperborean Radio (Uncensored) (T.L.K.)
There's been a lot of hullabaloo about hair color in European circles. While yes different tribal groups in Europe tend to favor one or the other hair color at different points in history. The reality is that just like other animals of the north foxes, bears, even Squirrels. Hyperboreans (Europeans/People of the North) indeed have various arrays of "Pelt" colors. It's a mark of the Northern woods. -TLK
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Over the past several days I have
been having conversations with people who have been struggling with how to approach native European spirituality.
My answer is simple. Look to yourself.
This is not in an esoteric, psychological, difficult-to-understand way.
What I mean by looking into yourself, is that you should look to your own lineage.
Look into your family history. Which region they hail from? Where do your people come from?
What were their customs, their language, their traditions, their gods?
The closer to your blood heritage you get, the more you will come to understand yourself.
been having conversations with people who have been struggling with how to approach native European spirituality.
My answer is simple. Look to yourself.
This is not in an esoteric, psychological, difficult-to-understand way.
What I mean by looking into yourself, is that you should look to your own lineage.
Look into your family history. Which region they hail from? Where do your people come from?
What were their customs, their language, their traditions, their gods?
The closer to your blood heritage you get, the more you will come to understand yourself.
Study your ancestry!
It took untold numbers of
forebears braving countless dangers with only aspirations for familial prosperity for you to be here today.
Since they are not here physically among us, I believe we owe it to ourselves and them to learn more about them.
Keeping their memory alive and veneration is the best way to show your extended family that their efforts were not in vain.
With the ultimate goal of continuing what they started by leaving descendents that will follow suit.
I have found that you resonate more with the spiritual culture of your blood ancestry and many others I have spoken
with agree wholeheartedly.
It took untold numbers of
forebears braving countless dangers with only aspirations for familial prosperity for you to be here today.
Since they are not here physically among us, I believe we owe it to ourselves and them to learn more about them.
Keeping their memory alive and veneration is the best way to show your extended family that their efforts were not in vain.
With the ultimate goal of continuing what they started by leaving descendents that will follow suit.
I have found that you resonate more with the spiritual culture of your blood ancestry and many others I have spoken
with agree wholeheartedly.