Jacob Grimm recorded a survival of Woden worship in Blekinge, Sweden and Mecklenburg, wherein farmers would leave a section of rye unharvested for Odin’s horse. They would braid the tops together and sprinkle them with water, take off their hats and bow, and recite thrice;

"Woden, take care of your horse now, with thistle and thorn,
so next year we may have better corn!"
Another version was;
"Woden, Woden, feed your horse now, with thistle and thorn, next year, better corn!"

He noted that it was said during winter nights, he could be heard roaming the fields with his hunting dogs (Freki and Geri?).

This was likely a remnant of offerings on Winterfylleth and/or Álfablót; in the Austrfararvísur, Odin is mentioned during a sacrifice to the Álfar. In rural regions of Scandinavia and Germany, the Old Ways never fully disappeared.

Art by Carl Emil Doepler, 1905. ⴲ

Folio 33r from the Book of Kells; 8th-9th century AD. 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Book of Kells was created by Irish monks, probably on the Island of Iona in Scotland. It’s believed to have been transported to the monastery of Kells in Ireland —which had been founded by monks from Iona— shortly after Kells was built (AD 807-814); probably to protect it from Viking raiders.

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~Nicolás Gómez Dávila

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The individual occupations of the male deities are mostly divine versions of the occupations of men, and the occupations of the goddesses similarly correspond to those of women, with a few exceptions. Greek and Roman women did not engage in hunting as a sport, an activity that was proper to males, yet the goddess Artemis roams the wilderness as a huntress. Real Greek and Roman women did not act as soldiers, yet Athena is a goddess of war. Although women did not serve as heralds, the goddess Iris is one of the gods’ messengers. In these cases female deities specialize in activities in which human females did not participate.

William F. Hansen
A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans

Seal impression of king Llywellyn the Great, son of Iorwerth of Gwynedd (1195-1240). 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 From a charter dated 25 November 1209, in which the king granted land to the monks of Strata Marcella in Powys, Wales. The king is shown as an armored knight charging into battle.

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"Fortress of Lugh" by Ire (2022)

Book of Kells

Northumbria during its golden age was the most important centre of learning and arts in Britain. Initially the kingdom was evangelised by Irish monks whose centre was Iona in the Inner Hebrides. This led to a flowering of monastic life. Lindisfarne was founded from Iona by St Aidan approx 635, and was to remain the major Northumbrian monastic centre, producing figures like Wilfrid and Snt Cuthbert. The nobleman Benedict Biscop visited Rome and headed the monastery at Canterbury in Kent and his twin-foundation Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey added a direct Roman influence to Northumbrian culture, and produced figures such as Ceolfrith and Bede. Northumbria played a key role in the formation of Insular art, a unique style combining Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Pictish, Byzantine and other elements, producing works such as the Lindisfarne Gospels, St Cuthbert Gospel, the Ruthwell Cross and Bewcastle Cross, and later the Book of Kells, which was probably created at Iona.


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