An important day (in the life of a 7th century CE Englisċ mæġden).

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Soul*

“If we want to know what human life is, we must first of all discard our preconceived notions about soul and body and their antagonism and simply look out for the distinguishing signs of human nature, or in other words, for its modes of manifestation.”

― Vilhelm Grønbech, The Culture of the Teutons: Volume 1

* Hanwer’s (Hœnir’s) gift, i.e. Óðr

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Legacy

“Honor has the reality of life, or soul, and therefore the bitterness of death is removed by a hope of resurrection in fame. The hero rejoiced to think not only that so and so many would utter his name hereafter; his confident faith in the future lay in the certainty that in this naming and this praise his innermost self spread out, ruling and enjoying, living life. When the Northmen say: “Kine die, kin die, man too must die; this I know that never dies, dead man's renown,” or when Beowulf comforts the king in his distress with his: “Sorrow not, wise man; better it is to avenge a kinsman than to sorrow much for him; each one of us must see the end of his life in this world; let him who can, win fame before death, this is the greatest joy for a warrior when life is ended,” the words, at the time when they were pronounced, perhaps mean nothing more than we approximately read into them when we repeat the lines; but they have their power for that age from a reality extending far beyond what we can imagine in posthumous fame, a reality which we can only appreciate adequately 'by substituting such a word as re-birth, or resurrection.”


― Vilhelm Grønbech, The Culture of the Teutons: Volume 1

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Hail the family – man and wife, naturally.

The word 'Bride' has interesting origins. It comes from the PIE root *bhreu- via the Germanic word *bruthiz. *Bhreu also gives us words like brew and bread – brewing beer and baking bread were traditionally the home-makers role. The bridal or wedding feast came from the Old English brydealo or bryd-ealu, literally 'bride ale' and the traditional bride's flower was the meadowsweet, also called bridewort, which was weaved into bridal garlands.

Just a gentle reminder that although the world may seem like a huge black pill, we come from a strong line of noble and courageous ancestors.

“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Legacy

To live in fame hereafter, and preferably for as long as the world should last, was the greatest ambition of the Northman. The word comes to his lips of itself in the most solemn moments of life. Throughout the whole of the Germanic region runs this thirst for fame. The cry for posthumous honours, for something which shall last beyond the hero's day. Though the cynics of all times are alike, their resignation yet bears the stamp of their age and place. One says: Well, let us eat and die, another: Let us think and die, the Seafarer says: Let us die and be remembered.

― Vilhelm Grønbech, The Culture of the Teutons: Volume 1

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