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How it all began - The Ur Alda
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How it all began - The Ur Alda
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Forwarded from ᛉᛟ Viðr ᛟᛉ
“The Stranger within my gate,
He may be true or kind,
But he does not talk my talk--
I cannot feel his mind.
I see the face and the eyes and the mouth,
But not the soul behind.
The men of my own stock,
They may do ill or well,
But they tell the lies I am wanted to,
They are used to the lies I tell;
And we do not need interpreters
When we go to buy or sell.
The Stranger within my gates,
He may be evil or good,
But I cannot tell what powers control--
What reasons sway his mood;
Nor when the Gods of his far-off land
Shall repossess his blood.
The men of my own stock,
Bitter bad they may be,
But, at least, they hear the things I hear,
And see the things I see;
And whatever I think of them and their likes
They think of the likes of me.
This was my father's belief
And this is also mine:
Let the corn be all one sheaf--
And the grapes be all one vine,
Ere our children's teeth are set on edge
By bitter bread and wine.”
Rudyard Kipling
He may be true or kind,
But he does not talk my talk--
I cannot feel his mind.
I see the face and the eyes and the mouth,
But not the soul behind.
The men of my own stock,
They may do ill or well,
But they tell the lies I am wanted to,
They are used to the lies I tell;
And we do not need interpreters
When we go to buy or sell.
The Stranger within my gates,
He may be evil or good,
But I cannot tell what powers control--
What reasons sway his mood;
Nor when the Gods of his far-off land
Shall repossess his blood.
The men of my own stock,
Bitter bad they may be,
But, at least, they hear the things I hear,
And see the things I see;
And whatever I think of them and their likes
They think of the likes of me.
This was my father's belief
And this is also mine:
Let the corn be all one sheaf--
And the grapes be all one vine,
Ere our children's teeth are set on edge
By bitter bread and wine.”
Rudyard Kipling
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Forwarded from Æhtemen
The excellent channel Hyperborean Radio has been posting some great articles on bees and beekeeping - if you are interested please take a look here. Survive the Jive also produced an excellent video on Bees here.
There was a charm written in Old English which was meant to prevent bees from swarming. The bees were referred to as the victory-women or sīgewīf and Jacob Grimm even suggested an association with the wælcyrian - the sting of the bee and the sword of the wælcyrian. Indeed the buzzing of a swarm indicated that the goddess Frowe (Freya) is nearby! The charm (below) is similar to an Old Saxon bee charm from the Lorsch Bee Blessing, found in Germany.
Sitte ge, sīgewīf, sīgað tō eorðan,
næfre ge wilde tō wuda fleogan,
beō ge swā gemindige, mīnes gōdes,
swā bið manna gehwilc, metes and ēðeles.
Settle down, victory-women, sink to earth,
never be wild and fly to the woods.
Be as mindful of my welfare,
as is each man of border and of home.
There was a charm written in Old English which was meant to prevent bees from swarming. The bees were referred to as the victory-women or sīgewīf and Jacob Grimm even suggested an association with the wælcyrian - the sting of the bee and the sword of the wælcyrian. Indeed the buzzing of a swarm indicated that the goddess Frowe (Freya) is nearby! The charm (below) is similar to an Old Saxon bee charm from the Lorsch Bee Blessing, found in Germany.
Sitte ge, sīgewīf, sīgað tō eorðan,
næfre ge wilde tō wuda fleogan,
beō ge swā gemindige, mīnes gōdes,
swā bið manna gehwilc, metes and ēðeles.
Settle down, victory-women, sink to earth,
never be wild and fly to the woods.
Be as mindful of my welfare,
as is each man of border and of home.
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Forwarded from Æhtemen
The poem Lokesenna mentions a bee goddess - Beyla, who Loki names as the wife of Byggvir. They are both servants of Freyr. Though it has been suggested her name can also mean bean or even cow - it is often anglicised to Béole (Bee) - her husband's name becoming Béowa (Barley).
Forwarded from Æhtemen
Some OE bee related words-
Pollen collected by bees was known as beebread or bēobrēad – whilst the queen bee was the bee-mother or bēomōdor. A swarm of bees was known as a bēogang – a gang of bees! They were all looked after by the beoceorl or beekeeper.
The name Beowulf can mean Bee-Wulf, perhaps a kenning for Bear.
And finally, Beoley (pronounced Beeley), an English village near Birmingham was recorded in the Domesday book as Beoleahe - a name which in OE means 'bee meadow'.
Pollen collected by bees was known as beebread or bēobrēad – whilst the queen bee was the bee-mother or bēomōdor. A swarm of bees was known as a bēogang – a gang of bees! They were all looked after by the beoceorl or beekeeper.
The name Beowulf can mean Bee-Wulf, perhaps a kenning for Bear.
And finally, Beoley (pronounced Beeley), an English village near Birmingham was recorded in the Domesday book as Beoleahe - a name which in OE means 'bee meadow'.
Norse Timekeeping
How did the Norse measure time without a clock? The simplest way was to follow the path of the Sun across the sky and measure how long it takes the Sun to move. The Scandinavians divided each sun-cycle (sólarhringr, "sun-ring") into eight sections, called an átt or eykt: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest. A place on the horizon that lay center in any of these eight directions was called a Dagsmǫrk (Daymark). Midday was the most important daymark, since it divided the Sun's path in half. Most lived in isolated farms or villages, so they used geographical features on the horizon (as viewed from near their homes) as guides to the Dagsmarkar.
The Norse Eight Day Stundir:
Náttmál (9pm to midnight)
Miðnætti (midnight to 3am)
Ótta (3am to 6am)
Rismál (6am to 9am)
Dagmál (9am to noon)
Hádegi (noon to 3pm)
Eykt (3pm to 6pm)
Miðaftann (6pm to 9pm)
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
How did the Norse measure time without a clock? The simplest way was to follow the path of the Sun across the sky and measure how long it takes the Sun to move. The Scandinavians divided each sun-cycle (sólarhringr, "sun-ring") into eight sections, called an átt or eykt: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest. A place on the horizon that lay center in any of these eight directions was called a Dagsmǫrk (Daymark). Midday was the most important daymark, since it divided the Sun's path in half. Most lived in isolated farms or villages, so they used geographical features on the horizon (as viewed from near their homes) as guides to the Dagsmarkar.
The Norse Eight Day Stundir:
Náttmál (9pm to midnight)
Miðnætti (midnight to 3am)
Ótta (3am to 6am)
Rismál (6am to 9am)
Dagmál (9am to noon)
Hádegi (noon to 3pm)
Eykt (3pm to 6pm)
Miðaftann (6pm to 9pm)
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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Anglo-Saxon Timekeeping - Part 1
In structuring the day, the Anglo-Saxons, similar to their Norse brethren, divided the 24-hour day into eight tides
The Anglo-Saxon Eight Tides
Nyht (9pm to midnight) - Night
Midnyht (midnight to 3am) - Midnight
Úhta (3am to 6am) - The last part of the night, the time just before daybreak
Morgen (6am to 9am) - Morning
Undern (9am to noon) - The third hour of the day, nine in the morning
Middæġ (noon to 3pm) - Noon
Ġelotendæġ (3pm to 6pm) - The latter part of the day
Ǽfyn (6pm to 9pm) - Evening
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
In structuring the day, the Anglo-Saxons, similar to their Norse brethren, divided the 24-hour day into eight tides
The Anglo-Saxon Eight Tides
Nyht (9pm to midnight) - Night
Midnyht (midnight to 3am) - Midnight
Úhta (3am to 6am) - The last part of the night, the time just before daybreak
Morgen (6am to 9am) - Morning
Undern (9am to noon) - The third hour of the day, nine in the morning
Middæġ (noon to 3pm) - Noon
Ġelotendæġ (3pm to 6pm) - The latter part of the day
Ǽfyn (6pm to 9pm) - Evening
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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Anglo-Saxon Timekeeping - Part 2
The Anglo-Saxons measured time using Dæġmǽl (Day-Mark) devices, such as sundials, water clocks, or candles
In 893CE, Asser mentioned King Alfred inventing a candle clock consisting of six candles; each burning for four hours:
“By his plan those six candles burned for 24 hours, without fail, but sometimes they wouldn’t continue to burn a whole day & night, till the same hour that they were lighted the preceding evening, from the violence of the wind, which blew day & night through the church doors & windows …the king therefore considered by what means he might shut out the wind, & so by a useful and cunning invention, he ordered a lantern to be beautifully constructed of wood and white ox-horn, which, when skilfully planed till it is thin, is no less transparent than a vessel of glass. … By this then, six candles, lighted in succession, lasted four and 20 hours, neither more nor less, &, when these were extinguished, others were lighted”
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
The Anglo-Saxons measured time using Dæġmǽl (Day-Mark) devices, such as sundials, water clocks, or candles
In 893CE, Asser mentioned King Alfred inventing a candle clock consisting of six candles; each burning for four hours:
“By his plan those six candles burned for 24 hours, without fail, but sometimes they wouldn’t continue to burn a whole day & night, till the same hour that they were lighted the preceding evening, from the violence of the wind, which blew day & night through the church doors & windows …the king therefore considered by what means he might shut out the wind, & so by a useful and cunning invention, he ordered a lantern to be beautifully constructed of wood and white ox-horn, which, when skilfully planed till it is thin, is no less transparent than a vessel of glass. … By this then, six candles, lighted in succession, lasted four and 20 hours, neither more nor less, &, when these were extinguished, others were lighted”
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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Anglo-Saxon Timekeeping - Part 3
The Anglo-Saxons used Dæġmǽl, or Daymarks, to divide and measure time. 12th c. chronicler William of Malmesbury spoke about how King Alfred used these to provide structure and routine to his day:
“He [King Alfred] so divided the twenty-four hours of day & night as to employ eight of them in writing, in reading, & in prayer, eight in the refreshment of his body, and eight in the business of the realm. In his chapel a candle consisting of twenty-four divisions, & an attendant, whose province was to admonish the king of his duties by its consumption”
An interesting use of the candle dæġmǽl was how they were used as alarm clocks. nails or metal beads were embedded into the candle at one or more interval markings. As the the candle shortened, the melted wax released the nails or metal beads, which dropped onto a metal plate; thus, waking the person.
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
The Anglo-Saxons used Dæġmǽl, or Daymarks, to divide and measure time. 12th c. chronicler William of Malmesbury spoke about how King Alfred used these to provide structure and routine to his day:
“He [King Alfred] so divided the twenty-four hours of day & night as to employ eight of them in writing, in reading, & in prayer, eight in the refreshment of his body, and eight in the business of the realm. In his chapel a candle consisting of twenty-four divisions, & an attendant, whose province was to admonish the king of his duties by its consumption”
An interesting use of the candle dæġmǽl was how they were used as alarm clocks. nails or metal beads were embedded into the candle at one or more interval markings. As the the candle shortened, the melted wax released the nails or metal beads, which dropped onto a metal plate; thus, waking the person.
https://linktr.ee/TheFrithstead
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Forwarded from The American Spirit
“The curse of every ancient civilization was that its men in the end became unable to fight. Materialism, luxury, safety, even sometimes an almost modern sentimentality, weakened the fibre of each civilized race in turn; each became in the end a nation of pacifists, and then each was trodden under foot by some ruder people that had kept that virile fighting power the lack of which makes all other virtues useless and sometimes even harmful.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
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Forwarded from The Sacred Stew
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The Dweorgas, or Dwarves, are the ancient smiths who are the creators of fertility objects and natural vegetation. They came to life in the soil under the earth, finding life in *Ġyme’s flesh, and live in the earth and rocks. They were created by Mimor and Dúren-Sweart. It’s said that the Dweorgas weren’t allowed to drink the sacred mead, which resulted in many of them rebelling against the gods. The Dweorgas are similar to the Ylfe in their role within the cosmos; being nature artists.
OE-ON Comparison
Dweorg, Dweorgas - Dvergr, Dvergar
*Ġyme - Ymir
Mimor - Mímir
*Dúren - Durinn
Sweart - Surtr
Ylf, Ylfe - Alfr, Álfar
OE-ON Comparison
Dweorg, Dweorgas - Dvergr, Dvergar
*Ġyme - Ymir
Mimor - Mímir
*Dúren - Durinn
Sweart - Surtr
Ylf, Ylfe - Alfr, Álfar
Forwarded from Æhtemen
A great post (above) from the Frithstead regarding dwarves. As I once posted the term dwarf doesn’t have any non-Germanic cognates – but there is a PIE root *dhwergwhos which meant ‘something small’ – though there maybe a connection with an Old Indian word ‘dhvaras’.
Many of the dwarf names in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings came from the Dvergatal of the Völuspá -
Many of the dwarf names in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings came from the Dvergatal of the Völuspá -
Forwarded from Æhtemen
There was Motsognir | the mightiest made
Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next;
Many a likeness | of men they made,
The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said.
Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri,
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, Dvalin,
Nar and Nain, | Niping, Dain,
Bifur, Bofur, | Bombur, Nori,
An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir.
Vigg and Gandalf | Vindalf, Thrain,
Thekk and Thorin, | Thror, Vit and Lit,
Nyr and Nyrath,– | now have I told–
Regin and Rathsvith– | the list aright.
Fili, Kili, | Fundin, Nali,
Hepti, Vili, | Hannar, Sviur,
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,)
Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni,
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi.
The race of the dwarfs | in Dvalin’s throng
Down to Lofar | the list must I tell;
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands
They sought a home | in the fields of sand.
There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir,
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, Gloin,
Dori, Ori, | Duf, Andvari,
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai.
Alf and Yngvi, | Eikinskjaldi,
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar;
So for all time | shall the tale be known,
The list of all | the forbears of Lofar.
Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next;
Many a likeness | of men they made,
The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said.
Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri,
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, Dvalin,
Nar and Nain, | Niping, Dain,
Bifur, Bofur, | Bombur, Nori,
An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir.
Vigg and Gandalf | Vindalf, Thrain,
Thekk and Thorin, | Thror, Vit and Lit,
Nyr and Nyrath,– | now have I told–
Regin and Rathsvith– | the list aright.
Fili, Kili, | Fundin, Nali,
Hepti, Vili, | Hannar, Sviur,
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,)
Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni,
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi.
The race of the dwarfs | in Dvalin’s throng
Down to Lofar | the list must I tell;
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands
They sought a home | in the fields of sand.
There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir,
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, Gloin,
Dori, Ori, | Duf, Andvari,
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai.
Alf and Yngvi, | Eikinskjaldi,
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar;
So for all time | shall the tale be known,
The list of all | the forbears of Lofar.