Henġest and Horsa: Divine Twins: Part 4

Although the histories & chronicle of Æðelweard make no mention of a maiden coming to Britain with the brothers, they do report that Henġest later became the father of a girl who was given the name Rowena. The name is evidently from the Celtic rhon-wen ‘with a white mane,’ indicating a horse connection, paralleling the nature of Henġest & Horsa. In view of the widespread Indo-European tradition of the triad within twin divinities, one must weigh the possibility that this white-maned maiden was originally the sister of the twin heroes; the original relationship having been forgotten when the histories were recorded. Her Celtic name could have been, as Jan de Vries speculates, a translation of the Old English Hwítmanu, which would represent an alliterative parallel to the names Henġest & Horsa. (D. Ward, The Divine Twins, 1968).

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Henġest and Horsa: Divine Twins: Part 5

In the history of Suffridus Petrus (De Fris. Antiq. et Orig. II, 15), it’s told that a maiden named Swana, a great-granddaughter of Wóden, had two brothers, Henġest & Horsa, who were killed. She later married Duke Udolphus of Frisia & bore him two sons, naming them Henġest and Horsa in memory of her brothers. These sons grew up to become the famous brethren who led the settlement of Britain. The name Swana ‘swan’ warrants special attention, as the swan is a common manifestation of the divine. A similar name occurs elsewhere within Germanic heroic tradition where it can likewise be associated with the Divine Twins. It’s evident that Swana & her brothers, descendants of Wóden, represent a Germanic twin triad. When Suffridus Petrus attests that the historic Henġest and Horsa were named after these brothers, it may indicate that the former were considered the mortal incarnations of their divine ancestors (D. Ward, The Divine Twins, 1968).

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The history of our ancestors lives through us. We are not separate nor distinct, but a byproduct of them and their legacies. We bear the responsibility of holding the torch of greatness, then passing it on to our posterity when the time comes. When it’s time to pass the torch, as our forebears did before us, we must ensure our progeny is trained up well and correctly guided. We decide the future of our people. We must make them strong, tough, and resilient to nature’s unexpected. We must secure their existence, to guarantee a future for our children.

By paying honor and respect to one’s kinfolk and all who share in the worship of the gods of the tribe and who also share descent and blood, a person will also enjoy the favor of the gods of the household who will be well disposed toward his own begetting of children.

Plato, Laws 729c

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This 14,000 Year Old Toy Might Be The World’s First Animation

This small bone disc is carved with a deer on either side. When you spin it, it looks like the deer is running.

https://digventures.com/2018/02/amazing-artefacts-this-14000-year-old-toy-might-be-the-worlds-first-animation/amp/

Returning to your ancient original Ethnic Spirituality is the greatest way to empower yourself. It awakens you to every part of the false existence and revitalizes your natural defenses and spiritual power of your Ancestors.⚔️

While you’re looking at another woman/man, another man/woman is looking at yours… learn to appreciate what you have. Why go get a burger when you’ve probably got steak at home. Loyalty costs nothing, it’s a shame not many people have that or morals in this day in age. 🖤

~ Ian McKee

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* A Frithstead Update *

I haven’t put out any YouTube videos or Spotify episodes lately, as I’ve been a bit busy, but I hope to change this. In releasing these platform specific content, I’ll probably focus more on the Spotify side of things, as the video production, although is aesthetically pleasing, is time consuming. My hope is to put out something (at least) once a month. That said, my time is served best in continuing to offer quality research content and valuable posts on Telegram while spending the bulk of my time writing books. I have two I’m currently working on. Think long term. When I look around, I find it difficult to find quality Heathen researchers; hence, why The Frithstead was born. A channel that educates and encourages. A white pill amongst a black-pilled world. Check out the link tree and explore all The Frithstead has to offer. Hail good folk and béo ġesunde.

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The Wælcyrġe, /ˈwæl.kɪr.je/, is a chooser of the slain. Under Wóden & or Frówe’s command, & led by the Norn, Sċyld, the Wælcyrġan gather select battle-slain warriors & accompany them, first to Hell, then to Ósġeard. In later Anglo-Saxon texts, something of the old idea is still shown as various glosses, where the word was rendered as a fury, or goddess of war. What’s interesting, is that the Wælcyrġan have connections with birds, such as swans, ravens, and or falcons. As seen in Suffridus Petrus’ account of Henġest & Horsa, their sister/mother is Swana. Is this a coincidence or can we, within Germanic lore, find a divine twin parallel connecting two closely related male figures and a close female relative with birds and or a Wælcyrġe?

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Whatever the goal is, consistency is everything.

Consistency comes through discipline.

Discipline comes from strength of character and willpower.

You need the fire in the belly, hunger, anger...

It all comes down to how bad you want it. If you're lukewarm about your goal, you will never attain it.

Luck

The ancient Anglo-Saxon word, ræd — is a perfect illustration of Teutonic psychology. When given to others, it means counsel; when applied to the luck working within the mind, it means wisdom, or a good plan, and from an ethical point of view, just and honest thoughts. But the word naturally includes the idea of success, which accompanies wise and upright devising, and on the other hand power and authority, which are the working of a sound will. Men setting about to discuss difficult matters stand in need of ræd and quickness of mind, says an Old-English writer. A rædless man is weakened by lack of will, lack of power and lack of self-assertion.

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

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Who are the top Heathen voices today?

"Deyr fé,
deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
en orðstírr
deyr aldregi,
hveim er sér góðan getr.

Deyr fé,
deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
ek veit einn,
at aldrei deyr:
dómr um dauðan hvern."

These famous stanzas in the 'Gestaþáttr' of the Hávamál, also having the first two lines echoed in the Hákonarmál, have parallels, using identical vocabulary in the Old English poem, The Wanderer (Eardstapa). This suggests an earlier Germanic oral tradition to both Norse and Anglo-Saxon culture:

"Hēr bið fēoh lǣne, hēr bið frēond lǣne,
hēr bið mon lǣne, hēr bið mǣg lǣne,
eal þis eorþan gesteal idel weorþeð."

"Here is cattle/money fleeting, here is a friend fleeting,
here is man fleeting, here is a kinsman fleeting,
all this foundation of the earth becomes vanity."

Note also, whereas Old Norse frændr means kinsman, Old English frēond is friend, but it uses mǣg for kinsman in the second line.

The Norse dómr, fame, has plentiful parallels in Old English, such as Maxims I, ll.79;
"Dōm biþ selast", fame is best.

More on the Divine Twins study next week, but for today, I’m happy to announce a Frithstead side project focusing on learning a form of Old English. Utilizing the Late West Saxon dialect, with the grammatical structure of modern English, Folcsprǽċ is a simplified version of the Old English language. Designed to be easily incorporated into our daily speech, and building Folcsida; thus, honoring our gods & forefathers. I invite you to join, and welcome you to, Leornung Folcsprǽċ.

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"Vikings weren't a race, it was an occupation, to 'go viking'. Anyone could be a viking."

Anglo-Saxons would disagree.

"Hrōþwulf and Hrōðgār hēoldon lengest
sibbe ætsomne suhtorfædran,
siþþan hȳ forwræcon wicinga cynn
ond Ingeldes ord forbigdan,
forheowan æt Heorote Heaðobeardna þrym."

"Hrothwulf and Hrothgar held longest
peace together, uncle and nephew,
since they forwroke the Vikings' kin
and Ingeld's ord they forbayed,
forhewed at Heorot the Hathobards' thrum."

Cynn derives from the same root as nation, meaning to give birth or beget and literally means race or kind.

Additionally Víkingr did not mean an occupation. It is a masculine noun, not a verbal gerund, which was feminine (in the form of -ung), nor a present participle (originally -ende). This ending means descent or belonging, like king (cyning, belonging to kin), atheling (æþeling, descent from nobility), thus wīcing was one belonging to a wīc (camp) or vík (inlet), interchangeable with Norðmenn or Dene, referring to Norwegians or Danes.

"We have been Europeans for 30 to 40,000 years. For about 97% of that time, we followed a religion other than Christianity. There is no proof that Christianity is anything more than a passing phase. Othinn, on his seat high in Valhal, is laughing."

S. McNallen

Sources Pairing Nyord and Fréa:

18. Folk bear witness
With wond’ring praise,
How to all guests
Good gifts he gives:
For Bjorn of the hearth-stone
Is blest with store
Freely and fully
By Fréa and Nyord.
Ch. 82 Egil’s saga

'Requite him, righteous gods,
For robbery of my wealth!
Hunt him away, be wroth,
High Odin, heavenly powers!
Foe of his folk, base king,
May Fréa and Nyord make flee!
Hate him, land-guardians, hate,
Who holy ground hath scorn'd!'
Ch. 58 Egil’s saga

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Sources reenforcing a Norse Divine Twin Triad:

"Wóden placed Nyord and Fréa as priests of the sacrifices, and they became Diar of the Ésaland folk. Nyord’s daughter Frówe was priestess of the sacrifices, and first taught the Asaland people the magic art, as it was in use and fashion among the Wanaland folk."

"“Fréa took the kingdom after Nyord, and was called drot by the
Swedes, and they paid taxes to him. He was, like his father,
fortunate in friends and in good seasons. Fréa built a great
temple at Upsal, made it his chief seat, and gave it all his
taxes, his land, and goods. Then began the Upsal domains, which
have remained ever since."

-Yngling Saga

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Frówe Within the Divine Triad: Building Upon Connections

Within the Indo-European Divine Twin mythos, the Norse appear to have morphed the twins into a Father-Son duo, with the sister goddess becoming the other twin. Frówe (Freyja to the Norse) bears the ability to dawn a skin of feathers (Þrymskviða; Skáldskaparmál). Birds, such as Swans (Vǫlundarkviða), ravens (Cotton Cleopatra A. iii; Helgakviða Hundingsbana II; Húsdrápa; Hrafnsmál), and hawks (Skáldskaparmál) are intimately associated with the Wælcyrġan, the receivers of the slain. Frówe, as recorded, is the Hawk-skinned Wælcyrġan leader who receives half the battle-slain warriors. Each Germanic expression contains a piece of the puzzle that comprise our sacred Folcsida.

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