🌼 Idunn devotee 🌼

Blog dedicated to our lady of the orchard

[idunadevotee]

Welcome 🍎

I made this blog as a devotional act for Idunn, whom I am a devotee of!

I will be using this blog to document my own worship, sharing information, promoting my goddess, and other interesting things in that realm. :]

A bit about me, not too much, as this blog won’t be particularly focused on me as an individual, I am Scandinavian and consider myself an omnist, which means that I believe in all religions, I accept truth in all; I happen to be most connected to the Nordic pantheon, however.

That being said, I do not support any bigoted interpretations of this faith! I would like to be positive, open, and welcoming to all. 💛

Still not that good at tumblr, however, I’m trying. Bear with me, friends.

And that’s all!

Hail Idunn. 😊💐

[artist-ellen]

Idunn

Idunn, the goddess of youth, is the keeper of the golden apples that grant the gods of Asgard their immortality. Married to Bragi, the god of poetry, she is the daughter of Iwaldi and the sister of the dwarves who forged Sif’s golden hair. Her role is vital, for without her apples, the gods would wither and age.

One day, the giant Thjazi, craving the power of the apples, devised a scheme. Disguised as an eagle, he coerced Loki into luring Idunn into the forest under the pretense of finding even better apples. Once alone, Thjazi seized her and carried her off to his fortress in Jötunheim. Deprived of their youth, the gods demanded Loki bring her back. Using Freyja’s falcon cloak, Loki flew to Jötunheim, transformed Idunn into a nut, and escaped with her, pursued by Thjazi, whom the gods ultimately slew.

(Text by Delia Gosforth, Illustration by Ellen Artistic)

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok.

These illustrations all made it into a Norse Goddess Coloring Book!

(Print Copy)

There are also PDF copies available!

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[motherpriestess]

Where I Find Her

I have found Her in the wind that combs the wheat, in the hush between thunder and rainfall, in the soft ache of morning light as it kisses the windows of a sleeping world.

She is the hum beneath the honeybee's wings, the rhythm in my bones when drums awaken soil, the salt of my tears and the tide they return to.

I see Her in the slow bloom of a fern, the spiral of galaxies spun from dust and dream, in the child's laughter erupting like spring, in the silence after a prayer that needs no words.

She is the fire that fed the stars their birthright, the breath behind the Big Bang's roar, and the hush of deep space holding it all— not watching, but being the very gaze.

In the river, I drink Her. In the stone, I sit with Her. In the crow's cry, I remember. And in the mirror, I bow.

I am Her song, brief and bright, a note in Her endless chorus. And I rejoice, for I am not apart from Her.

I am Her. And She is all.

[beni-alonso-1975]

Nerthus

[norsemythologie]

A collection of some of my favorite 19th & 20th-century art of mythological scenes:

Emil Doepler | Loki's Brood (1905)

James Doyle Penrose | Freya and Her Necklace (1890)

Emil Doepler | Nerthus on Her Cart (1905)

[broomsick]

Idun's Return to Valhalla, Constantin Hansen

Hail the gentle Lady of the orchards 💚

[notthesomefather]

Yesterday’s altar to Idunn.

Helped remind me that as long as I have wonder, the fountain of youth is in the present. Hail the Lady of the Golden Orchard 💜

[broomsick]

Iðunn as a spring Goddess is so dear to my heart!

[deityoftheday]

Idun/Idunn/Iduna/Idunna/Ithun

Origin: Norse

Goddess of: Spring & Eternal Youth

Popularity: Semi-Popular

Relationships: (Possible) Daughter of Ivaldi, Wife of Bragi, & Associated with Freya (goddess of beauty)

Depiction: A young woman holding or near golden apples, which were what renewed the gods’ immortality.

Epithets: Keeper of the Golden Apples, Granter of Eternal Youthfulness, The Young One, & The Rejuvinator

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The kidnapping of Idun

This story is a good one. ✨ 🍎

The Kidnapping of Idun, the Goddess of Eternal Youth

Idun is the guardian and provider of the mysterious fruits eaten by the Gods, which keeps them eternally young and vigorous. Her fruits, cal

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Frigg, Bragi, Idun, and Surtr

Art by me, ink on paper

[idunadevotee]

„[ … ] the theme in the myth about Idun, where the gods suffer under the absence of the goddess’ and / or her attribute and have to get her (and her object of importance) back again.“

- Karen Bek-Pedersen, Guder Og Gudinder I Nordisk Mytologi ( 2021 ) [ translation by me ]

[piratespacex]

idunn doodles bc I love her

I have a thing for blondes I swear

[lokavisi]

Ever Young Guardian of the Apples, rejuvenate our spirits. May the trees of your orchards offer us shade in the heat, and your apples energize our bodies and minds. May our souls and spirits be revived to continue the hard work ahead of us to ensure true equality for all. Hail Iðunn!

[thejewellerybox]

IÐUNN earrings, Aurum

'In Norse mythology Iðunn is the goddess of spring, youth, and rejuvenation. She is the keeper of magical apples of immortality. The apples grant all the gods eternal youth and are Iðunn's greatest symbol.

The IÐUNN collection represents the goddess and spring. The warm wind of fields where white cotton grass grow.'

[sigyn-foxyposts]

Now we'll do Idunn with bragi her husband included as well! Our pretty apple lady and her poet <:]

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*.・゜゜・✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

H. L. M (1901)

"Iduna Giving Loki the Apple"

Couldn't find artist (1909)

"Loki Shows Idun a Crabapple Tree"

John Bauer (1911)

"Loki and Idun”

Nils jakob Blommér (1846)

"Idun and Brage"

Harry George Theaker

"Giant Thiassi Kidnapping Idunn"

James Doyle Penrose (1890)

"Idun and the Apples"

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