#wodan

[weepingwidar]

Ben Edge (British, 1985) - The Hooden Horse (2023)

[ur-folk]

“The wolfish aspect of the Greek god Apollo seems to connect him both to death and to fertilizing and live-giving powers, in consonance with the other doubled or contradictory aspects of this god, who surely resembles another god with wolf names and companions, the Norse Óðinn”  

“The wolf-image ordinarily would be attached to the aggressive second function warrior but what might be called wolf-kings are also seen: Lykos or 'wolf' was a king-name in ancient Thebes; Sigmund and his son (in Volsunga saga) took their lycanthropic posture and powers from wolves' skins once worn by two shape-changing princes (konungasynir, Vols. c8) while the violent war-king of Norway, Harald lúfa, himself showing a near-berserk image, had his own berserker band of Wolfskins, Úlfhèðnar (Heimskringla 19).”

-- Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture (1997), page 647 by J.P. Mallory and Douglas Adams

[merovingian-marvels]

Cabochon finger ring

This stunning finger ring is decorated with dark glass paste, rather than a semi-precious stone. The simplicity of the ring indicates that it is Carolingian rather than Merovingian. The Carolingians embraced Catholicism on a much broader scale with the top-down process of baptism/religious conversion having reached the middle and even some of the lower classes.

This results in more minimalistic dress. Jewelry becomes very minimal and brooches that were included into ones appearance were once again reduced to their functional level. A finger ring like this does not proof that the wearer was in fact no longer pagan, but it does show that the wearer followed the fashion of the (Catholic) elite. Wearing finger rings also indicates that the wearer performed little to no physical labour as it risks damaging the jewel and it is also a means to show your wellbeing to the world.

The metropolitan museum of art, New York City - United States of America

Museum nr. 17.192.217

Found in Northern France (7th century)

[cezarberje]

Midnight WODAN by Cezar Berje

Essa é uma obra do deus Odin (Wodan) retratada sob uma lua cheia, momento em que ele retorna de uma longa jornada, onde sacrificou-se pelos conhecimentos dos mistérios da magia (magick) e as runas.

[ulfheoinn-screaming-well]

These are my prayer beads for Wodan. It features local animals instead of ravens as i don't interact with ravens that much and i associate hawks and magpies with Wodan also they also symbolise two local saints who i associate with Wodan which i admit might sound odd but he is heavily featured in the stories i was told of them and i consider them good examples and people worthy of honor. Painting them was a joy i really love drawing in a manuscript like style. I use it for keeping track of prayers but also for counting plants /animals when i'm on walks.

[muspelheim71]

Today we visited the in Ribe. Ribe is not only the oldest town in Denmark, but also the oldest in all of Scandinavia. Ribe was founded in 710 AD as a marketplace of Frisians and Normans.

Ribe Vikingecenter is located 2km further south and is an open-air museum. It has a large number of volunteers, who live in complex as Vikings.

[eye-of-wodanaz]

"The Statue Of Odin" by Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard

A statue of Odin, made of limestone. Located in Hanover, Germany 🇩🇪 Est. 1902

[thrillrid3s]

Wodan Timbur Coaster - Europa Park