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[merovingian-marvels]

The Langobards

The Langobards/Lombards/Longobards are an Italic-Germanic tribe with origins in southern Scandinavia around the first centuries B.C. and A.D.

Their steady migration southward can be retraced by archaeological artifacts, which show their Scandinavian origin.

Their early connections to (the geographical city of) Rome made them very influential in the Western Roman world; on financial, military, religious but also law practice and kingship levels.

The Lombards were quickly christened and were the founding fathers of many religious institutions in northern Italy, ruled Italy, and adapted/adopted Roman Law, making for a culturally rich period. Their capital Pavia is located in the Italian province of Lombardy, named after, you guessed it.

It has to be said (it sounds like a fake fact but it is not) that their name means “Long Beards”. In many European languages the descriptive name can be heard in “Langobard” also written as “Longobard”.

Image:

Langobardic radiate headed bow brooch

Found in: Chiusi - Tuscany, Italy

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ODIN

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[hansdampfinallengassen]

Wrath of the Storm.

[herbookofhours]

Happy Wodan’s day or day of humps - whatever your beliefs may be 🤣

[muspelheim71]

Fijne Woensdag! Happy Wōdnesdæg!

[gifts-of-heimdall-runes]

Wōdan

Source: INSTAGRAM

Background mounting by @gifts-of-heimdall-runes

25th August 2024

[thebeautifulbook]

ASGARD AND THE GODS by Wilhelm Wägner, 1800-1886. (London: Routledge, c.1917) Illustrated.

The Tales and Traditions of Our Northern Ancestors, forming a complete manual of Norse Mythology.

source

[ochipi]

Midwinter has past

Wodan has led the hunt

Holda shines her light

Let Sunna ride a few minutes longer

To shorten the night

[satoshi-mochida]

SHINONOME ABYSS: The Maiden Exorcist adds Switch version - Gematsu

Roguelike horror action game SHINONOME ABYSS: The Maiden Exorcist will be available for Switch alongside its previously announced PC (Steam) version when it launches this fall, publishers Kadokawa Corporation, Kadokawa Game Linkage, and ABC ANIMATION, and developer WODAN announced.

The companies also announced that Akiho Suzumoto will voice main character Yono, and that SHINONOME ABYSS: The Maiden Exorcist will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2024, which will run from September 26 to 29 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

The main character is a shrine maiden named Yono, who has to survive in a haunted houses where Mononoke (yokai and vengeful spirits) lurk, using a limited number of items and traps in this strategy roguelike horror action game!

Shrine Maiden Yono Takes on the Challenge of Escaping From Numerous Haunted Houses in This Roguelike!

Following in the footsteps of her missing Onmyouji brother, shrine maiden Yono arrives at a terrifying place where Mononoke (yokai and other vengeful spirits) live. The very structure of the mansion changes every time you enter. There are three game modes: “Harai,” “Misogi,” and “Gyou,” with “Gyou” being the highest difficulty mode, in which players compete to see how long they can survive in an endless dungeon

The Goal is to Escape From the Haunted House and Defeat the Mononoke by Making Full Use of the Traps and Devices Hidden in the House!

First, confirm the type and number of Mononoke by listening to noises coming from the next room, finding traces of the Mononoke, etc. Try to surmise the fighting style of the Mononoke and defeat them by setting up traps and then calling them over to you by making noises so they fall in the traps you made. You can also try to understand the structure of the mansion and defeat the Mononoke by luring them into open fireplaces and pits. Defeating them in this way allows you to gain and save items as well. Survival here requires knowledge, experience, and courage. When Yono is in grave danger, another side of her personality appears, and she is greatly strengthened. Predicting and controlling this change is also a key to success.

Various Elements Have Been Greatly Improved from the Previous Game!

The game has been significantly improved from the previous Shinonome, with more Mononoke appearing, more traps and items, more dungeons and a big boss. The addition of Yono’s other personality is also a new element. Based on the player’s feedback from the previous game, the game content itself has also undergone tuning in order to make it easier to play.

Production Staff

Director / Game Designer: Kenichi Iwao

Major Works: Resident Evil, Einhander, Parasite Eve 2, Final Fantasy XI

Character Design: Tatsuya Yoshikawa

Major Works: Breath of Fire series, Devil May Cry 4 and 5, Last Ranker

Programming: Hiroshi Ogino

Major Works: Shiren the Wanderer: Mystery Dungeon, Fate/Grand Order, Culdcept Mobile

[a-d-nox]

baldur, god of purity and joy (asteroid 4059)

this likely my favorite mythological story that i have ever stumbled upon its the story of how mistletoe got it’s meaning and why friday the 13th gets its bad wrap (please dont listen to the tiktok people who say its about sex and love because "friday is freya’s day" - friday is for frigg - plus when have any gods ever needs a rare day of the year in order to have sex lol)

on to the myth of baldur.

Baldur (sometimes written as Baldr) was the son of Odin and Frigg. He was thought to be beautiful and just and thus was a favorite of the gods. Baldur had a nightmare one day in which he saw his own death - Frigg too had the same dream. When the gods learned of this, they grew worried - Odin rode to Hel to talk with an oracle about the dreams. Upon his arrive, Odin found a dead seer, völva, and Odin using his power of resurrection to bring her back to life - she confirmed that Baldur would die but did not specify how. When Odin returned to Asgard he shared the knowledge that Baldur would die and that the seer didn't say how - immediately Frigg was upset and began to look for a way to save her son. Frigg resolved to approach all living things in existence and have them promise not to harm Bladur. When Loki learned that Baldur could not be harmed by anything, he was outraged and plotted a scheme to cause Baldur's and all the gods' greatest misfortune. Loki transformed into an old woman and asked Frigg if all things had sworn to do no harm to Baldur and Frigg responded that she hadn't asked or demanded mistletoe to do no harm to her son as it was a harmless weed. Frigg knew nothing of the lady's true identity. Loki however immediately located mistletoe and built a weapon (sometimes an arrow, other times a spear). To celebrate Baldur's invulnerability, a dinner of twelve guests was held and Loki (an uninvited thirteenth guest) arrived with the weapon. The gods had made a game out of throwing things that would normally do harm to a god at Baldur - they were having fun apart from Hodr, Baldur's blind brother. Loki approached Hodr and handed him the weapon telling him to throw it like a spear - Hodr did so and mortally wounded Baldur. All the gods surrounded him as he laid dying. Frigg demanded that someone travel to Hel and demand she give Baldur back - Hermod, Baldur's brother did so. For nine days he rode in search of Hel and when he found her, she stated that she would return him to the land of the living so long as everything wept for his return - all but a giantess named Thökk (Loki in disguise) wept for Baldur. Thus Baldur was forced to stay in Hel; his wife (Nanna) died of grief and the gods set their bodies ablaze. As punishment, when Loki, was found out to be the reason for Baldur's permanent death, Loki was bound to the infamous rock with a snake hung over head to drip poison on his brow - the next event to take place was Ragnarok (a misfortunate event - making Baldur's death story in which a thirteen guest was the cause of his death, Frigg's (Friday's) worst nightmare and a day of misfortune - she also swore that mistletoe would always be an object of love and never one of harm from that day on). IN MY OPINION Balder in your chart can represent a) where you are loved by all (except for the sign/planets your loke is in and/or aspects), b) where you have precognitive powers, c) where others would do anything to save you, d) where you shine the brightest for others before a period of darkness, and/or e) how missed you are in death.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of balder along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of balder AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede balder!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: frigga (77), loke (4862), odin (3989), wodan (2155), hel (949), hela (699), hoder (4669), and hermod (2630)!

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[merovingian-marvels]

Merseburger Spells

The Merseburg Spells or Incantations are two magic spells found in a Latin Sacramentarium and are written in Carolingian minuskel. The manuscript originates from the Abbey of Fulda, Germany and are dated around 800-900 AD, but only rediscovered in 1841.

The spells do not show any sign of Christian influence and are the only written proof of Germanic mythology in Old High German.

The first spell tells of prisoners of war which are freed by the Idisi. An unknown kind of god-like figures, possibly a Germanic version of Valkyries.

The second spell is a healing incantation. Wotan rides through the woods with Balder, until Balders horse named Phol gets hurt. Wotan, Friia (Freya), her sister Volla and Sinthgund and her sister Sunna sing to the horse; let your wounds be cured.

There are other version of the second spell known, but in different rhyming couplets and turned into a Christian motive.

English and Dutch speakers may identify most of the words without knowing the lyrics first.

Merseburger Domstiftbibliothek, codex 136, f85r

[hesy-bes]

He who rides between the Nine Worlds,

Eight legs moving swiftly,

my horn is raised to you.

For in your arms

I find my solace,

and in your words I’m free from harm.

O’ Allftather,

Riddler of the Runes,

your one eye guides my sight,

reading ancient script

and seeing what is right.

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Wodan totem

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[homoeroticfisticuffs]

i think i want one of my next tattoos to be inspired by the second merseburg charm but i'm having trouble finding artistic interpretations of it or even thinking about how to explain what i want in case i want to have art commissioned for it or just have the artist come up with something. alternatively i thought about just getting one of the bracteates tatted but i don't knowwww ughhhhhhh help

[muspelheim71]

“Flieg Gedanke, flieg Erinn'rung

Kündet ihm von Midgards Los

Sagt ihm, seine Kinder warten

Seine Schar ist nicht mehr groß

Doch noch lodert seine Flamme

In die kalte Nacht hinaus”

Fly thought, fly memory

Tell him of Midgard's fate

Tell him his children are waiting

His flock is no longer large

But his flame is still blazing

Out into the cold night

From the song “Boten Asgards” by Carved in Stone

Art found on Pinterest and added my own twist

[poeticnorth]

I'm not sure if I'll be writing any more for Odin in my current project, barring the Chthonic Hymn To Odin, but here's the last addition to my ongoing project