#ullr

[sayhowdycountrycritters]

Snow thawing creates a muddy, wet Border Collie! ( and husband).

[why-i-love-comics]

Immortal Thor #11 - "God of Doom" (2024)

written by Al Ewing art by Valentina Pinti & Espen Grundetjern

[milkahia]

Fire Emblem Rally for Gaza | Collections of illustrations

Ullr – Genealogy of the Holy War

Seliph and Larcei – Genealogy of the Holy War

Azura – Fates

Robin – Awakening

[salixsociety]

Hail Ullr and Skaði!

A very experimental piece for me, but I'm happy with how it came out

[comicwaren]

From Immortal Thor #019, “Tales of Asgard”

Art by Jan Bazaldua, Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding, Luciano Vecchio, Karen S. Darboe, Jorge Fornés, Juan Ferreyra, Valerio Schiti, Rod Reis, Juann Cabal, Gleb Melnikov, Steve Skroce, Leonard Kirk, CAFU, Phil Noto, Martín Cóccolo, Lee Garbett, Humberto Ramos, David Baldeón, Gavin Guidry, Matt Hollingsworth, Espen Grundetjern, Frank D’Armata and Edgar Delgado

Written by Al Ewing

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[the-mjolnir-owner]

Thor Annual (2023) and Immortal Thor #012: The End of All Songs

[simply-ivanka]

[dia-tribe]

Okayy this is the first and probably only heathen post I'll put on this blog (maybe ill start a sideblog idk yet) but i got management approval to post this.

Here's the altar i have set up for Ullr! It's been a few years in the making but after half a year ? of putting some genuine dedication in it's finally Real Good. It'll continue to grow and change but it's become a nice little centerpiece for my worship + practice. Warm feelings and heightened communication all around.

There's really not a lot of information about Ullr's likes and associations the way there is with the gods who Haven't been mostly lost to time but the act of discovering what those things are is very fulfilling.

Component deets under the readmore if ur into that mwah i hope everyone is using this weekend to find some stillness and rest.

Shelf is on the north wall, handmade out of planks from shelves that were in my great grandparent's cellar and apple logs (not visible). I've got one of those under-shelf baskets for my journal and tarot deck + some utilitarian bits.

Altar cloth is a rabbit hide that i've had for Years, topped with:

Mule deer skull with gemstones balanced on top

Hanging from the antlers is my pendulum, deer knucklebone necklace, some meditation beads i'm working on, and dried oranges.

muley antler points

abalone shell for open-practice plant burning (i'm incredibly partial to artemesia tridentata) I don't. actually know for sure that abalone for sure isn't closed practice but i'm not using the S word or burning endangered plants so i'm hoping that it's not that big of a deal

More stones (lots of carnelian, rocks with "snow" in the name, stones that have been or could be knapped into arrowheads)

Bits of copper and brass. Copper rings, penny runeset, brass leaf.

Bella Sara 2nd series card. Yasmin "Retreat and gather new energy for taking steps on the road". I understand if this seems like a weird addition but he spent a full day sending me sign after sign to allow myself to rest & then i tore through 2 full besa booster boxes and knew what I had to do

Altar bowl. He asked specifically for the seeds that i'm planting in my garden this year. They'll be pulled back out when it's time to plant but it works out fine because everything in this bowl ends up in the garden eventually. I always drop pennies that i find or get as change in here (these don't get buried) and I've found that he likes food that would be good for outdoorsy trips. Granola bars, jerky, hard candy, crackers. High protein or nourishing foods that can be thrown into a pack and snacked on while traversing.

Goblet in the back has more seeds

Incense dish. Small thrifted bread pan filled with salt to hold the incense, doubles as a black salt generator.

Candle with ihwaz. Red and green are favorites but white will also work.

Shot glass filled with incenses he likes so I don't have to keep the boxes out.

Runestones. Purchased black tourmaline set, set made of clay I purified from my backyard and fired in my fireplace, and a yet-to-be-made set (a pile of small, flat stones that I've been slowly collecting over the months. I live in a mountain region so there are some cool ones and I'm excited for this set. It'll probably be attuned to the landvaettir (the mountains and their children) but Ullr is watching over them for now.

Another goblet for liquid offerings

Brass bell

Yew branches! I picked these up last night and ouioguh it's about time. I'll get new ones when the berries are ripe and dry them really well so they'll last.

On the wall is a piece of glass are I made at the glass museum :) representative of yew and its berries. I'm gonna move this down so it's closer to the candle + lights up better. I had a taller candle when I put it up so it's a little high for this one.

The other side of the shelf is my partner's altar to Arawn (welsh god of the wild hunt). He also has a skull (whitetail). Typical couple who worships hunting gods.

That's it!! thanks for lettin me give you tha tour i hope you enjoyed it

[02kt]

new artwork for 3.3.0

[sigyn-foxyposts]

"Thor's family depictions"

I have been developing my style a bit thanks to the guidance of my partner Sparrow and I felt so happy with myself I had to draw another family that never quite leaves my mind~✨ Kudos if you noticed how most of Thor's family have his pendent on them and that Sif looks like a wheat⚡🔨

[why-i-love-comics]

Immortal Thor #11 - "God of Doom" (2024)

written by Al Ewing art by Valentina Pinti & Espen Grundetjern

[yewdales]

🏹 Hail and well met! My name is Jordan, and this is my new devotional blog! This post is both a community introduction and pinned bio. ➴

I'm an inclusive animist heathen, meaning that I follow a Norse pagan path centered on the natural world and our more-than-human neighbors. My own queerness aside, it's important to me that my practice is a source of love and welcoming for all walks of life, and I try to decolonize myself and my path.

My patron is Ullr, lord of archery, yews ᛇ, hunting, winter, and skiing. I've been worshiping and working with him for 4 years. I work with no deities other than him, and the rest of my practice is dedicated to non-gods. Ullr is a massively important part of my life, and I consider myself very fortunate for the relationship we have.

I'm especially working on improving my intuition skills and studying divination tools (runes and tarot). I've been practicing these for many, many years, but never with enough dedication to really learn them. That's changed over the past 6 or so months and I think I'm finally starting to get pretty good. I also do some energy work every now and then.

I'm not an expert in anything and consider that a blessing -- learning new information is what keeps me excited about life. I'm fascinated by the history of our beliefs and how we carry them in the modern world. Reading recs as always very appreciated. My personal recommendation is that you read Braiding Sweetgrass.

Feel free to message or otherwise strike up a conversation. Hateful or inciting messages will be deleted and ignored, but I enjoy sharing the love of heathenry with others. Community is an important part of my practice.

❆ This is a sideblog, and I follow from @dia-tribe ❆

Commonly used tags under the readmore.

#my post - Original posts by me.

#photos - Real-life pictures and videos; aesthetics.

#art - Original or credited.

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#basics - Intructory or foundational information for heathenry, animism, spellcraft, etc.

#advice - Mundane tips for safety and sanity.

#resource - Posts linking to or referencing outside sources.

#reference - Informational posts.

#practice - Broad tag for posts that inform my cultus.

#philosophy - Daily spirituality. Habits, reminders, outlook shifters.

#ullr - Posts about my patron god.

#gods - Information on deities and their veneration.

#ancestors - General tag for posts about the humans that came before us.

#wights - General tag for non-human, non-god spirits.

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#neighbors - Real-life observations of other-than-human individuals with species identifications.

#hails - Prayers, poems, honors, affirmations. Magical words.

#holidays - Dates and traditions of relevant holidays.

#rituals - Spells, blots, and rites.

#components - Magical associations of plants, stones, etc. Magic items, symbols.

#divination - Information on types of divination and ways to use them.

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#attestations - Quotes from myth texts.

#history - Relevant historic information.

#ecology - Posts about natural science.

#crafts - Artistic creations with a devotional twist.

#DIY - How-tos for alternatives to purchasing.

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#community - Promo posts, introductions.

#wishlist - Things I'd like to purchase from independent makers and artists.

#memes - Relevant meme/humor posts.

[homewardskies]

"Ull's protection, and that of all the Gods,

He has, the first one to seize the flames;

For the worlds lie open over the sons of the Gods

When the kettles are lifted off."

-Grimnir's Sayings, The Poetic Edda (Trans. Carolyne Larrington, 1996)

[howlkyatt]

Ullr belongs to @rabiesram !!

Based from a conversation that had too many frogs in it HAHAHAHAJSNDKDNDK

[faith-of-the-wheel]

Rudlós part 5: Who is Welnos?

Many have put forth a proposed PIE Cattle deity, formed primarily from Slavic Veles, and his Baltic linguistic cognates(Lithuanian Velnias, and Latvian Velns). He often appears as a Proto-Odin figure and subsumes much of his character and position in the Senowera Document. I believe this to be false, and based on little evidence, with Rudlos being a much stronger candidate for much that which prescribed to Welnos. There may also be a connection to Norse Ullr/Ull/Wuldor.

Veles by BrotherBjorn

Veles, Enemy of Perun

Veles, Velnias, and Velns all protected cattle herds, and were associated with the underworld/underground, wealth, and trade. There are many theories on the etymology on the name, none are good but some more popular ones are connected to "wool", "hair", and *wulþuz. The willow tree is sacred to him.

Veles is one of few Slavic gods for which evidence of offerings can be found in all Slavic nations. The Primary Chronicle, a historical record of the early Kievan Rus, is the earliest and most important record, mentioning a god named Volos several times. Here, Volos is mentioned as god of cattle and peasants, who will punish oath-breakers with diseases, the opposite of Perun who is described as a ruling god of war who punishes by death in battle.

In the later half of the 10th century, Veles was one of seven gods whose statues Vladimir I of Kiev had erected in his city. It is very interesting that Veles' statue apparently did not stand next to others, on the hill where the prince's castle was, but lower in the city, in the marketplace. Not only does this indicate that Veles was connected with commerce, but it also shows that worship of Perun and Veles had to be kept separate: while it was proper for Perun's shrines to be built high, on the top of the hill, Veles' place was down, in the lowlands.

Veles most important function seems to be his form of a dragon, who acts as the archenemy of Perun. The battle is cyclical and eternal. The story is complicated but this I want to stress. I believe that his importance stems from Dualistic, Zoroastrian influence on Slavic religion. Before this, I think he was a deity of lesser importance. Associated with cattle herds/wealth , underground wealth, and trade. And maybe a myth putting him in conflict with Perun.

Ullr

Ullr, whose name is reflexive of Proto-Germanic *wulþuz, meaning 'glory', is a Norse god(only attested in Scandinavia proper, primarily in Sweden) associated with skiing, . *Wulþuz ultimately derive from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) noun *wul-tus ('sight, gaze, appearance'), itself from the root *wel- ('to see').

He is a god of skiing, archery, hand-to-hand combat, and the willow tree is associated with him.

Philologist Jan de Vries suggests that the god of rage Óðr–Óðinn stood in opposition to the god of glorious majesty Ullr–Ullinn in a similar manner to the Vedic contrast between Varuna and Mitra.

Among the few scholarly theories that hold any water about Ullr, among which is one arguing him to be an aspect of the Sky Father.

Theory: Welnos as a (sorta)distinct deity

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A tutelary deity of cattle herds, caves, wealth, the underworld, and commerce. If you were to replace cattle with goats(or deer) in that list, you'd have most of the attributes of Paxuson. While his goat/deer connection is distinct, I'd wager it's possible that the horned god may also be connected with cattle, animals of central importance to the PIEs. One of the most commons theories about his name connects it to wool, which doesn't make much sense for a cattle deity, but would for a deity of sheep.

I have often wondered why Paxuson's cognates seem to be either goat-associated or deer-associated. Now, I'm theorizing that he was actually associated with all three, under different aspects. It's possible that these split off, appearing as a goat-god, a deer-god, and a cattle-god.

Veles is also a patron of traveling musicians, while Paxuson is a patron of travelers in general. The Volhov(Slavic pagan priests) derive their name from his, and both are associated with shapeshifitng and magic. Veles takes many forms, including a dragon, wolf, bear, snake, and owl.

If one accepts this connection to Paxuson, then it would be entirely up to the individual practitioner whether Welnos would be but an epithet of Paxuson or a separate but related deity(presumably part of a triad formed by goat god, deer god, and cattle god). Note the fact that one of the reasons goats are the symbol of Paxuson is because they, like him, are liminal. They can be wild or domesticated, and are often something in between, especially for the ancients. Deer are exclusively wild, and cattle are almost exclusively domesticated. Given the PIE's appreciation for 3 in religious contexts, especially deific triads, I feel this fits very well.

This theory would necessitate that much of Veles Slavic character was taken from the archetypal Wrtos, Vrtra-type snake/dragon demon, among other things, possibly with some Rudlos syncretism.

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Some have connected Welnos with Odin and Rudlos. He is often associated mythologically and symbolically with Odin. He sometimes wields a spear. His overlapping domains include music, magic, disease. He is a shapeshifter, known for taking the form of a wolf. Rudlos is also connected to the protection and shepherding of cattle.

While I think Veles likely supplanted Rudlos among the Slavs in a few ways, I do not think the argument for Veles being cognate of Rudlos is strong at all. What few genuine similarities they do have, I feel can be easily explained by Norse conquest and subsequent migration to the region.

I will write more about Welnos as an aspect of Paxuson later. If you are interested in Proto-Indo-European polytheism, check out my blog and the rest of this series about the reconstructed god Rudlos.