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Showing posts with label Norse mythology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norse mythology. Show all posts
Saturday, 1 October 2022

Freya and her cats

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According to the legend, Norse goddess Freya travels in the heavens in the chariot pulled by two giant, blue cats. These cats are the childr...
Sunday, 7 August 2022

Julenek

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"On Christmas morning in Norway every gable, gateway, or barn-door, is decorated with a sheaf of grain, called 'Julenek', fixed...
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Monday, 20 June 2022

Axe or hammer

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Perun, Slavic thunder god wielded an axe... Thor, Norse thunder god, wielded a hammer... Both Slavs and Norse wore axe (hammer) protective a...
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Sunday, 4 July 2021

Kataibates

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Zeus, the god of lightning, had a nickname "Kataibates" (he who descends). This basically equated Zeus with Thunder/Lightning... P...
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Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Jörmungandr

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The other day I came across this pendant on one of the auction sites with the description: "Medieval Period - Viking Pendant Depicting ...
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Tuesday, 31 December 2019

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" On Christmas morning in Scandinavia every gable, gateway, or barn-door, is decorated with a sheaf of grain fixed on the top of a ...
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