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Astronomy
Here, you will find the myths about the stars and the planets. I have also included other factual information in a table listing other heavenly bod...
By Jimmy Joe
Life of King Arthur
Here, I will give a brief treatment about the life of King Arthur. My sources below are some of the earliest accounts of Arthur, written by three d...
By Jimmy Joe
Ostara & Eostre
Ostara was the Germanic goddess of the sun and fertility. Ostara was also associated with the coming of spring, and her festival was held on the sp...
By Jimmy Joe
Ing
Ing was the ancestral god of the Germanic tribes – the Angles and the Saxons. Ing was possibly an Aesir god, or even a Vanir god.
By Jimmy Joe
Irmin
Irmin was the god of war. Irmin was either equated with Tiwaz (Tyr) or it was possibly another name for Tiwaz. His name implied that of one of grea...
By Jimmy Joe
Germangabis
Germangabis was the tutelary goddess of the Suebi tribe that lived around the Elbe River, Germany. Germangabis was the goddess of prosperity and wa...
By Jimmy Joe
Nerthus
Nerthus was an ancient Germanic earth goddess. She was known since the time of the Roman Empire. Tacitus, the Roman historian in 1st-2nd century AD...
By Jimmy Joe
Frija
Frija was the goddess of childbirth and midwifery. Frija was the wife and consort of Wodan (Odin). Frija was identified with the Norse goddess, Fri...
By Jimmy Joe
Donar
A Germanic god of thunder. Donar was also known as Thunor or Thonar to the Saxons and Thor to the Scandinavians. The Romans identified Donar with t...
By Jimmy Joe
Tiwaz
Tiwaz was one of the earliest known Germanic gods. Tiwaz was the chief sky god and the god of war. Tiwaz was later identified with the Norse god Ty...
By Jimmy Joe
Wodan (Woden)
Wodan was an ancient Germanic sky god. Wodan was known as Woden or Wotan to the Saxons and later Odin to the Norse. Wodan was also the god of war. ...
By Jimmy Joe
Teutonic Deities
During the time of Roman expansion in Europe, the Romans encountered many Germanic tribes on the other side of the Rhine and Danube rivers. The Ger...