the blot |
Blotr, or ritual, was in olden times held at least three times per year, during the solstices, and in early spring, although there was often a harvest festival, an...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:29:00 GMT |
blota |
blót, n. (1) sacrifice, sacrificial feast or banquet (efna, efla b.); (2) idol worship in general; (3) idol, = blSti (öll b. braut hann niðr); (4) swearing, cursing.blóta (blSt; blét, blétum; blótinn)...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:27:00 GMT |
blot |
The blót (Old Norse plural same as singular) was the pagan Norse sacrifice to Norse gods and Elves. The sacrifice often took the form of a sacramental meal or feast.
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1 Etymolo...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:23:00 GMT |
O.N. -Orthography |
The orthography of the Old Norse language since the introduction of the Latin alphabet in Iceland was varied historically. In modern times, scholars established a standardized spelling for the languag...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:19:00 GMT |
TYR |
"Tyr" redirects here. For other uses, see Tyr (disambiguation).
Týr, depicted here with both hands intact, before the encounter with Fenrir is identified with Mars in this illustration from an 18t...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:45:00 GMT |
kenning |
A kenning (Old Norse kenning [c°[nÐiKg], Modern Icelandic pronunciation [c°[nÐiKk]) is a circumlocution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse and later Icelandic poetry. For example, Old Norse...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:42:00 GMT |
old norse naming |
In general, parents named their children after a deceased relative or hero. In some way the child was believed to inherit with the name the gifts or personality of their namesake: this belief almost s...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:56:00 GMT |
Knowst How to Blot: The How & Why of Heathen Sacrifice |
Knowst How to BlotThe How and Why of Heathen Sacrifice
by Eric Wódening
Knowest how to pray
Knowest how to blót
(Hávamál verse 144, line 3)
Foreword
Many, perhaps most religions involve some ...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:10:00 GMT |
