Yggdrasil Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Hvergelmir (located in Niflheim) is a "bubbling boiling spring." According to Prose Edda, the spring is one of the three
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The concept of death, soul, and afterlife have long fascinated humans. Like modern scientists keep speculating about what happens when we die, ancient civilizations
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Celtic Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - To ancient Celts, nature and animals were sacred and must be treated with respect. The spiritual world was invisible. Gateways were leading from
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did you know that Nordic people celebrated a festival similar to Christmas long before they became Christian? Of course, Norse Yule was not
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the branches of the sacred tree, Yggdrasil, there are many animals, all of which play an essential role in the tree's daily
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Nidhogg (also (Nithog, Nidhögg) is the corpse-eating dragon that lives entwined around Yggdrasil’s foot. Nidhogg is stalking in the roots of
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Christmas Traditions
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Kallikantzaroi are naughty and sometimes evil underground goblins who emerge during the 12 days of Christmas and then disappear into the Earth
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many shrines in Asgard and Midgard, but most sacred of all is Yggdrasil, the largest of all trees. The branches spread
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Demons are mentioned in myths, legends, folklore and various religions worldwide. Known under a variety of names, demons and other diabolical creatures represent
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - School children in Sweden have managed to accomplish what adults failed to do. A group of fifth-grade students deciphered runes that have previously
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Nastrond (Náströnd) is the 'strand of corpses.' It is the most terrible part of Niflheim, ruled by the god Loki's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Dwarves in mythology were wise beings who knew the answers to many questions. In Norse mythology, Alvís ("All-Wise") was a dwarf known to be
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Överhogdal Tapestry (in Swedish: Överhogdalstapeten) represents a group of amazingly well-preserved and the most complete ancient textiles found in Europe. This imaginative creation
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many fascinating, mythical animals dwell in and around the sacred tree Yggdrasil. We know the squirrel Ratatoskr, that is plotting intrigue and spreading gossips, and
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Ancient Symbols
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is no doubt that Irminsul was a sacred symbol of the Saxons, an ancient Germanic tribe that occupied the region of modern Schleswig
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Kunlun Mountain was a place of great importance to the ancient Chinese. The sacred mountain was the dwelling place of gods, goddesses,
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Can nature provide a person with answers about the future? People in ancient Sweden believed a walk in the forest could foretell future
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Celtic Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cernunnos is one of the greatest and most ancient Celtic gods. He is the Lord of the Animals, the “Horned One.” The 'cer' part
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When we are angry with someone, we often say “Go to hell”. Whether we believe in the existence of a hell is unimportant. We
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - There are many names that describe the nature and function of the axis mundi. It is known as the world pillar or the
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Helm of Awe is one of the most powerful protective Viking symbols used not only for the purpose of protection from disease, but
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AncientPages.com - Vikings had a very special relationship to their gods. More or less everything in the Viking society was somehow associated with the mighty Norse deities and their
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is associated with war and death, humanity's knowledge of the runic alphabet, poetry, healing, and sorcery. Odin was always seeking wisdom, even at
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, giant Mimir usually appears in the company of Odin, the most powerful and wisest of the gods. The giant Mimir, however, can
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Aesir were warlike gods who lived in total separation from the Vanir, the gods of fertility. The Aesir lived in Asgard and the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Norse creation myth in the Poetic Edda tells how the gods were born and how the earth was created. It is said that there
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The identity of mysterious Valkyrie Eir remains an enigma. There is reason to believe that she once played an important role in Norse
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hel is one of three horrible children of the trickster god Loki. She is a giantess, goddess of death and a ruler of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Völuspá, the first poem in the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda, is one of the most outstanding literary achievements in the
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