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Anglo-Saxon paganism
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Anglo-Saxon paganism, sometimes termed Anglo-Saxon heathenism, Anglo-Saxon pre-Christian religion, Anglo-Saxon traditional religion, or Anglo-Saxon polytheism, is the set of religious beliefs and prac
The right half of the front panel of the 7th-century Franks Casket, depicting the Anglo-Saxon (and wider Germanic) legend of Wayland the Smith
The right half of the front panel of the 7th-century Franks Casket, depicting the Anglo-Saxon (and wider Germanic) legend of Wayland the Smith
An early 20th-century depiction of Bede, who provides much of the textual information on Anglo-Saxon paganism. Painting by James Doyle Penrose.
An early 20th-century depiction of Bede, who provides much of the textual information on Anglo-Saxon paganism. Painting by James Doyle Penrose.
Roseberry Topping in North Yorkshire, once known as the 'Hill of Óðin'
Roseberry Topping in North Yorkshire, once known as the 'Hill of Óðin'
A 1908 depiction of Beowulf fighting the dragon, by J. R. Skelton
A 1908 depiction of Beowulf fighting the dragon, by J. R. Skelton
Odin
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Odin is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Eur
Anglo-Saxon paganism
…was a polytheistic belief system, focused around a belief in deities known as the ése (singular ós). The most prominent of these deities was probably Woden; other prominent gods included Thunor and Tiw. There was also a belief in a variety of other supernatural entities which inhabited the landscape…
Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886)
Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886)
Woðinz (read from right to left), a probably authentic attestation of a pre-Viking Age form of Odin, on the Strängnäs stone
Woðinz (read from right to left), a probably authentic attestation of a pre-Viking Age form of Odin, on the Strängnäs stone
One of the Torslunda plates. The figure to the left was cast with both eyes, but afterwards the right eye was removed.
One of the Torslunda plates. The figure to the left was cast with both eyes, but afterwards the right eye was removed.
The name Wōđnas on a bracteate from the early 5th century AD, written as mirrored text
The name Wōđnas on a bracteate from the early 5th century AD, written as mirrored text