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Horagalles
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In Sámi shamanism, Western Sámi Horagalles, often equated with Eastern Sámi Tiermes, Baján, and Aijeke or Äijih, is the thunder god. He is depicted as a wooden figure with a nail in the head and with
Depiction of Horagalles from a Sámi shaman drum found in Norway. The drum symbols were copied by the Christian priest Thomas von Westen in the 18th ce
Depiction of Horagalles from a Sámi shaman drum found in Norway. The drum symbols were copied by the Christian priest Thomas von Westen in the 18th century.
Sámi people worshipping Horagalles or Tiermes. Copper engraving by Bernard Picart from Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde
Sámi people worshipping Horagalles or Tiermes. Copper engraving by Bernard Picart from Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (1723–43)
The two hammers of the thunder god depicted as a blue cross on a late 18th-century shaman drum from Porsanger Municipality, Western Finnmark, Norway,
The two hammers of the thunder god depicted as a blue cross on a late 18th-century shaman drum from Porsanger Municipality, Western Finnmark, Norway, described by the Christian missionary Knud Leem.
Sif
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In Norse mythology, Sif is a golden-haired goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written
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…the rowan is called "the salvation of Thor" because Thor once saved himself by clinging to it. It has therefore been theorized that the Norse goddess Sif, Thor's wife, was once conceived of in the form of a rowan to which Thor clung. Uno Harva raised doubts on the existence of Ravdna as she is not mentioned…
The goddess Sif holds her long, golden hair while grain grows behind her in an illustration from 1897
The goddess Sif holds her long, golden hair while grain grows behind her in an illustration from 1897
Lokasenna (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
Lokasenna (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
The third gift – an enormous hammer (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith. The bottom right corner depicts the ship Skíðblaðnir "afloat" Sif's new hair.
The third gift – an enormous hammer (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith. The bottom right corner depicts the ship Skíðblaðnir "afloat" Sif's new hair.
Sif (1909) by John Charles Dollman
Sif (1909) by John Charles Dollman