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Seeress (Germanic)
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In Germanic paganism, a seeress is a woman said to have the ability to foretell future events and perform sorcery. They are also referred to with many other names meaning "prophetess", "staff bearer"
Sculpture of the Germanic seeress Veleda, by Hippolyte Maindron, 1844, in Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris.
Sculpture of the Germanic seeress Veleda, by Hippolyte Maindron, 1844, in Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris.
The fate of men was always in the hands of female powers. An illustration of the Norns who spin the threads of fate at the foot of Yggdrasil, the tree
The fate of men was always in the hands of female powers. An illustration of the Norns who spin the threads of fate at the foot of Yggdrasil, the tree of the world. Beneath them is the well Urðarbrunnr with the two swans that have engendered all the swans in the world.
The seeress Veleda as painted by Jules Eugène Lenepveu, 1883
The seeress Veleda as painted by Jules Eugène Lenepveu, 1883
It appears to have been Ganna herself, and her king Masyos, who informed Tacitus of the Semnoni religious practices. An illustration of the Semnoni sa
It appears to have been Ganna herself, and her king Masyos, who informed Tacitus of the Semnoni religious practices. An illustration of the Semnoni sacred grove, which is identified with the Grove of Fetters in Scandinavian heroic legend.
Seiðr
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In Old Norse, seiðr was a type of magic practiced in Norse society during the Late Scandinavian Iron Age. The practice of seiðr is believed to be a form of magic which is related to both the telling a
Seeress (Germanic)
…In Germanic paganism, a seeress is a woman said to have the ability to foretell future events and perform sorcery. They are also referred to with many other names meaning "prophetess", "staff bearer" and "sorceress", and they are frequently called witches both in…
The Skern Runestone has a curse regarding a 'siþi' or 'seiðr worker'.
The Skern Runestone has a curse regarding a 'siþi' or 'seiðr worker'.
The 7th century Tängelgårda stone shows Óðinn leading a troop of warriors all bearing rings. Valknut symbols are drawn beneath his horse, which is dep
The 7th century Tängelgårda stone shows Óðinn leading a troop of warriors all bearing rings. Valknut symbols are drawn beneath his horse, which is depicted with four legs.
Freja (1905) by John Bauer (1882–1918)
Freja (1905) by John Bauer (1882–1918)