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Yule
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Yule is a winter festival and time of the year historically observed by heathen Germanic peoples that was later merged with the festival of Christmas during the process of Christianisation. The oldest
A drinking scene on the Tängelgårda IV image stone from Gotland, in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm
A drinking scene on the Tängelgårda IV image stone from Gotland, in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm
Reconstruction of a Taplow drinking horn, British Museum.
Reconstruction of a Taplow drinking horn, British Museum.
Fresco of two warriors, one of which with the head of a dog, on the ceiling of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
Fresco of two warriors, one of which with the head of a dog, on the ceiling of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
Julbock costume, Bungemuseet, Gotland.
Julbock costume, Bungemuseet, Gotland.
Germanic paganism
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Germanic paganism or Germanic religion was the traditional, culturally significant religion of the Germanic peoples. With a chronological range of at least one thousand years—in an area covering Scand
Yule
…Yule (Old English: ġēol, Old Norse: jól) is a winter festival and time of the year historically observed by heathen Germanic peoples that was later merged with the festival of Christmas during the process of Christianisation. The oldest accounts describe two Yule-months…
A 5th or 6th-century C-type bracteate (DR BR42) showing a figure, likely Odin, above a horse with dislocated legs. This may refer to Odin's healing of
A 5th or 6th-century C-type bracteate (DR BR42) showing a figure, likely Odin, above a horse with dislocated legs. This may refer to Odin's healing of Baldr's horse in the Second Merseburg Charm and was likely a talisman.
The B inscription on the Negau helmet, c. 450–350 BCE. This inscription may be the earliest attestation of the name of the Germanic god Tyr's name.
The B inscription on the Negau helmet, c. 450–350 BCE. This inscription may be the earliest attestation of the name of the Germanic god Tyr's name.
Sønder Kirkeby runestone I (c. 1000). The inscription calls on Thor to hallow something unspecified.
Sønder Kirkeby runestone I (c. 1000). The inscription calls on Thor to hallow something unspecified.
The opening page of the Codex Aesinas of Tacitus's Germania, which gives a large amount of information on Roman-era Germanic religion.
The opening page of the Codex Aesinas of Tacitus's Germania, which gives a large amount of information on Roman-era Germanic religion.