Valhalla In Norse mythology, Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain"[1]) is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat known as Einherjar, as well as various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Before the hall stands the golden tree Glasir, and the hall's ceiling is thatched with golden shields. Valhalla is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla, also written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in stanzas of an anonymous 10th century poem commemorating the death of Eric Bloodaxe known as Eiríksmál as compiled in Fagrskinna.
Æsir–Vanir War Óðinn throws his spear at the Vanir host, illustration by Lorenz Frølich (1895) In Norse mythology, the Æsir–Vanir War was a conflict between the Æsir and the Vanir, two groups of gods, that ultimately resulted in the unification of the two groups into a single group of gods. The war is an important event in Norse mythology, and the implications of the war and the potential historicity surrounding the accounts of the war are a matter of scholarly debate and discourse. Fragmented information about the war appears in surviving sources, including Völuspá, a poem collected in the Poetic Edda in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; in the book Skáldskaparmál in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; and in euhemerized form in the Ynglinga saga from Heimskringla, also written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. Attestations[edit] The following attestations provide information about the war: Poetic Edda[edit] Prose Edda[edit] Heimskringla[edit] Other[edit]
The Solar Plexus Chakra – Manipura | Aware Awakening Quick Facts: Location: The solar plexus.Color: Yellow.Element: Fire.Planet: Mars.Sense: Sight.Glands: Pancreas.Mantra: RAM.Note: E. Body Parts: Liver, digestive system, stomach, spleen, gall bladder, autonomic nervous system, muscles and lower back. Scents: Bergamot, Grapefruit, Rosemary, Lemongrass. Traits: Personal power, self confidence, self esteem, willpower, courage, responsibility, spontanity. Crystals: Amber, Tiger’s Eye, Citrine, Pyrite. Affirmation: I accept myself completely, my personal power is growing stronger everyday, I can do whatever I choose to do. The Solar Plexus Chakra: The Solar Plexus Chakra (What is a chakra?) When in balance, you will be more responsible and reliable, your confidence and self esteem will be greater so you will also be able to meet challenges easier. When overcharged, you will feel a need to always be right or have the last word. With insufficient energy, you will have a weak willpower and become an easier target for manipulation. Namaste, ~ Alahi ~
Jörmungandr Sources[edit] The major sources for myths about Jörmungandr are the Prose Edda, the skaldic poem Húsdrápa, and the Eddic poems Hymiskviða and Völuspá. Less important sources include kennings in other skaldic poems. For example in Þórsdrápa, faðir lögseims, "father of the sea-thread", is used as a kenning for Loki. There are also image stones from ancient times depicting the story of Thor fishing for Jörmungandr. Stories[edit] There are three preserved myths detailing Thor's encounters with Jörmungandr: Lifting the cat[edit] Thor goes fishing for the Midgard Serpent in this picture from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript. In one, Thor encounters the serpent in the form of a colossal cat, disguised by the magic of the giant king Útgarða-Loki, who challenges the god to lift the cat as a test of strength. Thor's fishing trip[edit] Another encounter comes when Thor goes fishing with the giant Hymir. The final battle[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit]
The Tortoise and the Hare "The Tortoise and the Hare", from an edition of Aesop's Fables illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1912 The Tortoise and the Hare is one of Aesop's Fables and is numbered 226 in the Perry Index.[1] The account of a race between unequal partners has attracted conflicting interpretations. It is itself a variant of a common folktale theme in which ingenuity and trickery (rather than doggedness) are employed to overcome a stronger opponent. An ambiguous story[edit] The story concerns a Hare who ridicules a slow-moving Tortoise and is challenged by the tortoise to a race. As in several other fables by Aesop, there is a moral ambiguity about the lesson it is teaching. Applications[edit] In Classical times the story was annexed to a philosophical problem by Zeno of Elea in one of many demonstrations that movement is impossible to define satisfactorily. Illustrations of the fable[edit] The fable has also been illustrated on stamps from several countries. Musical versions[edit] Film adaptations[edit]
American Dad X | Watch, Discuss & Rate on American Dad Episodes! Baldr "Each arrow overshot his head" (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith. Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god of light and purity in Norse mythology, and a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg. He has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story. Compiled in Iceland in the 13th century, but based on much older Old Norse poetry, the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a great tragedy to the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök. Name[edit] Jacob Grimm in his Teutonic Mythology (ch. 11) identifies Old Norse Baldr with the Old High German Baldere (2nd Merseburg Charm, Thuringia), Palter (theonym, Bavaria), Paltar (personal name) and with Old English bealdor, baldor "lord, prince, king" (used always with a genitive plural, as in gumena baldor "lord of men", wigena baldor "lord of warriors", et cetera). Attestations[edit]
Thanatos In myth and poetry "And there the children of dark Night have their dwellings, Sleep and Death, awful gods. The glowing Sun never looks upon them with his beams, neither as he goes up into heaven, nor as he comes down from heaven. And the former of them roams peacefully over the earth and the sea's broad back and is kindly to men; but the other has a heart of iron, and his spirit within him is pitiless as bronze: whomsoever of men he has once seized he holds fast: and he is hateful even to the deathless gods." [3] Homer also confirmed Hypnos and Thanatos as twin brothers in his epic poem, the Iliad, where they were charged by Zeus via Apollo with the swift delivery of the slain hero Sarpedon to his homeland of Lycia. "Then (Apollon) gave him [Sarpedon] into the charge of swift messengers to carry him, of Hypnos and Thanatos, who are twin brothers, and these two presently laid him down within the rich countryside of broad Lycia." [4] Thanatos was regarded[by whom?] Euripides, in Alcestis:
Still~Rising Völva A vǫlva or völva (Old Norse and Icelandic respectively (the same word, except that the second letter evolved from ǫ to ö); plural vǫlvur (O.N.), völvur (Icel.), sometimes anglicized vala; also spákona or spækona) is a shamanic seeress in Norse paganism, and a recurring motif in Norse mythology. The seeress speaks her prophecy in this illustration to a 19th-century Swedish translation of the Poetic Edda. Names and etymology[edit] The völur were referred to by many names. The Old Norse word vǫlva means "wand carrier" or "carrier of a magic staff",[1] and it continues Proto-Germanic *walwōn, which is derived from a word for "wand" (Old Norse vǫlr).[2] Vala, on the other hand, is a literary form based on Völva.[2] A practitioner of seiðr is a seiðkona (female) or a seiðmaðr (male). Overview[edit] Early accounts[edit] The migrations of the Teutons and the Cimbri. Cimbri and Teutons defeats. Cimbri and Teutons victories. Jordanes relates in his Getica (XXIV:121) of Gothic Völvas called Aliorumnas.