Encyclopedia - Irminsul: Encyclopedia Ii - Irminsul - Overview
Irmin was the war god of the Saxons, son of Mannus, and ancestor of the tribe of the Herminones. The Old Norse form of Irmin was Jörmun ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thor's Oak: Encyclopedia Ii - Thor's Oak - History
In 723, the Anglo-Saxon missionary Winfrid -- later called St. Boniface, Apostle of the Germans -- arrived in the area in his quest to co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thor's Oak: Encyclopedia Ii - Thor's Oak - History
The tree stood at a location near the village of Geismar, today part of the town of Fritzlar, and was the main point of veneration of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yggdrasil: Encyclopedia - Yggdrasil
In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil (actually Yggdrasill [ˈygˌdrasil:]; the extra -l is a nominative case marker) also sometimes called Mimam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Teudt: Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Teudt
Wilhelm Teudt (1860 – 1942) was a völkisch lay archaeologist searching for an ancient Germanic civilization. His 1929 work Germanische...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yggdrasil: Encyclopedia Ii - Yggdrasil - Etymology And Alternative Names
The most commonly accepted etymology of the name is ygg "terrible" + drasil "steed". Yggr is taken to be an epithet of Odin, giving a mea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yggdrasil: Encyclopedia Ii - Yggdrasil - Yggdrasil In The Edda
Three roots supported the trunk, with one passing through Asgard, one through Jotunheim and one through Helheim. Beneath the Asgard root ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yggdrasil: Encyclopedia Ii - Yggdrasil - Etymology And Alternative Names
The most commonly accepted etymology of the name is ygg "terrible" + drasil "steed". Yggr is taken to be an epithet of Odin, giving a mea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yggdrasil: Encyclopedia Ii - Yggdrasil - Yggdrasil In The Edda
Three roots supported the trunk, with one passing through Asgard, one through Jotunheim and one through Helheim. Beneath the Asgard root ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saxon Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Saxon Wars - First Phase
The wars began with a Frankish invasion of Saxon territory and the subjugation of the Engrians and destruction of their sacred symbol Irm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Heathens: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Heathens - Middle Ages
While the early Christianization of the Goths, the Irish, the Franks and the Alamanni was achieved by peaceful missionary activity, facil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Heathens: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Heathens - Middle Ages
While the early Christianization of the various Germanic peoples was achieved by various means, and was partly facilitated by the prestig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Migration Age
During the Migration period, Germanic religion was subject to syncretic influence from Christianity and Mediterranean culture (see also R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Mythology
There seems to have been a belief in a World tree, which in Germanic mythology was an ash tree (Norse Yggdrasil; Irminsul), in Hinduism a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stang: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Stang
STANG: A forked ritual staff usually of Ash wood that serves as an altar -- additionally it is a physical representation of the World ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Godstone: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Godstone
GODSTONE: Refers to the phallic standing stones (found at Crossroads and along certain Ghost Roads - also known as God Stanes) and rep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism
Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. From the 1960s, various Neopagan movements ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia - Charlemagne
Charlemagne (c.742 or 747–28 January 814) (also Charles the Great; from Latin, Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus) was the king of the Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Life
Much of what is known of Charlemagne's life comes from his biographer, Einhard, who wrote a Vita Caroli Magni (or Vita Karoli Magni), whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Famous Trees: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Famous Trees - Real Individual Trees
List of famous trees - Africa. Arbre du Ténéré, a very isolated tree in the Sahara region. List of famous trees - Asia. The Bod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Pantheon
Philological reconstructions of some PIE theonyms: *Dyeus Ph2ter is believed to have been the original name of god of the daylit sky and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - History
The state now known as Germany was unified as a modern nation-state only in 1871, when the German Empire, dominated by the Kingdom of Pru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Pre-migration Period
Germanic paganism - Tacitus. The first description of Germanic religion is Tacitus' Germania, dating to the 1st century. Tacitus descri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - History
The state now known as Germany was unified as a modern nation-state only in 1871, when the German Empire, dominated by the Kingdom of Pru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - History
The state now known as Germany was unified as a modern nation-state only in 1871, when the German Empire, dominated by the Kingdom of Pru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saxon People: Encyclopedia Ii - Saxon People - Invasion Of Britain
A number of Saxons, along with Angles, Jutes, Frisians and possibly Franks, invaded or migrated to the island of Great Britain (Britannia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Pre-migration Period
Germanic paganism - Caesar. The earliest forms of Germanic religion can only be speculated on based on archaeological evidence and comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Life
Charlemagne - Early life. Charlemagne was the eldest child of Pippin the Short (714–24 September 768, reigned from 751) and his wife ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - Terminology
Germanic neopaganism - Ásatrú. Ásatrú is an Old Norse compound derived from Ása, the genitive of Áss, which refers to the Aesir, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Transportation
Due to its central situation in Europe a very high traffic volume exists in Germany. In particular for the goods traffic it represents an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Heathens: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Heathens - Contemporary
Contemporary adherents of the various forms of Germanic Neopaganism have faced hostility from Christian groups and individuals.[citation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Society
Germany - Demographics. Main article: Demographics of Germany Due to the country's federal and decentralized structure Germany has a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Background
The Franks, originally a pagan, barbarian, Germanic people who migrated over the River Rhine in the late fifth century into a crumbling R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Economy
Germany is the largest European economy and the fifth largest economy in the world measured by gross domestic product purchasing power pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Politics
Germany - Legal system. Main article: Judiciary of Germany Germany has a civil or statute law system based ultimately on Roman law. L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Geography
Germany - Federal States Länder. Main article: States of Germany Germany is divided into sixteen federal states (in German called L�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saxon Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Saxon Wars - Final Phase
In 792, the Westphalians rose up against their masters in response to forcible recruitment for wars against the Avars. The Eastphalians a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Heathens: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Heathens - Nazi Persecution
The leaders of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei in Germany during the early 20th century, according to their private wr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Middle Ages
In 1000 AD, Iceland became nominally Christian, although continuation of pagan worship in private was tolerated. Most of Scandinavia was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Administration
As an administrator, Charlemagne stands out for his many reforms: monetary, governmental, military, or ecclesiastical. Charlemagne - Mon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Cultural Significance
Charlemagne enjoyed an important afterlife in European culture. One of the great medieval literature cycles, the Charlemagne cycle or the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Family
Charlemagne - Marriages and Heirs. His first wife was Himiltrude, married in 766. The marriage was never formally annulled. By her he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Family
Charlemagne - Marriages and Heirs. His first wife was Himiltrude, married in 766. The marriage was never formally annulled. By her he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Sources
Most sources documenting Germanic paganism have been lost and it is only from Iceland that there is a substantial literature, namely the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Society
Germany - Demographics. Main articles: Demographics of Germany, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Cultural Significance
Charlemagne, being a model knight as one of the Nine Worthies, enjoyed an important afterlife in European culture. One of the great medie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Viking Age
Main articles: Norse paganism and Norse mythology Early medieval Scandinavian (Viking Age) paganism is much better documented than its pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Migration Age
During the Migration period, Germanic religion was subject to syncretic influence from Christianity and Mediterranean culture (see also R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Personal Appearance
Charlemagne's personal appearance is not known from any contemporary portrait, but it is known rather famously from a good description of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Heathens: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Heathens - Contemporary
Contemporary followers of Germanic Neopaganism like Ásatrú often face hostility from Christian circles. Conversely, some Heathen societ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Cultural Significance
Charlemagne's reign is often referred to as the Carolingian Renaissance because of the flowering of scholarship, literature, art, and arc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Charlemagne's Personal Appearance
Charlemagne's personal appearance is not known from any contemporary portrait, but it is known rather famously from a good description of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Family
Charlemagne - Marriages and Heirs. His first wife was Himiltrude, married in 766. The marriage was never formally annulled. By her he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Proto-germanic Religion
Germanic paganism seems to have begun developing sometime during the 2nd millennium BC, during the Nordic Bronze Age, with influences fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlemagne: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlemagne - Background
The Franks, originally a pagan, barbarian, Germanic people who migrated over the River Rhine in the late fifth century into a crumbling R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - Artistic Output And Influence
Grown out of 19th century Romanticism, the Viking revival had associations with the Gothic novel and Romantic art such as the Pre-Raphael...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - History
The first modern attempt at revival of ancient Germanic religion took place in the 19th Century during the late Romantic Period amidst a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - Distribution Of Adherents
Today, Germanic Neopaganism is practiced primarily in Scandinavia, Germany, Britain, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Small comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - Factions
Besides the Norse/Germanic mythology at its core, Heathenry has regional varieties of emphasis, often from the subjective interpretations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Neopaganism - Tenets
Germanic Neopagan organizations generally favor democratic and republican forms of church government, as inspired by the parliamentary Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Viking Age
Early medieval Scandinavian (Viking Age) paganism is much better documented than its predecessors, notably via the records of Norse mytho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germanic Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Paganism - Middle Ages
In 1000 AD, Iceland became nominally Christian, although continuation of pagan worship in private was tolerated. Most of Scandinavia was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Economy
Germany is the largest European economy and the fifth largest economy in the world measured by gross domestic product purchasing power pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Society
Germany - Demographics. Main article: Demographics of Germany Due to the country's federal and decentralized structure Germany has a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Politics
Germany - Legal system. Main articles: Judiciary of Germany, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Geography
Germany - Federal States Bundesländer. Main articles: States of Germany, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [ ... See also:Germany, Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Geography
Germany - Federal States Länder. Main article: States of Germany Germany is divided into sixteen federal states (in German called L�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Politics
Germany - Legal system. Main article: Judiciary of Germany Germany has a civil or statute law system based ultimately on Roman law. L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Priests
The main functionaries of the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European religion would have been maintained by a class of priests or shamans. Ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Heathens: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Heathens - Nazi Persecution
Although far less hostile to Pagan beliefs than to Judaism, the Nazis was indeed negative to all alternative religions and only German Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saxon People: Encyclopedia Ii - Saxon People - Continental Saxons
An unknown number of Saxons remained in continental Europe dwelling in a territory known as Old Saxony. The Anglo-Saxon historian Bede wr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Germany - Economy
Germany is the largest European economy and the fifth largest economy in the world measured by gross domestic product purchasing power pa...   » Read the article