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55 relations: Alemanni, Aurvandil, Æsir, Deity, Dwarf (mythology), Dyeus, Edda, Egil, brother of Volund, Elf, Fraujaz, Freyja, Freyr, Frigg, Frijjō, Fulla, Gaut, Germanic paganism, Goddess, Hel (location), Jötunn, Jupiter (mythology), List of Germanic deities, Lombardic language, Mars (mythology), Medieval Latin, Mercury (mythology), Midgard, Migration Period, Muspelheim, Muspilli, Neck (water spirit), Nennius, Nerthus, Njörðr, Odin, Old English, Old High German, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic language, Ragnarök, Sól (sun), Skarpåker Stone, Sowilō, Tacitus, Týr, Thor, Thorsberg chape, Ullr, Urðr, Vanir, ..., Wayland the Smith, Wessobrunn Prayer, Wight, Wyrd, Yngvi. Expand index (5 more) »
Alemanni
The Alemanni (also Alamanni; Suebi "Swabians") were a confederation of Germanic tribes on the Upper Rhine River.
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Aurvandil
The names Aurvandil or Earendel (Ēarendel; Auriwandalo; Orentil, Erentil; Medieval Horuuendillus) are cognate Germanic personal names, continuing a Proto-Germanic reconstructed compound *auzi-wandilaz "luminous wanderer", in origin probably the name of a star or planet, potentially the morning star (Eosphoros).
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Æsir
In Old Norse, ǫ́ss (or áss, ás, plural æsir; feminine ásynja, plural ásynjur) is a member of the principal pantheon in Norse religion.
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Deity
A deity is a supernatural being considered divine or sacred.
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Dwarf (mythology)
In Germanic mythology, a dwarf is a human-shaped entity that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is variously associated with wisdom, smithing, mining, and crafting.
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Dyeus
Dyēus (also *Dyḗus Ph2tḗr, alternatively spelled dyēws) is believed to have been the chief deity in the religious traditions of the prehistoric Proto-Indo-European societies.
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Edda
"Edda" (Old Norse Edda, plural Eddur) is an Old Norse term that has been attributed by modern scholars to the collective of two Medieval Icelandic literary works: what is now known as the Prose Edda and an older collection of poems without an original title now known as the Poetic Edda.
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Egil, brother of Volund
Egil is a legendary hero of the Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga.
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Elf
An elf (plural: elves) is a type of human-shaped supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore.
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Fraujaz
*Fraujaz or *Frauwaz (Old High German frô for earlier frôjo, frouwo, Old Saxon frao, frōio, Gothic frauja, Old English frēa, Old Norse freyr), feminine *Frawjōn (OHG frouwa, Old Saxon frūa, Old English frōwe, Goth. *fraujō, Old Norse freyja) is a Common Germanic honorific meaning "lord", "lady", especially of deities.
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Freyja
In Norse mythology, Freyja (Old Norse for "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, sex, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death.
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Freyr
Freyr (Old Norse: Lord), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god associated with sacral kingship, virility and prosperity, with sunshine and fair weather, and pictured as a phallic fertility god in Norse mythology.
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Frigg
In Germanic mythology, Frigg (Old Norse), Frija (Old High German), Frea (Langobardic), and Frige (Old English) is a goddess.
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Frijjō
*Frijjō ("Frigg-Frija") is the reconstructed name or epithet of a hypothetical Common Germanic love goddess, the most prominent female member of the *Ansiwiz (gods), and often identified as the spouse of the chief god, *Wōdanaz (Woden-Odin).
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Fulla
In Germanic mythology, Fulla (Old Norse, possibly "bountiful"Orchard (1997:49).) or Volla (Old High German) is a goddess.
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Gaut
Gaut is an early Germanic name, from a Proto-Germanic gautaz, which represents a mythical ancestor or national god in the origin myth of the Geats.
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Germanic paganism
Germanic religion refers to the indigenous religion of the Germanic peoples from the Iron Age until Christianisation during the Middle Ages.
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Goddess
A goddess is a female deity.
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Hel (location)
In Norse mythology, Hel, the location, shares a name with Hel, a being who rules over the location.
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Jötunn
In Norse mythology, a jötunn (plural jötnar) is a type of entity contrasted with gods and other figures, such as dwarfs and elves.
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Jupiter (mythology)
Jupiter (from Iūpiter or Iuppiter, *djous “day, sky” + *patēr “father," thus "heavenly father"), also known as Jove gen.
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List of Germanic deities
In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples that inhabited Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses.
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Lombardic language
Lombardic or Langobardic is an extinct West Germanic language that was spoken by the Lombards (Langobardi), the Germanic people who settled in Italy in the 6th century.
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Mars (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars (Mārs) was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome.
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Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange, as the liturgical language of Chalcedonian Christianity and the Roman Catholic Church, and as a language of science, literature, law, and administration.
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Mercury (mythology)
Mercury (Latin: Mercurius) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon.
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Midgard
Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse Miðgarðr; Old English Middangeard, Swedish and Danish Midgård, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart, Gothic Midjun-gards; "middle yard") is the name for Earth (equivalent in meaning to the Greek term οἰκουμένη, "inhabited") inhabited by and known to humans in early Germanic cosmology, and specifically one of the Nine Worlds in Norse mythology.
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Migration Period
The Migration Period was a period during the decline of the Roman Empire around the 4th to 6th centuries AD in which there were widespread migrations of peoples within or into Europe, mostly into Roman territory, notably the Germanic tribes and the Huns.
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Muspelheim
In Norse mythology, Muspelheim (Múspellsheimr), also called Muspell (Múspell), is a realm of fire.
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Muspilli
Muspilli is an Old High German poem known in incomplete form (just over 100 lines) from a ninth-century Bavarian manuscript.
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Neck (water spirit)
The neck, nicor, nixie or nokken (Nixe; nikker, nekker; Danish: nøkke; nøkk; näck; näkki; näkk) are shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore who usually appeared in forms of other creatures.
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Nennius
Nennius — or Nemnius or Nemnivus — was a Welsh monk of the 9th century.
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Nerthus
In Germanic paganism, Nerthus is a goddess associated with fertility.
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Njörðr
In Norse mythology, Njörðr is a god among the Vanir.
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Odin
In Germanic mythology, Odin (from Óðinn /ˈoːðinː/) is a widely revered god.
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Old English
Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
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Old High German
Old High German (OHG, Althochdeutsch, German abbr. Ahd.) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 700 to 1050.
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Old Norse
Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.
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Proto-Germanic language
Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; German: Urgermanisch; also called Common Germanic, German: Gemeingermanisch) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Ragnarök
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle, foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki), the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water.
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Sól (sun)
Sól (Old Norse "Sun")Orchard (1997:152).
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Skarpåker Stone
The Skarpåker Stone, designated by Rundata as Sö 154, is a Viking Age memorial runestone that originally was located in Skarpåker, Nyköping, Sörmland, Sweden.
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Sowilō
*Sowilō or *sæwelō is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic language name of the s-rune, meaning "sun".
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Tacitus
Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (–) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire.
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Týr
Týr (Old Norse: Týr short.
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Thor
In Norse mythology, Thor (from Þórr) is the hammer-wielding god of thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, in addition to hallowing, and fertility.
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Thorsberg chape
The Thorsberg chape (a bronze piece belonging to a scabbard) is an archeological find from the Thorsberg moor, Germany, that appears to have been deposited as a votive offering.
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Ullr
In early Germanic paganism, *Wulþuz ("glory") appears to have been an important concept, perhaps personified as a god, or an epithet of an important god; it is continued in Old Norse tradition as Ullr, a god associated with archery.
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Urðr
Urðr (Old Norse "fate"Orchard (1997:169).) is one of the Norns in Norse mythology.
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Vanir
In Norse mythology, the Vanir (singular Vanr) are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future.
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Wayland the Smith
In Germanic mythology, Wayland the Smith (Wēland;; Wiolant; italic Wieland der Schmied; Galans (Galant) in French; from Wēla-nandaz, lit. "battle-brave") is a legendary master blacksmith, described by Jessie Weston as "the weird and malicious craftsman, Weyland".
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Wessobrunn Prayer
The Wessobrunn Prayer, sometimes called the Wessobrunn Creation Poem (Wessobrunner Gebet, Wessobrunner Schöpfungsgedicht), believed to date from c790, is among the earliest known poetic works in Old High German.
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Wight
A wight (Old English: wiht) is a creature or living sentient being.
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Wyrd
Wyrd is a concept in Anglo-Saxon culture roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny.
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Yngvi
Yngvi, Old High German Inguin and Old English Ingƿine are names that relate to a theonym which appears to have been the older name for the god Freyr.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Germanic_deities
