Forwarded from Art of Neale Rundgren
"Arcadia. Here the legend of the Werewolf is rather ingrained, it is the heart of the very word Lycanthropy, and Lycaon was not the only one to “turn into a wolf” nor were his sons. Rather here we find an old legend concerning the changing of a man into a wolf. It is said that in Arcadia a tradition exists where a person takes off their clothing and hangs it on a tree, they then swim across a small lake, at the other end they emerge a wolf, and must spend nine years as a wolf without harming another human being. These legends tell of them living amongst wolves as one of the pack, changing not their bodies, but their inner selves, their souls. This trial, if it can indeed be called that, resembles the trials faced by Berserkers and Úlfhéðnar such as those seen in the folklore in tales such as Bearskin. The abilities, information, and skills picked up in this life as a wolf (whether truly in wolf form or merely clad in skins, or even buck naked) could then be brought back to the people. The idea told in the common tale of Lycaon’s transformation as a punishment doesn’t seem to truly hold up when this practice is taken into account. Rather Lycaon becomes more an arbiter between the animal side and human side, perhaps a culture hero who understood some secret of the wolf, or perhaps he was a deity supplanted by Zeus and then vilified."
Enjoy this series as an intermission between Niflheim and the further Realms and Halls to follow.
Glad Jul,
Æthelwulf
-Excerpt of Wolves in European Spirituality by I.M. KnospGreetings, while I knuckle down to do a deep dive into the lore of the many halls and realms of our Gods I will be doing a series of Wolf Paintings. The attached quotes are from an article on the importance of the Wolf by my good friends at Hyperborean Radio.
Enjoy this series as an intermission between Niflheim and the further Realms and Halls to follow.
Glad Jul,
Æthelwulf
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Just as the moon was fading
Amid her misty rings,
And every stocking was stuffed
With childhood’s precious things,
Old Kriss Kringle looked around,
And saw on the elm-tree bough,
High hung, an oriole’s nest,
Lonely and empty now.
“Quite a stocking,” he laughed,
“Hung up there on a tree!
I didn’t suppose the birds
Expected a present from me!”
Then old Kriss Kringle, who loves
A joke as well as the best,
Dropped a handful of snowflakes
Into the oriole’s empty nest.
-Kriss Kringle
By Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Amid her misty rings,
And every stocking was stuffed
With childhood’s precious things,
Old Kriss Kringle looked around,
And saw on the elm-tree bough,
High hung, an oriole’s nest,
Lonely and empty now.
“Quite a stocking,” he laughed,
“Hung up there on a tree!
I didn’t suppose the birds
Expected a present from me!”
Then old Kriss Kringle, who loves
A joke as well as the best,
Dropped a handful of snowflakes
Into the oriole’s empty nest.
-Kriss Kringle
By Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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I have returned!
A brief hiatus, celebrating the Yule season with family and friends, is much needed to calm the mind, recenter focus, and bolster resolve.
I hope that your winter season has been as restful and meaningful as mine.
I also have hope that this year will be prosperous and full of growth for the Hyperborean tribes.
Good things to come!
A brief hiatus, celebrating the Yule season with family and friends, is much needed to calm the mind, recenter focus, and bolster resolve.
I hope that your winter season has been as restful and meaningful as mine.
I also have hope that this year will be prosperous and full of growth for the Hyperborean tribes.
Good things to come!
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The channel photo is hand made art by the very talented artist Arnau De Castro of Londor Artworks.
You can find his works at https://instagram.com/londor_artworks?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=.
Give the man’s site a visit. You won’t be disappointed 👍🏻
This art was gifted to me by the Lore Keeper at https://t.me/hyperboreanradio and I was awestruck and speechless when shown the gift.
It has symbolic meaning to my life events, as well as spiritual, heritage and physical meaning.
Quite possibly one of the greatest gifts I have ever received, other than becoming a father.
You can find his works at https://instagram.com/londor_artworks?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=.
Give the man’s site a visit. You won’t be disappointed 👍🏻
This art was gifted to me by the Lore Keeper at https://t.me/hyperboreanradio and I was awestruck and speechless when shown the gift.
It has symbolic meaning to my life events, as well as spiritual, heritage and physical meaning.
Quite possibly one of the greatest gifts I have ever received, other than becoming a father.
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“The Romans asked them what right they had to demand, under threat of war, territory from those who were its owners, and what business the Gauls had in Etruria.
The haughty answer was returned that they carried their right in their weapons, and that everything belonged to the brave.”
- Livy on the Celts, Titus Livius, The history of Rome
The haughty answer was returned that they carried their right in their weapons, and that everything belonged to the brave.”
- Livy on the Celts, Titus Livius, The history of Rome
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Spellbound Lore
We are a people who live by stories.
Since the dawn of time, we have been telling stories and passing them on to our children so that the tales never die. Stories of gods, heroes, adventure, romance, magic and others to explain our place in the world.
There is true magic in lore, not by virtue of words and letters, but by the sheer act of telling the story and bringing it to life.
I would encourage everyone to learn lore that stems from your ethnic background, and specific tribe. Breathe life into the tales, and give them to your tribesmen, sons and daughters.
Magic exists and an obvious way to see it firsthand is by telling stories to others. You can see it in their eyes and expressions.
Storytelling is one of the most sacred acts of our people, and one of the greatest gifts we can bestow.
Share our lore Hyperborean, our story is too important not to tell.
We are a people who live by stories.
Since the dawn of time, we have been telling stories and passing them on to our children so that the tales never die. Stories of gods, heroes, adventure, romance, magic and others to explain our place in the world.
There is true magic in lore, not by virtue of words and letters, but by the sheer act of telling the story and bringing it to life.
I would encourage everyone to learn lore that stems from your ethnic background, and specific tribe. Breathe life into the tales, and give them to your tribesmen, sons and daughters.
Magic exists and an obvious way to see it firsthand is by telling stories to others. You can see it in their eyes and expressions.
Storytelling is one of the most sacred acts of our people, and one of the greatest gifts we can bestow.
Share our lore Hyperborean, our story is too important not to tell.
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