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Iceland was largely, perhaps entirely, uninhabited when Norse colonisation started in the 9th c. AD, but after this the land filled up very rapidly. Already by the 10th c. Iceland had an established pattern of administrative organisation and a central assembly: the Alþing. The Alþing was established when the settlement period ended around 930 AD, and the earliest accounts of þing assemblies come from skaldic poetry (dating to 900-1400 AD), but the þing-system had been an Old Norse fixture for centuries prior.
Altogether, Iceland had 12 assembly districts, each featuring three þing assemblies where local þings were held to address local issues. Each þing was headed up by three godar (chieftains), who appointed bondar (free farmers) to act as judges. In 965 AD, Iceland was divided into a North, East, South, and West quarter, and the first of these received an additional þing. All cases that these could not handle were brought to the Alþing.
The Alþing convened once a year at Þingvellir (“assembly arena”) in southwestern Iceland, 40 km from the capital Reykjavík. According to written sources it lasted for two weeks, starting when 10 weeks of summer had passed. The Alþing was presided over by the Law Speaker but run by the lögrétta, the law council that held the legislative power in Iceland. The lögrétta was comprised of 146-147 þing-men who discussed, changed, and made new laws.
Only seven of the þing-sites mentioned in the sagas have been found, but there are many place-names throughout Iceland that feature the word ‘þing’ that are not mentioned in the sagas. Some of these also feature distinctive archaeological elements of such assembly places. Unfortunately, as it is problematic to date these sites it is hard to know if they were all in use at the same time or if some were founded later, explaining their absence in the literature.
All known þings are located near striking features in the landscape. Þingvellir itself seats near a lava crack that the river Silvrá runs through, a canyon (Almannagjá), a waterfall (Öxaráfoss), and several islands in the river running into Þingvallavatn—Iceland's largest lake.
Text: Anna Sunneborn Guðnadóttir. Copyright 2022 Scandinavian Archaeology.
Images: Icelandic Alþing, W.G. Collingwood (1890s).
Altogether, Iceland had 12 assembly districts, each featuring three þing assemblies where local þings were held to address local issues. Each þing was headed up by three godar (chieftains), who appointed bondar (free farmers) to act as judges. In 965 AD, Iceland was divided into a North, East, South, and West quarter, and the first of these received an additional þing. All cases that these could not handle were brought to the Alþing.
The Alþing convened once a year at Þingvellir (“assembly arena”) in southwestern Iceland, 40 km from the capital Reykjavík. According to written sources it lasted for two weeks, starting when 10 weeks of summer had passed. The Alþing was presided over by the Law Speaker but run by the lögrétta, the law council that held the legislative power in Iceland. The lögrétta was comprised of 146-147 þing-men who discussed, changed, and made new laws.
Only seven of the þing-sites mentioned in the sagas have been found, but there are many place-names throughout Iceland that feature the word ‘þing’ that are not mentioned in the sagas. Some of these also feature distinctive archaeological elements of such assembly places. Unfortunately, as it is problematic to date these sites it is hard to know if they were all in use at the same time or if some were founded later, explaining their absence in the literature.
All known þings are located near striking features in the landscape. Þingvellir itself seats near a lava crack that the river Silvrá runs through, a canyon (Almannagjá), a waterfall (Öxaráfoss), and several islands in the river running into Þingvallavatn—Iceland's largest lake.
Text: Anna Sunneborn Guðnadóttir. Copyright 2022 Scandinavian Archaeology.
Images: Icelandic Alþing, W.G. Collingwood (1890s).
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American Animism & Modern Culture
Due to an extensive propaganda campaign which both denied American's our culture as well as our further heritage to Europa we often feel as if we have no culture. This is not the case and in this Video from Travel Oregon, in a "Studio Ghibli" meets Classic American Animation style the cats out of the bag. Starting with a reference to a Rock Troll and leading into a kind of sand spirit, then Ghiblified Kobolds/Tommyknockers, then whattya know an Ent/Leshy. Then a girl is having a meal with a Leshy Forest spirit while Mushroom Tomte enjoy ice cream and a Vodayanoi frog spirit enjoys a roast cricket. Then Cloud Giants are observed from afar in the sky (where they enjoy playful sparring with Thor and Loki in Northern Folklore) and then Rock Troll again. Our Spirits are here with us and just like us they made themselves at home.
Due to an extensive propaganda campaign which both denied American's our culture as well as our further heritage to Europa we often feel as if we have no culture. This is not the case and in this Video from Travel Oregon, in a "Studio Ghibli" meets Classic American Animation style the cats out of the bag. Starting with a reference to a Rock Troll and leading into a kind of sand spirit, then Ghiblified Kobolds/Tommyknockers, then whattya know an Ent/Leshy. Then a girl is having a meal with a Leshy Forest spirit while Mushroom Tomte enjoy ice cream and a Vodayanoi frog spirit enjoys a roast cricket. Then Cloud Giants are observed from afar in the sky (where they enjoy playful sparring with Thor and Loki in Northern Folklore) and then Rock Troll again. Our Spirits are here with us and just like us they made themselves at home.
I love blueberry. I eat a bowl of blueberries daily. Nature’s candy! I didn’t know there was any lore attached to blueberry. One thing has been known for centuries, is people have been mysteriously disappearing in the wilderness while picking wild berries, or mushrooms. If you’re familiar with David Paulides’s missing 411 books or research, then you’ll know he has many cases documented of people mysteriously disappearing while picking berries or mushroom somewhere in the wilderness. It’s either the berry/mushroom picking, being next to a lot of boulders/ large rocks, or bodies of water is when the disappearing happens.
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Blueberry Gods
The Bilberry AKA European Blueberry is a beloved Fruit enjoyed across the continent. In Greek Myth it is said that the Bilberry was born after the corpse of Myrtillus son of Hermes washed ashore, and Hermes turned it into a berry shrub. In the Celtic lands the consumption of Bilberries is common around the holy day of Lughnasadh, though this is more due to seasonality than any specific ties to Lugh.
In German Folklore Holle is fond of baking with Bilberries. In some areas she is said to be married to the giant Wode who loves her Bilberry Jam, when he burnt his mouth tasting the molten jam Holle burst out laughing, in his anger Wode threw the entire kitchen down the mountain creating the Brunhilde Stone.
American Blueberries are associated with Babe the Big Blue Ox in some tales it is Babes consumption of Blueberries that gives him his color. In order to leave Blueberries for anyone else Paul Bunyan's camp cook invented Blueberry Pancakes & Muffins.-TLK
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The Bilberry AKA European Blueberry is a beloved Fruit enjoyed across the continent. In Greek Myth it is said that the Bilberry was born after the corpse of Myrtillus son of Hermes washed ashore, and Hermes turned it into a berry shrub. In the Celtic lands the consumption of Bilberries is common around the holy day of Lughnasadh, though this is more due to seasonality than any specific ties to Lugh.
In German Folklore Holle is fond of baking with Bilberries. In some areas she is said to be married to the giant Wode who loves her Bilberry Jam, when he burnt his mouth tasting the molten jam Holle burst out laughing, in his anger Wode threw the entire kitchen down the mountain creating the Brunhilde Stone.
American Blueberries are associated with Babe the Big Blue Ox in some tales it is Babes consumption of Blueberries that gives him his color. In order to leave Blueberries for anyone else Paul Bunyan's camp cook invented Blueberry Pancakes & Muffins.-TLK
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Expecting Mothers Weren't Told: Pfizer's Claim That the Jab Was Safe for Pregnant Women Was Based On a Biased French Rat Study
Naomi Wolf: "The doctors who ran the study were shareholders or employees of Pfizer and BioNTech."
Now, DOD data reports an 80% rise in fetal congenital malformations.
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Naomi Wolf: "The doctors who ran the study were shareholders or employees of Pfizer and BioNTech."
Now, DOD data reports an 80% rise in fetal congenital malformations.
@Covid19vaccinevictims
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Treating women like they are simply there for breeding will clearly not help us, you are an enemy if you think this.
Thank you for speaking up for the women. And so true about the fact that gender is not all of it, each individual no matter the gender has his/her own gifts, skills, abilities to offer, and has his/her own personal views and ideas. And it’s great to discuss the need for change, but personally I’m very careful dealing with anyone who calls for any sort of revolution, Only because I know how these things go. I know that when it comes to any revolution that happened throughout history, things are not always what they seem
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Pt 4.
The anti-women rhetoric drives people away (and they take their men with them) As men you literally struggle for them (second 14 words)
We know men and women are different and have different strengths and weaknesses. However, sex is not all, individuals have their own inclinations, strengths, and weaknesses. Women are just as able of understanding and promoting the world view, and have just as much of a right to take part as men do.
We are not in the 50s. We fight for a future, not a past. That future will hold the perennial truths - such as the difference between the genders - but we all need to get there first.
Women are the ones capable of having children. Which makes them incredibly valuable, we have less of them than we do men who share our world view.
Our enemies use our women against us, because to destroy a people's women is to destroy that people. Love your women, don't denigrate them. 14
https://t.me/ComeHome14
The anti-women rhetoric drives people away (and they take their men with them) As men you literally struggle for them (second 14 words)
We know men and women are different and have different strengths and weaknesses. However, sex is not all, individuals have their own inclinations, strengths, and weaknesses. Women are just as able of understanding and promoting the world view, and have just as much of a right to take part as men do.
We are not in the 50s. We fight for a future, not a past. That future will hold the perennial truths - such as the difference between the genders - but we all need to get there first.
Women are the ones capable of having children. Which makes them incredibly valuable, we have less of them than we do men who share our world view.
Our enemies use our women against us, because to destroy a people's women is to destroy that people. Love your women, don't denigrate them. 14
https://t.me/ComeHome14
🌲𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞🌲
Pt 4. The anti-women rhetoric drives people away (and they take their men with them) As men you literally struggle for them (second 14 words) We know men and women are different and have different strengths and weaknesses. However, sex is not all, individuals…
We are all free to join any group we want or revolution. Everybody should have the freedom to go with what makes sense to them, go with what feels right for them, but please be careful . Before you get into anything dangerous or even possibly harmful I urge you to check 100 times over to make sure that the people you surround yourself with are genuine good people.
Make sure you can trust whatever movement or revolution that you join, trust that it’s something right for you personally, and that you are not being led, manipulated, negatively influenced.
Make sure you can trust whatever movement or revolution that you join, trust that it’s something right for you personally, and that you are not being led, manipulated, negatively influenced.
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Féth Fíada,
A magic mist or veil that usually renders those under it invisible; sometimes those under it may take animal form. Also known as ceó druídecta, ceo draoidheachte [druid's fog].
Féth fíada is usually thought to be a power of druids and the Tuatha Dé Danann, given to them by Manannán mac Lir after their defeat by the Milesians.
Eithne had féth fíada but lost it when she partook of forbidden food; see ALTROM TIGE DÁ MEDAR [The Nurture of the Houses of the Two Milk Vessels].
The Fenian hero Caílte was wrapped in féth fíada when seeking a physician from Angus Óg.
The power was thought to even have passed to Christian saints, an attribution persisting in Scottish Gaelic oral tradition until recent times.
In the celebrated prayer-poem ‘The Deer's Cry’ or ‘St Patrick's Breastplate’, attributed to St Patrick, the saint turns himself and his companion Benén into wild deer on their way to evangelize Tara. The enemies who wished to ambush them saw only a deer with a fawn.
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A magic mist or veil that usually renders those under it invisible; sometimes those under it may take animal form. Also known as ceó druídecta, ceo draoidheachte [druid's fog].
Féth fíada is usually thought to be a power of druids and the Tuatha Dé Danann, given to them by Manannán mac Lir after their defeat by the Milesians.
Eithne had féth fíada but lost it when she partook of forbidden food; see ALTROM TIGE DÁ MEDAR [The Nurture of the Houses of the Two Milk Vessels].
The Fenian hero Caílte was wrapped in féth fíada when seeking a physician from Angus Óg.
The power was thought to even have passed to Christian saints, an attribution persisting in Scottish Gaelic oral tradition until recent times.
In the celebrated prayer-poem ‘The Deer's Cry’ or ‘St Patrick's Breastplate’, attributed to St Patrick, the saint turns himself and his companion Benén into wild deer on their way to evangelize Tara. The enemies who wished to ambush them saw only a deer with a fawn.
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