The Temple at Uppsala was a religious center for pagans once located at what is now Gamla Uppsala (Swedish "Old Uppsala"), Sweden attested in Adam of Bremen's 11th-century work Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum and in Heimskringla, written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century.
Adam records that the temple is "adorned with gold" and that the people there worship statues of three specific gods that sit on a triple throne. Thor, whom Adam refers to as "the mightiest," sits in the central throne, whilst Wodan (Odin) and Fricco (Freyr) are seated on the thrones to the sides of him. Adam provides information about the characteristics of the three gods, including that Fricco is depicted with an immense erect phallus, Wodan in armour ("as our people depict Mars," Adam notes) and that Thor has a mace, a detail which Adam compares to that of the Roman god Jupiter.
Artwork - Anders Kvåle Rue on his work with Flateyjarbok
Adam records that the temple is "adorned with gold" and that the people there worship statues of three specific gods that sit on a triple throne. Thor, whom Adam refers to as "the mightiest," sits in the central throne, whilst Wodan (Odin) and Fricco (Freyr) are seated on the thrones to the sides of him. Adam provides information about the characteristics of the three gods, including that Fricco is depicted with an immense erect phallus, Wodan in armour ("as our people depict Mars," Adam notes) and that Thor has a mace, a detail which Adam compares to that of the Roman god Jupiter.
Artwork - Anders Kvåle Rue on his work with Flateyjarbok
Odin as Jupiter
A page from an Icelandic rune poem manuscript "AM 687d 4" - which constitutes one of the oldest presentations of Icelandic rune poems. That is to say - the occasionally rather cryptic explication of just what each rune is to mean. The relevant word of interest is highlighted in red and the poem says: "o er alldingautr ok asgardz iofjur ok vjalhallar visi Jupiter Oddviti".
In English it means: "Oss is the Aged Gautr and Ruler of Asgard and Chief of Valhalla, Emperor Jupiter". The term Oddviti as Emperor - meaning it in the more archaic Roman sense of the term: Imperator ("War-Leader").
A page from an Icelandic rune poem manuscript "AM 687d 4" - which constitutes one of the oldest presentations of Icelandic rune poems. That is to say - the occasionally rather cryptic explication of just what each rune is to mean. The relevant word of interest is highlighted in red and the poem says: "o er alldingautr ok asgardz iofjur ok vjalhallar visi Jupiter Oddviti".
In English it means: "Oss is the Aged Gautr and Ruler of Asgard and Chief of Valhalla, Emperor Jupiter". The term Oddviti as Emperor - meaning it in the more archaic Roman sense of the term: Imperator ("War-Leader").
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Depiction of a ritual boat voyage of the Nordic Bronze age
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Did you know that the Gordian knot was a significant part of Greek and Roman myth?
The Gordian knot receives its name from the rope knot tied by Gordius, the ancient king of Phyrigia in Asia Minor, located in the city of Gordium. The knot was hitched to a chariot dedicated to Zeus.
The knot is said to represent difficult problems that were almost impossible to solve, and furthermore, during the 4th century BC Greek oracles spoke of a prophecy, claiming that whoever untied the impossible Gordian knot was destined to become king of Asia.
The Gordian knot receives its name from the rope knot tied by Gordius, the ancient king of Phyrigia in Asia Minor, located in the city of Gordium. The knot was hitched to a chariot dedicated to Zeus.
The knot is said to represent difficult problems that were almost impossible to solve, and furthermore, during the 4th century BC Greek oracles spoke of a prophecy, claiming that whoever untied the impossible Gordian knot was destined to become king of Asia.
Here's a little bit of English history for you guys.
In 1710, Queen Anne urged Parliament to pass an act allowing for the construction of fifty new churches in London. The act was passed, but building fifty churches is easier said than done and so only twelve of what were called Queen Anne's churches were ever built.
The first Queen Anne church was St Mary le Strand, on the former site of the largest maypole in London. A rise in puritanism in the 1660s meant that many of the city's maypoles were torn down by religious extremists due to their pagan origins; this maypole fell over from a high wind in 1672.
In its original plans, St Mary's featured a 250ft colum to honour Queen Anne. The design was approved and the materials were acquired, but the plan was quietly cancelled following Anne's death in August 1714.
In 1710, Queen Anne urged Parliament to pass an act allowing for the construction of fifty new churches in London. The act was passed, but building fifty churches is easier said than done and so only twelve of what were called Queen Anne's churches were ever built.
The first Queen Anne church was St Mary le Strand, on the former site of the largest maypole in London. A rise in puritanism in the 1660s meant that many of the city's maypoles were torn down by religious extremists due to their pagan origins; this maypole fell over from a high wind in 1672.
In its original plans, St Mary's featured a 250ft colum to honour Queen Anne. The design was approved and the materials were acquired, but the plan was quietly cancelled following Anne's death in August 1714.