Wotan from Die Nibelungen directed by Fritz Lang (1924).
Die Nibelungen is a two-part series consisting of Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge.
The series is based on the Nibelungenlied, the Saga of the Vǫlsungs, and the stories of Sigurd from the Poetic Edda.
Die Nibelungen is a two-part series consisting of Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge.
The series is based on the Nibelungenlied, the Saga of the Vǫlsungs, and the stories of Sigurd from the Poetic Edda.
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You can kill the man but not the idea! The Celtic Iron Age Ciumeşti helmet. Music by Cole Wolfsson.
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Jackson Crawford at the National Library of Norway.
Vidarshov in Norway was a site of cultic activity believed to have been dedicated to Víðarr.
The site was built on a farm, indicating that the temple was overseen by a local chieftain. The foundations of the chieftain's longhouse date to 200-400 AD, predating the Anglo-Saxon migration.
On a ridge within the surrounding forest, 25 large cairns and burial mounds dated to 500-1000 AD surround the site, suggesting that the site was a centre of religious activity in use over many generations.
The site was built on a farm, indicating that the temple was overseen by a local chieftain. The foundations of the chieftain's longhouse date to 200-400 AD, predating the Anglo-Saxon migration.
On a ridge within the surrounding forest, 25 large cairns and burial mounds dated to 500-1000 AD surround the site, suggesting that the site was a centre of religious activity in use over many generations.
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The warrior aristocracy of Bronze Age Europe were buried in warrior graves with personal weaponry - like daggers, swords, and spears.
But there were other objects in these graves like hair combs, bronze razors and tweezers, cloak pins, and awls for tattooing the skin, that all speak to a profound interest in clothing, personal grooming and in adorning the warrior.
So what can this all tell us about this aristocracy, the beliefs and practices of these elite men, and the nature of masculinity in prehistory?
Find out by watching this video!
But there were other objects in these graves like hair combs, bronze razors and tweezers, cloak pins, and awls for tattooing the skin, that all speak to a profound interest in clothing, personal grooming and in adorning the warrior.
So what can this all tell us about this aristocracy, the beliefs and practices of these elite men, and the nature of masculinity in prehistory?
Find out by watching this video!
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Male Grooming and the Warrior Aristocracy of Ancient Europe
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The warrior aristocracy of Bronze Age Europe were buried in warrior graves with his personal weaponry - like daggers…
The warrior aristocracy of Bronze Age Europe were buried in warrior graves with his personal weaponry - like daggers…
The multifaceted nature of Wōden/Óðinn:
In Víkars þáttr in Gautreks Saga, Starkaðr, the warrior blessed by Óðinn, consults his foster-father Hrosshárs-Grani on the best course of action to take when King Víkars ship is unable sail due to a lack of wind.
Hrosshárs-Grani suggested that a sacrifice to Óðinn would ensure fair sailing weather. Hrosshárs-Grani was none other than Óðinn in disguise, which is interesting because, in this instance, we are shown the multifaceted nature of Óðinn as a divine being.
In this case, Óðinn seeks King Víkar's death to take him to Valhǫll, but the note on Hrosshárs-Grani suggesting a sacrifice to Óðinn for fair sailing wind shows us that Óðinn, by nature, is not limited and encompasses a variety of factors relating to the divine and human life.
This is further exemplified in the Loka Táttur where Óðinn helps a farmer protect his son by creating rapid crop growth overnight. Moreover, in the Vǫlsunga Saga, King Rerir prayed to Óðinn for a child atop a burial mound. The prayer was accepted, and the legendary hero Vǫlsungr was born.
These examples ultimately provide us with an insight into the divine nature of Óðinn as a god and the various ways He is able to oversee different aspects of human life.
In Víkars þáttr in Gautreks Saga, Starkaðr, the warrior blessed by Óðinn, consults his foster-father Hrosshárs-Grani on the best course of action to take when King Víkars ship is unable sail due to a lack of wind.
Hrosshárs-Grani suggested that a sacrifice to Óðinn would ensure fair sailing weather. Hrosshárs-Grani was none other than Óðinn in disguise, which is interesting because, in this instance, we are shown the multifaceted nature of Óðinn as a divine being.
In this case, Óðinn seeks King Víkar's death to take him to Valhǫll, but the note on Hrosshárs-Grani suggesting a sacrifice to Óðinn for fair sailing wind shows us that Óðinn, by nature, is not limited and encompasses a variety of factors relating to the divine and human life.
This is further exemplified in the Loka Táttur where Óðinn helps a farmer protect his son by creating rapid crop growth overnight. Moreover, in the Vǫlsunga Saga, King Rerir prayed to Óðinn for a child atop a burial mound. The prayer was accepted, and the legendary hero Vǫlsungr was born.
These examples ultimately provide us with an insight into the divine nature of Óðinn as a god and the various ways He is able to oversee different aspects of human life.
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5'3" bronze worker with acromegaly who looked like this making weapons for the Sintashta warrior aristocracy.
Dwarves are real, confirmed.
"New skull and facial reconstruction of a man from the Sintashta burial culture who suffered from Acromegaly, made by Dmitry Pozdnyakov
Andrey Epimakhov et al. / Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2024."
Stole this off Nrken on Twitter.
Read more here.
Dwarves are real, confirmed.
"New skull and facial reconstruction of a man from the Sintashta burial culture who suffered from Acromegaly, made by Dmitry Pozdnyakov
Andrey Epimakhov et al. / Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2024."
Stole this off Nrken on Twitter.
Read more here.
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When Búi Andríðsson met Jarl Einarr Rǫgnvaldarsson in the Kjalnesinga Saga!
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🇸🇪🇩🇰PCA from a new paper about the spread of plague and the Neolithic decline in Scandinavia.
The PCA shows 3 main genetic clusters and as the paper states, the distinction between them is supported by vastly different yDNA results. This distinction, according to the paper, was due to the patrilineal societies of these clans.
Neolithic cluster = 100% yDNA I2. Oldest cluster in the paper, dated to approximately 4300-2800 BC.
Steppe 1 cluster = 100% yDNA R1. Dated to approximately 2800-2300 BC.
Steppe 2 cluster = 100% yDNA I1. Dated to approximately 2100 BC-1000 BC.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07651-2 🇸🇪🇩🇰
The PCA shows 3 main genetic clusters and as the paper states, the distinction between them is supported by vastly different yDNA results. This distinction, according to the paper, was due to the patrilineal societies of these clans.
Neolithic cluster = 100% yDNA I2. Oldest cluster in the paper, dated to approximately 4300-2800 BC.
Steppe 1 cluster = 100% yDNA R1. Dated to approximately 2800-2300 BC.
Steppe 2 cluster = 100% yDNA I1. Dated to approximately 2100 BC-1000 BC.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07651-2 🇸🇪🇩🇰