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Name meaning Attested consorts and sexual partners Attested children Attestations Baduhenna (Latinized Germanic) Badu-, may be cognate to Proto-Germanic *badwa-meaning "battle." The second portion of the name -henna may be related to -henae, which appears commonly in the names of matrons. [1] None attested: None attested: Tacitus's Annals
Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was a key element of Germanic paganism .
The pagan Germanic peoples referred to holy places by a variety of terms and many of these terms variously referred to stones, groves, and temple structures. From Proto-Germanic *harugaz, a masculine noun, developed Old Norse hǫrgr meaning 'altar', Old English hearg 'altar', and Old High German harug meaning 'holy grove
In Germanic mythology, the numbers three, nine, and twelve play an important role. [104] The symbolic importance of the number three is attested widely among many cultures, [105] and the number twelve is also attested as significant in other cultures, meaning that foreign influence is possible.
Pages in category "Early Germanic symbols" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dragon's Eye ...
It shares many characteristics with Nordic folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology.It reflects a similar mix of influences: a pre-Christian pantheon and other beings equivalent to those of Norse mythology; magical characters (sometimes recognizably pre-Christian) associated with Christian festivals, and various regional 'character' stories.
From the PIE stem *h 2 (e)wes-('to shine, glow red'). Cognate with the Lithuanian deity Aušrinė, and further related to the PIE dawn-goddess *h₂éwsōs. [3]A West Germanic spring goddess associated with a festival held in her name during the 'Easter-month', *Austro-mēnōþ, equivalent to modern 'April'. [3]
The numbers three, nine, and other multiples of three are significant numbers in Germanic paganism. Both numbers (and multiples thereof) appear throughout surviving attestations of ancient Germanic folklore, in both mythology and Germanic paganism. [2] Along with the number 27, both numbers also figure into the lunar Germanic calendar. [2]