2026-08-22
In the Edda's and other old writings about the Germanic peoples and their mythology the women are almost completely ignored. Does this reflect the attitude of the old Germanic peoples or the attitude of the Christian writers?
Their are three sources of writings about the old Germanic peoples:
Some Romans wrote about the Germanic peoples. Mainly Tacitus and Caesar. Their writings contain a lot of bias. And most of their knowledge about the Germanic tribes was 'hear-say'.
Christians that lived among the old Germanic peoples. Like the writers of the Poetic Edda and writers like Snorri Sturluson and Saxo Germanicus.
The oldest texts of laws.
VIII. Their traditions tell that more than once, when a German line was wavering on the point of giving way, the women rallied it, urgently entreating the men to fight on, baring their breasts and crying out that their captivity was at hand. Captivity for their women is a thing the men abhor far more than for themselves; so that, as a matter of fact, we always obtain the firmest hold over those states which are compelled to include amongst the hostages they send us some maidens of noble birth. Nay, the Germans even ascribe to women a certain inspiration and power of prophecy; they do not either despise the advice they give or neglect their forecasts. Most of their tribes long gave divine honours to Veleda, whom we saw as a prisoner here in the days of the Emperor Vespasian, of blessed memory; but there was also an Aurinia in earlier times, and many others likewise, whom they venerated sincerely enough, though not with any idea of making goddesses of them.
According to Tacitus the Germanic men saw the women as equal. Not the same, but equal in value. The Germanic man did not hate or despise the women.
All mediaeval writers did write. The pagans did not read or write. All old writers were educated as a child by Christian priests. And they were brainwashed by Christian priests.
All the men that wrote songs of the Poetic Edda, and writers like Snorri Sturluson and Saxo Germanicus were educated and brainwashed by Christian priests. They were raised to hate and despise women.
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Germanic tribes lived from about 3500 BC to 100 AD. Each tribe had its own myths and customs. And they changed over time.
So we can not say things like: "The Germanic people were like this and they believed that".
When you put a 'V' before the word Edda, you get Vedda or Veda.
Vedda or Wedda is related to the Dutch word 'weten' and the Germand word 'wissen' (to know) and the English word 'Wit'
The Edda, the Rig Veda en the Zend Avesta have the same origin.
According to DNA research of David Reich et al. the Germanic people came from Central Asia from the Yamnaya culture.
The Pre-Christian pagans of Europe are often pictured as 'primitive', 'barbaric', 'cruel', 'vicious', et cetera. Quite often they have been accused of sacrificing humans. Based on what evidence?
This article is about the bias of many people against the Pre-Christian pagans of Europe. This bias is just another form of racism.
When authors use the label Óðinn, what are they referring to? Do different authors use the label Óðinn to refer to the same 'thing'?
I distinguish the following different meanings of Óðinn.
Óðinn as father of all, as Anima Solaris.
Óðinn as Hangatýr.
Woden woody as deity of the woods.
Óðinn as father of the fallen.
Óðinn as a heroic person, a king, a sorcerer, a con-artist.
The calendar of Óðinn had eight months of one and a half moon. Then followed the 'time between the years' or Yule. This period lasted a half moon.
A year consisted of 12 and a half moon. As a result, the year started alternating with a full moon or a new moon. This resulted in feminine and masculine years or positive and negative years.
In this calendar a year is 3.89 days to long. In nine years this amounts to 35 days. So once in every nine years the last month was shortened by a whole moon or with one and a half moon.
Úlfheðnár are the original werewolves, shamans that had the wolf as power animal. They were the teachers of the native Europeans.
Bersekrs are the werebears, shamans that had the bear as power animals. They were the healers of the native Europeans.
In this article I will present a very different interpretation of Heimdallr. Heim-dallr means: 'Dick of the world' or 'House-dick'. His horn is his dick. In Rigsþula he is named Rigr. This means 'rigid'. So Rigsþula should be interpreted as: 'The tale of Stiffy, a telling of his epic journey bedding all couples and fathering all humans'.
