#Þórr

[w-y-r-d]

#heathenry #thor #jormungandr #ragnarok #norse pagan #norse mythology #Þórr #jörmungandr #norse paganism #norse gods #norse deities #norse heathen #norse heathenry #norse pagan art #norse pantheon #norse polytheism #paganism #mythology #end of the world

[priestess-of-the-north-west]

Lightning creates fertiliser

I had always wondered how Þórr got positively connected with agriculture. Threatening thunderstorms... yeah, I got that. But a good harvest?

Photo by Josep Castells on Unsplash.

Now I finally understand:

When lightning strikes, the air around that lightning bolt enters a plasma phase. It is one of nature’s methods of fixating nitrogen. 10% of all fixated nitrogen on earth occurs through lightning. This is how nature feeds plants, crops and forests with nitrogen. It’s a really important natural fertilizer (source).

How on earth did I miss this in biology/physics !?!

More information about an intriguing lightning-biomimicry project here, and here. Amusingly, they call it "The Freya Natural Nitrogen Device".

#Þórr #lightning #storm #freyja

[thorraborinn]

How do you spell Thor in young futhark?

ᚦᚢᚱ

In case your browser doesn't display Unicode runes, that's þurs, úr, reið.

Here it is, from the Velanda stone (I've edited it from the image on Wikipedia to make it easier to read) in the phrase Þórr vígi 'may Thor hallow/consecrate":

Later on, when the younger futhark started changing, it could also be ᚦᚯᚱ or ᚦᚮᚱ (þurs, ós, reið). That's how it's written on the Kvinneby amulet:

#runes #younger futhark #þórr #thor

[thorsvinur]

Friendly note/reminder that Þorrablót, in its original context, has no verifiable link to Þórr in name or practice. Etymologically, "Þorra-" is the genitive form of "Þorri", both the name of one of the months on the Old Icelandic and (likely) Old Norse calendars and a personal name meaning "frozen snow". A being by the name of Þorri, either personifying the month itself or appearing as a sort of Old Man Winter, may have been worshiped during this time. Þorrablót, then, means "Sacrifice of Þorri", whereas the equivalent for Þórr would be "Þórsblót".

It's not totally clear whether the month itself or the personified figure was the major focus of Þorrablót, but in either case the claim that Þorrablót is a feast in honor of Þórr is a result of a poor understanding of the name and its etymology. The modern revival of Þorrablót was initiated by Danish university students during the 19th century who may well have misunderstood the festival's name, and this misunderstanding has been further proliferated through organizations such as The Ásatrú Community in more recent decades.

Of course a person can make offerings to Þórr at this time if they wish, but Þorrablót itself is not a historically designated time for it.

#asatru #heathenry #heathen #thorrablot #pagan #Þorrablót #Þórr #thor #forn sed #fórn siðr

[haltraveler]

Oh my god I'm losing my mind. This is an actual depiction of Thor from an old Norse Runestone. 

He really said  =|

#norse mythology #thor #thor odinson #aesir #Þórr

[poeticnorth]

So, I should have been storytelling at Thunorsmoot during the past weekend, but health concerns got in the way. Anyway, here's a poem I wrote to try set the mood for it.

#north sea poet #heathenry #nico solheim-davidson #poetry #my poetry #heathen #thor #Thunorsmoot #Þórr #Bragi #Heathen poetry #inclusive heathenry #asatru uk

[kindorthorr]

STJÖRNUÍÞRÓTT – NORSE CONSTELLATIONS & MYTHS WITH ASTRONOMY.

Astronomy, stjörnuíþrótt in Old Norse, is the science of surveillance of the stars.

A communal way to understand constellations in modern days is with the Greek mythology and its heroes, nevertheless, each civilisation would have its own interpretation of stars, constellations, and astronomy as a whole. This branch is often called cosmology, only many mistaken it basically as a formation and the fundamental myths, rather than the learning of the evening sky.

Vikings were astonishing guides, with their continuous wandering by boats and etc. therefore, it demonstrates how capable they were to circumnavigate even during the night, where the only visible objects were stars, showcasing that they did custom a form of astronomy.

Ursa Major / the Great Bear – the Wagon.

This constellation is the most common one known. During the Viking age, it was insinuated to as the Wagon.

In some areas it was referred to as Óðinns vagn, associating it with Óðinn and his travelling through the realms; vagna verr (wagon’s lord), valdr vagnbrautar (ruler of the wagon road).

Though, the god associated the most with chariot was in fact Þórr as it was believed that when the skies rumbled and thunder echoed, it was him who rode his chariot through the skies. Karlavagnen, and Karlsvagn translated as “the man’s chariot” which, along with the name Kvennavagn ,or “woman’s chariot” given to Ursa Minor, suggests the gods associated with chariot driving were Þórr and Freyja.

Ursa Minor was meticulously connected with Ursa Major and was seen as the Chariot of Freyja. The constellation looks alike to a chair; thus, it was also denoted to as a throne, yet many would believe that it was the throne of Þórr as he was at times depicted sitting on a decorated chair. In a way, Freyja was the goddess of siðr which was a mutual practice of the Vǫlur who were often seated and elevated during the rituals.

Aurvandill’s toe.

There is no set understanding as to which star was exactly the toe of Aurvandill, but many believe that it was Rigel – within the Orion’s belt. And some believe that it is Venus – Venus appears in the sky as a bright crescent, due to its position in the solar system, and resembles a toenail.

Orwandil was Orion in Old Norse, with Rigel being his toe.

Corona Borealis is another likelihood, not only because of its outline as Saxo Grammaticus writes in Gesta danorum of a fight between a King Horwendil, and King Koller and Horwendil kills Koller by cutting off his foot. This may have been constructed on previous legends of an endless contest between spring and winter, in which spring prevails at the end of the day.

The Corona Borealis is a spring constellation, noticeable only once spring arrives.

Both Koller’s foot, and Aurvandil’s toe could be seen as predecessors of springtime.

Eyes of Þjazi.

The myth is well known with Loki kidnaping Iðunn, with the giant Þjazi, who is killed during the rescue of Iðunn, and when his daughter, Skaði, travels to Asgard seeking amends for her father’s death, she is allowed to choose a husband from among the Æsir. In this myth, she had to choose based only on their feet. She chooses Njôrð, thinking the most beautiful feet must surely belong to Baldr.

Loki then performs some silliness with a goat in order to make her laugh, and Óðinn also appeases her by casting her father’s eyes into the heavens where they will shine as the constellation.

The Lay of Harbard contradicts this myth as in it Þórr was instead responsible for creating this constellation:

Strong Thjatsi, the thurs, I overthrew in battle,

and the awful eyes of Alvaldi's son

I cast on the cloudless sky.

Those be the mighty marks of my great works.

Þórr casts the eyes into the sky as trophies, rather than an apology.

The two stars were most likely the commonly known stars Castor and Pollux, in the constellation of Gemini. They are of an alike brightness, visible, and an appropriate distance apart to resemble eyes in the firmament.

They reach their peak in the sky in January, linking to Skaði who is a winter goddess.

Frigg’s Distaff / Chariot of Freyja – Orion.

Orion’s belt was known as Friggerock (Frigg’s distaff) also Rejerock or Fröjas Rock, and the three stars which made up the traditional Orion’s sword were the spindle. In several areas of Scandinavia, the whole constellation was seen as the goddesses’ form.  

As the web of fate that guided one to the other stars, and therefore either to a misadventure or homespun, depending on one’s ability to navigate.

Orion was also known as Freyja’s Dress, and the belt and sword as Freyja’s Girdle.

Brisingamen was sometimes referred to as a girdle. It would have also been associated with Freyja (Vanadis) where it was known as such. The three stars of Orion’s belt were also known as Fiskikarlar (the fishermen) in Iceland and Norway, and in upper German lands as ‘the three mowers’.

Lokabrenna.

Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, part of the Canis Major constellation and in fact is a binary star system. The star to Vikings was known as Loki’s Brand, or even Loki’s Torch (Lokabrenna) – linking to his role in Ragnarǫk, when the human realm begins to be consumed in a fire.

Sirius is also known as ‘the dog star’, which is associated with the hottest summer days, known as ‘the dog days’, and this is when the star can be seen the most. In a way, it was a warning for the Vikings before the hot summer days or a possible apocalypse of a Ragnarǫk if the texts came true.

The God’s nail – Polaris.

The Northern star, Polaris was clearly an important star for navigation, especially during sea travels. Known as Leiðarstjarna (lode-star/guiding star), as the Anglo-Saxons called it ‘the ship’s star’.

To Scandinavians it was also known as ‘the God’s Nail’, which associates it with Þórr as a chief deity, rather than Óðinn. Homes were built with a central pillar dedicated to Þórr, in which nails were driven.

The pillar of the world, the axis around which the cosmos spin is the North Star and its further and important association with Þórr is made apparent by this practice.

The Mouth of the Wolf and Road to Hel.

Hyades open star cluster is known as Ulf’s Keptr (the Mouth of the Wolf), referring to Fenrisúlfr, however many believed that it was referred to Garmr, the guard and the protector of the gates at the end of the road to Hel.

These stars often appear in the constellation of Taurus, the brightest stars forming a ‘V’ – linking to Milky Way being that road to Hel.

The constellation of Pegasus is linked to Hellewagen, which is the wagon of the dead souls that travelled to Helweg (the gates to Hel).

Bifröst or Ásbrú is also linked to the Milky Way, while it is commonly accepted that rainbows and the aurora borealis are seen as the appearing of Bifröst, however seeing the Milky Way as the road to the underworld. During the months of winter, the world of the dead is closer to the living as this concept is seen in many Indo-Europeanpeople’s mythos, which means that rainbows were rare. Bifröst can appear in many forms, either it being a rainbow and even a Milky Way or the Northern Lights.

Sometimes Heimdallr is seen as the moon, proving further the interpretation of the Milky Way as the Bifröst during the night.

Asar Bargadi – the God’s Battlefield, is a constellation nearby the Milky Way, and is believed to be the place where a final battle will happen – identified to us as Auriga.

#Norse myths #norse #Heathen #heathenry #norse heathen #astronomy #norse astronomy #thor devotee #volva #cosmology #norse cosmology #stars #constellations #constellation #Þórr

[helshound]

oh I completely forgot to make a post about this year being the 1300th anniversary of the cutting down of the Donar's oak/Thor's oak by that cunt Bonfacius!

idk how many of you are familiar with the story, basically this big time Christian missionary guy tried to turn the germanic people called the chatti into Christians by cutting down their great oak that was sacred to Donar/Thor. I'm not sure where the current academic debate stands on how much you can equate Donar with Thor, but I personally regard him as like, a regional variant of the later norse god Thor. To me this god as well as this story is kinda familiar cause I grew up only one county over from where that happened lol. They have a statue there now 🙄 (also German heathens and neopagans protested there once lmao)

So yeah, happy (sad) 1300th anniversary of people being like that 😞 however, as some may know I like to entertain myself with calendar ideas, so it is fun to me to think of this year not as 2023 AD, but as 1300 AtO (after the oak) 😂

#thor #donar #Þórr #beast barks #donareiche #gather rounds kids beast is teaching german heathen history today

[w-y-r-d]

As I raised a glass of mead to the sky, a toast to Thor, I saw lightning flash in the sky behind it. It was absolutely profound.

#heathenry #thor deity #norse thor #Þórr #norse gods #norse religion #norse pagan

[sarenth]

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[priestess-of-the-north-west]

Please note I do not necessarily agree with Maria Kvilhaug’s interpretation of the translations.

When she made these videos, she was investigating a personal pantheistic path with Freyja as the ‘core’ deity, which seeps through her interpretations and videos. I cannot estimate what her position on the same topics is today.

However, her translations of old Norse are sometimes fascinating and worth further contemplation and investigation.

#cancer #midsummer #Lofoten #norway #viking age #skaði #oðinn #Þórr #Freyr #video #maria kvilhaug

[thorsvinur]

Þórr as a Figure of Healthy Masculinity

Though as with any of the gods of pre-Christian Scandinavia Þórr is a multifaceted figure, with a great presence and personality but not infallible or unquestionable, one element of his personality that stands out to me personally is a sense of healthy traditional masculinity, as far as one can define "traditional" in this context. While projecting modern attitudes and discourse onto peoples of the past and ancient deities is generally not advisable beyond perhaps surface level comparisons and analyses, I do think that these traits can be extracted from the very source material itself which has survived.

To begin, Þórr exemplifies the archetype of a strong and brave man who defends his loved ones, namely with regards to his wife Sif, an example appearing in Skáldskaparmál when her hair is cut by Loki. He doesn't fly into an indiscriminate rage, destroying all and everything around him, nor does he shy away from a necessary confrontation. Rather, he makes his clear determination and focuses upon the responsible party with purpose and confidence, ensuring that her prized hair is returned in one form or another.

In the case of the jötunn Hrungnir declaring his wish to kill all of the Æsir except Freyja and Sif, both of whom he would bed, Þórr engages in a duel with him and quickly slays him. Perhaps more extreme than is logically necessary, but again targeted and done with bravery defending the honor of those he cares about. Though it guarantees his death, in the prophecy of Ragnarök told in Völuspá he also fights the world serpent Jörmungandr, and in a more present tense of the remaining myths he protects the world of man from the forces which would otherwise devour and destroy it.

But this is not a bloodthirsty man killing for the sake of killing, doing so to the point of genocide and extermination. Rather, as is stated in Hárbarðsljóð, he slays what is necessary of the Jötnar and Þursar to ensure the safety of humanity, neutralizing the active threat while preserving the balance of forces. This represents as well the concept of a community or society seeking to preserve its existence and remove the threats immediate to it such as predators, starvation, hostile forces, etc. while allowing for the natural world and its dangers to carry on and other peoples live their lives beyond the extent of such threats. This is an approach which, though fortunately gaining popularity in many places today, would be a much better balance than has been commonplace for centuries or more beforehand.

Þórr breaks beyond the limits of fragility that often plague unhealthy or toxic masculinity as well, even if only for a worthy purpose. When his hammer is stolen and possessed by the jötunn Þrymr in Þrymskviða and the only accepted trade would be the unwilling Freyja as his bride, Þórr commits to the culturally transgressive act of crossdressing as Freyja to fool the thief into unwittingly bestowing his hammer to him once again. His hammer restored to him, he removes the disguise and brings his retribution upon those who wronged him and would exploit the act in order to coerce Freyja into marriage. In this context it is obvious that Þórr loathes the idea of dressing as a bride, and he likely even comes to suffer ridicule thereafter for it, but his masculinity is strong and confident enough and his hammer dear enough that he is willing to undertake this act in order to right this wrong, notably rather than attempting to force Freyja into marriage once she confirms her resistance to it.

Þórr is often regarded as a god of and friend to the common people, both today and seemingly by evidence of his widespread popularity in Early Medieval Scandinavia. But perhaps the breadth of his friendship extends even further. In Hárbarðsljóð it is declared by Óðinn in the guise of the ferryman Hárbarðr that while his halls are populated by kings and great warriors, Þórr has but mere slaves populating his. It's unclear whether this is simply an insult directed at Þórr by a god praised notably by warriors and kings, or whether there may be an element of truth to it, but if the latter is true and the circumstances are paralleled between the halls of the two then it may be that Þórr welcomes the formerly enslaved into his hall after death as a sort of posthumous liberator. In such a role, Þórr is not only protecting mankind from the forces which would otherwise devour and destroy them, but also raising up the oppressed even if after their passing from Miðgarðr.

Þórr exemplifies the figure of a man possessed of bravery, strength and confidence; willing to defend what and whom he cares for in a reasonable manner, and not afraid of or averse to taking an active part in enacting justice for offenses to himself or his loved ones. He defends those who need it, and uplifts those who suffer oppression. In all of this, he is also secure and confident enough not to shy away from the unpleasant necessities which justice may require, nor to force others to bear them in order to preserve his own ego. He is as the man who takes an active role in his own life and problems, but does not deny help to those who need it; a role model for healthy masculinity in these respects.

#thor #asatru #heathen #heathenry #forn sed #Þórr #pagan #norse

[lucianopodes]

Heill Þórr O vento sopra através dos galhos cansados Folhas batem, caem e voam para longe Céus cinzentos e sombrios cumprimentam o olhar agradecido Enquanto tempestades silenciosas deslizam pelo céu Esperando pela música estrondosa As lambidas de luz se soltaram para voar A água selvagem desce para socar o solo Enquanto a ávida Terra saboreia a saciedade de sua sede Poder exibido para todos verem Poder e principal manifesto O trovão de Þórr ressoa pela largura do céu Enquanto nosso defensor dá seus golpes ensurdecedores Jotuns caem rápido em seu caminho furioso Enquanto ele luta por honra e direito Os golpes poderosos de Mjollnir brilham na noite e a vitória de Þórr concede derrota para nossos inimigos. Kriselda Jarnsaxa 📷 Louis Moe @prof.lucianodornelles ------------ Heill Þórr The wind blows through the tired branches Leaves flap, fall and fly away Gloomy gray skies greet the grateful look As silent storms slide across the sky Waiting for the booming music The licks of light let go to fly Wild water descends to pound the soil While the avid Earth tastes the satiety of its thirst Power displayed for all to see Power and main manifest Þórr's thunder resounds across the width of the sky As our defender delivers his deafening blows Jotuns fall fast on their furious path While he fights for honor and right Mjollnir's powerful blows shine through the night and Þórr's victory grants defeat to our enemies. Kriselda Jarnsaxa 📷 Louis Moe #Þórr #thor #norse #norsegods #norsemythology #nordicgod #nordic #nordicos #god #trovão #Thunder #northenculture #north #norrænssiðr #mitologianordica #norsepagan #northern #culturanordica #Thorsday (em Midgård) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj76UFguHuv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[borom1r]

I’ve been thinking about getting a runic tattoo for fucking ages for religious reasons and I think I want to get a kenning translated into runes— the question now becomes 1) what kenning(s) and 2) do I take the extra step to translate the kenning into proto-Germanic so I can work with the elder futhark or do I just stick w/ the kenning as is and use the younger futhark

#ig ultimately it depends on the kenning itself and whether we have the same words in protogermanic lol #so that’s a consideration #but I work so much more w/ the elder futhark than the younger which is why I’m considering taking the time to do the extra translation work #and also do I get two kennings? one for Óðinn and one for Þórr? #it depends on what speaks to me but you know. I’ll light a candle at my altar and ask Þórr too + see if I get a response

[kindorthorr]

A night before a thunderstorm, over the minor-mountains of Borz.

— 2022.

#norsepagan #heathen #þórr #norse #thor #working with thor #thunderstorms #thunder