We at the Witchipedia are not experts in Norse or Germanic religion, Heathenry, etc. nor indeed any pantheon or religion. These articles are provided here because they relate to another article somewhere on the site that relates to witchcraft, magick or the occult, which is our primary focus. There is no way that we can give individual paths and Pantheons the attention they deserve while still maintaining our focus, but we do want you to have the most comprehensive information possible. To that end, we are constantly on the lookout for other websites that provide better information in this area. We recommend you visit the following websites for more in-depth study of this subject.
- Norse Mythology for Smart People
- Old Norse Religion at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Hurstwic Viking Combat Training
- Norse Mythology
- The Troth
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Eostre -Eostre is the name of a Tuetonic Goddess about whom we know very little. It is only noted in the writings of Venerable Bede that the Germanic name for the month of April, Eosturmōnaþ (Northumbrian), Ēastermōnaþ (West Saxon), Ôstarmânoth (Old High German), was named for a Goddess called Eostre or Ostara whose feast day was celebrated in the spring and further speculated by the writings of Jacob Grimm . There is little to no additional information about the Goddess, though there is quite a bit about the feast day called Eostre or more commonly Ostara. There are no stories about her and she doesn't appear as part of the family of Gods in any Germanic pantheon.
Freyja -Freyja is the Norse Goddess of love, beauty, magic (seidhr), fertility, war and death. Her name means "The Lady". She is one of the Vanir, sister to Freyr, daughter to Njörðr and mother to Hnoss and Gersemi by Óðr.
Odin -Odin is the one-eyed All-Father of the Norse pantheon. His wife is Frigg, the Goddess of Wisdom. Odin carries out war and gives strength to his enemies. Thor was actually more typically associated with peace and abundance than Odin was, and tended to be a more primary god for the living.
Ostara -The Goddess Ostara is a Germanic Goddess of springtime and the dawn. Her name is believed to be related to the word East, from which the light of dawn emerges.
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What about Frigg, Odin's wife? Or Thor's wife? Or the witch who visits Asgard?
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Also LadyOfTheLabyrinth a great resource.