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Continue reading →: 30 DoA #6: Other Relations6. Other related deities and entities associated with this deity. There are actually quite a number of other heroes in Germanic (and later) mythology who have connections to Wayland by virtue of their weapons, armor, or other treasures. Since Beowulf is possibly one of my favorite literary works, I’ll begin with…
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Continue reading →: 30 DoA #5: Family5. Members of the family – genealogical connections. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This is particularly true when it comes to Norse/Germanic genealogies! Easiest to deal with are Wayland’s two brothers, Egil and Hla∂gu∂r. All three are sons of an otherwise unnamed “King of the Finns.” Egil…
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Continue reading →: 30 DoA #4: Favorite Myth4. A favorite myth or myths of this deity. Well, since there is really only one known myth for Wayland, namely the aforementioned Völundarkviða, or Lay of Völundr, it kinda limits the options as to which story can be my favorite. Still, there are certainly parts of the tale that I favor…
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Continue reading →: 30 DoA #3: Symbols and Icons
3. Symbols and icons of this deity. I admittedly had to laugh a little at this one because my first reaction was, “Duh, anvil!” However, I think there are some other symbols that I apply to Wayland in my personal practice that others also might find useful. So, to begin with,…
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Continue reading →: Meditation Mondays #2This week in meditation, it really seemed like my subconscious, procrastination tendencies teamed up with external circumstances to try to make me forget the progress of the previous week. Still, I only missed one day, and managed to do at least five minutes the rest of the time. Today was…
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