Anglo-Saxon deities
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Anglo-Saxon deities refers to the gods and goddesses worshipped in the religion of Anglo-Saxon paganism, by the Anglo-Saxons
, a group of Germanic tribes (such as the Angles
, Saxons
and Jutes
) who settled in modern day England
in the 5th century.
Here are a list of deities, in alphabetical order:
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
, a group of Germanic tribes (such as the Angles
Angles
The Angles is a modern English term for a Germanic people who took their name from the ancestral cultural region of Angeln, a district located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
, Saxons
Saxons
The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...
and Jutes
Jutes
The Jutes, Iuti, or Iutæ were a Germanic people who, according to Bede, were one of the three most powerful Germanic peoples of their time, the other two being the Saxons and the Angles...
) who settled in modern day England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the 5th century.
Here are a list of deities, in alphabetical order:
| Anglo-Saxon | Old German | Norse equivalent | Characteristics & Associations | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldaeg | Balder Balder Baldr is a god in Norse mythology.In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story... |
Baldr | Unknown | |
| Ēostre Eostre Old English Ēostre and Old High German Ôstarâ are the names of a Germanic goddess whose Anglo-Saxon month, Ēostur-monath , has given its name to the festival of Easter... |
Ôstarâ(putative) | none | Unknown | Bede Bede Bede , also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede , was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria... 's De Temporum Ratione De temporum ratione The Reckoning of Time is an Anglo-Saxon era treatise written in Latin by the Northumbrian monk Bede in 725. The treatise includes an introduction to the traditional ancient and medieval view of the cosmos, including an explanation of how the spherical earth influenced the changing length of... |
| Erce | none | none | Goddess of the earth | |
| Freo | Freyja | Ing's sister ; Goddess of passion and prosperity | ||
| Frīg Frig Frig may refer to:Pronunciation * Frig , an expression possibly based on a profanity that has been altered to reduce the objectionable characteristics. Another possible origin is that it is based on an appeal to Frigg, a Nordic fertility goddess... |
Frîja | Frigg Frigg Frigg is a major goddess in Norse paganism, a subset of Germanic paganism. She is said to be the wife of Odin, and is the "foremost among the goddesses" and the queen of Asgard. Frigg appears primarily in Norse mythological stories as a wife and a mother. She is also described as having the power... (and Freyja) |
Goddess of love | Friday Friday Friday is the day between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting Monday-first conventions as recommended by the international standard ISO 8601, it is the fifth day of the week. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention as in Abrahamic tradition... |
| Gēat | Gausus | Gautr | Unknown | |
| Helith | none | none | Unknown | Dorset Dorset Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974... folklore |
| Hretha | none | none | Goddess of the Earth / Gaia (the earth itself) | Bede Bede Bede , also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede , was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria... 's De Temporum Ratione De temporum ratione The Reckoning of Time is an Anglo-Saxon era treatise written in Latin by the Northumbrian monk Bede in 725. The treatise includes an introduction to the traditional ancient and medieval view of the cosmos, including an explanation of how the spherical earth influenced the changing length of... |
| Ingui Frea (Lord Ingui) | Yngvi-Freyr Yngvi Yngvi, Yngvin, Ingwine, Inguin are names that relate to an older theonym Ing and which appears to have been the older name for the god Freyr .... |
God of prosperity, passion, and wealth. Ruler of the elves and sovereign over Elfhame the realm of the elves. | ||
| Seaxnēat Seaxneat In Germanic mythology, Seaxnēat or Saxnōt is a god connected with the Saxons and, as recorded in Anglo-Saxons sources, their founder and ancestor. Seaxnēat appears in the genealogies of the kings of Essex. His name does not survive in any English placenames, although the element nēat in isolation... |
Saxnôte | none | Founder of the Saxon Saxons The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein... tribe. |
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| Þunor | Donar | Thunor | God of the sky and thunder | Thursday Thursday Thursday is the fourth day of the week according to the ISO 8601 international standard adopted in most western countries. In countries that use the Sunday-first convention and in the Judeo-Christian calendar it is the fifth day of the week. It falls between Wednesday and Friday... |
| Tīw Tiw Tiw, in Uru mythology is a protector of mines, lakes, and rivers. It is closely related to the Aymara deity of Anchanchu, a terrible demon which haunts caves, rivers, and other isolated places.... |
Zîu | Týr | God of Justice | Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday is a day of the week occurring after Monday and before Wednesday.According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the second day of the week, although in some traditions it is the third.... |
| Wōden Woden Woden or Wodan is a major deity of Anglo-Saxon and Continental Germanic polytheism. Together with his Norse counterpart Odin, Woden represents a development of the Proto-Germanic god *Wōdanaz.... |
Wodan | Óðinn | Chief of the gods, god of war, poetry and mantic ecstasy | Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday is a day of the week in the Gregorian calendar. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. This day is between Tuesday and Thursday... Nine Herbs Charm Nine Herbs Charm The Nine Herbs Charm is an Old English charm recorded in the 10th century Lacnunga manuscript. The charm is intended for treatment of poison and infection through the preparation of nine herbs. The numbers nine and three are mentioned frequently within the charm and are significant numbers in... |
| Wuldor | Ullr Ullr In early Germanic paganism, *Wulþuz appears to have been a major god, or an epithet of an important god, in prehistoric times.... |
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