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Mar 12, 2001	How Odin Became Santa Claus: Symbolism and Pagan Origins of a Gift-Giving Saint by Anja Heij [1051 words]
		"The story begins in the northern regions of Europe where the supreme god Odin, also known as Wodan among the German tribes, reigned...."
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Oct 30, 2000	Odin by The Troth [530 words]
		"Norse Great Father, carries two ravens upon his shoulder to tell him of mans destiny, All Father, Giver of written language (runes)...."
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Oct 14, 2000	Balder by The Troth [216 words]
		"Son of Odin and Frigga, he is shown in the Prose Edda as a rather pallid heathen imitation of Christ, but other sources, notably..."
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Oct 14, 2000	Frey by The Troth [295 words]
		"Son of Njord, twin brother of Freya. "Frey" is a title simply meaning "Lord"; his original name was apparently..."
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Oct 14, 2000	Fenrir by The Troth [53 words]
		"The great Wolf, son of Loki and his giant-wife Angrboda, who will swallow Odin at Ragnarok. The commonly seen form "Fenris"..."
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Balder by The Troth [216 words]
	"Son of Odin and Frigga, he is shown in the Prose Edda as a rather pallid heathen imitation of Christ, but other sources, notably..."


Frey by The Troth [295 words]
	"Son of Njord, twin brother of Freya. "Frey" is a title simply meaning "Lord"; his original name was apparently..."


Freya by The Troth [376 words]
	"Freya is probably the best-known and best-loved of the goddesses today. Her title simply means "Lady"; her original name..."


Frigga by The Troth [283 words]
	"('Well-Beloved, Spouse, Lady') Most revered of the Teutonic Goddesses. Wife and sister of Odin. Frigga is the patron goddess of the..."


Heimdal by The Troth [219 words]
	"Watcher at the gates of Asgard, he can hear the grass growing on the ground and the wool on a sheep's back, and needs no sleep. He..."


Hel, Hela by The Troth [328 words]
	"Norse Goddess of Death, Ruler of the underworld. Teutonic Goddess of the kingdom of the dead, not considered as a place of..."


How Odin Became Santa Claus: Symbolism and Pagan Origins of a Gift-Giving Saint by Anja Heij [1051 words]
	"The story begins in the northern regions of Europe where the supreme god Odin, also known as Wodan among the German tribes, reigned...."


Loki by The Troth [377 words]
	"Norse God of Mischief, Trickery. Divine Catalyst, Breaker of Stagnation, Force for change. Giant brother of Odin. Loki wavers..."


Odin by The Troth [530 words]
	"Norse Great Father, carries two ravens upon his shoulder to tell him of mans destiny, All Father, Giver of written language (runes)...."


Thor by The Troth [411 words]
	""Thunder", son of Odin and Earth. The most beloved god of the Viking Age, perhaps seen as the chief god at that time, and..."

Brief Articles


Beyla by The Troth [47 words]
	"Servant of Frey, wife of Byggvir. Her name is thought to be related to a word for "cow", and she the protectress of dairy..."


Eir by The Troth [43 words]
	"Goddess of healing, patroness of health-care workers, called on against sickness or injury. She is one of the goddesses on the..."


Fenrir by The Troth [53 words]
	"The great Wolf, son of Loki and his giant-wife Angrboda, who will swallow Odin at Ragnarok. The commonly seen form "Fenris"..."


Forseti by The Troth [79 words]
	"Patron god of the Frisians and giver of their laws. Silence had to be kept while drinking from the spring on his holy island, which..."


Gefjon by The Troth [79 words]
	"Her name means "giver". With a plough drawn by four sons whom she bore to a giant and changed into oxen for the purpose,..."


Grain by The Troth [18 words]
	"("Sun") Irish. A Fairy Queen with a court on Pallas Green Hill, Co. Tipperary. Also a general Goddess symbol...."


Holda by The Troth [114 words]
	"Norse Goddess similiar to Hel. Holda- A goddess known through German folklore, her name means "the Gracious One". She has..."


Idunna by The Troth [76 words]
	"The goddess who keeps the apples of youth, by which the gods stay ever-young. Loki arranged for the etin Thjazi to abduct her, but..."


Lorelei by The Troth [19 words]
	"German. A beautiful siren who sat on a cliff above the Rhine, luring boatment to their death with her songs...."

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