|
|
|
of Anglo-Saxon
England
Other Anglo-Saxon
gods about whom we know very little are:
- Hell, the
Goddess
of Death
- She was the daughter of Loki.
She ruled over the land of the after-life.
- Christians
used her name to describe the evil world of the Devil.
- Hretha, the
Goddess of Fame.
- She was probably also a Goddess
of War.
- Her special month was March
which, in Old English, was called 'Hretha's Month'.
- It is possible that places in
England beginning with Rad, Red or Read are
named after her.
- Ingui, the God
of Fertility.
- He was King of the Elves and
the brother of Freo.
- He is mentioned briefly in the Northumbrian
Royal family tree and in the poem 'Beowulf'.
- His sacred animal was the boar
which he rode. He also had a magic sword.
- He is sometimes shown as a
bearded man with a big willy. An amulet like this has been
found in an Anglo-Saxon grave.
- Loki, the God of
Cunning and Deceit.
- He is not mentioned in Anglo-Saxon literature,
but stories which usually involved him are mentioned
occasionally.
- Christians thought he was the
Devil.
- Seaxneat,
the God of the Family or the Tribe.
- He only appears in the family
tree of the Kings of Essex.
- He is thought to be the special
god of the Saxons. He was not
worshipped by the Angles or the Jutes.
- Wade, the God of
the Sea
- He was the Anglo-Saxon
god of the Sea and Sea-battles.
- He is not mentioned in Anglo-Saxon literature,
but he does appear in medieval English writing and there may
be a few English places named after him.
- Wade was a giant and the father
of Wayland. He was the guardian of fords and ferries, and
had his own ship.
|
|
