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Rune Lordby ~runehammer9

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Image burned into a 6'" pine plaque. Tribute to Odin, Northern European god of wisdom, runes, and battle. The Futhark alphabet surrounding an image of the all-father ( with missing eye deeply burned into the wood).

"Odin was depicted as somber and grim bearded god, who sacrificed one of his eyes, so he could drink from the well of Mirmir (Well of Wisdom). Odin was also described as the god who wore wide-brimmed hat and wearing an eye-patch to hid his missing eye."

"Odin, the Norse High God of the Aesir, hung from the world tree, Yggdrasil, impaled on his own spear, for nine days and nights in order to gain the knowledge of runes. When the runes appeared below him, he reached down and took them up, and the runic knowledge gave him power . He later passed on this knowledge to the Vanir goddess Freya. She, in turn, taught him the magic of seidr. Heimdall, the god who guarded the Rainbow Bridge, taught the runes to mankind."

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~Colour-Me-Deranged Jan 23, 2010

Magnificent. It's refreshing to see an imag of Woden that hasn't been manga'ed. That's not so say anything against manga, I just can't truly see the relevence between it and Germanic culture. Anyway, that's a beautiful piece you have there.