Mythological posters - ÓÐINN
In Germanic mythology, Wotan (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely revered god. In Norse mythology, from ...
In Germanic mythology, Wotan (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely revered god. In Norse mythology, from which stems most of the information about the god, Odin is associated with healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the Runic alphabet, and is the husband of the goddess Frigg. In wider Germanic mythology and paganism, Odin was known in Old English as Woden, In Old Saxon as Wodan, and in Old High German as Wuotan or Wotan, all stemming from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic theonym "wodanaz". Odin is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions in Germania through the tribal expansions of the Migration Period and the Viking Age. In the modern period, Odin continued to be acknowledged in the rural folklore of Germanic Europe. References to Odin appear in place names throughout regions historically inhabited by the ancient Germanic peoples, and the day of the week, Wednesday, bears his name in many Germanic languages, including English. Original print by Icelandic artist, Haukur Halldorsson. Size: 40 x 50cm
