What exactly was “red gold”? - Temple Illuminatus2024-03-29T13:13:21Zhttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/forum/topics/what-exactly-was-red-gold?groupUrl=the-nordic-asatru&commentId=6363372%3AComment%3A3499360&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLove this Sis!!tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2023-04-18:6363372:Comment:36337152023-04-18T13:36:22.198ZRosey Crosshttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/RoseyCross692
<p>Love this Sis!!</p>
<p>Love this Sis!!</p> this isn't the article I was…tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2020-02-21:6363372:Comment:34992512020-02-21T18:59:32.810ZArachnifaunahttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/Arachnifauna
<p>this isn't the article I was speaking of but it's a short one </p>
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<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://aritherain.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/golden-amber/" rel="bookmark">Golden Amber</a></h1>
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<div class="entry-content"><p>This weekend I went to a Scandinavian Festival with my father. Most of the crowd was people of Scandinavian descent there to share in their inherited cultures. There was some great Scandinavian food (trust me, it’s not all “blonde and bland”), vendors with…</p>
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<p>this isn't the article I was speaking of but it's a short one </p>
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<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://aritherain.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/golden-amber/" rel="bookmark">Golden Amber</a></h1>
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<div class="entry-content"><p>This weekend I went to a Scandinavian Festival with my father. Most of the crowd was people of Scandinavian descent there to share in their inherited cultures. There was some great Scandinavian food (trust me, it’s not all “blonde and bland”), vendors with Scandinavian crafts and gifts, folk dancing, demonstrations of Viking games and sports (performed by<span> </span><a title="Telge Gilma" href="http://www.telgeglima.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Telge Gilma</a>, who were very entertaining!), and even some reindeer. There were a number of people dressed in traditional Scandinavian and Viking clothing as well. There was a woman giving a talk on Norse mythology and cosmology, though I unfortunately missed that.</p>
<p>At the festival, there were a few vendors selling amber, mostly as jewelry. Amber is found naturally in both Denmark and Sweden (though more in the past than present, last I checked) and appears briefly in Norse mythology in regards to the goddess Freya.</p>
<div id="attachment_113" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://aritherain.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/freyja-by-n-j-o-blommer.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-113" src="https://aritherain.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/freyja-by-n-j-o-blommer.jpg?w=300&h=194" alt="Freya sitting in her chariot drawn by cats, by NJO Blommer , 1852" width="300" height="194"/></a><p id="caption-attachment-113" class="wp-caption-text">Freya sitting in her chariot drawn by cats, by NJO Blommer , 1852</p>
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<p>Freya was one of the most popular and important goddesses in Norse mythology. She was goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. She was of the Vanir, from Vanahiem, but lived among the Aesir in Asgard along with her twin brother, Freyr, and their father, Njord.</p>
<p>Freya had a husband named Odur (or Odr) with whom she had two daughters, Hnoss and Gersemi, who were as beautiful as their mother and as charming as their father. Some say that Odur was the symbol of the summer sun, though there is some speculation on Odur’s identity. He is mentioned very briefly in a number of sources, but is rarely elaborated. It also doesn’t help that many of the Norse gods used multiple names. Though this is common in many mythologies, between varying translations and regional preferences, within the actual stories the Norse gods would purposely chose to use a different name. This choice was typically to disguise their identity so that they may make journeys and perform tasks incognito. So Odur might have been the summer sun, but he might also have been Odin, or Ottar, another lover of Freya’s.</p>
<p>Regardless of who Odur may have been, it is said that he would often go on long journeys. In Viking culture, being well traveled was very important, and those who had traveled many places were held in high regard. It was a way to gain wisdom from the world, which was a paramount goal for all, even Odin who made many sacrifices for it.</p>
<p>Despite this, Freya would lament the absence of her husband, for she loved him so deeply. She would sometimes wander the world, searching for Odur when he was gone too long from her. While Freya sought her husband, she would disguise herself and use different names, such as Syr or Horn. The tears she cried turned to gold when they fell upon the ground, while the tears of hers that fell into the sea turned to amber.</p>
</div> if I find that article later…tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2020-02-21:6363372:Comment:34992502020-02-21T18:54:59.579ZArachnifaunahttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/Arachnifauna
<p>if I find that article later I will post it. my headache is getting worse right now and I am fixin to take a nap.</p>
<p>if I find that article later I will post it. my headache is getting worse right now and I am fixin to take a nap.</p> There was an article called a…tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2020-02-21:6363372:Comment:34992162020-02-21T01:08:04.420ZArachnifaunahttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/Arachnifauna
<p>There was an article called amber tears...</p>
<p>There was an article called amber tears...</p>