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... Woden and the Æsir , in the weaving of his spells . The attitude of the writer of the Lacnunga to this material is exhibited by the way in which such purely heathen paragraphs alternate with charms mentioning the sacred personages of ...
... Woden and the Æsir , in the weaving of his spells . The attitude of the writer of the Lacnunga to this material is exhibited by the way in which such purely heathen paragraphs alternate with charms mentioning the sacred personages of ...
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... woden VIIII . wuldor tanas sloh ða þa næddran þat he on VIIII . to- fleah [ fo . 162 r . ] nu magon pas VIIII . wyrta These nine attack against nine venoms . A worm came creeping he tore asunder a man . Then took Woden nine magic twigs ...
... woden VIIII . wuldor tanas sloh ða þa næddran þat he on VIIII . to- fleah [ fo . 162 r . ] nu magon pas VIIII . wyrta These nine attack against nine venoms . A worm came creeping he tore asunder a man . Then took Woden nine magic twigs ...
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... Woden warring with the serpent and how diseases arose from the fragments into which he smote the reptile . Woden smiting the serpent is a well - known Teutonic myth . In the mythical cycle Woden was primarily the dispenser of victory ...
... Woden warring with the serpent and how diseases arose from the fragments into which he smote the reptile . Woden smiting the serpent is a well - known Teutonic myth . In the mythical cycle Woden was primarily the dispenser of victory ...
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191819 | 19 |
RALEIGH LECTURE ON HISTORY 1920 THE BRITISH SOLDIER | 29 |
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191920 | 31 |
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