Originally posted on Tattúínárdǿla saga:
A long time ago, in a North Atlantic far far away… Introduction Earlier this week I was drawn into an enlightening discussion with my colleague Ben Frey about the complicated textual tradition… Continue reading Tattúínárdǿla saga: If Star Wars Were an Icelandic Saga
The myths and legends of the Proto-Indo-Europeans have influenced the world like no other be it through the great Greek Classics, the Icelandic Sagas or the Indian Vedas. But what exactly did they themselves believe in and how did they practice their faith? Continue reading Proto-Indo-European Religion: Gods, Myths and Practices
An intersting article about the Divine Twins, two of the most fascinating deities of Indo-European Mythology, by arya-akasha. Continue reading Sons of the Sun – A Brief Comparative Of The Indo-European Progenitor Twins — arya-akasha
Ragnarok describes the end of the world in Norse Mythology. Or does it really? Not only the world itself is reborn after its destruction, but one of the gods as well. Could this be an indication for reincarnation in Germanic myth or perhaps even evidence for a pan-Indo-European phenomenon of rebirth? Continue reading Ragnarok and Reincarnation in Norse Mythology
My post on the Irish goddess Airmid provoked a discussion on whether the Tuatha de Danann were really deities, or just heroic individuals. The answer, of course, depends on who you ask. The Ambiguous Status of the Tuatha De Danann … Continue reading The Ambiguous Status of the Tuatha De Danann
Report on the ‘Martin Burr Fund’ grant offered for a monograph on the Norse God Loki written by Riccardo Ginevra (Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University) The historical and comparative approach to Indo-European poetic language and myth has developed greatly … Continue reading How linguistics helps us reconstruct ancient fire mythology — The Philological Society Blog
The Proto-Indo-Europeans had a vast amount of myths and legends revolving around a unique Pantheon of deities. Whilst these gods and goddesses are confined to the past in Europe, some of them have survived in Asia. Continue reading Hinduism – The last Indo-European Religion (?) -Part 1
All societies have their own, unique story of creation, some of which we may be more familiar with than others. The ancient Greeks believed that in the beginning there was Chaos, the Norse that there was Ginnungagap, ‘the big gap’ of nothingness between the forces of fire and ice. But what if these myths, together with a few others across the Eurasian continent, had a common, Proto-Indo-European origin? Continue reading The Proto-Indo-European Myth Of Creation
The Gods of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon encompassed archetypes such as the Sky Father, chieftain of all gods, and his dragon-slaying son, the God of Thunder. F Continue reading Ancient Mythology: The Proto-Indo-European Pantheon
