tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post2620566381408967023..comments2023-10-04T09:13:48.229-07:00Comments on DJINNIA and the ENGLISH LANGUAGE: A to Z Challenge -- W -- AQUA, SPOKES, AND NORSEdjinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-49172896240992752822015-04-28T07:13:52.238-07:002015-04-28T07:13:52.238-07:00It's a cool word. It just feels old and mystic...It's a cool word. It just feels old and mystical.it should come back into use.djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-58783285588243841002015-04-28T07:12:19.358-07:002015-04-28T07:12:19.358-07:00I didn't know a lot of what I found either. R...I didn't know a lot of what I found either. Research is awesome --well, if you are passionate about what you are researching.djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-41932923919994331242015-04-28T07:10:54.396-07:002015-04-28T07:10:54.396-07:00I think it's awesome too. Lots of people don&...I think it's awesome too. Lots of people don't even realise this. I didn't for a long time, but then I came across this book at the library. We're my eyes opened. djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-15732850826567248782015-04-28T01:01:49.334-07:002015-04-28T01:01:49.334-07:00I'd heard the term widdershins before and I th...I'd heard the term widdershins before and I think once I knew what it meant, now I shall have to remember again :) I always forget about Odin/Wodan and Wednesday - I need to keep that in my brain.<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> | <a href="http://www.wittegenpress.com/wp_main/blog" rel="nofollow">Wittegen Press</a> | <a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">FB3X (AC)</a>Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-30151987460786745602015-04-27T23:04:02.371-07:002015-04-27T23:04:02.371-07:00As a woman of proud Norse heritage, I've alway...As a woman of proud Norse heritage, I've always thought it was awesome that the days of the week were named after Nordic gods and goddesses.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-65956496750904782962015-04-27T20:47:01.905-07:002015-04-27T20:47:01.905-07:00He was taught it by Freya I think it was. The Van...He was taught it by Freya I think it was. The Vanir were the ones with the magical gifts. The Aesir were not. djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-87614592803187954852015-04-27T19:52:56.627-07:002015-04-27T19:52:56.627-07:00I was not aware of the wheel but it makes sense si...I was not aware of the wheel but it makes sense since they would create a wheel for the seasons. I knew Wednesday was named after Odin. I think Odin was just getting in touch with his feminine sideBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-55514369969392038702015-04-27T17:39:22.042-07:002015-04-27T17:39:22.042-07:00I don't know much about Norse mythology - alth...I don't know much about Norse mythology - although I've bought a book about it that I need to get around to reading - but what I do know I love. The contradiction about Odin is really interesting - I had no idea...Have you heard of the Thorgal comic? It's a cross between fantasy, Norse mythology and at times a bit of science fiction thrown in. I don't know how close they are to the original myths but I love their take on it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-28384098348563358382015-04-27T16:37:12.626-07:002015-04-27T16:37:12.626-07:00You're completely right. Many of them started...You're completely right. Many of them started out as such. <br /><br />Like terry pratchett. And jasper fforde. Have you read his stuff?djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-49687756208305213602015-04-27T16:32:17.484-07:002015-04-27T16:32:17.484-07:00It goes back to yesterday' spots when I talked...It goes back to yesterday' spots when I talked about shamanism and how there were gender differences. This is one of them.djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-39034745842074835382015-04-27T16:30:25.573-07:002015-04-27T16:30:25.573-07:00Your welcome.Your welcome.djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-73568802542501877962015-04-27T12:46:16.519-07:002015-04-27T12:46:16.519-07:00I wouldn't be surprised if the spokes of the w... I wouldn't be surprised if the spokes of the wheel were connected to the agricultural calendar, celebrated to guarantee good crops. Could be totally off though. Widdershins is an easy one for me to remember - it's used in Terry Pratchett's Discworld to mean the opposite way to the direction the Disc is turning.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-67230701551092462182015-04-27T11:01:30.585-07:002015-04-27T11:01:30.585-07:00Interesting about seidr (weaving) being women'...Interesting about seidr (weaving) being women's magic. Makes me think of the Greek Fates, and maybe they also held a similar opinion. Though, I guess weaving in general is "women's work." But come on, if the Irish can have a female blacksmith goddess, then why can't a god do a bit of weaving? Might do him some good, that. ;)Sara C. Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148040154590535970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847624623852113837.post-5448104138075808452015-04-27T07:46:11.885-07:002015-04-27T07:46:11.885-07:00Thanks for the lesson. Very cool picks.Thanks for the lesson. Very cool picks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com