Here are two beautiful pictures of witches from a cathedral in Northern Germany, 13th century (scroll down to bottom of page):
http://homepage.schleswig-holstein.de/eldaring/Bilder.html
The one riding the cat is most probably Germanic love goddess Freya.
Oh, and if want to see the goddess in the flesh, just click on "GIRLS" on that menu bar and have your pick! *g*
Ad astra,
Tim
http://homepage.schleswig-holstein.de/eldaring/Bilder.html
The one riding the cat is most probably Germanic love goddess Freya.
Oh, and if want to see the goddess in the flesh, just click on "GIRLS" on that menu bar and have your pick! *g*
Ad astra,
Tim
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> I didn't know there were Freyas in the Schleswiger
> Dom, never been there
I had to read about them in an American book. Although I've always lived no more than 25 miles away from Schleswig, I never visited the Dom. Not even when my ex-girlfried lived in Schleswig for three years.
> Haithabu has always been more interesting to me
> than these boring churches.
Sure, but it's worth a visit while you're there. Actually, the Gottorf museum with the bog corpses and the Nydam boat is at least as good as Haithabu itself.
> Seems like some not completely converted believer
> has painted them the reassure the old gods
That is a workable theory anyway. And one that, as a heathen, I like a lot, of course.
The truth is, we don't know. At least I haven't yet been able to find out anything.
> like those funny mixtures of Cross & Thorshammer
> from that time.
Yeah, those were from Icelandic. The viking traders had to deal with heathens as well as Christians.
> Na denn, hau rein.
Jo, hol' di!