by Moe | Ancient History, Norse Mythology, Toxic Mold
“Nine worlds I knew, the nine in the tree, With mighty roots, beneath the mold” – The Poetic Edda Vol. 1 In Ancient Norse cosmology, Yggdrasill was born from a seed – fyr mold neðan that grew into the living World Tree with a supernatural...
by Moe | Gods & Goddesses, Norse Mythology
“Odin, where have you hidden the eye? In the greater Fountain of Mimir.” In ancient Norse and Germanic mythology, it was said that Odin sacrificed one of his eyes at Mímir’s spring in order to gain wisdom. Odin’s Teacher of the Runes is known...
by Moe | Health, Meaning of Symbols, Norse Mythology
The Helm of Awe (Old Norse Ægishjálmr, pronounced “EYE-gis-hiowlm-er”) is a powerful protective symbol used by the Vikings (Northmen, Norse or Normans) for the purpose of protection from illness, and disease. In Norse mythology it is said that it is a symbol that was...
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