Tag Archive for: beowulf

John Barleycorn Must Die

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By Reginhard OR John Barleycorn is a character in English folksong and is a personification of barley and more importantly of the beer made from it. In the song he is subjected to a number of assaults which correspond to the harvest milling and brewing of beer. John Barleycorn encounters great suffering and death so that others may benefit.

Traces of the Odinic in the “God” of Beowulf

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An excellent article by Jim S. AOR on teaching children about our faith, heritage and history through the traces that can be found within our lore.

Wyrd Part 1: The suppression of Wyrd

Why is it that references to the Wyrd are so few in number? Why is it that the concept of Wyrd has all but been forgotten for well over one thousand years? In fact, we are very lucky to have an, references left at all.