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The modern English noun Yule descends from Old English ġēol, earlier geoh(h)ol, geh(h)ol, and geóla, sometimes plural. [1] The Old English ġēol or ġēohol and ġēola or ġēoli indicate the 12-day festival of "Yule" (later: "Christmastide"), the latter indicating the month of "Yule", whereby ǣrra ġēola referred to the period before the Yule festival (December) and æftera ġēola ...
A Yule goat on a Christmas tree. 'Old Christmas', riding a yule goat; 1836 illustration by Robert Seymour. The Yule goat is a Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbol and tradition. Its origin is from Germanic paganism and has existed in many variants during Scandinavian history. Modern representations of the Yule goat are ...
Earl Sigvaldi swearing an oath to conquer Norway at the memorial feast of Harald Bluetooth. Halfdan Egedius: Illustration for Olav Trygvasons saga (1899). Heitstrenging (pl. heitstrengingar) is an Old Norse practice of swearing of a solemn oath to perform a future action.
For centuries, Yule was the go-to winter festival for the Vikings, Germanic tribes, and peoples in pre-Christian Europe. Nowadays, is largely celebrated by Wiccans and other neo-pagan practitioners .
Concern over public safety and levels of drunkenness led to a change in the celebrations, and saw them drawing inspiration from the islands' Viking history. [7] After the abolition of tar barrelling around 1874–1880, permission was eventually obtained for torch processions. The first Yule torch procession took place in 1876. The first torch ...
The association with the Yule blót and with the ceremonial bragarfull gives the vows great solemnity, so that they have the force of oaths.This becomes a recurring topos in later sagas, [6] although we have only these two saga mentions attesting to the custom of making vows on the sacrificial animal.
A modern replica of a Viking Age pendant representing Mjölnir, the hammer of the god Thor; such pendants are often worn by Heathens. Heathenry, also termed Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement.
But he logged one for the highlight reel in Sunday's 23-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Levis threw a 98-yard touchdown pass to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for the longest offensive touchdown of the ...