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Goddess
Name |
Name meaning |
Associations |
Attested consorts and sexual partners |
Attested children |
Attestations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baduhenna (Latinized Germanic) | Badu-, may be cognate to Proto-Germanic *badwa- meaning "battle." The second portion of the name -henna may be related to -henae, which appears commonly in the names of matrons.[1] | Frisia, Sacred grove | None attested | None attested | Tacitus' Annals |
| Bil (Old Norse) | Possibly "moment"[19] | Moon | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda |
| Beyla (Old Norse) | Proposed as related to "cow," "bean," or "bee."[20] | Freyr | Byggvir | None attested | Poetic Edda |
| Eir (Old Norse) | "Peace, clemency"[21] or "help, mercy"[22] | Medical skill | None attested | None attested | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda |
| Eostre (Old English) | "East"[23] | Eostur-mónaþ, Dawn | None attested | None attested | De temporum ratione |
| Freyja (Old Norse) | "Lady"[24] | Beauty, Brísingamen, death, Seid, cats | Óðr | Hnoss, Gersemi | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Heimskringla, Sörla þáttr |
| Frigg (Old Norse) | Derived from Indo-European root meaning "Love"[25] | Distaff, foreknowledge | Odin | Baldr, Höðr | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Gesta Danorum, Historia gentis Langobardorum |
| Fulla (Old Norse) | Possibly "bountiful"[26] | Golden ribbon, chastity, eski | None attested | None attested | Merseburg Incantations, Prose Edda |
| Gefjun (Old Norse) | Related to "giving"[27] | Chastity, plowing, Zealand, dead virgins | Skjöldr, unnamed jötunn | Four oxen | Prose Edda, Ynglinga saga, Völsa þáttr, |
| Gersemi (Old Norse) | "Treasure, precious object"[28] | Beauty | None attested | None attested | Heimskringla |
| Gerðr (Old Norse) | "Fenced in"[29] | Beauty | Freyr | Fjölnir (Heimskringla) | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Heimskringla |
| Gná (Old Norse) | Possibly related to Old Norse Gnæfa meaning "to project"[30] | Errands, sky travel, Hófvarpnir | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda |
| Gullveig (Old Norse) | Possibly "gold drink"[31] | Æsir-Vanir War, rebirth, seid | None attested | None attested | Poetic Edda |
| Hariasa | Possibly related to the valkyrie name Herja or meaning "goddess with lots of hair"[32] | Contested | None attested | None attested | Stone from Cologne, Germany (CIL XIII 8185) |
| Hel (Old Norse) | Ultimately "one who covers up or hides something" | Hel, death | Dyggvi (Ynglingatal) | None attested | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Ynglingatal |
| Hlín (Old Norse) | Possibly related to the Old Norse term hleinir, itself possibly meaning "protects"[33] | Protective guardianship | None attested | None attested | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda |
| Hretha (Old English) | Possibly "the famous" or "the victorious"[34] | Hréð-mónaþ (modern month of March) | None attested | None attested | De temporum ratione |
| Hnoss (Old Norse) | "Treasure"[33] | Beauty, treasure | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda |
| Ilmr | None attested | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda, skaldic poetry | |
| Iðunn (Old Norse) | Possibly "ever young"[35] | Apples, eternal youth | Bragi | None attested | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda |
| Irpa (Old Norse) | Possibly relating to "dark brown"[36] | Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr | None attested | None attested | Jómsvíkinga saga, Njáls saga |
| Lofn (Old Norse) | Potentially related to "Praise"[37] | Forbidden marriage, female kennings | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda |
| Nanna (Old Norse) | Possibly "mother" from nanna, or potentially related to nanþ-, meaning "the daring one"[38] | Death from grief | Baldr | Forseti | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Gesta Danorum, Chronicon Lethrense, Setre Comb |
| Nerthus (Latinized Germanic) | Feminine, Latinized form of what Njörðr would have looked like around 1 CE.[39] | Earth, wagon | None attested | None attested | Germania |
| Njörun (Old Norse) | Possibly related to the Norse god Njörðr and the Roman goddess Nerio[40] | None attested | None attested | None attested | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, skaldic poetry |
| Nótt (Old Norse) | "Night"[41] | Night | Naglfari, once Annar, Delling | Auðr, Jörð, Dagr | Prose Edda |
| Rán (Old Norse) | "Theft, robbery"[42] | Sea, net, death at sea | Ægir | Nine daughters | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Friðþjófs saga hins frœkna |
| Rindr (Old Norse) | Possibly related to *Vrindr[43] | Rape, vengeance | Odin | Váli | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Gesta Danorum |
| Sága (Old Norse) | Possibly "to see"[44] | Sökkvabekkr | None attested | None attested | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, skaldic poetry |
| Sandraudiga (Latinized Germanic) | "She who dyes the sand red."[45] | None attested | None attested | None attested | North Brabant stone |
| Sif (Old Norse) | "In-law-relationship"[46] | Golden hair | Thor | Þrúðr, Ullr | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda |
| Sigyn (Old Norse) | "Victorious girl-friend"[47] | Assisting the bound Loki | Loki | Nari, Narfi and/or Váli | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda |
| Sinthgunt (Old High German) | Contested | Sunna, healing charms | None attested | None attested | Merseburg Incantations |
| Sjöfn (Old Norse) | "Love"[46] | Love | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda |
| Skaði (Old Norse) | Possibly related to Scandia.[48] | Snowshoes, snow, mountains | Sæmingr | Ullr, Odin, once Njörðr. | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Ynglinga saga |
| Snotra (Old Norse) | "The clever one"[49] | Wisdom, grace | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda |
| Sól (Old Norse), Sunna (Old High German) | "Sun"[50] | Hrímfaxi, chariot | Glen | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Merseburg Incantations | |
| Syn (Old Norse) | "Refusal"[51] | Locked doors, court defense | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda |
| Tanfana (Latinized Gemanic) | Unknown | Autumn | None attested | None attested | Germania, Tamfanae sacrum inscription |
| Þrúðr (Old Norse) | "Power"[52] | Strength, chieftain kennings | None attested | None attested | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Karlevi Runestone |
| Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr (Old Norse) | Literally "Þorgerðr Hölgi's Bride"[53] | Haakon Sigurdsson, Irpa, Hålogaland | None attested | Hölgi, possibly others | Jómsvíkinga saga, Njáls saga, Skáldskaparmál, Færeyinga Saga |
| Vár (Old Norse) | "Beloved"[54] | Hearings on oaths and agreements, vengeance upon violation of agreements | None attested | None attested | Poetic Edda, Prose Edda |
| Vör (Old Norse) | Possibly "the careful one"[55] | Wisdom, care | None attested | None attested | Prose Edda |
| Zisa | Related to *Tiwaz | Augsburg, victory, September, Suevi | None attested | Possibly Tyr |
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Patchwork Merchant Mercenaries had its humble beginnings as an idea of a few artisans and craftsmen who enjoy performing with live steel fighting. As well as a patchwork quilt tent canvas. Most had prior military experience hence the name.
Patchwork Merchant Mercenaries.
Vendertainers that brought many things to a show and are know for helping out where ever they can.
As well as being a place where the older hand made items could be found made by them and enjoyed by all.
We expanded over the years to become well known at what we do. Now we represent over 100 artisans and craftsman that are well known in their venues and some just starting out. Some of their works have been premiered in TV, stage and movies on a regular basis.
Specializing in Medieval, Goth , Stage Film, BDFSM and Practitioner.
Patchwork Merchant Mercenaries a Dept of, Ask For IT was started by artists and former military veterans, and sword fighters, representing over 100 artisans, one who made his living traveling from fair to festival vending medieval wares. The majority of his customers are re-enactors, SCAdians and the like, looking to build their kit with period clothing, feast gear, adornments, etc.
Likewise, it is typical for these history-lovers to peruse the tent (aka mobile store front) and, upon finding something that pleases the eye, ask "Is this period?"
A deceitful query!! This is not a yes or no question. One must have a damn good understanding of European history (at least) from the fall of Rome to the mid-1600's to properly answer. Taking into account, also, the culture in which the querent is dressed is vitally important. You see, though it may be well within medieval period, it would be strange to see a Viking wearing a Caftan...or is it?
After a festival's time of answering weighty questions such as these, I'd sleep like a log! Only a mad man could possibly remember the place and time for each piece of kitchen ware, weaponry, cloth, and chain within a span of 1,000 years!! Surely there must be an easier way, a place where he could post all this knowledge...
Traveling Within The World is meant to be such a place. A place for all of these artists to keep in touch and directly interact with their fellow geeks and re-enactment hobbyists, their clientele.
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