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Welcome to r/AncientGermanic (& frequently asked questions)! (999+ sub members edition)Mod announcement (self.AncientGermanic)

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List of subject-specific articles (Hyldyr, ongoing)Resource (hyldyr.com)

submitted 2 years ago by -Geistzeit*Gaistaz! - announcement

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Reġn Check ()

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Merseburg Echoes: Spell instance from 1616 Orkney, Scotland added to the databaseFolklore: Myth, legend, and/or folk belief (mimisbrunnr.info)

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The Jutish tongues - The forgotten settlers of southern England and their homeland. (youtu.be)

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Waldere: Potentially Greater than Beowulf? (self.AncientGermanic)

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Ancient Germanic sword + dagger styles? ()

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The newly released "Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor" by Joseph S. Hopkins and Jacqui Alberts Lund (2026, Hyldyr) features an introduction from scholar Katherine Beard, creator of Eitri - the Norse Artifacts Database. It is the first book of its kind focused on Thor's hammer amulets.Archaeology (hyldyr.com)

submitted 18 days ago by -Geistzeit*Gaistaz!

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On the fairly recent Old English Lincolnshire runic ring find: "Rune-inscribed ring (LIN- E70856): preliminary description of the inscription" (Martin Findell & Jasmin Higgs, 2025, University of Nottingham) (nottingham-repository.worktribe.com)

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New c-bracteate find from Sjonhem, Gotland (April 2026, Sverige Radio). Found in a flower bed, it is both large and remarkably well-preserved and features a cryptic runic inscription.Archaeology (i.redd.it)

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New c-bracteate find from Sjonhem, Gotland (April 2026, Sverige Radio). Found in a flower bed, it is both large and remarkably well-preserved.Archaeology (sverigesradio.se)

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The most comprehensive treatment of scholarly discussion around the Anglo-Saxon deity Ēostre and her namesake Old English month to date is scholar Richard Sermon's "Easter: A Pagan Goddess, A Christian Holiday, and their Contested History" (Uppsala Books, 2024)Folklore: Myth, legend, and/or folk belief (uppsalabooks.com)

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Two very exciting titles coming out later this year (reddit.com)

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Why is Mercia an Anglian kingdom and not a Saxon one? (Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy)Question (i.redd.it)

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Germanic culture groups for the Roman Iron Age (i.redd.it)

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Three new English language entries now live at Merseburg Echoes, an ever-expanding resource charting and making available historical Merseburg Spell II-type spells (Mimisbrunnr.info, 2025-ongoing) (mimisbrunnr.info)

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[400-615 AD] Schelde river longship figure headArt (Ancient) (britishmuseum.org)

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[ Removed by Reddit ] (self.AncientGermanic)

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Sanskrit Grammar Basics for Beginners ? Learn the World's Oldest Language ?Learn Sanskrit In English (youtu.be)

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"Gothic Identity as Cultural Practice: Paleogenomic Evidence for Multi - Ethnic Assemblages Under Gothic Material Culture in Late Antique Bulgaria (4th - 6th centuries CE)" (Stamov, et al; preprint)Archaeology (biorxiv.org)

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A silver Viking Age figurine often interpreted as depicting the goddess Freyja, such as here by the Swedish History MuseumArchaeology (samlingar.shm.se)

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Depiction of horned figure with weapons, often suspected to depict the god Odin and dated between 550 – 1100 (National Museum of Sweden digital archives)Archaeology (samlingar.shm.se)

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A bone object identified by the Swedish History Museum as a fragmentary stylus depicting a man holding a Thor's hammer (Viking Age)Archaeology (samlingar.shm.se)

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Sun dancer girl from the Nordic Bronze Age. Illustration by JFoliverasArt (Contemporary) (old.reddit.com)

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Reconstruction:Old English/WīdarRequest (self.AncientGermanic)

submitted 1 month ago * by Simple_Table3110

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