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Here is Ansuz, from S2-S2; Seasons-Summer.

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Of particular interest to me, partly apparent in the description I included. It is also the Ash Tree, which some say is what Yggdrasil is, opposed to 'great oak'.
That tree is of note due to the pairing of Ash and Elm, Ask and Embla, Adam and Eve.
Some of you may recall my previous avatar having this symbol (and some other art).

Of Ansuz and Woden, you can see how what Ansuz represents fits quite a lot with Woden, the wise, the wanderer, he who first learned and taught runes to Mankind, who wrote poetry and song, etc.

Many people have come to associate Othala rune to Odin which is sort of incorrect. The obvious reason is the representation of the letter O, but other things have certainly affected that. Perhaps it is because of the Alpha and Omega relationship and that people forgot (or omitted) that Odin isn't actually the equivalent of the source creator. He is in fact (imo) a potential insert/modification by the church when approving texts and tales, etc. There are crossover works of art that have Jesus with a bird or two sitting on his shoulder.
Interestingly the last 3 runes in the Elder Futhark are Ng-D-O, so when reading backward we get ODNg. Saying it with the correct sound reveals a similarity.
Othala is in fact more directly representing homeland/hearth/divine inheritance (opposed to earned power)/Gift of Ing.

I realise I threw a lot of stuff to ponder there, but that's the whole point; provoking thought and open discussion. :D
 Quoting: Ty_


I like that interpretation of ansuz! And the description of Odin. I get pretty perturbed now by people who are so ignorant of pagan beliefs, mainly because I myself used to be such a person, and the outright lies the Roman catholic church perpetuated throughout the centuries to maintain its power and control.
 
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