Community Roundup: May 2020
As we do every month, Mimisbrunnr.info has again gathered plenty of quality content—podcasts, articles, and videos—from thematically related projects in the field of ancient Germanic studies for your consumption.
"Numbers", a new Kvasir Symbol Database entry
In a new entry for the Kvasir Symbol Database, we examine the symbolic role of numbers among the ancient Germanic peoples.
Community Roundup: April 2020
It’s that time again, folks! As we do every month, Mimisbrunnr.info has again gathered plenty of quality content—podcasts, articles, and videos—from thematically related projects in the field of ancient Germanic studies for your consumption.
"Antlers and stag", a new Kvasir Symbol Database entry
In a new entry for the Kvasir Symbol Database, we examine the symbolic role of antlers and stags among the ancient Germanic peoples.
"Sacred Tree and Holy Grove", a new Kvasir Symbol Database entry
While rarely represented in popular culture today and essentially absent from extensions of historic ancient Germanic paganism (such as modern heathenry), sacred trees and holy groves—alongside the concept of ‘tree-ness’—appear by all indications to have been a central point of focus for the ancient Germanic peoples.
Introducing the Kvasir Symbol Database
Whether ancient or new, each symbol has a history. Inspired by discussions with writers, tattoo artists, and scholars in ancient Germanic studies, Mimisbrunnr.info’s Kvasir Symbol Database provides overviews of symbols from the ancient Germanic record.
Community Roundup: March 2020
Well, it’s been an extremely unusual March—to say the least—and now is a fine time to dig into some quality content relevant to ancient Germanic studies. So, as we do every month, Mimisbrunnr.info has rounded up a retrospective digest of the activities of a variety of high quality projects over the past month.
Community Roundup: February 2020
In an effort to draw more attention to excellent work by specialists and experts working in similar circles as Mimisbrunnr.info—and as a nod to the site’s origins as a news source for ancient Germanic studies—Mimisbrunnr.info rounds up a retrospective digest of the activities of a variety of relevant projects every month.
Community Roundup: January 2020
In an effort to draw more attention to excellent work by experts working in similar circles as Mimisbrunnr.info—and as a nod to the site’s origins as a news source for ancient Germanic studies—Mimisbrunnr.info produces a retrospective digest of the activities of a variety of associated projects every month. January 2020 updates include content from Brute Norse, Folklore & Fiction, Nordic Animism, and the Nordic Mythology Channel & Podcast.
Community Roundup: December 2019
In an effort to draw more attention to the excellent work of individuals working in similar areas as Mimisbrunnr.info (and in a nod to the site’s origins as a news source for ancient Germanic studies), Mimisbrunnr.info highlights the activities to overlapping and associated projects every month.
A New Illustrated and Annotated Translation of Merseburg Charm II
Mimisbrunnr.info now hosts a new illustrated and annotated translation of the second Merseburg Charm, an enigmatic Old High German charm that provides extraordinarily rare insight into pre-Christian Germanic myth among the continental Germanic peoples.
A Survey of Saxo Grammaticus's "Gesta Danorum" in English Translation
While made internationally famous as the earliest source to mention a narrative that would later develop into 17th century English playwright Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Gesta Danorum also holds a particular place in medieval history due to mention of otherwise poorly attested places and peoples, and especially due to the mention of motifs, themes, and entities from Norse mythology in its first nine volumes.