water sources Flashcards
Well of Mimir
situated beside Yggdrasil, gave knowledge to those who drank from it. Odin sacrifices an eye to drink from it
Connlas well
owned by water god Nechtan. source of knowledge.
Eating fish that lived in it imparts wisdom and truth
Nechtan
water god who owns connla’s well
Gunderstrup cauldron
Shows ritual sacrifice through drowning
waterfalls and lakes
foci of ritual activity
sacrifices of food to waterfalls, gold rings, pottery, wooden objects, textiles etc.
gold in icelandic poetry
fire or flames of the sea, rivers, lakes, wells
due to gold put in by pagan people
saints are
rebranded pagan deities
St arthmael
Fought dragon that plagued area around monastery. Subdued by tying stole around its neck and casting it into the river
also associated with healing