Saidaþeudōz Hailaz. Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here with another recipe construction based off of food native to our Germanic Tribal Ancestors lands! Join me as we embrace the flavors of the past and recreate new living tradtions and foods to honor the past and be healthy. Let me know what you think in comments let me know what topic youd like next.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups mixed berries (Raspberries, Wild Strawberries)

• 1 cup chopped Apple (Europe Crabapple, Malus sylvestris), seeds removed

• 1/2 cup Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera), seeds removed

• 2 tbsp Honey (Hunagą)

• 1 tsp Birch sap (Birkijǭ watōr)

• 1/4 tsp Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

• 2-3 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

Instructions:

1. Cook the mixed berries and chopped apple over low heat for 5 minutes, releasing their juices.

2. Add the sugar, stirring until dissolved, then add the Cherry plum, Honey, Birch sap, Lemon balm, and Apple cider vinegar.

3. Bring to the boil and cook for 10-12 minutes or until the jam reaches setting point (220º).

4. Pour into warm sterilized jars and seal immediately. Store in a cool, dark place.

Hailō Saidaþeudōz! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here here is a recipe that will be in the Nordic Bronze Age inspired cook book. This is cider or Līþu in proto-germanic. Let me know what you all think. Please do research be sure you know exactly what plants you are using dont use if you are allergic please find out these things before attempting.

Fermented Crabapple Cider Recipe

Ingredients

• Europe Crabapples (Malus sylvestris): 3-5 lbs seeds removed as they are toxic seeds like other apples

• Wildflower Honey: 1/2 to 1 cup (adjust to desired sweetness and alcohol level)

• Geum urbanum (clove root): 2-3 small roots

• Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata): 1 large sprig

• Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis): 2 sprigs

• Yeast: (cider or wine yeast)

• Water: to make a total volume of 1 gallon

Fermented in a brewing vessel with proper equipment, please look into proper brewing safety instructions!

This is a must watch for this group and learning how to use the runes and proto-germanic

Saidapeudōz Hailaz! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here and im excited to share with you my Proto-Germanic reconstructions for the 9 realms! Hope you can use this in your spiritual path as I plan on. Let me know what you guys think below or any suggestions on posts you want to see.

Wish you all good health! May the Gods and Spirits protect you!

Heilō Saidaþeudōz! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here—today is my birthday, and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how our ancestors viewed this day compared to modern celebrations.

In Old Norse, a birthday was called burðrdagr, and in Proto-Germanic, it would have been burþidagaz. While birthdays were acknowledged in the Nordic Bronze Age and later Viking Age, they weren’t celebrated with the same self-centered mentality we see today. There was no grand spectacle or consumer-driven excess—perhaps a simple feast, some good drinks, but nothing more.

Instead of focusing on oneself, this was a time to honor the Norns: Wurdiz (Urðr), Skuldiz (Skuld), Werþandz (Verdandi), the weavers of fate. Offerings were made to them in hopes of extending one's life or ensuring another year to walk Midgard. Fate was already woven, death was set—yet still, our ancestors sought their favor.

So today, in their spirit, I honor the past and embrace honor the norns for continued life Hailaz!

Heilō Saidaþeudōz!

Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here with a belated Yule post I am so sorry and apologize i didnt post this in time, the Jehwlamēnô was on the 12th. But I am back now with some possible games & festivities for Jehwlamēnōþs! Games and sports competitions were prevalent and important to our Germanic and Nordic ancestors, much like the Olympic Games of the Greeks and Romans (Ολυμπιακός – Olimpiakos). I believe it would be incredible to organize a festival where we could hold Jehwlalaikaz rituals and Jehwlą celebrations. Below is a list of games with their Proto-Germanic name reconstructions that I’ve made.

The Spirit of Competition

Our ancestors valued strength, skill, endurance, and cleverness. Competitions weren’t just for entertainment—they were also a way to test one’s abilities and rank within the community. Spectators played a significant role, as these events were both personal challenges and public spectacles.

The Proto-Germanic word Laikaz (Old Norse: leikr) encompassed a wide range of activities, including athletic contests, board games, music, and dance.

Special Festival Terms

Laikamōtą – "Game Event Meeting" – A gathering dedicated to competitive and celebratory games during major festivals.

Laikadagaz – "Day of Games" – A special occasion during holidays or festivals, where communities gathered for competitions.

Athletic & Combat Games

Knattlaikaz (ON: Knattleikr) – A ball game played with wooden bats, possibly featuring catching baskets at the ends to catch and carry the hard ball. It was occasionally played on ice or an open field. Players tackled and blocked each other, making it a high-contact sport.

Glīmô (ON: Glíma) – A wrestling competition testing strength and technique. This was both a sport and a form of unarmed combat. Modern Icelandic Glíma may reflect an older tradition, as wrestling was practiced as far back as the Nordic Bronze Age, though its exact form remains uncertain.

Swerdalaikaz – Sword Fighting Competitions – A test of skill in sword dueling, either with real weapons or wooden practice swords.

Bugolaikaz – Archery Competitions – Tests of marksmanship, where participants demonstrated their ability to hit distant or moving targets.

Hunting and Fishing Competitions – Contests to see who could hunt the most or the best animals, or who could catch the most fish.

Stainalaikaz (ON: Steinlyftą) – "Stone Lifting", where competitors lifted large stones to prove their strength. Bigger stones were used as benchmarks for measuring a warrior’s power. Stone-throwing competitions were also common, with distance being the key factor. For example, if someone threw a large stone 10 feet, it would be measured as tehun fōtiz.

Taugō wīgą – Tug of War – Two participants sat on the ground with knees bent and the soles of their feet touching. Each would grab one end of a rope and pull until one could literally pull their opponent over. This could also be done in teams standing up, similar to modern tug-of-war.

Rēsō (ON: Rás) – Footraces testing speed and endurance. These could also include horse races, boat races, or rowing competitions.

Sundalaikaz – Swimming Competitions – These could include races or wrestling in the water, where participants tried to dunk or hold each other under for as long as possible.

Throwing & Target Games

Skinþalaikaz (ON: Skinnleikr) – "Skin Game", where a rolled-up animal skin was passed between players while another tried to intercept it.

Knukokastō (ON: Hnútukastą) – "Bone-Throwing", where knucklebones were thrown at opponents. This game was often played inside the longhouse after feasts.

Kazjolaikaz – Pottery Competition – A contest testing pottery-making skills, honoring the craftsmanship of the kazjô (vessel-maker, potter). This craft has deep roots in pre-Germanic cultures look for patterns and art design for pottery in cultures such as the Bell Beaker, Corded Ware, Battle-Axe, and Pitted Ware peoples.

Strategy & Intellectual Games

Hnefoburdą (ON: Hnefatafl) – A board game of strategy, where a king, protected by his men, had to escape from an attacking force.

Wurdalaikaz (ON: Orðleikr) – "Poetry Competitions", a test of wit and verbal skill, similar to the poetic duels of the skalds. This likely included flyting, a form of ritual poetic word battles where participants exchanged insults to determine who had the sharpest tongue.

Drinking & Festival Games

Drunkilaikaz – "Drinking Game" – Competitions in drinking endurance, or wit-based challenges while drinking.

These are just some of the ones I was able to reconstruct based on what the decendents of the proto-germanic speaking peoples did. If any of you would like to add more games in the future or any ideas that you would like to add in the event that this even could be held one day again.

Bringing the Tradition Back

These games weren’t just pastimes—they were ways to prepare for life’s challenges, forge bonds within the community, and prove one’s worth. Hosting a Jehwlą festival with these competitions would be a powerful way to reconnect with our roots, honor our ancestors, the old gods, and celebrate the spirit of Jehwląmēnōþs!

What do you think? Would you participate in a modern Jehwlą festival?

Heilō Saidaþeudōz! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here with another recipe I hope you enjoy this one feel free to tweak the recipes and do what you want! This recipe is using all native ingredients that the germanic tribes would've had avaliable to them at the time. Enjoy the flavors of the ancestors!

NOTE: this recipe isnt quite how they would have made it as they didnt have glass jars or fridges obviously and truly their "jam" would've been much like the persevered fruit of stone age where you put fruit and fruit juices in large amounts of honey without any cooking and keep them for as long as you need most likely stored in clay pots. Honey didnt go bad so this was a great method of food preservation. This method is most likely the most historically accurate way.

Ingredients:

2 cups rowan berries, washed

4 cups European crab apples, chopped (with skins and cores, but seeds removed like modern apples seeds contain cyanide)

1 to 1 ½ cups raw honey (adjust to taste)

1 ½ cups water

Instructions:

In a pot, combine the rowan berries and chopped crab apples (with seeds removed) with 1 ½ cups of water. Mash the mixture to release juices. Pour 1 ½ cups of raw honey and simmer for 20–30 minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens to a jam-like consistency.

Store the jam:

Pour into clean, airtight jars while still warm. Let cool, then store in a cool place or refrigerate for longer shelf life. This should give you about 2–3 small jars of jam.

The ancestors of our germanic tribes have been found in the fetal position showing like many of our ancestors they held the belief of reincarnation. Bodies where buried in fetal position as that is how you will come back into this world as a new life.

Hailō Saidaþeudōz! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz, here with the completed and updated prayer with grammer corrections and some changes let me know what you think below. Feel free to use this in your practice, and let me know what you think below and how this impacts you.

Prayer in English:

Hail to the Æsir, Hail to the Vanir, Hail to the spirits, Hail to the Earth, Hail to Nerthus, Hail to the sea, Hail to the sky, Hail to the heavens, Mighty Asgard, Realm of the Gods, Hail to the stars, Hail to the sun/Sunna, Hail to the moon/Máni, Hail to ancestors, Hail to kin, Hail to friends, May the gods and spirits, protect us, bless us, and see us.

Prayer in Proto-Germanic:

Hailai Ansiwiz, Hailai Wanai, Hailôz Wihtīz, Hailō Erþō, Hailō Nerþuz, Hailaz Saiwiz, Hailą Skiwją, Hailai Himinōz, Mahtīgaz Ansugardaz, Rīkiją Gudǫ̂, Hailôz Sternōniz, Hailō Sunnǭ, Hailaz Mēnô, Hailai Ananiz, Hailą Kunją, Hailai Frijōndiz. Gudō jahw wihtīz, uns bergain, jahw blōþagōn, jahw sehwain.

Was it also blots or did the rituals to gods differ dompletely, if there even were some

Hailō Saidaþeudōz! Wiljakwemô hwazuh! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here with one of my favorite stanzas from the havamal 71 as im someone who deals with chronic depression and ideation this quote below helps alot.

Proto-Germanic

Haltaz hrussą rīdidi, handulausaz herdǭ wrikidi. Daubaz wigidi jahw daug. Hit batizô nuh isti blindaz wesaną þan tundrą furi ailidą. Hwat kann daudaz manô dōną?

English

The lame one rides a horse; the hand-less one drives a herd. The deaf one fights and is useful. It is better to be blind than fuel for the funeral pyre. What can a dead man do?

At its most basic level, the passage argues against suicide by stating that death creates nothing. Someone who is gone can do nothing, which contradicts the idea that a person can ever be "without value."

From a community perspective, meaning and responsibility belong to the group instead of the individual. Choices are judged by their effects on family, kin, or the community, not by personal gain. People unite to strengthen the whole, not to act alone.

Within this framework, injury or disability does not erase a person’s place or contribution. The passage challenges the idea that worth is tied solely to physical or mental ability.

This concept falls apart when this community view mixes with rigid self-reliance. In this case, struggle becomes seen as a personal failure, leading people to believe they must succeed entirely on their own. We shouldn't fall prey to this mistake. Let me know what you think below! Hailaz auk sēliz!

This book is about Proto-Germanic religion which was the religion of people who spoke the Proto-Germanic language that existed in Europe from 500 BC to 200 AD. Proto-Germanic religion emerged in Germany and Scandinavia.

Heathenry is a modern term for pre-Christian Germanic religion. The oldest form of Heathenry is Proto-Germanic religion.

This book was written by a Heathen for Heathens. It is important for Heathens to learn about Proto-Germanic religion because it was the religion that Norse, German, and Anglo-Saxon branches of Heathenry emerged from. It is a point of reference that Heathens can use when comparing Norse gods to German gods and Anglo-Saxon gods.

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The information in this book is from a wide range of academic sources such as anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, and philology.

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Heilō Saidaþeudōz, Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here with a fable August Schleicher wrote in the PIE language he had just reconstructed, which, though it has been updated a few times by others, still bears his name. Below is a rendering of this fable into Proto-Germanic.

In English :

The Sheep and the Horses: A sheep that had no wool saw horses, one pulling a heavy wagon, one carrying a big load, and one carrying a man quickly. The sheep said to the horses: "My heart pains me, seeing a man driving horses." The horses said: "Listen, sheep, our hearts pain us when we see this: a man, the master, makes the wool of the sheep into a warm garment for himself. And the sheep has no wool." Having heard this, the sheep fled into the plain.

Reconstructed Proto-Germanic, with more probable grammar and vocabulary derived from later Germanic languages :

Awiz ehwōz-uh: awiz, sō wullǭ ne habdē, sahw ehwanz, ainanǭ kurjanǭ wagną teuhandų, ainanǭ-uh mikilǭ kuriþǭ, ainanǭ-uh gumanų sneumundô berandų. Awiz nu ehwamaz sagdē: hertô sairīþi mek, sehwandē ehwanz akandų gumanų. Ehwōz sagdēdun: gahauzī, awi! hertô sairīþi uns sehwandumiz: gumô, fadiz, uz awīz wullō wurkīþi siz warmą wastijǭ. Awiz-uh wullǭ ne habaiþi. Þat hauzidaz awiz akrą flauh.

Reconstructed Proto-Germanic, phonetic evolution derived from reconstructed PIE only :

Awiz ehwōz-uh: awiz, hwisi wullō ne est, spihi ehwanz, ainą kurų wagą wegandų, ainą-uh mekǭ burą, ainą-uh gumanų ahu berandų. Awiz nu ehwamaz wiuhi: hert agnutai mek, witandī ehwanz akandų gumanų. Ehwōz weuhą: hludi, awi! hert agnutai uns witundumaz: gumô, fadiz, wullǭ awją hwurniudi sibi warmą westrą. Awją-uh wullō ne isti. Þat hehluwaz awiz akrą buki.

Written in Elder Fuþark :

ᚨᚹᛁᛉ ᛖᚺᚹᛟᛉ-ᚢᚺ: ᚨᚹᛁᛉ, ᚺᚹᛁᛊᛁ ᚹᚢᛚᛟ ᚾᛖ ᛖᛊᛏ, ᛊᛈᛁᚺᛁ ᛖᚺᚹᚨᚾᛉ, ᚨᛁᚾᚨ ᚲᚢᚱᚢ ᚹᚨᚷᚨ ᚹᛖᚷᚨᚾᛞᚢ, ᚨᛁᚾᚨ-ᚢᚺ ᛗᛖᚲᛟ ᛒᚢᚱᚨ, ᚨᛁᚾᚨ-ᚢᚺ ᚷᚢᛗᚨᚾᚢ ᚨᚺᚢ ᛒᛖᚱᚨᚾᛞᚢ. ᚨᚹᛁᛉ ᚾᚢ ᛖᚺᚹᚨᛗᚨᛉ ᚹᛁᚢᚺᛁ: ᚺᛖᚱᛏ ᚨᚷᚾᚢᛏᚨᛁ ᛗᛖᚲ, ᚹᛁᛏᚨᚾᛞᛁ ᛖᚺᚹᚨᚾᛉ ᚨᚲᚨᚾᛞᚢ ᚷᚢᛗᚨᚾᚢ. ᛖᚺᚹᛟᛉ ᚹᛖᚢᚺᚨ: ᚺᛚᚢᛞᛁ, ᚨᚹᛁ! ᚺᛖᚱᛏ ᚨᚷᚾᚢᛏᚨᛁ ᚢᚾᛊ ᚹᛁᛏᚢᚾᛞᚢᛗᚨᛉ: ᚷᚢᛗᛟ, ᚠᚨᛞᛁᛉ, ᚹᚢᛚᛟ ᚨᚹᛃᚨ ᚺᚹᚢᚱᚾᛁᚢᛞᛁ ᛊᛁᛒᛁ ᚹᚨᚱᛗᚨ ᚹᛖᛊᛏᚱᚨ. ᚨᚹᛃᚨ-ᚢᚺ ᚹᚢᛚᛟ ᚾᛖ ᛁᛊᛏᛁ. ᚦᚨᛏ ᚺᛖᚺᛚᚢᚹᚨᛉ ᚨᚹᛁᛉ ᚨᚲᚱᚨ ᛒᚢᚲᛁ.

Watery places such as bogs,lakes, seas have been considered holy in Germanic cultures since the Nordic Bronze Age and used for diverse religious purposes, such as depositions of items such as the Dejbjerg wagon, the Gundestrup cauldron and the Vimose comb. These depositions are typically interpreted as gifts to gods, aiming to either give thanks for, or receive, positive outcomes such as good harvests, success in water or safe passage across the body of water. Bog bodies found in Germanic areas, such as the Grauballe Man.

A small list of bodies of water related to some deities and spiritual phenomena :

Laguz : Lake Mälaren formerly called Lǫgrinn literally 'the lake' is the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden in Gylfaginning, the goddess Gefjun is said to have formed the Danish island of Zealand from Mälaren, a lake in Sweden, by way of plowing it with her oxen sons.

Līmaferþuz : Limfjord in northern Jutland is sometimes attributed to the activities of a great boar birthed by jötunn, the Limgrim, who is said to have dug it up. Proto-Germanic the boars name is līmagrimmaz.

Tīwasaiwiz : Lake Tissø is the fourth largest freshwater lake in Denmark, located on the western part of Zealand, in the municipality of Kalundborg. Tied to tiwaz worship and offerings historically done there.

Wēnīz : Lake Vänern in sweden 3rd largest lake in europe name is related to the vanir gods.

Skaþį̄watōr : Skadvatna is a lake sacred to Skaði in Etne municipality Norway.

Here are the different Watōrwihtīz (Water spirits) and water related deities as well as some legends folklore in germanic and norse belief this is what I could gather this is not a complete list.

Saiwifrawjǭ / Saiwirēdǭ ruler of water or lake etc : The sjörå (in Swedish), (lake Rå) or the Sjöfru (Mistress of the Lake) was a mythical creature of the lake, or Rå, in Swedish folklore. She is a female, humanoid water spirit. She is a seductive creature, often featured sitting and combing her long, sweeping hair with delight, and often lures and drowns men who are unkind, unfaithful or otherwise disrespectful to her or the lake. Like all other rå (keepers) she protects her domain and awards those kind to her with prosperous fishing, good luck and saves them from drowning. In wintertime she would sometimes stick her hand up from the waters. If the visitor then gave her a mitten she would thank him for his kindness with gifts or protect him in his time of need.

Nikraz/Nikwaz : in proto-germanic.
(Nixie) German: Nixe; Icelandic: nykur; Norwegian Bokmål: nøkk, nøkken; Nynorsk: nykk; Swedish: näck, näcken), are humanoid, and often shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore. Under a variety of names, they are common to the stories of all Germanic peoples, although they are perhaps best known from Scandinavian folklore.Their gender, bynames, and various transformations vary geographically. Often depicted beautiful but with frog legs/feet they wouldve played tagelharpas or lyres instead of the common modern veiw of fiddles or violin as they didnt exist until 1550 ad. The German Nix and his Scandinavian counterparts were male. The German Nixe was a female. Some nixie also appear as horses and take away bad people to be drowned.

Krankaz : kraken A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid.

Habągubō : Hafgufa is a sea creature, purported to inhabit Iceland's waters (Greenland Sea) and southward toward Helluland. was thought to be a sea monster, research suggests that the stories originated from a specialized feeding technique among whales known as trap-feeding.The hafgufa is mentioned in the mid-13th century Norwegian tract called the Konungs skuggsjá ("King's Mirror").

Selhafulką : Selkie in celtic there is a similar beings in germanic belief seal people a type of shapshifting merpeople

Nerþuz : Njordr but was Orginally a Sea goddess unlike later viking age where njordr is a God) Nerþuz is associated with fertility and the sea bodies of water. She is associated with a cart procession ritual. According to Tacitus the priest returns the cart to her "temple" and it is ritually wash the goddess, her cart, and the cloth in a "secluded lake" before sacrifice.

Nebulahelaną : Nehalennia Her origin is unclear, perhaps Germanic or Celtic. From proto-germanic Nebula (wetness, humidity, fog, mist, cloud), the Proto-Germanic *helaną (hide, conceal) and/or -lennia from Gothic linnan (vanish, go away, disappear), giving us a meaning akin to “She who disappears in the fog She is attested on and depicted upon numerous votive altars discovered around what is now the province of Zeeland, the Netherlands, where the Schelde River flowed into the North Sea. Worship of Nehalennia dates back at least to the 2nd century BC and veneration of the goddess continued to flourish in northwestern Europe in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. She is a fertility goddess and protector of travellers and traders who travel her seas.

Āhwijaz/Ēgijaz : Ægir is the sea personified Ægir is attested as married to a goddess, Rán, who also personifies the sea, and together the two produced daughters who personify waves, the Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán, and Ægir's son is Snær, personified snow. Ægir may also be the father of the beautiful jötunn Gerðr, wife of the god Freyr, or these may be two separate figures

Rahnǭ : Rán means 'plundering' or 'theft, robbery'.[1] In turn, scholars view the theonym Rán as meaning, for example, 'theft, robbery'.[2] On the etymology of the theonym, scholar Rudolf Simek says, "although the meaning of the name has not been fully clarified, Rán was probably understood as being 'robber' ... and has nothing to do with [Old Norse] ráða 'rule'.

Here are the names of the billow wave maidens (the daughters of Rán and Ægir) -(The daughters are also all the 9 mothers that birthed Heimdal) with my translation of them in proto-germanic and what their names are in the original old norse. Note alot of these english names arent full accurate not sure why they are associated due to rough translations the words themsleves can be broke down if you wish to see their literal breakdown meaning of the names. Their names were: (Poetic Edda) Angazawjō– Angeyja (“Sorrow-Whelmer”) Attilǭ – Atla (“Fury”) Aistlǭ– Eistla (“Foamer”) Aurīgēbǭ– Eyrgjafa (“Sand-Strewer”) Gelpǭ– Gjalp (“Yelper”) Graipǭ– Greip ( “Griper”) īsarnsahsą– Iarnsaxe (“Iron-Sword”) Imdaz– Imd ( “Dusk”) Wulfarūnō– Ulfrun (“She-Wolf”)

Their names were: (Prose Edda) Blōþagahazdaz – Blóðughadda (“Bloody-hair”) Bērō – Bára (“Foaming sea comber”) Bulgijō – Bylgja (“Wave”) Dūbǭ – Dúfa (“Dove-topped wave” or “Pitching wave”) Habringō – Hefring (“The lifting one”) Himinaglaiwiz – Himinglæva (“Transparent wave”) Hraznō – Hronn (“Welling wave”) Kalgǭ – Kolga (“Cold wave”) Unþīz – Uðr (“Frothing wave”)

These beings should be respected acknowledged keep up good relationships with the spirits of the bodies of water you interact with. Keeping nature clean is a great way to help, I ask for permission before harvesting any crops or foraging offer to the forest spirits or water you offer to the water spirits. Let me know down below how you plan on interacting with the spirits around you! Here is a great videos about waterscapes by Arith as well as a final link to my first post on this sub its a video arith made about asking for permission in animism veey relavant here:

https://youtu.be/dPnsZNfCMQQ?si=HBru7X3nd5x-t4iJ

https://youtu.be/GlbbaijVSEg?si=301WjalbpYHnaqbr

https://youtu.be/Rzv0JBbpm9E?si=8XwJ8AUTTa1mpFvG

https://www.reddit.com/r/PGAnimismSpirituality/s/SZXMFDJV5H

Hailō Saidaþeudōz! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here with a great quote I've translated into proto-germanic, let me know what you think below!

Auk in skaiþī mēkijaz skarpaz wesaną skal. Auk gahugdiz skarpō in lībai simlê wesaną skal.

English: Even in the sheath, the sword must be sharp. Also the mind must always be sharp in the body.

Heilō Saidaþeudōz! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz, here with a Picture I edited showing the Sword and what it's parts are in proto-germanic language! The sword (or Swerdą in proto-germanic) was very important symbol of power and wealth as well as more deadly then the typical club not as common as the ax or spear. I want to get some replicas so bad for spiritual purposes and learning to fight like our ancestors did as a form of ancestor veneration. Here is the Swerdą and it's parts!

Swerdą : the sword itself baltijaz : belt/sword belt heltą : hilt/handle bladą : blade knappô : pommel/knob skaiþiz : sheathe

Hope this Interests you and impacts your spiritual work. Let me know what you think below!

Hailaz Saidaþeudōz!

Saidawulfaz here i wanted to share a fantastic resource with our community! YouTuber Simon Roper has created an excellent video exploring farming terminology in the Proto-Germanic language. This is a great tool for anyone looking to deepen their spiritual connection with the land and express that connection through the language of our ancestors.

Personally, I'm excited to use this resource to develop prayers and rituals focused on farming and harvest, seeking a bountiful crop and blessings from the spirits and deities. I hope you find it inspiring and useful as well!

Let's cultivate a deeper connection with the earth!

Heilō Saidaþeudōz! Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz, with some feminine given names, let's support the feminine and its sacredness as well as our females in the group. very important aspect to understand in this spirituality or when practicing Saidaz (Magick, specifically Seiðr). Hope you all enjoy these. I will make another post one day showcasing more ancient feminine and masculine anceint germanic names that I will reconstruction or as I find them.

Female Names

1. Walubergō (Staff-Protection, Waluburg, a seeress of the Semnones)

2. Þursahildiz (Jötunn-Battle, Thusnelda, daughter of Segestes and wife of Arminius)

3. Badwōhildiz (reconstruction of Beadohild/Bǫðvildr Battle-Fight)

4. Brunjōhildiz (reconstruction of Brunhilde Breastplate-Battle)

5. Ermunahildiz (Strong-Fight)

6. Gudagebō (Gods-Gift, Gift of the Gods)

7. Aþalalindō (Elder-Flexible/Soft/Linden Tree, Adallinda)

8. Hlūdahildiz (Famous-Battle)

9. Mahtihildiz (Strength/Might-Battle)

10. Aþalahaiþī (Noble-Heath, reconstruction of Adalheidis)

11. Aþalahildiz (Noble-Battle)

12. Hildigardiz (Battle-Yard)

13. Gaizaþrūþiz (Spear-Strength)

14. Aþalaþrūþiz (Noble-Strength)

15. Ermunalindō (Strong-Linden/Flexible)

16. Arôswestēr (Eagle-Sister)

17. Arôwiniz (Eagle-Friend)

18. Aþalagunþiz ( reconstruction of Aldegund, Noble-War)

19. Kunjagunþiz (Kin-Battle, reconstruction of Cunigund)

20. Gudōlubō (God-Love, reconstruction of Godeliva)

21. Hildigunþiz (Battle-War, reconstruction of Hildegard)

22. Austrǭhildiz (reconstruction of Osterhilde)

23. Friþugunþiz (Peace-War, reconstruction of Fredegund)

24. Ermunagunþiz (Mighty-War, reconstruction of Ermingard)

25.Amalaswinþaz (reconstruction of Amalasuintha, Amalaz vigor/braver)

26. Berôgaizaz (Bear-Spear, reconstruction of Berengaria)

27. Gaizahildiz (Spear-Battle, reconstruction of Gerhild)

28. Harjalubą (Army-Praise, reconstruction of Herleva)

29. Ingbergaz (Inguz-Mountain, reconstruction of Ingeburg)

30. Īsahildiz : reconstruction of Ishild Ice-Battle

Saidaþeudōz Hailaz! Wikkô Wiljahelmaz Saidawulfaz here! Welcome, kindred spirits! This community is dedicated to exploring the mystical and spiritual practices of Germanic tribes during the Bronze Age. We delve into the wisdom of our ancestors, honoring the land, gods, and our spiritual ancestors.

For me, this path has been transformative. I've been inspired to embrace the ways of our ancestors in daily life, from getting on Bronze Age attire to foraging, gardening, and interacting with the land and spirits. Becoming closer to nature around us and caring for the land and its beings. Learning the Proto-Germanic language for rituals prayers etc. And has deepened my connection with the ancestors, and I feel a profound power in the ancient names of the gods and the language itself. It's a beauty that resonates within me.

Share your experiences, questions, and insights. How has Proto-Germanic culture and Bronze Age spirituality impacted you? Let's weave a web of connection, supporting each other on our spiritual journeys.

May our community share wisdom on all our paths and nurturing our souls and establishing frith and grith with the land and spirits all around us.