Freyja goddess art

#Repost @inasunart 3.Inktober - The völva What kind of witches do you like? - So this is my ancestors witches from Norway. A little piece of our forgotten culture Read below if you want to know more about these witches! - THE VÖLVA THE NORSE WITCH The völva is a traditional witch originating from scandinavia in the viking age. She practice a magick which is called seidr which includes fate-magick and shamanism. She travels to the underworld during rituals and tells fate to those who asks…

Freyja is one of the preeminent goddesses in Norse mythology. She is the daughter of Njord and his sister Nerthus, and she has a twin brother named Freyr, and married to the God Odr. Freyja is the goddess of love, beauty, fertility and gold.

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A woman who carried the wand of the witch would never be harmed. They were allied with the fate goddesses and thus wielded the greatest of powers. In the Viking Age Norse context, these women were called the völur, singular völva. The literal translation of this title is “Wand-Wed” or “Staff-Carrier”. This was a time and age when witches were honored and revered and sought as wise women, healers, prophets, oracles, shamans and priestesses.

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