“To his friend a man a friend shall prove,
To him and the friend of his friend;
But never a man shall friendship make
With one of his foeman's friends.”
~Hávamál 43, Bellows
Painting by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1900. 𐃏
“Vin sínum skal maðr vinr vera,
þeim ok þess vin;
en óvinar síns skyli engi maðr 
vinar vinr vera.”

A double-faced statue in the Historisk Museum, Oslo. Possibly Odin as Tveggi. ᚬ

Dane axes from the National Museum of Ireland. The example on the left has an intact handle, and wouldn’t have been any longer than a sword, allowing it to be used along with a shield.

“Two make a battle, the tongue slays the head; In each furry coat a fist I look for.”
~Hávamál 73, Bellows
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“Tveir ro eins herjar, tunga er höfuðs bani;
er mér í heðin hvern handar væni.”

The seax from Valsgärde grave 8, with an intact handle and scabbard.

A Viking Age carved head from the National Museum of Copenhagen, thought to depict Odin. ᚬ

The Anglo Saxon name for February is Solmōnaþ, meaning month of hearthcakes (similar to cookies), and Bede wrote that cakes were offered to the Gods. Milk was mentioned among offerings to the Gods by Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and is still frequently offered in Hinduism today.
It’s entirely possible that at some point, our ancestors literally left out milk and cookies for the Gods.
Painting by Joseph Martin Kronheim, 1868. 𐃏

I’ve noticed a few things in the coverage of this new Anglo Saxon sword from Kent.
Firstly, several mainstream media outlets brazenly used the term Anglo Saxon once more, despite it being a charged term in modern academia.
Secondly, a pendant of a kind often found in women’s burials was found in the warrior’s burial, which they’re saying was likely a gift or family heirloom, as opposed to trying to claim he was some kind of gender bender, as they often do with female burials containing weapons for example.
The radical left is backing down. We’re winning.

“Better is heart than a mighty blade
For him who shall fiercely fight;
The brave man well shall fight and win,
Though dull his blade may be.”
~Fáfnismál 28, Bellows 
Painting by Wouter Florusse.
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“Fjarri þú gekkt, meðan ek á Fáfni rauðk
minn inn hvassa hjör;
afli mínu atta ek við orms megin,
meðan þú í lyngvi látt.”

The Lund 1 runestone depicts a bearded Odin mask flanked by two wolves, which appear to be carrying swords and shields.
The inscription reads;
“Þorgísl, son of Ásgeirr Björn's son, raised these stones in memory of both of his brothers Ólafr and Óttarr, good landholders.”

A very small one-eyed Odin figure recently found in Norddjurs, Denmark. ᚬ

A rune stick with an interesting inscription from Narsaq, Greenland. Runologist Erik Moltke interprets the first line of the inscription as; Á sæ, sæ, sæ es Ása sát; “On the sea, the sea, the sea is the ambush (or dwelling?) of the Æsir”, and a charm for protection at sea. 
The second line can be read as “bibrau(?) is the name of the maiden who sits on the blue (pond?)”, which may refer to a goddess, perhaps Frigg. Two rune sticks with very similar inscriptions have been found in Bergen, so it must have been a well known charm.
One side has the full Younger Futhark, and the other, a series of bindrunes; likely a charm of sorts.

Various Iron Age gilded square-headed brooches from the Stavanger Museum. The examples on the top are particularly interesting; the example on the right depicts several faces flanked by two raptors. The example beside it depicts tiermensch; animals merging with human faces. 𐃏

Jól is officially coming up next Monday on the 13th.

These are the dates (and UK times) for the full moons in 2025. I don’t use the common Strawberry moon / Sturgeon moon names etc as these are derived from American Indian culture. Instead these names are derived from Anglo-Germanic sources.

Full Moon date and time

13 January (10.27pm) First moon, Winter moon
12 February (1.53pm) Sol moon, Horning
14 March (6.55am) Spring moon, Lent moon
13 April (1.22am) Easter moon, Grass moon
12 May (5.56pm) Milking moon, Pasture moon
11 June (8.44am) Sailing moon, Fallow moon
10 July (9.37pm) Hay moon, Summer moon
9 August (8.55am) Weed moon, Harvest moon
7 September (7.09pm) Holy moon, Wood moon
7 October (4.48am) Winter moon, Vintage moon
5 November (1.19pm) Blood moon, Blot moon
4 December (11.14pm) Yule moon

“Runes shalt thou find, and fateful signs, That the king of singers colored, And the mighty gods have made; Full strong the signs, full mighty the signs That the ruler of gods doth write.”
~Hávamál 143, Bellows 
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“Rúnar munt þú finna ok ráðna stafi,
mjök stóra stafi, mjök stinna stafi,
er fáði fimbulþulr ok
gerðu ginnregin
ok reist hroftr rögna.”