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2026-01-14 08:51:25
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wodensday! 🐺🐺
"Another great abode is there, which is named Valaskjšlf. Odin possesses that dwelling. The gods made it and thatched it with sheer silver, and in this hall is the Hliðskjšlf, the high seat so called. Whenever Allfather sits in that seat, he surveys all lands."
Prose Edda, Gylfaginning
🏛 Odin on his thro…

Photo of the so-called Odin from Lejre, a small cast silver figurine from Lejre in Denmark. It depicts an individual on a throne, wearing a floor-length dress, an apron, four bead necklaces, a neck ring, a cloak and a rim-less hat. Two birds are seated on the armrests and the back of the throne features the heads of two animals. The figurine has inlay of black niello (a black coloured alloy) and some gilding.
The figurine can be interpreted as the god Odin sitting on his throne Hliðskjálf, fro…