Hazdingōz

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Hazdingōz is a Proto‑Germanic legendary hero whose name means "longhairs". He is said to have been one of two heroic figures worshipped as gods by early Germanic peoples, and is identified with the Alci mentioned by Tacitus.

When

First attested
100 BCE
Attested period
-100 – 2020
Historical notes
First attested in Tacitus’ writings of the 1st century CE.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“It has been suggested that they were originally two Proto‑Germanic legendary heroes by the name *Hazdingōz, meaning the "longhairs"”

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