Thunaer
deity Old Saxon paganism single tradition · 2
Thunaer ('Thor') is one of three Old Saxon gods, along with UUôden ('Woden') and Saxnôte, whom pagan converts were to renounce as demons. He is mentioned in the Old Saxon Baptismal Vow.
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When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 800
- Historical notes
- Attested in 9th-century text.
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Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“A few centuries later, 9th-century document from what is now Mainz, Germany, known as the Old Saxon Baptismal Vow records the names of three Old Saxon gods, UUôden ('Woden'), Saxnôte, and Thunaer ('Thor'), whom pagan converts were to renounce as demons.”
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