Wuodan

deity single tradition · 1

Wuodan is a deity in Old Dutch tradition. Theonym Óðinn is a cognate of other medieval Germanic names. Internal and comparative evidence all point to the ideas of a divine possession or inspiration, and an ecstatic divination.

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
500 – 1000

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“The Old Norse theonym Óðinn (runic ᚢᚦᛁᚾ on the Ribe skull fragment) is a cognate of other medieval Germanic names, including Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Wōdan, Old Dutch Wuodan, and Old High German Wuotan (Old Bavarian Wûtan).”

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