{"product_id":"wandbild-wotan-bewohr-dt-huus-wotan-bewahre-dieses-haus-odin-wodan-der-walvater","title":"Mural \"Wotan guard this house\" Odin Wodan Allfather","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eBark Slices - \"Mural\" with the Low German saying: \"Wotan bewohr düt Huus\" (in High German: \"Wotan guard this house\" \/ home)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eProtective symbol, for hanging as wall decoration above the house \/ apartment \/ entrance door etc.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWritten in approximately 800-year-old Heide-Platt (Lüneburg Heath and Aller region)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis was the territory of the West Germanic tribe of the \"Dulgubnier,\" who later merged with the Lombards, who had immigrated from the Elbe region!\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAs descendants of the West Germanic tribes, we have deliberately written in the original language (and as Germans, we also write \"Wotan\" - not \"Odin\" as is common among Vikings)!\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWest Low German Plattdeutsch is a West Germanic language, also related to Frisian Plattdeutsch and the North Sea Germanic language - these originate from the Indo-European proto-language!\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHeideplatt (West Germanic): \"Wotan bewohr düt Huus\" -\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003etranslated into High German: Wotan guard this house, or: Wotan protect this house.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWotan or Wodan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWotan or Wodan is translated as \"fury.\" Oðr, Old Norse translated as \"fury,\" also \"cultic ecstasy\" (God of Ecstasy) was the namesake for the North Germanic Odin and South Germanic Wotan.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe god was called \"Wodan\" in Old Franconian, \"Wotan\" or \"Godan\" in Lombardic, \"Woden\" in Saxon \/ Anglo-Saxon, and \"Wuotan\" in Old High German -\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFather of the gods, god of war and death, god of poetry and runes, of magic and ecstasy.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eVariants used among many others are: Wodan, Vodan, Vodams, Guodan, Gudan, Voden, Wuotan, as well as Óðin and Odinn.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMany epithets and nicknames are known: Allfather, Gunnarr, Gagnrad, Har, herfadir, Harbard (Graybeard), Herjann, Herteitr, Valfadir, Walvater, Wegtam\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOdin (Norse Óðin, Odinn, South Germanic Wodan, Wotan, Wuotan, Wode, Old High German means the Furious), Atridi (the Rider); among Lombards Odan and Godan; North Frisian Wede, Wedke; Othan, Odon, Eovden; Low German Jivodan.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Alder, a more than 3000-year-old tree and its meaning in mysticism:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe alder is a PROTECTIVE TREE that grows in damp places and bogs - a ghost and death tree, consecrated \/ assigned to the god Wotan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe alder was considered a gate to Valhalla, to the world of gods and the dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHowever, the alder also stands for protection and life-giving:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlder branches were hung over the cradle for newborns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlder branches were hung in the house and on the farm for protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlder branches were also placed under the pillow for protection against nightmares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Erlking (Ellerking = Wotan) led the alder women, elves or Valkyries.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe alder also Eller and Else translated:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld High German Erla, Elira, Eller = alder \/ Eller \/ Else\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddle Low German Else\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Norse Elre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish alder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnglo-Saxon alor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatin alnus (growing in damp places)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndo-European al (swamp, watering place)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurned-in Wotan head with the saying \"Wotan bewohr düt Huus\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMade from alder wood, sanded on both sides.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThere is a drilled hole on the back for hanging the mural.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: approx. 34 x 15 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness of the wooden plate approx. 22 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approx. 450 - 650 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eEach mural is unique.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNordwelt - gift idea...\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice per piece!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"nordwelt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53696008225105,"sku":"65.023","price":13.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/9821\/9345\/files\/65-023a-wotan-bewahre-dieses-haus-odin-wodan-schutzsymbol_e4c4b72c-46ca-4ee7-88cb-3595f8dfd0d5.jpg?v=1777986519","url":"https:\/\/nordwelt.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/wandbild-wotan-bewohr-dt-huus-wotan-bewahre-dieses-haus-odin-wodan-der-walvater","provider":"nordwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}