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fornasedensgudar · 7 months

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Have you forgotten her?

Do you know her name?

Who is she?

The goddess Ilmr.

(Pardon my bad english, not my first language)

Shes listed as a goddess and occurs in skaldic kennings in the 10th and 11th centuries, and were likely about to be forgotten and lost to all time.

Her name and mystery intreeged me and my fiance, so we did some witchy trans work and see what we could find and then compared, and we both came down to:

"Goddess of change, opens portals to helheim.

Protect the dead and give a safe passage.

Maker of scents to calm the dying. Half sister to Eir. Cold, alone and missunderstood.

Helps you re-think situations and see diffrent outlooks.

Half asir and half jötunn.

Perhaps listed as a disir and a valkyria."

(This is our UPG so take it as you may, its ok if you see her diffrent.)

But also, Not to far of I say so. If you look at some of the very little we have about her and some theories scholars have.

Like most goddesses her name hints to her role. But we are not sure what it means? Some say ilmr means "pleasant scent". This is strange for a goddess/valkyrie but another of her name some say could etymologically related to almr, meaning Elm tree. A tree that on iceland would then ben a rare and more and more rare thing to see along with most trees after the first settlments. Wich might be why she was forgotten, if she is the goddess of the Elm and the Elm becomes rare and travel to places where the elm grow and pepole know of her, then she becomes more and more unknown.

Another intresting thing about the Elm is that in folklore all over Europe its associated with death, something thats rather intresting when looking to a skald from 950s with the kenning "jalmr Ilmar" meaing "Ilmrs alarm". A nother hint to this is that Ilmr may be related to the noun jalmr (noise).

Also, in "Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa" Bjarnar calls the disir that tells him about his comming death for "Ilmr armleggjar orma". Meaning sort of "ilmr of the armrings". Another thing hinting to her work in death.

So what do you say? Goddess of good scent? Or death? I say why not both? Of lovely scents and with incense we give thanks to spirits of the dead and their Guardian Who guides them to the next realm. With a lovely scent she calms the dead. She who screams in allarm on the battlefeald, goddeass of the Elm. She who helps those Eir could not.

Ilmr.

Here it up to us, the modern polytheistic community to remake as well make something new. Traditions and gods change and its we Who write the history as we work with and learn more about these gods. ((But remeber to make it clear whats UPG and whats based in old sources))

So what do you say?

Do you know the name Ilmr? And how do you see this forgotten goddess?

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00waywardalma00 · 1 year

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She shines even more in the dark. 🕯️💀🕯️

Ella brilla aun mas en la oscuridad. 🕯️💀🕯️

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oonaluna-art · 8 months

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A Patreon commission of Hel / Hela from Norse Mythology!

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#Hel #hela #mythology #norse mythology #norse gods #myth #myths #my art #artists of tumblr #hel #Goddess #death goddess

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thesorceresstemple · 9 months

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#skull #necromancy #necromancer #jewellery #silver jewellery #psychopomp #death worker #sorceress #priestess #death goddess #witchy aesthetic

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999lcf · 5 months

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Art unknown

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talefoundryshow · 6 months

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Not death itself but closely linked to it, psychopomps serve as shepherds, judges, rulers, and even comforters of the souls of the newly dead.

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sewingbear · 1 month

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Fanart of @shadzys-art

#vtuber #fanart #death goddess #shadzy #red #black #bones #my art #artists on tumblr #digitalart

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maimoncat · 18 days

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Nachdem @adarkrainbow seine Posts über Frau Holle geschrieben hat, dachte ich mal, auch hier dieses Bild von ihr zu posten. Das ist von vor zwei Jahren, als ich zum ersten Mal Dario Argentos „Suspiria“ und „Drei Mütter Trilogie“ geschaut habe. Frau Holles Erscheinungsbild hier ist von Heinrich Pröhles „Harzsagen“ über den Sie-Dich-Im in St. Andreasberg, wo sie eher als Spukgestalt gekannnt war. Die Glocke erscheint in manchen Sagen um den Frau Holle Teich.

After @adarkrainbow‘s series of posts on Frau Holle, I thought to post this old piece here! This is from two years ago, when I was inspired by watching Dario Argento‘s „Suspiria“ and his „Three mothers trilogy“. Frau Holle‘s appearance here is based on Heinrich Pröhle‘s „Harzsagen“ around mount Sieh-Dich-Im (Look-Behind) in st. Andreasberg, where she was better known as a boogeyman. The bell appears in some legends about the Frau Holle Lake on the Meißner.

Dopo la serie di post da parte di @adarkrainbow su Madama Holle, ho pensato di postare anche qui questo vecchio disegno di lei. Questo è di sue anni fa, quando ho visto per la prima volta “Suspiria” e la trilogia delle “tre madri” di Dario Argento. Il suo aspetto qui è ispirato alle “harzsagen” di Heinrich Pröhle, riguardo al monte Sieh-Dich-Im, a st. Andreasberg, dove era vista come uno spauracchio per bambini. La sua campana appare in alcune leggende sullo stagno di Madama Holle sul Meißner.

#my art #my artwork #old art #frau holle #mother hulda #madama holle #Fata piumetta #Madama Holda #fairy #fee #fata #folklore #folk tales #fair folk #Hag #hexe #strega #death goddess #dark fairies

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stranded-in-paradise · 1 year

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The Morrigan

#the morrigan #witchcraft #witchy #pagan witch #paganart #symbolism #celtic mythology #esoteric art #tuatha de danann #triple goddess #dark goddess #death goddess #shapeshifter #ulster cycle #sovereignty #badb #macha #morrigu #Mór-Ríoghain

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onyxtides · 1 year

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This necklace is hand made with death and time in mind this piece is inspired by Greek God Thanatos and the Norse Goddess Hel. This Prayer Beads has a semi Hour Glass pendant that is timed at only a few seconds. This necklace is also inspired by the Angel of Death Azrael. This piece is made with Garnet, Onyx and Howlite and tarnish resistant wire, resistant not proof so please keep in mind when cleaning.

This piece is long enough to slip over your head, no clasp needed but I can add one if you want, please message me right after purchase or leave it in notes.

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redacted-coiner · 3 months

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Death Deity

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