Background and origins
As with elsewhere in Europe, wetland depositions in the areas later inhabited by Germanic peoples, such as England and Scandinavia, … See more

Germanic placenames associated with water that have been proposed to derive from their historical role in pagan religious practice:
Crossing points
England
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Accounts such as Grímnismál describe lakes and bogs as the dwellings of female gods. Frigg lives in Fensalir ("Fen halls") and Sága lives in Sökkvabekkr ("Sunken benches") where she drinks with Odin beneath the waves. Supernatural beings are also described … See more

Water as marking liminal spaces
Wetlands, intertidal regions and seasonal and tidal islands have been interpreted as being conceptionally distinct in the cognitive landscapes of many past cultures. Similarly, watercourses, islands and bridges have … See more

1. ^ Lund 2010, pp. 58.
2. ^ Sun Chariot.
3. ^ Fredengren 2011, p. 110.
4. ^ … See more