Comments by "Faramund" (@faramund9865) on "What Odin REALLY is! Part 1: Definition and history" video.

  1. Also, regarding berserkir and ulfheðinn. Think of what wolves and bears are normally like, if you seem them and they don't notice you, you think to yourself "wow, they are so calm and beautiful and loving, just like us". Yet if ever you encounter them either in hunt or self defense, it's like they are completely someone else. And people STILL TO THIS DAY can not put these two things together in their head as being able to exist in one being. And thus it makes total sense to see it as a form of being possessed by something else. And it also now makes sense why it is wolves and bears that we tied to this state of mind, and thus to the god that IS this state of mind, AND why we name our sons after bears and wolves. We want them to be able to fend for themselves with the might of such animals, but also to be warm and kind to their kin, like these animals.
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  2. In Dutch 'woeden' is still indeed fury. Wotan id est furor... But I sure as hell wouldn't attribute the sex trance to Wen. Instead I would attribute this to Ing. Somehow though I didn't make the realization before of how logical it is to have a penisgod. Just like with anger, you feel like you are possessed, not yourself and after the fact will often think "what the hell did I just do?". And who would want to fight without the mighty strength and cunning of Wen, and who would want to have sex without the unchained lust that Ing brings? I understand as well now why these two gods were still prominent right up until 'the end' (when open worship was suppressed). Their presence is undeniable, they will literally take control of you and only let you go when they want to let go of you. And their benefits are obvious and great too. One defends your family, your kin. And the other well, it makes your family and kin. ;) P.S. And with the music you could say Bragi comes into your body. I must say, when playing guitar and singing sometimes I don't even realize I am playing or singing and realize afterwards that my mind went somewhere else. As if someone else kept playing for me. All these unconcious and elevated states, maybe even dreamlike states, it makes sense to assign ancestor spirits to them that 'help' you.
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  3. I think originally, the concept of him was just the rage. However, those most blessed by Wen usually are elected as Kings. And being a leader in battle requires tact and cleverness. Many of the sagas talk about clever tricks that Kings pulled when leading their army that gave them victory. Thus Kings would probably frantically seek out ways to outsmart their enemies in order to protect their people. These two things then intertwine Wen completely with nobility. So deeply in fact that every hero or King will be said to hail from Wen in some way. And that Wen appears in his robes to help young princes master the ways of Kings. In fact, if Wen is a god 'of' anything, he is the god of nobility. Don't imagine the slouzy home-dwelling elite that they were right before most of the monarchies were replaced by republics. But imagine what they were throughout most of history, generals, captains. And especially in early days they would literally LEAD, everyone else would FOLLOW them into battle. They would BE THE FRONT LINE.
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  4. I don't really understand why people veer to the side of drugs so fast when it comes to fury. For me literally all it takes is someone doing me wrong intentionally, I lose control totally and start harming this person until the feeling wears off again. And when I don't have access to this person I start uncontrollably cursing and shouting I will hang them and so forth. When I get hurt badly the same happens. People think I will start harming people around me when I act like this, but I won't, it's just cope for the pain. Gives benefit of not really feeling the pain much.
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  5. Blablabla, are you French?
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