A Germanic legend states will-o'-the-wisp are the souls of unbaptized children; to free them, one need only throw a handful of consecrated ground at the fiery orbs.
Will-o'-wisp by Ilyich at Deviant Art

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Here's a new fan OC for the anime Izetta: the Last Witch! Her name is Hannelore and she's from Germania. She's going to play a big role in an Izetta fanfic I plan to write!

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Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent is a 1790 painting by the Swiss artist Henry Fuseli. It depicts one of the most popular myths in Germanic mythology, Thor's fishing trip with a giant. The nude and muscular Thor stands in Hymir's boat with the Jörmungandr on his fish hook.

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𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨! 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙚!
~Coenus Germanikós, phalanx commander of the Argyraspides Germanoi

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WILD HUNT In Celtic & Germanic folklore a furious bunch of of the restless dead, which ride through the sky on their phantom horses accompanied by spectral hounds, shrieking & making wild noises; reported as late as 1940 in England on All Hallow's Eve

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Onde 🌊 intrise di luce.

Sono onde intrise di luce quelle dipinte da George Dmitriev, pittore russo contemporaneo.

Poco conosciuti in Italia, i suoi paesaggi marini arricchiscono tante collezioni private, dalla Germania agli Stati Uniti, dal Canada al Giappone.

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After writing about Italian unification, I kind of wanted to share more about my country's history. So look! Maps! Let's start after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, here's Italy in 568-774 AD, divided between the Germanic Lombards (🧡), and the Byzantines (💛and💜) 1/

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A photo of Eibsee, Germany and the painting 'Awakening Germania' by Christian Köhler.

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Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949) produced simple and recognizable poster designs that influenced many graphic artists in his time.
https://t.co/fwhHRjhPLl

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The linden (lípa) tree is a national symbol of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Sacred to the slavs, it was also revered as a source of healing, fertility, and fortune in Roman, Celtic, and Germanic mythologies. Plant one to ward off evil spirits!

Art: Mucha

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un vile debole con i forti (Germania, Chiesa) e forte con i deboli (Vittorio Emanuele, Etiopia, minoranze) è stato disertore, immigrato clandestino in Svizzera e (come dicono i cattivisti) una zecca rossa.

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ah... some doodles of the germanic nations from a while ago.

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Germanic skull shape enthusiasts may appreciate 's most recent edgy take in Quacklette

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Der Volksernährungshof klärt auf: Bier ist Verrat am gesunden Volkskörper. Heimtückisch haben sich die fremdländischen Malzzutaten hinterrücks im Dunkel der Migration in die germanische Küche eingeschlichen! Nur die Pfefferminze ist heimisch!

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First mentioned in the alchemical writings of Paracelsus, in Germanic folklore the Undine are female water nymphs who can only gain a human soul by marrying a human man. They lurk in bodies of water singing beautifully to lure their suitors

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Earlier I talked about the sun being in included in religion. We see in mythology many sun Gods such as: Amen(Egypt), Apollo(Greece) , Horus(Egypt), Sol(Germanic) , Amaterasu(Japan), Liza(West African) , Utu(Mesopotamia), Aryaman(Japan), Inti(Inca), Mithras(Iranian), Jesus & more

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