deities

Odin on cutting himself free of the tree brought what he had learned back to his people and began teaching then the before secret part of the their language, thus uniting them into a single tribe. Odin became leader of the Nordic people.

Deity

In each of the cultures since the Futhark was created each has brought its own unique qualities to the Futhark. In this section I will cover the changes and alterations to the deity. As the cultures mearged the pantheon changed also.

Excerpt from the Poetic Edda's In the Havamal

Deity

		the one count		A	B
	10	Fehu the first Ætt.	Name
1	11		Fehu	Village	The Vanier/ AEsier, The Aesir people were a patriarchal wandering tribe from the steppes of Russia which migrated down into eastern and central Europe merging with the tribes in those areas.
2	12		Uruz	Adumla / Oxen	Aurochs, Aurochs is the word for Oxen. The oxen are the backbone to the Nordic people, supplying there, food, clothing, and the muscle power to plow there fields and pull there carts.
3	13		Thurasaz	Thor	Thor, The God of Thunder. Thor was the bringer of change, along with his hammer of thunderbolts "Mjulner", the truth seeker. Thor is a fields and crops Deity, and a protector for the farmers.
4	14		Ansuz	Odin	Odin, the all father to the Nordic people after he took his journey on the tree of Yggdrasil over the well of Eard. Where Odin learned the hidden teaching of the Futhark language. Was known as the all father to the Nordic people since . Ancestor god. One of the Aesir.
5	15		Raido	Forsetti	Forsetti the Norse deity of Good judgment, peace and fairness.
6	16		Kannaz	Gullveig	Gullveig, Vanier Goddess, Freya is the leader of the Vanier people. The culture which brought the teachings of the Elder Futhark to the Aesier. Freya is the mother goddess whom guides our souls journey toward higher knowledge.
7	17		Gebo	Odin and Freya	Odin and Freya, the masculine culture of "Odin's" AEsier and the feminine culture of "Freya's" Vanier joined together to form one strong people. Let these two cultures aid you in balancing your masculine and feminine sides.
8	18		Wunjo	Freya	Freya, this is the Goddess of the European Paganism. Most popularized through the Anglo-Saxon Wicca religion. Freya is the Fertility Goddess to the Vanier and the emotional guide for us all.
	20	Haggalaz second Ætt
9	21		Haggalaz	Heimdall	Hemdall, The guardian an of Bifrost the rainbow bridge. When on your spiritual journey you will need assistance from guides what will help you toward achieving your goals. Hemdall is one such helper.
10	22		Nauthiez	Nornir	Nornir, The Fiats. The 3 woman that weave the fabric of time. From your actions is created reactions with all others. Producing a ribbon of energy toward what you are trying to accomplish. The Faits sit and receive these bits of energy and weave them into how it will effect everything else. Remember that everyone else's actions weave into the same weave as our, consequently everyone is affected by everyone else's actions. Think about what you are doing before setting to accomplish your specific goal. Everyone will be effected by it.
11	23		Isa	Frost Giants	Frost Giants, "From the Vanier", there lessons are for you to enlighten your path throught a quieter life. Norse Deity: Thurisaz
12	24		Jera	Freya	Freya, The creative force of fertility brings in the idea of creation. The feminine side of nature is the creative seed.
13	25		Eiwaz	Freya	Freya is the Goddess of the Vanier people. Freya's fertility is most evident in this her symbol. This the seed of creative flow of the Universe.
14	26		Pertho	Uller	Uller "The Magnificent One", Freya mate, brings the abilities of gaming fun and wisdom to you. Throughout gaming we can learn about all forms of human nature.
15	27		Alhaz	Valkyries	Valkyries, The Feminine armed force which protects Freya. In helping you, you need to allow yourself to be helped. Valkyrjur, the protective force lead by Freya
16	28		Sowillo	Balder	Balder "The Bright One", guides you on your journey through your lessons.
	30	Tiwaz third Ætt
17	31		Tiwaz	Tyr	Tyr "The One Handed", the God of justice. Tyr will assist you in finding out who you are and what you need to be doing. Norse Deity: Tyr is the God of personal direction and foresight. This rune helps you to focus your personal strength toward your goals.
18	32		Bircano	Frigga	Frigga, This the mother goddess to the Nordic people, the wife of Odin and the Mother to many of the Gods/ess, Frigga brings a sense of creation and fulfillment towards the people who pay attention.
19	33		Ewaz	Sliepnor	Sliepnor, This is the mightily stead which Odin rides apron. Sleipnor has 8 legs and travels at light speed to where the rider or Sleipnor himself needs to go. When the mightily stead enters your life do not fir, mount the horse, letting him take you to where you are needing to be going.
20	34		Mannaz	Heimdall	Heimdall, The Norse deity of true direction. What you are and where you need to go.
21	35		Laguz	Nord	Nord, God of the Sea. Life comes from the sea in the forms of food and air. We came from the sea. The connection to all life is from the sea. Norse Deity: Njord, or Balder
22	36		Ingwaz	Freya	Freya, the Goddess of the Vanier people. She is one of the after life guides for those how have died, she makes the deception based upon what you did during your life. You need to seek her guidance on furthering your path toward your personal growth. Work with your time here learn all you can, but still remember to have fun.
23	37		Othallo	Odin	Thor, the sky God who controls weather pattern will help you discover your inner self. Allow Thor to guide you on your path.
24	38		Daggaz	Thor	Odin, "The all Father" to the Nordic people, Odin will guide you on your journey toward self realization and understanding of the self.

Ausatrue deities	the more work I do on understanding the Futhark the more I run into a mix of cultures and angry points between a variety of religions and their respected and respectful belief systems. Unfortunaly when you avhe a religion you also have a at times fanatical belief in your god as a bigger dick then the other personal god, and if questioned you have a bigger weapon to prove your gods bigger dick. Because if he is dead obviously god was on your side.
Aesir
Vanir	The mother cow that licked Ymir out of the ice. An Audhumla is a ancient oxen creature called a Aurox. An Aurox is a huge bull that is 12 or more feet at the shoulder and a vittaly imporantt creature to the Nordics as well as the other cultures that are accociated with the ancient Symbolic Cultures.
Thor	Old Norse Þórr The son of Odin and a member of the Aesir, he was the god of thunder and the main enemy of the giants. He would smash their heads with his mighty hammer Mjollnir. To wield this awesome weapon he needed iron gloves and a belt of strength. Mjollnir would return to Thor's hand after being thrown and was symbolic of lightning. Thor would ride around middle-earth in his wagon drawn by two goats, His abode was Thruthheim [Land of Strength] and his hall, Bilskinir. His wife was Sif. He was foremost of the gods to the common man, who would call on him to ensure fertility, and widely worshiped. Hammer shaped amulets, a symbol of Thor because it was his weapon, were worn about the neck well into the Christianization of Scandinavia. There are molds from that time which contain both cross and hammer shapes, side by side. His name occurs in numerous place names, and it was his statue which was central in the great temple at Uppsala. Thursday is named for him and he was associated by the Romans with Jupiter, therefore also parallel to Zeus. They were all the wielder of ligtning bolts. Some claim that Odin is the Norse equivalent to Jupiter / Zeus, however, one needs look not much further than the name given to the fourth day of the week by the Romans and then to its English equivalent to see that the ancients equated Odin with Mercury / Hermes. Donar was an early version of Thor among the Germans and the anglo-saxons worshiped a thunder god named Thunor.
Odin	Leader of the Aesir. Odin had many functions including being a god of war, poetry, and wisdom. Gladsheim was Odin's dwelling. His halls were called Valaskjalf and valhalla. Valhalla is where he gathered all the slain warriors whom the valkyries had chosen. He is typically depicted as having one eye, he sacrificed the other for wisdom, wearing a cloak, being old, having a long grey beard, and wearing a wide brimmed hat down low over his face to conceal his one-eyed visage. In this place this is the symbol that from the edda represents odins days on the tree of yggdrasil to receive the wisdom of the ancients.
Forseti	God of justice. He is the son of Balder and Nanna. His name means "presiding one" and in The Poetic Edda, it says he is "the god that stills all strife." His home is Glitnir [shining].
Freya/Dwarves	A Vanir goddess. The Aesir's attempt to kill her brought about the first war in the world (the Vanir against the Aesir) which the Vanir won. The two tribes exchanged gods and then ruled together. Gullveig [Power of Gold] has been identified by some as the Triple Goddess, which was prevalent throughout the old world. Also called Heid [witch]. According to some she is Freya.
Odin/Freya	When the Vanier and the Æsier mearned into one culture after the war
Freyr/Elves	Goddess of love, fertility, war, and wealth. Originally one of the Vanir. She was the daughter of Njord, and the sister of Frey. Her daughter, by Od, is named Hnoss who is so beautiful that whatever is valuable and lovely is named "treasure", after her. She lived in Folkvang [battlefield] and each day chose half of the slain warriors to split with Odin. She had a husband named Od, whom she somehow lost and cried golden tears for. Many believe Od is Odin. Her chariot was drawn by cats and she owned the precious Brisings' necklace, which she slept with four dwarves to acquire. She also owned a feather coat which she could use to fly between the worlds. After she went to live with the Aesir as a hostage, she taught them -- including Odin -- seidr. Some sources say Friday is named after her.

Ymir	Watches the rainbow bridge, Bifrost , for the coming of the frost giants at the Ragnarok, at which time he will sound his horn Gjallar. In the Ragnarok, he and Loki will kill each other. He never sleeps, can see in the dark, and can hear sheep wool growing. His dwelling place is Himinbjorg [heavenly mountains].
Nornir/Etins	The fates Norns: The three goddesses of destiny: Urd (Fate), Skuld (Being), and Verdandi (Necessity)
Rime Thurses	That which predicts and lays out the efutre.
Freyr
Idhunna/Ullr	The goddess
Nornir	God of archery and the hunt, according to some he was a god of skiers and the snowshoe. His weapon was a longbow made out of Yew and he lived in Ydal [Yew Dales]. He was called upon for help in duels. He was the son (or step-son) of Thor and Sif (or Ovandrill, depending on the source). His name, which means glorious, is a part of many place names, therefore, he is considered to be an ancient god who was widely worshipped. It is believed that at one time he was one of the highest gods.
Valkyrjur	Freya’s warrior maidens who
Sol	One of the Aesir, his name means "The Glorious". He was also called the "god of tears" and the "white as" He was a very handsome and wise god, and was the son of Odin and Frigg. Some consider him to be a god of light -- he was so bright, light shined from him. His wife was Nanna and they lived in Breidablik [The Broad-Gleaming], nothing unclean can be there and "fewest baneful runes are there". Breidablik had a silver roof on golden pillars. Forseti was their son. Balder owned a ship called hringhorni. At one point Balder had a foreboding dream. Odin rode to Hel's realm to wake a volva from the dead to find out the meaning of Balder's dream. She foretold Balder's death by Hod (Hodur), his fraternal twin. Frigg asked all things to swear not to hurt Balder but didn't ask the mistletoe because it was so young. Loki, diguised as an old woman, visited Frigg and found out Balder was invunerable to everything but mistletoe. Loki made a dart out of mistletoe and tricked the blind god Hod into throwing it at Balder -- all the other gods were playing games by throwing various items at Balder --, thus killing him. Hermod rode to Hel's realm and got her to agree to let Balder return to the living if all things would weep for him. One giantess named Thokk, Loki in disguise, refused to weep for Balder, so he remained dead. He is supposed to come back to life after the Ragnarok. Snorri and Saxo Grammaticus give very different views of Balder and his death. In Saxo's version of this story, Hod is alone responsible for Balder's death. Saxo gave a very different picture of Balder: he was a vicious god who fought with Hod to marry Nanna. Balder's name rarely occurs in place names, therefore, it is thought that not many people worshipped him. The poets used his name to mean warrior.

Tyr/Mani	God of war. He was the only god brave enough to put his hand in the Fenris- wolf's mouth so the gods could bind it. The wolf bit off his right hand. There is much debate about his left-handedness. In the Norse culture the right hand was given for a pledge, which could be why the right hand was placed in the wolf's mouth. It has also been noted, however, that the offering of the right hand is to show that it is free of weapons. A left handed person was sometimes considered evil because he could use a weapon with his left hand even though he shook with his right hand. Tuesday is named for Tyr who was known as Tiw, or Tiu, by the Anglo-Saxons.
Frigg/Nerthus/Hel	Goddess of marriage. She is the wife of Odin, and Friday is named for her (according to some). Her abode was called Fensalir [The Ocean Halls]. She weaved the clouds.
Freya/Freyr/Aclis	Odin's horse of 8 legs
Heimdall/Odin	Watches the rainbow bridge, Bifrost , for the coming of the frost giants at the Ragnarok, at which time he will sound his horn Gjallar. In the Ragnarok, he and Loki will kill each other. He never sleeps, can see in the dark, and can hear sheep wool growing. His dwelling place is Himinbjorg [heavenly mountains].
Njord/Balder
Ing/Freyr
Odin/Thor
Odin/Ostara