Anglo-Saxon · God or goddess · Certain

Woden

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Antiquarian grimoire painting of the living Anglo-Saxon deity Woden

Woden is an Anglo-Saxon deity preserved in royal genealogies and Old English charm poetry; the Nine Herbs Charm credits him with taking nine boughs against a serpent, without establishing Norse Odin's one-eyed, spear-bearing, or raven iconography for this record.

Profile research status

This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.

Culture, tradition, period, and place

Figure classification
God or goddess · certain
Pantheon or tradition shelf
Anglo-Saxon
Cultures
Anglo-Saxon
Traditions
Anglo-Saxon religion
Periods
Unspecified
Places
Unspecified

Identity and a conservative image prompt are grounded in accession-level historical comparanda; textual, cultic, and relational extraction remains incomplete.

Direct connections and evidence

No direct correspondence relationship has completed the evidence gate for this record yet.