The Germanic deities who figure in the Old Norse pantheon were also followed by most of the peoples who settled in England although Christianity soon took over. There is literary evidence for many of the same stories and beliefs amongst them although the legend of Ragnarok is exclusive to Scandinavia.
| Name | Attributes | Family | Wife |
| Woden (Grim) | chief, sky | Frig | |
| Thunor | thunder | ||
| Tiw | originally sky god | ||
| Wayland/Weland | smith | son of Wada/Wade, father of Widia | |
| Hama (ON Heimdall) | watchman |
| Name | Attributes | Husband | |
| Frig/Freo/Frija | mother of gods | Woden | |
| Wyrd/Wurd | destiny (orig one of three fates) | ||
| Metod | another possible 'fate' meaning measurer. | ||
| Waelcyrge | Valkyries | ||
| Nerthus | earth goddess? |
Middangeard Middle Earth
| Indo-European sky father | Djevs or Deivos |
| Sanskrit | Dyaus |
| Greek | Zeus |
| Latin | Jovis |
| North West Europe | Tiwaz? |
| Germany | Ziu |
| Scandinavia | Tyr |
| England | Tiw |
Supplanted by:
| Western Europe | Wodenaz |
| German | Wuotan |
| Old Saxon | Wodan |
| Old Norse | Voden, Odinn |
| Old English | Woden |
The year began on 25th December. Boxing night was called modra
nect or 'mother's night' after the ceremonies that Bede says
were performed then.
| 12 + 1 | Giuli | last month of old and first of new year |
| 2 | Solmonath | 'when cakes were offfered to the gods' says Bede |
| 3 | Hretha | - |
| 4 | Eostre | Easter |
| 5 | Thrimilci | cows milked three times a day |
| 6 + 7 | Litha | possibly 'moon' |
| 8 | Weodmonath | 'weedmonth' |
| 9 | Halegmonath | 'holy month' (harvest festival?) |
| 10 | Wintirfyllith | 'winter full moon' (first full moon of winter?) |
| 11 | Blotmonath | 'blood month' (sacrifice of animals that would not survive winter) |
This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January 1997, Kate Monk. Last updated March, 98. Copies may be made for personal use only.