07-31-2006, 12:32 PM
Hello Cristina,
Raedwald was indeed a Wuffing! It may be he that is buried in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo.
The Angles may well have worshipped Ing (probably Ingui in Old English) in Scandinavian lands called Ingvi Freyr and he was lord of elves. Those elves weren't necessarily the elves of modern fairy tales - they could be very powerful.
There are two good books about Ingui -- Richard North's Heathen Godds in Old English Literature -- academic but worth the read if interested and John Grigsby's Beowulf and Grende -- a much easier read, covers more ground and comes to some interesting conclusions.
Cheers,
Paul (Raedwald)
Raedwald was indeed a Wuffing! It may be he that is buried in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo.
The Angles may well have worshipped Ing (probably Ingui in Old English) in Scandinavian lands called Ingvi Freyr and he was lord of elves. Those elves weren't necessarily the elves of modern fairy tales - they could be very powerful.
There are two good books about Ingui -- Richard North's Heathen Godds in Old English Literature -- academic but worth the read if interested and John Grigsby's Beowulf and Grende -- a much easier read, covers more ground and comes to some interesting conclusions.
Cheers,
Paul (Raedwald)
Paul Mortimer
