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Encyclopedia > List of places named after Odin

Many toponyms ("place names") contain the name of *Wodanaz (Norse Odin, West Germanic Woden) To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other meanings of Odin see Odin (disambiguation) Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is considered the highest god in Norse mythology and Norse paganism, like West Germanic Woden continuing Proto-Germanic *Wodanaz His name is related to óðr, meaning excitation, fury or poetry, and his role, like many of the Norse... A god of the Anglo-Saxon /Early English tribes brought with them from continental Europe, around the 5th and 6th centuries until conversion to Christianity in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Woden is the carrier-off of the dead, but not necessarily with the attributes of his Norse equivalent...


Scandinavia Scandinavia, Fennoscandia, and the Kola Peninsula. ...

England: Odense Palace Saint Canutes Church - the Cathedral of Odense Odense Theatre Odense Railroad Centre Odense is the third largest city in Denmark with 145,554 inhabitants (Odense city 1st January 2004) and the capital of the island of Funen. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK...

  • Wansdyke - "Woden's embankment"
  • Grimsdyke - From Grim, "hooded", a description of his appearance
  • Wednesfield - "Woden's field"
  • Wensley - "Woden's meadow"
  • Wednesbury - "Woden's burgh"
  • Woodnesborough, Kent - also translates as "Woden's burgh" (and the centre of the town was known as "Woden's hill")

Continental Europe Wansdyke is a dark ages defensive linear earthwork in the West Country of England. ... Wednesfield is a town in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... Wensleydale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in England. ... Map sources for Wednesbury at grid reference SO9895 Wednesbury is a town in Englands Black Country. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ...

  • Germany
    • Almost all German Gaue (Latin, pagi) had mountains and other places named after him under such generic names as Wodensberg, Wuodenesberg, Godesberg and Gudensberg, Wodensholt, etc.
  • Netherlands
  • France,
    • Northern France around Audresselles (Oderzell) district of Marquise:
      • Audinghen (Odingham), close to
      • Raventhun (Raventown),
      • Tardinghen (Thordingham)
      • Loquinghen (Lokingham)
      • Audembert (Odinberg)
    • Central France (Berry):
      • Vatan


 

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