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Encyclopedia > Radagast (god)

Radagast (also Radigost, Radegast, Radogost and other similar variations, is a Slavic god: the protector of travellers, traders and foreigners, and patron of hospitality. Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years. ... Travel is the transport of people on a trip or journey. ... The Wikipedia community considers the subject of this article to the encyclopedia. ... In law, an alien is a foreigner who is not a citizen of the land in which he lives. ...


If a householder does not take good care of his guests, turns away those seeking shelter or harms peacefully passing foreigners and salesmen, then Radigost punishes him. To good hosts Radigost gives a blessing: as they are compassionate to strangers, they will always find hospitality and accommodation when travelling. Shelter can refer to several things: A place that protects, to a larger or smaller extent, against some or all of the following: the weather (precipitation, wind, heat, cold) intruding humans and animals, etc. ...


Radigost's name is derived from the Old Slavonic raditi (take care, look after or consider) and gost (a guest, stranger, or foreigner). Name - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Old Slavonic may refer to: Old Church Slavonic language Common Slavonic language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


There is a statue of Radigost on the top of mount Radhošť in the Czech Beskydy mountains (see [1]  (http://www.beskydy.cz/info/mista_view.asp?id=963)). There is also a Czech beer named Radegast, and a character by that name appears in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic, The Lord of the Rings. Beskidy Mountains (Beskid Mountains, Beskidy, Beskydy, Beskids) is a series of Czech Republic, northwestern Slovakia, and southern Poland, along the border between Poland and the Czech Republic and Slovakia. ... This article is about the drink; for the village in Devon, England, see Beer, Devon. ... Radagast the Brown is one of the Wizards in J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings and is mentioned in The Hobbit. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... Dust jacket of the 1968 UK edition The one ring of power The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy story by J. R. R. Tolkien, a sequel to his earlier work, The Hobbit. ...


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Radagast (Middle-earth) (286 words)
Radagast the Brown is one of the Wizards in J.
Radagast, like the other Wizards, came from Valinor around the year 1000 of the Third Age of Middle-earth and was originally one of the Maiar.
Radagast was unwittingly used by Saruman to lure Gandalf to Orthanc, where Gandalf was captured; however Radagast also unwittingly helped rescue the grey wizard by alerting the eagles of Gandalf's journey there.
Radagast - Tolkien Gateway (347 words)
Radagast the Brown was one of the Wizards, a good friend of Gandalf, and had a strong affinity for animals.
Radagast, like the other Wizards, came from Valinor around the year 1000 of the Third Age and was one of the Maiar.
Radagast was unwittingly used by Saruman to lure Gandalf to Orthanc, where Gandalf was captured.
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