User:Bloodofox

This user is a member of the Ancient Germanic studies WikiProject This user is a member of the Norse history and culture WikiProject This user is a member of the Runic studies work group. "The Wolves Pursuing Sol and Mani" (1909) by J. C. Dollman. Hail to the Day! Hail to the sons of Day! To Night and her daughter hail! With placid eyes behold us here, and here sitting give us victory. Hail to the Æsir! Hail to the Asyniur! Hail to the bounteous earth! Words and wisdom give to us noble twain, and healing hands while we live! —Sigrdrífa, Sigrdrífumál and ƿelcome to my corner of Ƿikipedia. Of course, if you're not seeing this on Ƿikipedia, you know where it came from. I largely focus on topics relating to the indigenous beliefs, practices, culture, and values of the Germanic peoples and their continued influence into the modern age. I rigidly support Ƿikipedia's policies on basic civility, mandatory sourcing, neutral wording and oppose any attempt at censorship, no matter who does it or what reason they give. Ƿikipedia articles should be easy to read, sources should be frankly stated up front, and no corners should be cut. I edit with this in mind. If I make an edit that doesn't reflect this, let me know: please use my talk page. Written/developed "Good Article"-status articles Who is really behind all of those GA articles? Faster, dwarf minions! Harvested (47) Articles I've contributed to heavily, or had a large hand in developing, that have reached (and remain at) Good Article status: Ask and Embla Barnstokkr Bifröst Dagr Dellingr Einherjar Eir (goddess) Fenrir Fensalir Fólkvangr Fulla Gefjon Geri and Freki Gerðr Gná and Hófvarpnir Hel (being) Hjúki and Bil Hlín Huginn and Muninn Iðunn Líf and Lífþrasir Máni Njörðr Nótt Ragnarök Ratatoskr Sága and Sökkvabekkr Sif Sigyn Sinthgunt Skaði Sleipnir Sól (Sun) Surtr Sumarr and Vetr Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa Tree That Owns Itself Tuisto Urðarbrunnr Valhalla Valkyrie Valkyrie names in Norse mythology, list of Veðrfölnir and eagle Vígríðr Víðarr Ýdalir Æsir–Vanir War Awaiting inspection Freshly grown articles currently waiting to be inspected at Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations: None at this time The Farm A 16th century depiction of children being educated in runelore. While I've authored/rewritten numerous articles on Wikipedia, here are some articles that I'm attempting to grow into something of quality enough for GA-examination: Amsvartnir Bestla Capitulatio de partibus Saxoniae Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar Dwarf (Germanic mythology) Ēostre Freyja Gjallarhorn Gullveig Hengist and Horsa Heimdalargaldr Himinbjörg Hoddmímis holt Hretha "Isis" of the Suebi Kvasir Lofn Loki Massacre of Verden Meili Mímameiðr Mímir Mímisbrunnr Naglfar Names of Freyja, list of Nanna (still searching for a translation of Chronicon Lethrense...) Nine Mothers of Heimdallr Njörun Sæhrímnir Skíðblaðnir Sinmara (perpetually?) Sjöfn Snotra Svafrþorinn Svartálfar and Svartálfaheimr Syn (goddess) Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr Þjálfi and Röskva Troll Þrúðvangr Vanir Vanaheimr Vár Vör Yggdrasil Ymir Needs Replanting High-priority articles that need to be rewritten: Norse mythology Germanic mythology Odin (and connected articles) Frigg Elf Dís Jötunn Norse cosmology Gallery A selection of my photographs that I've contributed to Wikipedia: The Sønder Kirkby runestone features a prayer to Thor. The Vimose Comb features the current earliest known runic inscription. A bracteate likely depicting Odin, with a raven, his horse, and an ornate Suebian knot with the heathen Alu formula. Detail of the Elder Futhark runic inscription on a copy of one of the two mysterious Golden Horns of Gallehus. The Snaptun Stone, widely held to depict a stitched-mouth Loki. Both silver, a female figure touches her hair while facing forward (left) and a figure sits atop a horse, facing another figure with a shield (right). Easily the most exciting thing in Kolind, Denmark. The mysterious Snoldelev stone featuring a swastika and the triple-horn symbol similar to the valknut. More... Medals and awards Kind medals and awards: The Good Article Barnstar I award you this barnstar for your incredible efforts of bringing 30 articles on Norse and Germanic topics to Good Article status. Keep it up, but don't make your dwarven minions work too hard! –Holt T•C 17:51, 5 February 2009 (UTC) The Good Article Medal of Merit  I award you this barnstar for you endless stream of Nordic mythology-related articles that pass themselves through the GA process. No other editor delivers such comprehensive quality in their nominations, making your articles a dream to review. Thanks for making Wikipedia a better encyclopedia. Arsenikk (talk) 11:54, 11 September 2008 (UTC) The Original Barnstar In spite of our less than auspicious interactions in the past, I would like to recognize your valuable contributions to our coverage of Germanic topics. You have done some good work on Wikipedia. dab (𒁳) 20:39, 22 July 2008 (UTC) The Editor's Barnstar I award User:Bloodofox the Editor's Barnstar for his valiant efforts to keep irrelevant, unsourced and subtrivial material out of our articles. Haukur 14:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC) The Special Barnstar For this excellent edit to Danish People's Party, I hereby award you The Special Barntar. Law Lord (talk) 22:18, 15 September 2009 (UTC) User:Bloodofox has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Bloodofox's day! You have made remarkable contributions to the project, and the editors and readers of those pages are and always will be grateful to you for them. We all look forward to seeing you return and continue in such development. Thank you again for your outstanding efforts at article development. Peace, Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:15, 24 December 2009 (UTC) A record of your Day will always be kept here. Sorry, a bit late this one. Sprouts A tree grows atop a Bronze Age burial mound in Roskilde, Denmark. Odin gives breath to Ask and Embla (1919) by Robert Engels. To expand or rewrite Notes to myself (or you?) for eventual future work: Alu (runic) Beowa Corn dolly, needs plenty of attention. Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn Frigg, badly needs to be rewritten Godwulf Hel (location),needs expansion Merseburg Incantations Neorxnawang Nine Herbs Charm Odin, badly needs to be rewritten Rune poems, needs expansion, particularly Scandinavian rune poems. Runic alphabet, needs major work, including overhaul and standardization of individual rune articles. Valravn Zisa (goddess) Æcerbot To create Articles I intend to create (or I encourage someone to start): Boar helmet Jelling stone ship, apparently easily the largest stone ship in all of Scandinavia Menglöð Reincarnation in Norse mythology Suti in Norse mythology Workshop Ongoing article projects that are not yet ready to be brought into their articles for various reasons: Norse mythology rewrite: Ongoing rewrite of the current Norse mythology article. Odin article rewrite: Ongoing rewrite of the current Odin article(s). The Grimmdex: An extensive and ongoing table of contents for Jacob Grimm's landmark 19th century work Deutsche Mythologie. Based on James Stallybrass's English translations of the volumes. Grimm's work is very massive, intricate, frequently referred to, but is itself pretty difficult to approach. The original table of contents for the tomes is very lacking. I've built a new, sprawling table of contents in an attempt to help others dig through the dusty corridors found within. Haukurth's Germanic Mythology Art Project: An ongoing project to collect and upload all of the (now public domain) illustrations of Germanic mythology to Wikipedia—and so to the world! Many of these illustrations have not seen the light of day since the 19th century, and few realize they exist. That is, until now. Notes References Thorpe, Benjamin (Trans.) (1907). The Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson. Norrœna Society.