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List of Anglo-Saxon deities

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Anglo-Saxon deities refers to the gods and goddesses worshipped in the religion of Anglo-Saxon paganism, by the Anglo-Saxons, a group of Germanic tribes (the Angles, Saxons and Jutes) who settled in England in the 5th century. Here is a list of deities, in alphabetical order:

Anglo-Saxon Old German Norse equivalent Characteristics & Associations See also
Baldaeg Balder Baldr Unknown
Ēostre Ôstarâ (putative) None Easter Bede's De Temporum Ratione
Erce Nerthus likely Jörð Goddess of the earth/the earth itself
Freo Freyja Ing's sister not attested
Frige Frija Frigg Friday
Gēat Gausus Gautr Unknown
Helith none none Unknown Dorset folklore
Hretha none none disputed: possibly Goddess of the earth Bede's De Temporum Ratione
Ing; possibly Frea Yngvi-Freyr Old English Runic Poem
Seaxnēat Saxnôte none Presumed founder of the Saxon tribe
Sunne Sigel Sól Goddess of the sun Sunday
Þunor Donar Thor God of the sky and thunder Thursday
Tīw Zîu Týr Tuesday
Wōden Wodan Óðinn Wednesday
Nine Herbs Charm
Wuldor Ullr

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