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Meredyth β€” Eir

Published: 2011-12-26 16:00:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 12131; Favourites: 96; Downloads: 452
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Description The Norse goddess of healing. HB Pencils, mostly done while waiting in a hospital

In Norse mythology, Eir (Old Norse "help, mercy") is a goddess and/or valkyrie associated with medical skill. Eir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; and in skaldic poetry, including a runic inscription from Bergen, Norway from around 1300. Scholars have theorized about whether or not these three sources refer to the same figure, and debate whether or not Eir may have been originally a healing goddess and/or a valkyrie.

This was done as an offering for the mending of my daughter's arm.

Visit her online shrine on NorthernPaganism.org [link]
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Comments: 26

Bairinde [2020-03-16 12:08:59 +0000 UTC]

I love that her headdress is reminiscient of a nurse's cap!

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Meredyth In reply to Bairinde [2020-04-16 18:28:55 +0000 UTC]

Can't say it was intentional, but you're right.

Thank you

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AzraelSeelensammler [2014-04-30 09:13:25 +0000 UTC]

Sieht verdammt gut aus und echt mal ne Abwechslung, dass du die Runen vernΓΌnftig verwendest

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Meredyth In reply to AzraelSeelensammler [2014-05-05 15:02:11 +0000 UTC]

Danke schΓΆn!

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asguardviking [2012-05-23 21:31:56 +0000 UTC]

AYe very nicely done really nice representation of the goddess!

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Meredyth In reply to asguardviking [2012-05-30 14:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanx

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Dorothy33870 [2012-02-10 16:36:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow- what Fantastic work- done with true Spirit, too. HAIL!

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Meredyth In reply to Dorothy33870 [2012-02-13 12:13:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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VittoriaOttilia [2012-01-21 17:10:30 +0000 UTC]

amazing characters and a very good job!
congratulations!

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Meredyth In reply to VittoriaOttilia [2012-01-21 18:17:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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VittoriaOttilia In reply to Meredyth [2012-01-22 12:20:10 +0000 UTC]

LOLZ no prob!
excellent

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Meredyth In reply to VittoriaOttilia [2012-01-23 09:25:53 +0000 UTC]

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SCT-GRAPHICS [2012-01-17 13:39:03 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work!

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Meredyth In reply to SCT-GRAPHICS [2012-01-21 18:17:38 +0000 UTC]

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ivoturk [2012-01-17 12:55:35 +0000 UTC]

Great Drawing!

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Meredyth In reply to ivoturk [2012-01-21 18:17:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanx a lot

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StarkArya [2012-01-17 11:48:52 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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Meredyth In reply to StarkArya [2012-01-17 11:52:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanx

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Thorskegga [2012-01-01 19:12:48 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful, one of my favourite goddesses

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Meredyth In reply to Thorskegga [2012-01-10 11:31:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad. I've found her in an unexpected way.

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WilderGothica [2011-12-27 09:59:15 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, nice detailing!

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Zenoxen [2011-12-26 17:20:34 +0000 UTC]

Amazing drawing, my friend. And thanks for the link...I've been looking for places like that for ages...by the way....do you know any online shrine to Odin? I can't find any

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Meredyth In reply to Zenoxen [2011-12-26 20:07:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanx
No, I don't. Then I myself was really surprised by the matter, though I regard it a splendid idea.
The site linked might add one in time - they are working on a shrine for Frigg right now. But I think they wanted to start with lesser known deities, as almost every heathen around gives a toast to the old One-Eye...

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Zenoxen In reply to Meredyth [2011-12-26 21:39:26 +0000 UTC]

I hope it does. Odin is my patron god...he always kept a little of his attention to me...and I'd like to repay it.

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vbdog [2011-12-26 16:15:54 +0000 UTC]

This is a very nice drawing

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Meredyth In reply to vbdog [2011-12-26 20:02:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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