Friday, January 1, 2010
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Skaði yarn from West Wales
Caerthan is a yarnsmith and weaver living in Dyfed in West Wales. I found her blog...and later on Etsy shop...when I was looking for sites about the Norse winter goddess Skaði (see below). Caerthan writes about this wonderful yarn: "I’ve had a yarn in my head and heart for a while now. A cool light blue, a slight green edge, watery. The feel of ice is always there when I think about it. The kind of yarn Skaði would have an eye for."
Skaði - the goddess of winter, skiing, & hunting
'Skaði Hunting in the Mountains'
In Norse mythology, Skaði (sometimes anglicized as Skadi, Skade, or Skathi) is a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains. She is the daughter of of the deceased Þjazi. First Skaði married the god Njörðr - the god associated with sea, seafaring, wind, fishing, wealth, and crop fertility. Later on she married Odin -the ruler of Asgard (the place where the gods lived...). link -and read more here+by+W.+G.+Collingwood.jpg)
Njörðr, Skaði, and Freyr, 1908
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Year 100 years ago
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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