Forwarded from Æhtemen
It’s the March full moon tonight – seeing in the month of Hrêðmônað or Hrēþ-mōnaþ. Our family hearth will be honouring both Frig and Hrêð (Hrēþ) tonight.
Hrethmonath is named for their goddess Hretha, to whom they sacrificed at this time – Bede.
The name Hretha still holds a lot of mystery. Rudolf Simek compared her to the Roman god Mars – who gave his name to March, whilst Grimm compared Hretha with the OHG Hruod or Hruodâ. Our friends at the Frithstead associate her with Fríġe, wife of Woden (see above).
Hrethmonath is named for their goddess Hretha, to whom they sacrificed at this time – Bede.
The name Hretha still holds a lot of mystery. Rudolf Simek compared her to the Roman god Mars – who gave his name to March, whilst Grimm compared Hretha with the OHG Hruod or Hruodâ. Our friends at the Frithstead associate her with Fríġe, wife of Woden (see above).