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The forth day of the week, Wednesday, is named after him.
Woden was an all powerful god endowed with wisdom from the fountain
of Minir, a water divinity, for which he had to surrender one of his
eyes.
He knew the science of the runes, casting them to
make powerful charms or spells.
Woden was the leader of the Valkyries, female warriors
who carried the souls of those fallen in battle to Valhalla, the reward
for dead heroes.
Woden kept two ravens that flew far and wide to bring
him news of what was going on. His steed is Sleipnir, an eight legged
horse, able to carry its rider through the sky and over water.
Unlike many cultures, the Norsemen and Teutons believed
that their gods eventually grew old. Woden tried to protect himself
against the ravages of time yet was often depicted as an old man.
Eventually Thor, Frlgga, Loki, Woden, and all the
other gods in Valhalla meet their doom in the Twilight of the gods.
Woden wais the first to die, savaged by the monster wolf, Fenrlr.
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