Fancy dropping in on Odin this weekend? Several place names in England and Scotland are believed to be derived from the name of the god Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) or his Anglo-Saxon counterpart, Woden (Old English Wōden). Here is a list of such places:

England:

Odin Mine: Located near Castleton in Derbyshire.

Odin Sitch: Also near Castleton, Derbyshire.

Wambrook: In Somerset, interpreted as "Woden's Brook."

Wampool: In Hampshire, meaning "Woden's Pool."

Wanborough: Found in both Wiltshire and Surrey, derived from "Wōdnes-beorg," meaning "Woden's Barrow."

Wansdyke: An ancient earthwork in southern England, translating to "Woden's Dyke."

Wanstead: In Essex, meaning "Woden's Stead."

Wednesbury: Located in the West Midlands, translating to "Woden's Burgh."

Wednesfield: Also in the West Midlands, meaning "Woden's Field."

Wensley: In Derbyshire, interpreted as "Woden's Meadow."

Wembury: In Devon, derived from "Woden's Hill" or "Woden's Barrow."

Woden's Barrow: Also known as Adam's Grave or Walker's Hill, a barrow in Wiltshire.

Woden Hill: Located in Hampshire, part of Bagshot Heath.

Wonston: In Hampshire, meaning "Woden's Town."

Woodbridge: In Suffolk, originally "Wodenbrycge," meaning "Woden's Bridge."

Woodnesborough: In Kent, translating to "Woden's Burgh."

Woodway House: Named after "Woden's Way."

Wormshill: Derived from "Woden's Hill."

Grimsdyke and Grim's Ditch: Ancient earthworks; "Grim" is another name associated with Woden.


Scotland:

Edin's Hall Broch: Located in Berwickshire, sometimes referred to as "Odin's Hall Broch" and originally "Wooden's (Woden's) Hall."

Grim's Dyke: Another term used for the Antonine Wall.

Woden Law: An Iron Age hillfort in the Cheviot Hills near the border with Northumberland, meaning "Woden Hill."

Bronze figure from Glasbacka in Halland, Sweden. The figure probably wears a mask with a hooked bird's beak. Late Bronze Age. S.Pollington in 'Woden - a historical companion' argues that this may be the earliest evidence for a one-eyed aviform character in Scandinavia. )Note the bulging eye on the right).

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Got my copy, I am excited to read it.

𝓐𝓷𝔂𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓰𝓸𝓽 𝓪𝓷𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓬𝓮𝓼 𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓸𝓷 𝓦𝓸𝓭𝓮𝓷?

Whats the general consensus about Odin-Woden. Is it accepted that the All-Father at one time walked the Earth among mortals? The genealogies of the Saxon Kings all claim him as an ancestor, which also means anybody with Anglo-Saxon heritage could also claim to have descent from Odin-Woden.

A little about me im: British with: English (which is Saxon mainly), Germanic ;-) Irish, Scandinavian ;-)) , Scots & Welsh ancestry/ethnicity. Ive been lucky enough to trace my ancestry back to the Dukes of Normandy & Jarls of Orkney. Although to be fair most people of N.W. European descent can count them as direct ancestors, but can u prove it...? . My cultural identity lies in the history and mythology of Scandinavia and Germay: Woden/Odin. I love/passion all things history particularly Norse and Roman. My 'speciality' is Roman but the Norse is catching up! Sköl!