An Iron Age Cult of Ancestral Mothers

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Published on May 9, 2021
By Ladyofthe Labyrinth -
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"Modraniht id et matrum nocturnum" -- Â«The Modraniht is the Night of the Mothers"
(Bede, 7th century AD, "De Temporum Ratione 13", about how the heathen Angles in England hold a sacrifice at New year in the "Night of the Mothers")
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Maria Kvilhaug (1975-) is the author of The Seed of Yggdrasill, The Maiden With The Mead and the Blade Honer series, as well as other books, articles and lecture videos on the LadyoftheLabyrinth YouTube Channel and her website https://bladehoner.wordpress.com/author/â€‹
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