The Pagan roots of Christmas - Yule and Saturnalia
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The Horse Sacrifice and the Horse Cult of Freyr
Both Odin and Freyr are associated with kingship and like sovereignty so it could you know it gets a bit confusing there the horse that in Raffenkel saga Freyr the goula is dedicated to the god Freyr is a form of victory in a victorious fighting horse. The boy who guards the mare from the Arow stallions uses this long pole which is actually a pretty scary thing to do anyway he apparently has to hold the mare with with her tail end towards frick's hull, an alternative way of saying Freyr.
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