Wotan
Was the supreme German god of war and wisdom. Depicted as a warrior sovereign, Wotan belongs to the Germanic paganism dating back to the 7th and 8th century.It is believed that Wotan was a historic king whose human name was lost in time.Wotan acquired wisdom after he hung himself to understand the nature of people. His action granted him knowledge and the ability to travel between the human and the netherworld. This ability identified him as carrier of the dead among the Anglo-Saxons, who called him Woden. In the 19th century Ludwig I of Bavaria ordered the construction of a Walhalla Temple in Regensburg, Germany, to honor Wotan and other Germanic mythic figures inspired in the Norse Valhalla.
Painting by andrekosslick
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