User:Bloodofox


 * Hail to the Day! Hail to the sons of Day!
 * To Night and her daughter hail!
 * With placid eyes behold us here,
 * and here sitting give us victory.


 * Hail to the Æsir! Hail to the Asyniur!
 * Hail to the bounteous earth!
 * Words and wisdom give to us noble twain,
 * and healing hands while we live!
 * —Sigrdrífa, Sigrdrífumál

and ƿelcome to my corner of Ƿikipedia. I have a general interest in all things folklore and folklore studies, language and linguistics, and essentially anything to do with history. I am among a small group of specialized editors here who frequently edit on topics relating to the Germanic paganism and Germanic-speaking peoples. I also frequently edit articles in Slavic, Classical, and general Indo-European spaces as well. Finally, I am a visible editor here among WP:FRINGE topics and new religious movement matters.

About
I have been editing Wikipedia for around two decades now. and I've seen a lot. I've witnessed hundreds of editors come and go. I've seen poor editors evolve into experts and great editors devolve into crackpots. I've seen people question why anyone would bother with Wikipedia to a public understanding of the vital role the site plays in contemporary societies across the world.

We all know that Wikipedia is imperfect. The process of editing Wikipedia too often messy and difficult. The site can have a strong political bias that seems to vary by topic area. This site's interface has become increasingly archaic. Organized groups attempt to hijack the site for any number of purposes. Some areas of the site see a lot of activity, most often pop culture or other issue-of-the-day topics, while others are left to decay. (Despite some progress, the latter still sadly includes most of the site's folklore topic articles.)



There are many problems but Wikipedia is more important and influential than ever. If you are an expert in a particular topic area, I implore you to consider editing the site despite it all: you can still make a positive difference here.

Written/developed "Good Article"-status articles
After a long spree, I stopped producing Good Article-status articles many years ago. This is mainly because I don't have time for the review process. Nonetheless, I continue to edit with these principles in mind and I do produce new articles as time permits.

Harvested (47)
Here are some articles I've contributed to heavily, or had a large hand in developing, that have reached (and remain at) Good Article status:


 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Ask and Embla
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Barnstokkr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Bifröst
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Dagr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Dellingr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Einherjar
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Eir (goddess)
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Fenrir
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Fensalir
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Fólkvangr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Fulla
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Gefjon
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Geri and Freki
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Gerðr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Gná and Hófvarpnir
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Hel (being)
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Hjúki and Bil
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Hlín
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Huginn and Muninn
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Iðunn
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Líf and Lífþrasir
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Máni
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Njörðr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Nótt
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Ragnarök
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Ratatoskr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Sága and Sökkvabekkr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Sif
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Sigyn
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Sinthgunt
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Skaði
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Sleipnir
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Sól (Sun)
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Surtr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Sumarr and Vetr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Thor
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Tuisto
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Urðarbrunnr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Valhalla
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Valkyrie
 * Cscr-featured.svg Valkyrie names in Norse mythology, list of
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Veðrfölnir and eagle
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Vígríðr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Víðarr
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Ýdalir
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]] Æsir–Vanir War

Awaiting inspection
Freshly grown articles currently waiting to be inspected at Good_article_nominations:
 * None at this time

The Farm
While I've authored/rewritten numerous articles on Wikipedia, here are some articles that I'm attempting to grow into something of quality enough for GA-examination:


 * Amsvartnir
 * Auðumbla
 * Braak Bog Figures
 * Baba Yaga
 * Bestla
 * Capitulatio de partibus Saxoniae
 * Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar
 * Donar's Oak
 * Dwarf (Germanic mythology)
 * Ēostre
 * Freyja
 * Frigg
 * Futhark runic inscriptions (draft)
 * Gjallarhorn
 * Gullveig
 * Hengist and Horsa
 * Heimdalargaldr
 * Himinbjörg
 * Hoddmímis holt
 * Hretha
 * Hvergelmir
 * "Isis" of the Suebi
 * Kvasir
 * Lofn
 * Loki
 * Massacre of Verden
 * Meili
 * Mímameiðr
 * Mímir
 * Mímisbrunnr
 * Mjölnir
 * Naglfar
 * Nanna (still searching for a translation of Chronicon Lethrense...)
 * Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán
 * Nine Mothers of Heimdallr
 * Njörun
 * Norse mythology
 * Norse cosmology
 * Proto-Germanic folklore
 * Rán
 * Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology‎
 * Sæhrímnir
 * Skíðblaðnir
 * Sinmara (perpetually?)
 * Sjöfn
 * Snotra
 * Svafrþorinn
 * Svartálfar and Svartálfaheimr
 * Syn (goddess)
 * Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr
 * Þjálfi and Röskva
 * Troll
 * Týr
 * Vanir
 * Vanaheimr
 * Vár
 * Vör
 * Yggdrasil
 * Ymir
 * Þrúðvangr

Needs Replanting
High-priority articles that need to be rewritten:
 * Germanic mythology
 * Dís
 * Norn

Gallery
A selection of my photographs that I've contributed to Wikipedia:

More...

Kind Words
A collection of people being nice to me:

To expand or rewrite
Notes to myself (or you?) for eventual future work:
 * Alu (runic)
 * Beowa
 * Corn dolly, needs plenty of attention.
 * Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn
 * Godwulf
 * Hel (location),needs expansion
 * Merseburg Incantations
 * Neorxnawang
 * Nine Herbs Charm
 * Rune poems, needs expansion, particularly Scandinavian rune poems.
 * Runic alphabet, needs major work, including overhaul and standardization of individual rune articles.
 * Valravn
 * Zisa (goddess)
 * Æcerbot

To create
Articles I intend to create (or I encourage someone to start):
 * Boar helmet
 * Menglöð
 * Suti in Norse mythology

Workshop
Ongoing article projects that are not yet ready to be brought into their articles for various reasons:
 * Haukurth's Germanic Mythology Art Project: An ongoing project to collect and upload all of the (now public domain) illustrations of Germanic mythology to Wikipedia. Many of these illustrations have not seen the light of day since the 19th century, and few realize they exist. That is, until now.

Handy links

 * Naming conventions (Norse mythology)