The Odin Stone of Orkney: Holed Standing Stones & Norse - Celtic Connections

[@Survivethejive]

Good timing. I recently passed my infant son through Men an Tol to make sure he isn't changeling! My wife passed through the hole of the river stone in Dartmoor which makes women get pregnant and then became pregnant within a month or two

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

Should bring you all good Lugh.

[@gaventer2022]

Interesting... 😎

[@rayswoop4947]

Cool 😁

[@corywarren5297]

@Ceylon Yoktani what the hell 😂😂😂 theres so many things wrong with this.... to start, Aryans are the ancestors of Arabic language and traditions. They also are thought to have brought Hinduism to India so idek how yall keep getting the white supremacist shit from it. Nazi's have already twisted shit from Hinduism enough, drop it.

[@corywarren5297]

@Ceylon Yoktani go ahead and look up the word Indo European.

[@taffy4486]

Most non-Welsh people struggle greatly with the pronunciation and throatiness of Welsh names, but you did really well with them. Was quite impressed.

[@sarahf1309]

Just want to say thank you for making these videos!

[@danielnimitz6415]

My friends did a hand fasting at their wedding. It was very beautiful!

[@bethysbarn]

Me and my husband are married through hand fasting too! We had our ceremony in the woods in Sutton park but if we’d have known about the stone in Wolverhampton we’d have probably had it there and incorporated this tradition as well 🥰❤️💕xxx

[@ixoraroxi]

Bulgaria has a few places with healing stones, ( промушилки ) "to pass through". Passing through stone hole or arch, leaving the old clothes behind is associated with rebirth. One such of place in Скрибина has known to have a dweller and protector, a big black snake, a shape-shifter which can manifest as person sometimes. Snakes are associated with healing in many cultures. Changing their skin is a symbol of rebirth.

[@mysterymachine6858]

we are not supposed to age or die. all our cells are 100% regenerated every seven years. oeople are brainwashed into aging, illness, and death by psychopathic death cultists who see themselves as gods and goddesses, yet the only power they have is that which only a few haven't stopped giving them .... it appears they hate our Creator and prefer their fake sciences and to degradeand oppress the many and cause degeneracy to spread

[@ixoraroxi]

@@mysterymachine6858 , I do agree with you, objectively speaking. Brainwashing, lack of proper education, wars and aggression, hunger, economic distress, shattered social norms, suppression of humanity, apartheid (segregation: sexual, racial, religious, geographical), weather control..... All of the above are manipulations to keep the masses from high consciousness, spiritual awakening. "Higher consciousness is the consciousness of a God or the part of the human mind that is capable of transcending animal instincts." I like the authors mentioned in following videos, they are worth watching, because this couple videos represent a compacted knowledge: "The tree of life and the secrets of immortality" by Gregg Braden "Why are we here? A scary truth behind the original Bible story" by The 5th Kind

[@NOISECAUSEDCANCER]

Not few , but quite a lot ...

[@brittdove37]

Watching your videos is like finding missing puzzle pieces. Absolutely wonderful work!

[@danmaertens7872]

Excellent explanation of the connection between Lugh and Odin, many compelling parallels. Thanks for the informative presentation

[@3rdeye671]

This is fantastic research. These stones with their oath making and healing rituals may even go back before the Celts into the neolithic or even further back.

[@bronze_age_wonders]

They go back into the Ice Age.

[@00ddub]

Another fantastic video! Thank you for your work 🙏🏻

[@anubisswift]

makes you wonder where the term "holy" actually derives

[@friend_trilobot]

Evidence would suggest that despite the similarity to "hole" it's from an old english (and therefore germanic) family of words heavily associated with health - it shares a root with the heliand or "healer", a saxon name for christ and 'was hael' or "good health", the origin of wassail. Its actually related to "heal" and with an original literal meaning of "whole" (but with connotations of health going back to its proto indo European root) so the opposite almost; "hole" goes back to a different root meaning to conceal, which is also almost opposite of modern "hole" as well but in a different way - however, I wouldn't be surprised if people associated the two words in later times when they looked more similar to each other

[@oneleftshoe21]

Makes total sense to me. Interesting about the ring that we place on our finger for marriage, i never knew the connection.

[@rasalasad5315]

Did it come from the holly tree? Because in Nordic paganism, the holly was sacred and they used to use it in rituals.

[@friend_trilobot]

@@rasalasad5315 its more likely the othe way around - but I know holly comes from an ancient (and I mean, before the proto-indo-European language family was brought to Europe) root meaning "whole, uninjured, of good omen"

[@friend_trilobot]

@@rasalasad5315 sorry, typo. I meant "holy" comes from that root

[@TheKrispyfort]

There's something similar in the middle of a river bed before the cascade not far from the town I live in. We, the locals, thought it was a weird natural freak geological occurrence. It's common for those who find the feature to let kids climb through it. Actually, you're hard pressed to stop kids doing it. The little nippers just love it. BTW, I live in Australia

[@coreyrobbo]

Where about‘s in Australia do you live?

[@Robert-gc9gc]

I just found your channel, I’ve been guided to learn more about the Celtic gods

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

There was also a Nordic tradition (described during the 1800's but the tradition was likely many centuries old by then) to heal sick children through the hole made by two branches of a tree, having grown into each other and forming a loop. I was unaware of this being done with stones as well, but find it likely to be due to celtic influence rather than the other way around. It also reminds me of the old descriptions of how certain individuals would "walk through the earths jewlery", as it can be translated, in a kind of marriage ceremony between brothers at arms or others who wished to create a strong bond between each other. The reason for the association with Oden/Odin, I suspect, come from his shamanic and ritualistic nature. Traveling between worlds, shapeshifting, forming bonds between kings and warriors (such as himself and the berserkers). And he was, after all, a king. A leader with, among other things, a juridical role and a need to make compromises at times. The similarities with a round holes similarity with Draupners shape was likely also a factor. As for the rope, there is a song about how he sacrificed himself to himself, by a noose in a tree, while being stabbed with a spear. This may all be partially connected to fertility, as indicated in your following comment. The female tightening noose, the male thrusting spear, an object passing through an opening. The extremity of a finger or arm going into the hole of a ring. Fertility, be it for children, fortune, kinship or a productive buisness partnership. We know, after all, that the power of recreation was more respected in pre-christian Europe than later in time.

[@jmaaybraak]

Indeed...thanks for the knowledge, friend.

[@MrShuttz]

Really interesting stuff. Keep them coming. Great work 👍🏻

[@TheBogsOfficial]

Excellent channel, I always watch this after working on stuff for mine, to relax.

[@mimimac]

One of these stones with a hole near my home in N Ireland. It's a fertility stone. Male and female put their hands through to create a fruitful union.

[@donnyskinglongliveme]

Hey Alison. Can you tell me where that stone is?

[@parchment543]

I would suggest you try and make a live chat with Tom Roswell from survive the jive to talk about the similarities and differences between Celtic and german myth. It would be a banger bro!!

[@3rdeye671]

Yes even the differences between Germanic and Norse mythologies. Is there any link between Balor One Eye and Odin, also of One Eye? The same with King Nuada and Tyr/Tews both with one hand. The Vanir (Celts) vs. The Aesir (Asia - Germanic/Norse).

[@draxthewarlocktitan5217]

Tom Roswell is a white supremacist. We don’t need that trash associating with good pagan reconstructionists

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

Yeah Tom Roswell is on some dogsh*t Celtic white supremacy BS. He’s got lots of videos where you don’t really notice so he pulls you in but piece by piece you start to notice certain dogwhistle words. If you have any question just check out the comments section for any video on Proto-Indo-Europeans or DNA.

[@parchment543]

No...survive the jive has nothing to do with white supremacy it is a channel solely dedicated to history and paganism . Being proud of ones ancestors and worshipping them is a requirement in paganism, so don’t go spreading lies about his beliefs just because he isn’t pro immigration.

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

Survive the Jive isn’t really a white supremacist, though. Sure, there’s a fixation on Proto-Indo-European stuff, but that doesn’t strike me as white supremacy. Also, if you’re the only one hearing the dog whistle, that speaks more about you, not anyone else. Maybe you’ve spent too much time in the comments section? It’s usually the comments section where the more extreme viewpoints reside.

[@Anaris10]

Thank you, Sir. Always good content!.

[@kevinmcnulty818]

Delighted to discover your channel. Great work!

[@Lucy-vx9nn]

In ancient egypt txts talk about evil spirit cant travel through a circle but only at angles, and since evil spirits were thought to cause illnesses and what not, it makes sense.

[@70robots]

Fantastic video. Great research. Thank you

[@seaglass1111]

Medical emergency go to our used to be place and please read it thank you, respectfully asking, A

[@donnyskinglongliveme]

I've always considered that the Odin stone was associated with Odin because Odin is the one eyed god, and the stone has one hole.

[@TennisNeedsMore]

I love the new design stuff and intro. It makes this unique channel feel even more rare & special!

[@shanegooding4839]

Didn't Odin have an oath ring named Draupnir from which 8 more rings dripped every 9 nights?

[@gaventer2022]

Coolness! Very fascinating... 🌟

[@marinakaiser7639]

Great story as always

[@jeannewillemse6433]

I can't remember where I heard this, but I remember somebody saying that Odin was said to be any place where light is let through one spot. Like when the sun light shines a beam through an opening in the tree canopy or an open spot on the roof. Just thought of that now as these stones are meant to replicate that effect. Its weird when the light gets concentrated like that, when you go hiking and you walk underneath a beam of light like that, concentrated beam from the canopy above, when it hits your skin its like this full body tingle you get...its great.

[@liamimbriolo6066]

The moment I heard Menhir I remembered fond memories of Obelix creating these stone structures.

[@marinakaiser7639]

Now i learnd something new

[@Drew_Thompson]

are these related to the ancient "serpent eggs" carried by celts?

[@thegroovee]

Waiitttt I hear Jeremy Soule music!! Soundtrack from Skyrim to be precise 🤘❤️

[@fortheearth]

Great video, thank you fruend.

[@marinakaiser7639]

In Germany? Than i must visit it some day.I didn't knew that

[@foxyauragems6146]

A great bucket list item for sure ! Of course the Christians were incredibly threatened by this

[@roxanneaspogard1327]

Loved the talk.... Thanks!

[@crystal-tyme974]

Thank for covering Odin. I have a channel also where I have linked Odin to the Tree of Life and the Washington Monument.

[@pythonhighadder7982]

@15:24 Lughnasadh means 'Lugh's Sleep' = the sun's decline and 1st harvest -- it's kinda like a funeral feast - gather useful things in prep for Samhain and the wait till Imbolc, which is when the fire is rekindled; next is Beltain is maintaining and feeding the fire.

[@thegroovee]

Also, it would be great if you could have told us from which century are each of these legends and stories, especially if they are either pre or post Christianity era

[@marinakaiser7639]

Now i'am curious

[@photinodecay]

In Indian weddings, the bride wears a band of bangles. Is that possibly a pan-Indo-European sharing of this concept or did it arise after the Vedic period?

[@ZeroPhoenixTheLastBladeTheory]

Another possible connection to Odin: Jackson Crawford translated a power of Odin's spear to be that it: "never stopped in its thrust" which matches the spear piercing through the stone.

[@durwinpocha2488]

native americans' call them medicine. Good strong medicine for your infinite spirit, Stand tall!

[@jurikurthambarskjelfir3533]

The Farmer's Market a town away is always and only open on Wednesday.

[@rayswoop4947]

Boy do I enjoy this kind of stuff!! Especially the Goth writers of their time, put a lot of this and folklore in their stories among Roman, Celtic, and Norse gods and legends. There's this story called, "The Cairn Upon The Headland" that everyone should hear; it's on KZbin, just put that name in and it's one of the coolest short stories that has this type of awesomeness in it.

[@timknight68]

Are oath stones related to the "sword in the stone" of Arthurian legend? A sword can be an oath, yes?

[@3rdeye671]

Any link between Balor One Eye and Odin, also of One Eye. The same with King Nuada and Tyr/Tews both with one hand. The Vanir (Celts) vs. The Aesir (Asia - Germanic/Norse).

[@brandyjean7015]

Well, I for one, am sorry the mob didn't succeed in burning that farmer's house down. There should be punishment for destroying ancient art or spiritual artifacts.

[@foxyauragems6146]

The Egyptian government would have to be punished for their explicit and implicit removal and coverup of much/most precious objects/ colloids/clues/treasures

[@hiraeth990]

Great video, pieced together beautifully. Is there any other evidence for a Celtic Yggdrasil? I would be very interested in this topic, golden apples, oak groves, yew lined churchyards etc Edit: I see you've already done a few videos surrounding this topic

[@veganwinter2090]

First Psalm tree mention, Book of Daniel Tree vision? Is Israel tribe not of Yggsdrail? Clues found in Essene Gospels of Peace, Pistis Sophia, Gnostic, Christ New Testament, Ober Linda? Devils Tower a fossilized great tree remnant. Translate matter science to the wisdom language

[@jurikurthambarskjelfir3533]

@@veganwinter2090 Why would I trust a vegan on this?

[@Sol_1799]

@@veganwinter2090 WE WUZ JEWZ

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

9:59 - Aslan was sacrificed on a stone table...

[@bronze_age_wonders]

This is awesome.

[@wingmanhoy3999]

O hEochaidh Hoy, Haughey, Hoey Tuatha De Danann, Red Branch, Darini, Dal Fiatach Dynasty, and Hoy Island Orkney Haey for high Island Old Norse, been tracking my ancestry all through here, truly amazing, very much enjoyed, thank you, all the very best. The stone at beginning looked to me like a man and women embracing. I am thinking we were the same possibly Celtic Norse at that time, trying to figure it all out.

[@maggieredfeathercarrube6771]

Namaste they are doors you cant see it or think of it as 3d the dots on the surface create holographic images astral travel into the stone its a fractal between spirit and here its a matter of density like us we aren't solid either 🖖

[@chivalrousjack]

I always saw parallels between ODIN and LUGH. It's cool that I wasn't crazy.

[@richern2717]

Very interesting. Thanks.

[@kathyevans3251]

Very interesting episode

[@roberterwin6695]

nice skyrim music!

[@johnshawdocherty7594]

The Skyrim soundtrack really fits this man

[@marinakaiser7639]

In Germany we say Wotan but i think it's the sam God as Odin?

[@Anaris10]

Yes.

[@marinakaiser7639]

@@Anaris10 Thank you😁

[@marinakaiser7639]

@@EresirThe1st Thank you for the explanation

[@Myzelfa]

"That Odin must have been associated with the binding power of the oath": It's said that Gungnir, Odin's spear, has the power to uphold any oath that is made upon it.

[@3rdeye671]

When someone was chained to the stone was someone on the other side attempting to cast a spear through the hole in a form of judgement by the Gods?

[@peterhoulihan9766]

Now that you mention it it would make a whole lot of sense as a form of judgement.

[@3rdeye671]

@@peterhoulihan9766 I couldn't understand what happened to the person chained to it. It could of meant metaphorically 'chained' as in 'bonded by oath' to the stone, but the story of the man who got speared in the back then turned into a hawk and the story of the man Gundran, speared through the hole from the other side, plus the evidence of sacrifice made on one of the stones, made me think it must be a means of judgement for oath breakers, making the stone into the personification of the God with the God responsible for 'things that bind'.

[@3rdeye671]

@@peterhoulihan9766 references to Odin the One Eyed God, or Balor One Eye of the Fomorian Giants also link to the stone with 'one eye'. Odin was also 'sacrificed' to himself with a spear through his side. All this links to the stone as the personification of the God or is the God itself, although we have the reference to Lugh setting the stone up, so its more like it's vested in the God's powers.

[@peterhoulihan9766]

@@3rdeye671 It really does make a lot of sense. And we know ancient european cultures liked to use an element of randomness in order to allow the gods to have their say.

[@3rdeye671]

@@peterhoulihan9766 Lugh speared Balor through his 'One Eye' and won the war between the Tuatha De Daanan and the Fomorian Giants. Was it a trial by the Gods to decide the war?

[@gaventer2022]

Would like to request more content on Greek Mythology please 😎😉

[@peterhoulihan9766]

Enlightening as always. Are you still working on your translation of the battle of moytura?

[@CaptainMera]

Great video as always! :D so interesting! I feel like I always learn a lot watching your videos! ♡ I wonder if the the bound figure on the Kirkby Stephen stone & the Gosforth Cross has any relation to these hole rocks? :0 as they show figures sealed/bound with ropes (being depicted on stone might be significant?) I think one is of Loki though. Not sure if they are related... but your video made me think of them! :0

[@FortressofLugh]

Ya it's Loki. Lug seems to share elements of various sons of Odin such as Lothar. Both have myths about avenging the death of their father as well. Lothar is depicted with a spear on the cross. Both are likewise associated with distance and space.

[@3rdeye671]

@@FortressofLugh Loki isn't Odins son, that's only in the Marvel comics universe. In the Norse mythology he is Odins adopted brother, Thors uncle.

[@CaptainMera]

@@3rdeye671 to be fair and a little picky, He didn't say Loki was Odin's son. Only that he (Lug) shares elements with various sons of Odin (such as Lothar), odin did have several sons. He only meant that the figure on the rock was Loki, to clarify for me, since I said I didnt know if the figure on the rock was loki or not. :0 (Edited for spelling)

[@3rdeye671]

@@CaptainMera is Loki cognate with Lugh and Odin the One Eyed God cognate with Balor One Eye? To further the link we have King Nuada with one hand and Tiws/Tyr of the Vanir with one hand. So it seems we have the Celts as the Vanir vs. the Germanic/Norse Aesir (Asia).

[@johnmcmahon9062]

I have read about the dragon-stones in Ireland (Serpent-stones, adder-stones, druids-glass, Cailleach-stones) which this reminds me of, this also remind me of 'Thor's-ring' in Dublin that people would swear on and also the act of swearing on the Bible at an alter.

[@FortressofLugh]

Yes, it would seem to my mind that in Norse tradition Thor was more closely aligned with most oaths, but there are likewise examples of oaths sworn to Odin, or Odin's mountain. The correspondence between Lug and Odin is far from exact, and in many ways Lug is probably closer to Perun or Thor, seen as a defender of the land, but he was the war god like Odin and seems to have a similar origin. Dagda, however, carries more the personality of Odin as well as the allfather title, yet is associated primarily with weather, fertility and magic.

[@kenmcclellan]

We talk about "magical" healing properties. But if we could go back, we would find structures like stone circles or the alignment of 2:20 that could be rendered energetic-electromagnetic by erecting them on ley lines and placing copper ropes beneath them. It is reported that Indians used large magnetic copper ingots (made with iron impurities) as "medicine." So we are ignorant of the ancient ways. Perhaps next time we will resurrect them!

[@mysterymachine6858]

why noy now?

[@theknave4415]

For some reason, I'd never connected oath rings with oath stones. A bit thick, with that one. ;) Thanks!

[@rikkiroses]

Anyone else notice the skyrim background music at the start?🎵🥰

[@Lord-Inquisitor]

Yeah, it woke me up.

[@SarahGreen523]

What a godsend this is! I've been very intrigued by the Norse-Celtic connection. Initially I thought all that knotwork was Irish, but the Irish were so heavily (more than I knew) influenced by the Norse that their cultures blended. It stands to reason their gods would intertwine as well. Lugh as Odin/Woden! Oh boy! I'm off to apply that to my interpretations.

[@3rdeye671]

I would more equate Odin the One Eyed God with Balor One Eye of the Fomorian giants, who Lugh of the Tuatha De Daanan slew by casting his spear through Balor's One Eye. We also have the Germanic/Norse God Tews/Tyr with one hand and the Tuatha De Daanan original King Nuada with one hand. It is possible that the Norse Loki equates to Lugh and that would fit the Germanic/Norse myth of the Vanir as Celts and the Aesir the invaders from Asia, possibly named after the Aesir.

[@Sol_1799]

@@3rdeye671 Lugh has no connections to Loki.

[@cynthiastorer1230]

I thought holes in stones were gaint beads for the Gaint Martial Goddress... Always sreaching forward, ty.

[@outback5thgate5658]

I can tell you the holes . We're to see into future or past as well. To tell ones fate and how to change it. Among many other uses.

[@marinakaiser7639]

I didn't know what the hole was for 😊

[@Anaris10]

Pretenders reference!.

[@dubhainoceanntabhail5262]

interesting

[@jaynecooney9549]

Like an olden day mri scanner how odd is that

[@jakemcnamee9417]

While most of not all of these stones have man made holes. Is it possible any had a natrual origin, that were venerated for the unusual holes ?

[@marinakaiser7639]

Or very similar

[@dapa3687]

Also look up king Arthur's castle Arizona. Built when i was one. Im on facebook with my seal

[@bronze_age_wonders]

Does Odin, mean "one eye""?

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

Germanic and Mediterranean mythologies are the ones with the most in common with Celtic mythology.

[@stephencopley2196]

Not a mention of giants hmmm intresting

[@marinakaiser7639]

Of course the Church 😫

[@danyellerobinson5940]

Human sacrifices are still practiced today We call it capital punishment.

[@LivingDead53]

Doesn't Stonehenge have 56 holes for lunar cycles? Maybe it was a definition of knowledge to go someplace, pilgrimage, or a "world" like Enoch saw. It probably built on that. I don't know a whole lot, but I think things exploded in Irish folklore randomly when several people became schizophrenic because I talk to certain things and inside out, out inside. He associates his anger with a lightning strike. He then becomes lightning that strikes and things happen when lightning strikes back.

[@suzannehartmann946]

Well that is certainly an improvement over the Canaanites passing their children (first borns) through the flames to their deaths.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

It's just a baptism by fire. Through doesn't mean "into." Like you can run your fingers quickly past a candle flame - it doesn't hurt.

[@SkunkApe407]

How does Bethesda feel about you poaching the music from Skyrim?

[@Ricca_Day]

@8:07 the stone looks like a head on profile to me.. more like an American Indian though, than European.

[@nickytaylor9099]

I know that music when I hear it...😂

[@derekowenjr3599]

Oh hung on a tree sounds familiar

[@HyperionaSilverleaf]

There's a cluster of these in BotW

[@derekowenjr3599]

They worshipped his body

[@marinakaiser7639]

Och ok i never came to that lol😁

[@JeffreyMiller786]

Elsweyr !!!

[@derekowenjr3599]

Odin translates Aw damn Adam

[@whoareyouwhenimnotlooking]

449

[@royriley6282]

Dude.... volume.

[@whoareyouwhenimnotlooking]

448

[@whoareyouwhenimnotlooking]

Eartj center crack like egg the gem out grows its shell this is predicting time of Hantching Harvester n reapers

[@jonathanEricStaffordRealtor]

Og glory holes

[@yqafree]

I lov hand fasting (;

[@marinakaiser7639]

I can't belive that i'am the first 🤷‍♀️i'am always the last 😂

[@strigosandreas7217]

...Odal lands will be returned... ...the age of balance cometh... forn sidr

[@derekowenjr3599]

Oh kinda weird Druidism died once he returned ?! I mean it’s right in front of you face people

[@theknave4415]

Druidism didn't die until the Romans massacred most of them at Anglesey. Killed all of them, by some accounts.

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

Actually, Druids were still around in the Middle Ages. The Pictish tribes had Druids, along with the Irish. They didn’t die overnight. It was a more gradual process of withering away, though the Roman slaughter of the Druids at Anglesey was no doubt a serious blow that likely weakened Druidry. One can imagine some of the best and most well learned Druids would have been present in Anglesey when it was attacked.