renegadetribune--2020-10-01--Iðunn and Eden – Comparing Norse and judeo-Christian Myths

Given that it is the season of fall , when apples fall from trees , I thought I would discuss one of my favorite myths , which is that of Nordic goddess Iðunn .
Iðunn is the keeper of Asgard ’ s apples , which keep the Gods youthful .
Her name is said to mean “ ever young ” , “ rejuvenator ” , or “ the rejuvenating one.
” She is the wife of Bragi , and she is portrayed as a kind and beautiful goddess .
For some reason , she is a necessary part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they need for her to hand out the apples .
When she is lured from Asgard by Loki , the Gods quickly deteriorate , becoming old , weak , and gray , and only become youthful again when she is returned .
An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away , it also wards off old age !
The Gods of Asgard continue this ritual to survive until Ragnarok .
It appears Iðunn is very much a fertility goddess : Some surviving stories regarding Iðunn focus on her youth-maintaining apples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apples to religious practices in Germanic paganism .
She points out that buckets of apples were found in the 9th-century Oseberg ship burial site in Norway and that fruit and nuts ( Iðunn having been described as being transformed into a nut in Skáldskaparmál ) have been found in the early graves of the Germanic peoples in England and elsewhere on the continent of Europe which may have had a symbolic meaning and also that nuts are still a recognized symbol of fertility in Southwest England .
Davidson notes a connection between apples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gods associated with fertility in Norse mythology , citing an instance of eleven “ golden apples ” being given to woo the beautiful Gerðr by Skírnir , who was acting as messenger for the major Vanir god Freyr in stanzas 19 and 20 of Skírnismál .
In Skírnismál , Gerðr mentions her brother ’ s slayer in stanza 16 , which Davidson states has led to some suggestions that Gerðr may have been connected to Iðunn as they are similar in this way .
Davidson also notes a further connection between fertility and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 of the Völsunga saga when the major goddess Frigg sends King Rerir an apple after he prays to Odin for a child , Frigg ’ s messenger ( in the guise of a crow ) drops the apple in his lap as he sits atop a mound .
Rerir ’ s wife ’ s consumption of the apple results in a six-year pregnancy and the caesarean section birth of their son—the hero Völsung .
How is a people ( a race ) kept “ young ” ?
By continually having more children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and traditions .
What is happening to the White race right now ?
We are growing old and gray , and fewer young White children are being born to continue the cycle of rejuvenation .
We have lost the gifts of Iðunn ’ s apples .
“ Fruit of the womb ” is also mentioned in the Bible , showing the association of bearing children with the gift of fruit .
Let us now consider the story of Eden , which seems to be an obvious phonetic connection to the Nordic goddess .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ tricked ” into disobeying the psychopathic deity Yahweh by the serpent who has wrapped himself around the tree , and she convinces Adam to eat the apples with her .
( It should be noted that a serpentine dragon also guards Hera ’ s golden apples , which are tended by the Hesperides aka Seven Sisters . )
“ You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden , and you must not touch it , or you will die , ” says the God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eve , “ You will not surely die .
For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened , and you will be like God , knowing good and evil.
” Who lied and who told the truth ?
Adam was presented the apple by his wife , a goddess in her own right , and did he die ?
No , he lived a long , long life , supposedly living to be 930 years old .
A bite from the apple provided him with extreme youthfulness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to share this fruit with his Adam and Eve ?
Why would he want to withhold knowledge from them ?
To this day , apples are still symbols associated with education and knowledge .
Which myth seems to fit better with a healthy worldview ?
The one in which a benevolent , beautiful goddess bestows the gifts of youth upon our people or the one in which an evil woman curses all future generations by giving her husband forbidden fruit ?

Given that it is the season of fall, when apples fall from trees, I thought I would discuss one of my favorite myths, which is that of Nordic goddess Iðunn.
Iðunn is the keeper of Asgard’s apples, which keep the Gods youthful. Her name is said to mean “ever young”, “rejuvenator”, or “the rejuvenating one.” She is the wife of Bragi, and she is portrayed as a kind and beautiful goddess.
For some reason, she is a necessary part of the God’s retaining their youthfulness, as they need for her to hand out the apples. When she is lured from Asgard by Loki, the Gods quickly deteriorate, becoming old, weak, and gray, and only become youthful again when she is returned. An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away, it also wards off old age! The Gods of Asgard continue this ritual to survive until Ragnarok.
It appears Iðunn is very much a fertility goddess:
Some surviving stories regarding Iðunn focus on her youth-maintaining apples. English scholar Hilda Ellis Davidson links apples to religious practices in Germanic paganism. She points out that buckets of apples were found in the 9th-century Oseberg ship burial site in Norway and that fruit and nuts (Iðunn having been described as being transformed into a nut in Skáldskaparmál) have been found in the early graves of the Germanic peoples in England and elsewhere on the continent of Europe which may have had a symbolic meaning and also that nuts are still a recognized symbol of fertility in Southwest England. Davidson notes a connection between apples and the Vanir, a group of gods associated with fertility in Norse mythology, citing an instance of eleven “golden apples” being given to woo the beautiful Gerðr by Skírnir, who was acting as messenger for the major Vanir god Freyr in stanzas 19 and 20 of Skírnismál. In Skírnismál, Gerðr mentions her brother’s slayer in stanza 16, which Davidson states has led to some suggestions that Gerðr may have been connected to Iðunn as they are similar in this way. Davidson also notes a further connection between fertility and apples in Norse mythology; in chapter 2 of the Völsunga saga when the major goddess Frigg sends King Rerir an apple after he prays to Odin for a child, Frigg’s messenger (in the guise of a crow) drops the apple in his lap as he sits atop a mound. Rerir’s wife’s consumption of the apple results in a six-year pregnancy and the caesarean section birth of their son—the hero Völsung.
How is a people (a race) kept “young”? By continually having more children through the generations, continuing our bloodlines and traditions.
The apple does not fall far from the tree.
What is happening to the White race right now? We are growing old and gray, and fewer young White children are being born to continue the cycle of rejuvenation. We have lost the gifts of Iðunn’s apples.
“Fruit of the womb” is also mentioned in the Bible, showing the association of bearing children with the gift of fruit.
Let us now consider the story of Eden, which seems to be an obvious phonetic connection to the Nordic goddess. As we all know, Eve is “tricked” into disobeying the psychopathic deity Yahweh by the serpent who has wrapped himself around the tree, and she convinces Adam to eat the apples with her. (It should be noted that a serpentine dragon also guards Hera’s golden apples, which are tended by the Hesperides aka Seven Sisters.)
“You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die,” says the God of the Abrahamics. The serpent tells Eve, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Who lied and who told the truth? Adam was presented the apple by his wife, a goddess in her own right, and did he die? No, he lived a long, long life, supposedly living to be 930 years old. A bite from the apple provided him with extreme youthfulness! Why would a good God not want to share this fruit with his Adam and Eve? Why would he want to withhold knowledge from them?
To this day, apples are still symbols associated with education and knowledge.
Which myth seems to fit better with a healthy worldview? The one in which a benevolent, beautiful goddess bestows the gifts of youth upon our people or the one in which an evil woman curses all future generations by giving her husband forbidden fruit?
Hail Iðunn!
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renegadetribune--2020-10-01--Child Trafficking jewish Supremacists – MEGA, NXIVM, Bronfman, Epstein, Wexner

Is it just a “ coincidence ” that all these high-level jews are connected to each other and also connected @ @ @ @ @ for sexual abuse ?

Is it just a "coincidence" that all these high-level jews are connected to each other and also connected to the trafficking of children for sexual abuse?


renegadetribune--2020-10-01--HoloSimps & The Predator Problem

HoloSimps & The Predator Problem

This woman seems to be one of the only jewtubers who is standing up to the predators within the jewtube @ @

This woman seems to be one of the only jewtubers who is standing up to the predators within the jewtube community.


renegadetribune--2020-10-01--jewish Actor Jason Isaacs Says People Who Don’t Wear Masks Properly Should Be ‘Hanging in the Street

jewish Actor Jason Isaacs Says People Who Don’t Wear Masks Properly Should Be ‘Hanging in the Streets’

Jason Isaacs has been in a bunch of movies .
You would probably recognize some of his roles , if you care to check him out on IMDb .
I am less annoyed by the people who don ’ t wear masks , who should be in the stocks or prison , but the people who don ’ t wear it over their nose .
Or the people who pull it down to have a chat and then pull it back up , they should be hanging in the streets !
” Just because he says it while having a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not an evil psychopath .
I saw Jason ’ s last name , took a look at his facial features , and thought “ looks h ’ White to me !
” ( in my best Jared Taylor voice ) Oh , poor , poor jew boy was run of out Britain so he had to flee to Israel !
His story sounds like a good drama , produced by his fellow tribesmen of course .
What is kind of interesting is how this guy sometimes plays stereotypical jewish characters , and ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Satan in a video game , Lucifel in another , Damian in a movie , and Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter , he has also played the child kidnapper and murderer Captain Hook .
He is currently acting in a Netflix show called Sex Education , which is about high schools running an underground sex advice service , or something like that .
It is probably a little less obvious than Cuties in being pedo programming .
The most obviously jewish and overtly evil character of all is SkekSo , emperor of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Resistance .
Not only are the horrid skeksis master manipulators who tax the gelflings to death while they live high on the hog , the skeksis also secretly engage in skeksish ritual murder .
What am I getting at here ?
Just that these creatures are absolutely evil and really would like nothing more than to publicly execute people who disobey the orders of ZOG .

Jason Isaacs has been in a bunch of movies. You would probably recognize some of his roles, if you care to check him out on IMDb.
I am less annoyed by the people who don’t wear masks, who should be in the stocks or prison, but the people who don’t wear it over their nose. Or the people who pull it down to have a chat and then pull it back up, they should be hanging in the streets!”
Watch here:
Just because he says it while having a laugh, do not think he is not an evil psychopath.
I saw Jason’s last name, took a look at his facial features, and thought “looks h’White to me!” (in my best Jared Taylor voice)
Check out his Wikipedia entry:
Oh, poor, poor jew boy was run of out Britain so he had to flee to Israel! His story sounds like a good drama, produced by his fellow tribesmen of course.
What is kind of interesting is how this guy sometimes plays stereotypical jewish characters, and ones who are quite evil. Besides being Satan in a video game, Lucifel in another, Damian in a movie, and Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter, he has also played the child kidnapper and murderer Captain Hook.
He is currently acting in a Netflix show called Sex Education, which is about high schools running an underground sex advice service, or something like that. It is probably a little less obvious than Cuties in being pedo programming.
The most obviously jewish and overtly evil character of all is SkekSo, emperor of the hook-nosed skeksis in Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Not only are the horrid skeksis master manipulators who tax the gelflings to death while they live high on the hog, the skeksis also secretly engage in jewish skeksish ritual murder.
What am I getting at here? Just that these creatures are absolutely evil and really would like nothing more than to publicly execute people who disobey the orders of ZOG.
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renegadetribune--2020-10-01--What Is Mewing and How Do You Do It?

What Is Mewing and How Do You Do It?

I recently was made aware of the detriments of mouth breathing and how it can actually deform the way our @ @ @ @ @ child raised on Kraft mac and cheese and Elio ’ s pizza , I had @ @ @ @ @ up .
It was often hard for me to breath through my nose , since @ @ @ @ @ .
I believe this also led to the crowding in my teeth that resulted in @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t until much later in my life that I discovered what ‘ mewing @ @ @ @ @ to share a series of videos about how to do mewing and the results that @ @ @ @ @ .
This can also be helpful for people with speech impediments .

I recently was made aware of the detriments of mouth breathing and how it can actually deform the way our face develops. As a child raised on Kraft mac and cheese and Elio’s pizza, I had a lot of allergies growing up. It was often hard for me to breath through my nose, since I was always so congested. I believe this also led to the crowding in my teeth that resulted in me needing braces. It wasn’t until much later in my life that I discovered what ‘mewing’ was.
I want to share a series of videos about how to do mewing and the results that can be gained from it. This can also be helpful for people with speech impediments.
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renegadetribune--2020-10-01--Did You Know Trump Created a Hispanic Heritage Month?

Trump thinks he has his base ( patriotic White Americans ) all locked up , so he has recently been making moves to appeal to the “ minorities ” of America .
For example , he recently came out with the Platinum Plan for Blacks .
What I had failed to catch was that Trump recently created a Hispanic Heritage Month , which is 30 days but is not exactly a “ month , ” since it spans two months , from September 15th to October 15th .
We ’ re already halfway through and I only have a couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of his proclamation : During National Hispanic Heritage Month , we celebrate the countless contributions of more than 60 million Hispanic Americans to our culture and society .
Hispanic Americans are the largest minority group in the United States today , and generations of Hispanic Americans have consistently helped make our country strong and prosperous .
They contribute to our Nation beyond description .
Hispanic Americans embody the best of our American values , including commitment to faith , family , and country .
They serve in our military and protect us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , Hispanic Americans make up half of our Border Patrol agents .
The Hispanic-American community has left an indelible mark on our government , culture , and economy .
Don ’ t hold your breath for Trump to declare a European Heritage month any time soon .
What about scholarships and opportunities for White Americans who are actively discriminated against because of diversity quotas and affirmative action admissions ?
While White Americans are unemployed and suffering , Trump is going to use American taxpayer money to prop up the mestizos who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1965 Immigration Act .
Wow , what a hero this guy is !
He is like Robin Hood , taking from the White American oppressors ( who pay far more than $ 750 in taxes each year ) and giving to the poor , oppressed Hispanics , who don ’ t get enough welfare and assistance as it is .
Here ’ s the celebration , if you care to watch : Did you guys really believe the hype about Trump being against the mestizo invasion of America ?
He just wants the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so that there is no chance of White genocide in America being reversed in any meaningful way .
Remember his speech at the state of the Union ?
Even still , he has done far less than even Obama to kick out the illegal invaders coming to America !
Just remember all of this when you see all the Trump shilling done at the Daily Stormer , Red Ice , Stormfront , Gab , etc .
They are not deluded .
They are agents of White genocide .

Trump thinks he has his base (patriotic White Americans) all locked up, so he has recently been making moves to appeal to the “minorities” of America. For example, he recently came out with the Platinum Plan for Blacks.
http://www.renegadetribune.com/president-trump-unveils-platinum-plan-for-black-americans-designates-antifa-kkk-as-terrorist-organizations/
What I had failed to catch was that Trump recently created a Hispanic Heritage Month, which is 30 days but is not exactly a “month,” since it spans two months, from September 15th to October 15th. We’re already halfway through and I only have a couple more weeks to celebrate!
Here is part of his proclamation:
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the countless contributions of more than 60 million Hispanic Americans to our culture and society. Hispanic Americans are the largest minority group in the United States today, and generations of Hispanic Americans have consistently helped make our country strong and prosperous. They contribute to our Nation beyond description. Hispanic Americans embody the best of our American values, including commitment to faith, family, and country. They serve in our military and protect us as members of law enforcement. In fact, Hispanic Americans make up half of our Border Patrol agents. The Hispanic-American community has left an indelible mark on our government, culture, and economy.
Don’t hold your breath for Trump to declare a European Heritage month any time soon.
As part of our commitment to promoting the success of Hispanic Americans, my Administration will always promote educational opportunity for our Nation’s Hispanic-American communities.
What about scholarships and opportunities for White Americans who are actively discriminated against because of diversity quotas and affirmative action admissions?
My Administration is also working to increase economic opportunities for Hispanic Americans by providing pathways to in-demand jobs and investing in Hispanic-American communities.
While White Americans are unemployed and suffering, Trump is going to use American taxpayer money to prop up the mestizos who have flooded into the country ever since the 1965 Immigration Act.
Additionally, this Executive Order established the President’s Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity, which is dedicated to advising my Administration on ways to improve access to educational and economic opportunities for the Hispanic-American community. This year, my Administration also delivered $1 billion in funding to Minority-Serving Institutions, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
Wow, what a hero this guy is! He is like Robin Hood, taking from the White American oppressors (who pay far more than $750 in taxes each year) and giving to the poor, oppressed Hispanics, who don’t get enough welfare and assistance as it is.
Here’s the celebration, if you care to watch:
Did you guys really believe the hype about Trump being against the mestizo invasion of America? He just wants the invasion to be done by legal means, so that there is no chance of White genocide in America being reversed in any meaningful way.
Remember his speech at the state of the Union?
Legal immigrants enrich our nation and strengthen our society in countless ways,” the president said. “I want people to come into our country in the largest numbers ever, but they have to come in legally.”
Even still, he has done far less than even Obama to kick out the illegal invaders coming to America!
Just remember all of this when you see all the Trump shilling done at the Daily Stormer, Red Ice, Stormfront, Gab, etc. They are not deluded. They are agents of White genocide.
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renegadetribune--2020-10-02--Proud Boys & BLM Hold Joint Press Conference to Denounce “White Supremacy”

Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter usually find themselves on different sides of the aisle , but when it comes to denouncing “ White supremacy , ” they find common cause .
Let ’ s be clear here , though , “ White supremacy ” just means White people not hating themselves and wanting to advocate for their own interests .
In Salt Lake City , leaders of the local Proud Boys , Thad and Seth , held a press conference with the lead Black Lives Matter Northern Utah , Jacarri Kelley .
The two groups made it clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White people .
The Proud Boys want to make this extra clear after they were labeled “ Neo-Nazis ” and “ White supremacists ” after Trump was asked to denounce them at the latest debate .
Instead Trump told the Proud Boys to “ stand down and stand by , ” which got the group of “ Western chauvinists ” super excited .
Trump would later say that he does not really know who the Proud Boys are , but condemned them ( and White supremacists ) anyway .
BLM ’ s Jacarri @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boys , though .
KUTV reported that she met with Proud Boy leaders in Portland , Oregon and had a “ productive conversation.
” She said , “ We do need to be able to reach across the aisle and have these tough conversations.
” The Proud Boys is led by Enrique Tarrio , who also leads a grassroots Latinos for Trump organization .
He has also come out and condemned “ White supremacist groups.
” Proud Boys was originally started by Gavin McInnes , who co-founded Vice , stuck a black dildo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , traveled to Israel to run hasbara with Rebel TV , and made out with a sodomite jew for a press conference condemning Islam .
What the hell are these guys so “ proud ” about anyway ?
This group of civic nationalists , retards , and homosexuals is not an ally , no matter how many people want to portray them as “ based ” for fighting against Antifa in orchestrated street theater .
They are anti-White agents .

Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter usually find themselves on different sides of the aisle, but when it comes to denouncing “White supremacy,” they find common cause. Let’s be clear here, though, “White supremacy” just means White people not hating themselves and wanting to advocate for their own interests.
In Salt Lake City, leaders of the local Proud Boys, Thad and Seth, held a press conference with the lead Black Lives Matter Northern Utah, Jacarri Kelley. The two groups made it clear that they will not tolerate any intolerance from White people.
“I will go out and say that the #ProudBoys as a whole, I will say this on behalf of the entire national organization, denounce white supremacy." – Thad, Chief of the Proud Boys Salt Lake Utah Chapter pic.twitter.com/WGlUEx3jeF — 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐞 (@brian_schnee) October 1, 2020
The Proud Boys want to make this extra clear after they were labeled “Neo-Nazis” and “White supremacists” after Trump was asked to denounce them at the latest debate. Instead Trump told the Proud Boys to “stand down and stand by,” which got the group of “Western chauvinists” super excited. Trump would later say that he does not really know who the Proud Boys are, but condemned them (and White supremacists) anyway.
I condemn all white supremacists. I condemn the Proud Boys.” – Trump
BLM’s Jacarri Kelley had been aware of the Proud Boys, though. KUTV reported that she met with Proud Boy leaders in Portland, Oregon and had a “productive conversation.” She said, “We do need to be able to reach across the aisle and have these tough conversations.”
The Proud Boys is led by Enrique Tarrio, who also leads a grassroots Latinos for Trump organization. He has also come out and condemned “White supremacist groups.”
I’m going to go ahead on the record and say I condemn white supremacist groups.” – Tarrio
Proud Boys was originally started by Gavin McInnes, who co-founded Vice, stuck a black dildo up his anus on a live broadcast, traveled to Israel to run hasbara with Rebel TV, and made out with a sodomite jew for a press conference condemning Islam.
What the hell are these guys so “proud” about anyway?
This group of civic nationalists, retards, and homosexuals is not an ally, no matter how many people want to portray them as “based” for fighting against Antifa in orchestrated street theater. They are anti-White agents.
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renegadetribune--2020-10-02--The Outstanding Medievalist Paintings of Emil Lauffer

It seems that Emil Lauffer was not a prolific painter judging by the number of his works which have survived to this day .
In spite of this issue I have decided to create a gallery with the most relevant artworks by this Czech artist which can be found online in good resolution .
There is very little information about Lauffer ’ s life and it can only be found in German , and a few other European languages , via the proverbial sources of course .
Emil Johann Lauffer ( born June 28 , 1837 in Hof – died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moravian painter and director of the Academy of Fine Arts , Prague .
He was the son of the pharmacist Ferdinand Lauffer and his wife Amalia Spatzier .
His older brother was the poet Ferdinand Josef Lauffer , who had to flee abroad after the unrest of 1848 .
Emil Lauffer studied at the Vienna Art Academy with Christian Ruben and moved to Prague in 1865 .
He was involved in the painting of the Belvedere Pleasure Palace at Prague Castle , which he implemented based on the designs of his Viennese professor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mikoláš Aleš in the foyer of the National Theater in Prague .
Both Kriemhild accuses Hagen and Gunther of Siegfried ’ s Death ( 1881 ) and Merlin Presenting The Future King Arthur ( 1873 ) are outstanding artworks worth of praise .
I think the pictorial style is very reminiscent of the frescoes which can be found at the Neuschwanstein Castle ’ s interiors in Bavaria painted by August Spiess and Ferdinand Piloty ( among other artists ) , which were created circa the same historical period ( this is a topic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago ) .
Definitively Emil Lauffer was an artist who payed a lot of attention to detail , as his beautiful signature shows at the bottom left corner of his paintings ( check it out on his Prinzenbraut painting for instance ) .
All in all I hope people here appreciate Emil Lauffer ’ s scarce but wonderful art as much as I do .

It seems that Emil Lauffer was not a prolific painter judging by the number of his works which have survived to this day. In spite of this issue I have decided to create a gallery with the most relevant artworks by this Czech artist which can be found online in good resolution. There is very little information about Lauffer’s life and it can only be found in German, and a few other European languages, via the proverbial sources of course.
Emil Johann Lauffer (born June 28, 1837 in Hof – died May 31, 1909) was a Moravian painter and director of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. He was the son of the pharmacist Ferdinand Lauffer and his wife Amalia Spatzier. His older brother was the poet Ferdinand Josef Lauffer, who had to flee abroad after the unrest of 1848.
Emil Lauffer studied at the Vienna Art Academy with Christian Ruben and moved to Prague in 1865. He was involved in the painting of the Belvedere Pleasure Palace at Prague Castle, which he implemented based on the designs of his Viennese professor. He also realized the paintings by Mikoláš Aleš in the foyer of the National Theater in Prague.
Both Kriemhild accuses Hagen and Gunther of Siegfried’s Death (1881) and Merlin Presenting The Future King Arthur (1873) are outstanding artworks worth of praise. I think the pictorial style is very reminiscent of the frescoes which can be found at the Neuschwanstein Castle’s interiors in Bavaria painted by August Spiess and Ferdinand Piloty (among other artists), which were created circa the same historical period (this is a topic I covered roughly a couple of years ago).
Definitively Emil Lauffer was an artist who payed a lot of attention to detail, as his beautiful signature shows at the bottom left corner of his paintings (check it out on his Prinzenbraut painting for instance).
All in all I hope people here appreciate Emil Lauffer’s scarce but wonderful art as much as I do.
Sources: MutualArt, artnet, wikipedia (Deutsch) and Le Prince Lointain.
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'Abschiednahme' (a.k.a. Die Frau des Kriegers) (1909) by Emil Johann Lauffer 'Rückkehr vom Kalvarienberg' (a.k.a. Return from Golgotha) (1868) by Emil Johann Lauffer 'Der Serbische Aufstand' (The Serbian Uprising) (c.1909) by Emil Johann Lauffer
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renegadetribune--2020-10-02--Five Natural Substances to Reduce Facial Wrinkles

Food feeds your skin , and this is clearly demonstrated by how a number of natural ingredients and herbal extracts can help reduce and prevent facial wrinkles .
Here are five time-tested ways to say goodbye to those deep , unnerving wrinkles While it ’ s impossible to turn back the hands of time , there are natural ways that can help manage the effects of aging along with the wrinkles and age spots that come with it .
Part of combating wrinkles and other age-related spots and imperfections is understanding the story of your skin : it mirrors your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , reflecting all the toxins and chemicals in food and the environment , chronic stress , activity level and other lifestyle choices you make .
It ’ s worth knowing that many wrinkles are not permanent and may even be reversible .
They are often a sign that your body needs to be better hydrated .
The jury is still out on what the actual fountain of youth is , but there are natural substances that can effectively slow the appearance of wrinkles and keep your skin looking radiant and youthful for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for instance , feeds your skin ; what you eat can radically affect the appearance of wrinkles .
A study showed that women who consumed more green and yellow vegetables had significantly fewer wrinkles .
[ i ] Skin-friendly fats are also found in grass-fed meat and dairy , wild-caught salmon , coconut oil and olive oil , to name a few .
Even daily consumption of almonds , a healthy snack , may reduce the severity and depth of wrinkles in postmenopausal women , highlighting almonds ’ potential anti-aging benefits .
[ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alternatives to costly , synthetic beauty products to help zap those wrinkles away .
Research shows that the date palm kernel contains phytochemicals that can potentially rejuvenate skin .
A 2019 study , in exploring the effects of a cream containing its extract on facial wrinkle reduction and other skin parameters in healthy subjects , found that an eight-week regimen improved facial skin hydration , elasticity and melanin concentration .
[ iii ] It also reduced wrinkle size and depth .
The cream was well-tolerated by the participants ’ skin , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phytochemicals and phytosterols offered by the extract .
A combination of green tea and ginkgo biloba extracts was found effective in enhancing skin conditions and making it more elastic .
[ iv ] This was concluded by researchers in a preclinical study on hairless mice as well as a clinical study on 48 human volunteers .
The green tea and ginkgo extracts combined substantially enhanced epidermis thickness and the number of cell layers , suggesting a moisturizing effect in the deeper layers of skin as well as increased cell renewal .
A multi-nutrient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vitamin E , carotenoids , selenium , zinc , amino acids and glycosaminoglycans , blueberry extract and pycnogenol , which is derived from the French maritime pine tree , improved visible signs of aging in women ages 45 to 73 .
[ v ] Skin elasticity was raised by 9 % after six weeks of treatment , while skin roughness was 6 % lower after 12 weeks of treatment .
A study from February 2020 found that an anthocyanins-rich pomegranate cream as a topical formulation can have strong anti-aging activity .
[ vi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pomegranate arils their color .
They can protect skin from oxidant exposure , a major factor in the acceleration of aging and skin degeneration .
Red ginseng isn ’ t known as Panax for nothing , as the word means “ cure for all.
” It ’ s a fabulous herbal remedy for practically all body ailments there are .
It has also emerged as an excellent skin whitening and anti-aging product , helping suppress the production of melanin or the pigment that gives color to skin .
[ vii ] In an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , inhibited collagen degradation and enhanced the resilience , moisture and tone of skin .
Note that red ginseng is a form of unpeeled and steamed Panax ginseng , also referred to as Asian or Korean ginseng .
It is believed to have “ heating ” action that improves circulation .
Red ginseng is available in liquid extracts , tinctures , capsules and powders .
Visit the GreenMedInfo.com database for at least 157 more abstracts with aging skin research .
Also , learn about the dangers of BOTOX treatments : Botox ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Than Skin , Alter Mind & Numb Emotion [ i ] Nagata C et al “ Association of dietary fat , vegetables and antioxidant micronutrients with skin ageing in Japanese women ” Br J Nutr .
2010 May ; 103 ( 10 ) :1493-8 .
Epub 2010 Jan 20 .
[ ii ] Foolad N et al “ Prospective randomized controlled pilot study on the effects of almond consumption on skin lipids and wrinkles ” Phytother Res .
2019 Oct 1 .
Epub 2019 Oct 1 .
[ iii ] Alsohaimi A et @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Extract Formulation of Date Palm Kernel on Facial Skin Wrinkles : Biophysical Measurements and Digital Profilometry ” J Cosmet Sci .
2019 Nov/Dec ; 70 ( 6 ) :277-290 .
[ iv ] Campos P et al “ Synergistic effects of green tea and ginkgo biloba extracts on the improvement of skin barrier function and elasticity ” J Drugs Dermatol .
2014 Sep ; 13 ( 9 ) :1092-7 .
[ v ] Segger D et al “ Supplementation with Evelle improves skin smoothness and elasticity in a double-blind , placebo-controlled study with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2004 Jul ; 15 ( 4 ) :222-6 .
[ vi ] Abdellatif A et al “ Anthocyanins rich pomegranate cream as a topical formulation with anti-aging activity ” J Dermatolog Treat .
2020 Feb 5:1-8 .
Epub 2020 Feb 5 .
[ vii ] Saba E et al “ Korean Red Ginseng extract ameliorates melanogenesis in humans and induces antiphotoaging effects in ultraviolet B-irradiated hairless mice ” J Ginseng Res .
2020 May ; 44 ( 3 ) :496-505 .
Epub 2019 May 15 .

Food feeds your skin, and this is clearly demonstrated by how a number of natural ingredients and herbal extracts can help reduce and prevent facial wrinkles. Here are five time-tested ways to say goodbye to those deep, unnerving wrinkles
While it’s impossible to turn back the hands of time, there are natural ways that can help manage the effects of aging along with the wrinkles and age spots that come with it.
Part of combating wrinkles and other age-related spots and imperfections is understanding the story of your skin: it mirrors your body’s health from the inside out, reflecting all the toxins and chemicals in food and the environment, chronic stress, activity level and other lifestyle choices you make.
It’s worth knowing that many wrinkles are not permanent and may even be reversible. They are often a sign that your body needs to be better hydrated.
The jury is still out on what the actual fountain of youth is, but there are natural substances that can effectively slow the appearance of wrinkles and keep your skin looking radiant and youthful for a very long time.
Food, for instance, feeds your skin; what you eat can radically affect the appearance of wrinkles. A study showed that women who consumed more green and yellow vegetables had significantly fewer wrinkles.[i] Skin-friendly fats are also found in grass-fed meat and dairy, wild-caught salmon, coconut oil and olive oil, to name a few.
Even daily consumption of almonds, a healthy snack, may reduce the severity and depth of wrinkles in postmenopausal women, highlighting almonds’ potential anti-aging benefits.[ii] Further, here are additional alternatives to costly, synthetic beauty products to help zap those wrinkles away.
1. Date Palm Kernel
Research shows that the date palm kernel contains phytochemicals that can potentially rejuvenate skin.
A 2019 study, in exploring the effects of a cream containing its extract on facial wrinkle reduction and other skin parameters in healthy subjects, found that an eight-week regimen improved facial skin hydration, elasticity and melanin concentration.[iii]
It also reduced wrinkle size and depth. The cream was well-tolerated by the participants’ skin, and the effects may be attributed to the major phytochemicals and phytosterols offered by the extract.
2. Green Tea and Ginkgo
A combination of green tea and ginkgo biloba extracts was found effective in enhancing skin conditions and making it more elastic.[iv]
This was concluded by researchers in a preclinical study on hairless mice as well as a clinical study on 48 human volunteers. The green tea and ginkgo extracts combined substantially enhanced epidermis thickness and the number of cell layers, suggesting a moisturizing effect in the deeper layers of skin as well as increased cell renewal.
3. Pine Bark and Antioxidants
A multi-nutrient mixture made up of vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, selenium, zinc, amino acids and glycosaminoglycans, blueberry extract and pycnogenol, which is derived from the French maritime pine tree, improved visible signs of aging in women ages 45 to 73.[v] Skin elasticity was raised by 9% after six weeks of treatment, while skin roughness was 6% lower after 12 weeks of treatment.
4. Pomegranate Cream
A study from February 2020 found that an anthocyanins-rich pomegranate cream as a topical formulation can have strong anti-aging activity.[vi] Anthocyanins are antioxidant compounds that offer pomegranate arils their color. They can protect skin from oxidant exposure, a major factor in the acceleration of aging and skin degeneration.
5. Red Ginseng
Red ginseng isn’t known as Panax for nothing, as the word means “cure for all.” It’s a fabulous herbal remedy for practically all body ailments there are.
It has also emerged as an excellent skin whitening and anti-aging product, helping suppress the production of melanin or the pigment that gives color to skin.[vii] In an experiment, it also reduced wrinkle formation, inhibited collagen degradation and enhanced the resilience, moisture and tone of skin.
Note that red ginseng is a form of unpeeled and steamed Panax ginseng, also referred to as Asian or Korean ginseng. It is believed to have “heating” action that improves circulation. Red ginseng is available in liquid extracts, tinctures, capsules and powders.
Visit the GreenMedInfo.com database for at least 157 more abstracts with aging skin research.
Also, learn about the dangers of BOTOX treatments: Botox’s Ugly ‘Side Effects’ Run Deeper Than Skin, Alter Mind & Numb Emotion
References
[i] Nagata C et al “Association of dietary fat, vegetables and antioxidant micronutrients with skin ageing in Japanese women” Br J Nutr. 2010 May;103(10):1493-8. Epub 2010 Jan 20.
[ii] Foolad N et al “Prospective randomized controlled pilot study on the effects of almond consumption on skin lipids and wrinkles” Phytother Res. 2019 Oct 1. Epub 2019 Oct 1.
[iii] Alsohaimi A et al “Assessment of the Effect of Extract Formulation of Date Palm Kernel on Facial Skin Wrinkles: Biophysical Measurements and Digital Profilometry” J Cosmet Sci. 2019 Nov/Dec;70(6):277-290.
[iv] Campos P et al “Synergistic effects of green tea and ginkgo biloba extracts on the improvement of skin barrier function and elasticity” J Drugs Dermatol. 2014 Sep ;13(9):1092-7.
[v] Segger D et al “Supplementation with Evelle improves skin smoothness and elasticity in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study with 62 women” J Dermatolog Treat. 2004 Jul;15(4):222-6.
[vi] Abdellatif A et al “Anthocyanins rich pomegranate cream as a topical formulation with anti-aging activity” J Dermatolog Treat. 2020 Feb 5:1-8. Epub 2020 Feb 5.
[vii] Saba E et al “Korean Red Ginseng extract ameliorates melanogenesis in humans and induces antiphotoaging effects in ultraviolet B-irradiated hairless mice” J Ginseng Res. 2020 May ;44(3):496-505. Epub 2019 May 15.


renegadetribune--2020-10-02--Dick Masterson – Lolicon (Pedophile) Defender Extraordinaire

This piece of trash ( real name Dax Herrera ) , who has been a guest on Red Ice and @ @ @ @ @ , is part jewish and defends people masturbating to cartoons of little girls being raped @ @ @ @ @ “ Men Are Better Than Women ” and got his big break on the Dr. @ @ @

This piece of trash (real name Dax Herrera), who has been a guest on Red Ice and Ethan Ralph’s Killstream, is part jewish and defends people masturbating to cartoons of little girls being raped. He is author of “Men Are Better Than Women” and got his big break on the Dr. Phil show.
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renegadetribune--2020-10-02--Amazon Announces Mail Surveillance And Palm Scanner For Point Of Sale

Amazon has announced a new product for its Ring subsidiary company , a mail surveillance system .
They also went a step beyond and released a new palm scanner point-of-sale system .
Amazon announced its rollout of Amazon One devices that use a customer ’ s palm prints for identification and payment at physical retail stores .
The devices are presently available for use in Seattle locations for Amazon Go stores , and the company wants to expand it to any retailer willing to partner with the mega-giant .
According to an announcement by Dilip Kumar , the vice president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Amazon One device creates even less payment friction in the company ’ s cashier-less retail stores .
Instead of being identified by an account on their mobile phones , customers can simply walk into the store , scan their palm , shop for products , and the purchases will be automatically charged to a credit card .
A spokesperson for Amazon told Recode it has “ no plans to use transaction information from third party locations for Amazon advertising or other purposes.
” However , Amazon says it wants to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and payments aren ’ t the only function it has in mind for the system .
Other use-cases discussed include a customer entering a location like a stadium , badging into work , and loyalty cards .
It brings to mind a dystopian view of society .
If the Amazon One hand scanner wasn ’ t enough , Amazon Ring just announced that it will be releasing a new in-home drone and mail monitoring system using a sensor .
Activist Post reported last week on the in-home drone , noting how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zooms around inside your home to give you a perspective of any room you want when you ’ re not home .
The drone can also be commanded to fly on-demand or programmed to fly when a disturbance is detected by its linked Ring Alarm system .
Once it ’ s done flying , the Always Home Cam returns to its dock to charge its battery like a good robot .
The latter mail system is equally as privacy-invasive as a camera that flies around your home .
The $ 30 Mailbox Sensor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accessory for Ring lighting products .
The new Mailbox Sensor is a little sensor that relies on Amazon ’ s Sidewalk technology to extend the range of your Wi-Fi network , reports CNET .
The Ring Mailbox Sensor is designed to send an alert to your phone when the door is opened ; and it ’ s supposed to work with other Ring products , such as using Ring doorbells and outdoor cameras to record footage when the mailbox is opened .
This means that the cameras will trigger to record the mailbox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is really fulfilling its goal of becoming a blanket surveillance system .

By Aaron Kesel
Amazon has announced a new product for its Ring subsidiary company, a mail surveillance system. They also went a step beyond and released a new palm scanner point-of-sale system.
Amazon announced its rollout of Amazon One devices that use a customer’s palm prints for identification and payment at physical retail stores. The devices are presently available for use in Seattle locations for Amazon Go stores, and the company wants to expand it to any retailer willing to partner with the mega-giant.
According to an announcement by Dilip Kumar, the vice president of Amazon’s physical retail business, the Amazon One device creates even less payment friction in the company’s cashier-less retail stores. Instead of being identified by an account on their mobile phones, customers can simply walk into the store, scan their palm, shop for products, and the purchases will be automatically charged to a credit card.
A spokesperson for Amazon told Recode it has “no plans to use transaction information from third party locations for Amazon advertising or other purposes.”
However, Amazon says it wants to use the tech to spread to third-party partners, and payments aren’t the only function it has in mind for the system. Other use-cases discussed include a customer entering a location like a stadium, badging into work, and loyalty cards. It brings to mind a dystopian view of society.
If the Amazon One hand scanner wasn’t enough, Amazon Ring just announced that it will be releasing a new in-home drone and mail monitoring system using a sensor. Activist Post reported last week on the in-home drone, noting how the autonomous drone “Always Home Cam” zooms around inside your home to give you a perspective of any room you want when you’re not home. The drone can also be commanded to fly on-demand or programmed to fly when a disturbance is detected by its linked Ring Alarm system. Once it’s done flying, the Always Home Cam returns to its dock to charge its battery like a good robot.
The latter mail system is equally as privacy-invasive as a camera that flies around your home. The $30 Mailbox Sensor is similar to the Ring Motion Sensor accessory for Ring lighting products. The new Mailbox Sensor is a little sensor that relies on Amazon’s Sidewalk technology to extend the range of your Wi-Fi network, reports CNET.
The Ring Mailbox Sensor is designed to send an alert to your phone when the door is opened; and it’s supposed to work with other Ring products, such as using Ring doorbells and outdoor cameras to record footage when the mailbox is opened. This means that the cameras will trigger to record the mailbox when the sensor is tripped.
Ring is really fulfilling its goal of becoming a blanket surveillance system.
Image: ACLU
**By [@An0nkn0wledge](https://hive.blog/@an0nkn0wledge)**
Aaron Kesel writes for Activist Post.
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renegadetribune--2020-10-03--A Brief Introduction to Holocaust Revisionism

I see three principal reasons for the widespread but erroneous belief in the legend of millions of Jews killed by the Germans during World War II : U.S. and British troops found horrible piles of corpses in the West German camps they captured in 1945 ( e.g .
Dachau and Belsen ) ; there are no longer large communities of Jews in Poland ; and historians generally support the legend .
During both world wars , Germany was forced to fight typhus , carried by lice in the constant traffic with the East .
That is why all accounts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of shaving of hair and showering and other delousing procedures , such as treatment of quarters with the pesticide Zyklon .
That was also the main reason for a high death rate in the camps , and for the crematoria that existed in all .
When Germany collapsed in chaos , then of course all such defenses ceased , and typhus and other diseases became rampant in the camps , which quartered mainly political prisoners , ordinary criminals , homosexuals , conscientious objectors and Jews conscripted for labor .
Hence the horrible scenes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with “ extermination ” or any deliberate policy .
Moreover , the West German camps involved were not the alleged “ extermination camps , ” which were all in Poland ( e.g .
Auschwitz and Treblinka ) and which were all evacuated or shut down before capture by the Soviets , who found no such scenes .
The “ Final Solution ” spoken of in the German documents was a program of evacuation , resettlement and deportation of Jews with the ultimate objective of expulsion from Europe .
During the war Jews of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as one stage in this Final Solution .
The legend claims that the motion was mainly for extermination purposes .
The great majority of the millions allegedly exterminated were East European — not German or West European — Jews .
For that reason study of the problem via population statistics has been difficult to impossible , but it is a fact that there are no longer large communities of Jews in Poland .
However , the Germans were only one of several parties involved in moving Jews around .
The Soviets deported virtually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to their interior in 1940 .
After the war , with Polish and other Jews pouring out of the East into occupied West Germany , the Zionists moved large numbers to Palestine , and the United States and other countries absorbed many Jews , in most cases under conditions making impossible a numerical accounting .
Moreover , the Polish borders were changed drastically at the end of the war ; the country was literally moved west .
Historians generally support the legend , but there are precedents for nearly incomprehensible blindness on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the Middle Ages even the Pope ’ s political enemies conceded his false claim that the 4th century Emperor Constantine had ceded rule of the west to the Pope , although all knew very well that Constantine had been succeeded by more emperors .
Near unanimity among the academics is especially suspect when there exist great political pressures ; in some countries , Holocaust Revisionists have been prosecuted .
It is easy to show that the extermination legend merits skepticism .
Even the casual reader of the Holocaust literature knows that during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it were happening .
Thus it is common to berate the Vatican , the Red Cross and the Allies ( especially the intelligence agencies ) of their ignorance and inaction , and to explain that the Jews generally did not resist deportation because they did not know what was in store for them .
If you add all this up you have the strange claim that for almost three years German trains , operating on a continental scale in densely civilized regions of Europe , were regularly and systematically moving millions of Jews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ except for a few of our Jewish leaders who were making public “ extermination ” claims .
On closer examination even those few Jewish leaders were not acting as though it were happening .
Ordinary communications between the occupied and neutral countries were open , and they were in contact with the Jews whom the Germans were deporting , who thus could not have been in ignorance of “ extermination ” if those claims had any validity .
This incredible ignorance must also be attributed to Hans Oster ’ s department in German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ veritable general staff of the opposition to Hitler ” in a recent review .
What we are offered in evidence was gathered after the war , in trials .
The evidence is almost all oral testimony and “ confessions.
” Without the evidence of these trials there would be no significant evidence of “ extermination.
” One must pause and ponder this carefully .
Were trials needed to determine that the Battle of Waterloo happened ?
The bombings of Hamburg , Dresden , Hiroshima and Nagasaki ?
The slaughter in Cambodia ?
Yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , claiming millions of victims , requires trials to argue its reality .
I am not arguing that the trials were illegal or unfair , I am arguing that such historical logic as the legend rests on must not be countenanced .
Such events can not happen without generating commensurate and contemporaneous evidence for their reality , just as a great forest fire can not take place without producing smoke .
One may as well believe that New York City was burned down , if confessions to the deed can be produced .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ forward in support of the legend has been a focus of the Revisionist literature and can not be undertaken here , but I shall mention one point .
The claim of the legend is that there were no technical means provided for the specific task of extermination , and that means originally provided for other purposes did double duty in improvised arrangements .
Thus the Jews were allegedly gassed with the pesticide Zyklon , and their corpses disappeared into the crematoria along with the deaths from “ ordinary ” causes ( the ashes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never having been found ) .
Surely any thoughtful person must be skeptical .
From The Journal of Historical Review , Summer 1991 ( Vol .
11 , No .
2 ) , pages 251-254 .

By Arthur R. Butz
I see three principal reasons for the widespread but erroneous belief in the legend of millions of Jews killed by the Germans during World War II: U.S. and British troops found horrible piles of corpses in the West German camps they captured in 1945 (e.g. Dachau and Belsen); there are no longer large communities of Jews in Poland; and historians generally support the legend.
During both world wars, Germany was forced to fight typhus, carried by lice in the constant traffic with the East. That is why all accounts of entry into the German concentration camps speak of shaving of hair and showering and other delousing procedures, such as treatment of quarters with the pesticide Zyklon. That was also the main reason for a high death rate in the camps, and for the crematoria that existed in all.
When Germany collapsed in chaos, then of course all such defenses ceased, and typhus and other diseases became rampant in the camps, which quartered mainly political prisoners, ordinary criminals, homosexuals, conscientious objectors and Jews conscripted for labor. Hence the horrible scenes, which however had nothing to do with “extermination” or any deliberate policy. Moreover, the West German camps involved were not the alleged “extermination camps,” which were all in Poland (e.g. Auschwitz and Treblinka) and which were all evacuated or shut down before capture by the Soviets, who found no such scenes.
The “Final Solution” spoken of in the German documents was a program of evacuation, resettlement and deportation of Jews with the ultimate objective of expulsion from Europe. During the war Jews of various nationalities were being moved east, as one stage in this Final Solution. The legend claims that the motion was mainly for extermination purposes.
The great majority of the millions allegedly exterminated were East European — not German or West European — Jews. For that reason study of the problem via population statistics has been difficult to impossible, but it is a fact that there are no longer large communities of Jews in Poland. However, the Germans were only one of several parties involved in moving Jews around. The Soviets deported virtually all of the Jews of eastern Poland to their interior in 1940. After the war, with Polish and other Jews pouring out of the East into occupied West Germany, the Zionists moved large numbers to Palestine, and the United States and other countries absorbed many Jews, in most cases under conditions making impossible a numerical accounting. Moreover, the Polish borders were changed drastically at the end of the war; the country was literally moved west.
Historians generally support the legend, but there are precedents for nearly incomprehensible blindness on the part of scholars. For example, throughout the Middle Ages even the Pope’s political enemies conceded his false claim that the 4th century Emperor Constantine had ceded rule of the west to the Pope, although all knew very well that Constantine had been succeeded by more emperors. Near unanimity among the academics is especially suspect when there exist great political pressures; in some countries, Holocaust Revisionists have been prosecuted.
It is easy to show that the extermination legend merits skepticism. Even the casual reader of the Holocaust literature knows that during the war virtually nobody acted as though it were happening. Thus it is common to berate the Vatican, the Red Cross and the Allies (especially the intelligence agencies) of their ignorance and inaction, and to explain that the Jews generally did not resist deportation because they did not know what was in store for them. If you add all this up you have the strange claim that for almost three years German trains, operating on a continental scale in densely civilized regions of Europe, were regularly and systematically moving millions of Jews to their deaths, and nobody noticed except for a few of our Jewish leaders who were making public “extermination” claims.
On closer examination even those few Jewish leaders were not acting as though it were happening. Ordinary communications between the occupied and neutral countries were open, and they were in contact with the Jews whom the Germans were deporting, who thus could not have been in ignorance of “extermination” if those claims had any validity.
This incredible ignorance must also be attributed to Hans Oster’s department in German military intelligence, correctly labeled “the veritable general staff of the opposition to Hitler” in a recent review.
What we are offered in evidence was gathered after the war, in trials. The evidence is almost all oral testimony and “confessions.” Without the evidence of these trials there would be no significant evidence of “extermination.” One must pause and ponder this carefully. Were trials needed to determine that the Battle of Waterloo happened? The bombings of Hamburg, Dresden, Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The slaughter in Cambodia? Yet this three-year program, of continental scope, claiming millions of victims, requires trials to argue its reality. I am not arguing that the trials were illegal or unfair, I am arguing that such historical logic as the legend rests on must not be countenanced. Such events cannot happen without generating commensurate and contemporaneous evidence for their reality, just as a great forest fire cannot take place without producing smoke. One may as well believe that New York City was burned down, if confessions to the deed can be produced.
Detailed consideration of the specific evidence put forward in support of the legend has been a focus of the Revisionist literature and cannot be undertaken here, but I shall mention one point. The claim of the legend is that there were no technical means provided for the specific task of extermination, and that means originally provided for other purposes did double duty in improvised arrangements. Thus the Jews were allegedly gassed with the pesticide Zyklon, and their corpses disappeared into the crematoria along with the deaths from “ordinary” causes (the ashes or other remains of millions of victims never having been found). Surely any thoughtful person must be skeptical.
From The Journal of Historical Review, Summer 1991 (Vol. 11, No. 2), pages 251-254.
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renegadetribune--2020-10-03--The Dusk of the Gods

The Dusk of the Gods

By Donald A. Mackenzie From Teutonic Myth and Legend [ 1912 ] THERE was a Vala who sang of the end of all things , of the doom of gods and men , of the last dread battle and Odin ’ s death , and of the coming of Surtur , whose flames shall consume the world .
In mid-air she sang , and at high noon .
Odin , sitting in his throne of gold , was silent , and listening he understood , for from the beginning he had foreknowledge of the end .
Yet was he not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Dusk of the Gods ” , as in youth he had waited , and now he was grown old .
It was thus the Vala sang : “ The Age of Evil hath come upon earth–the Knife Age , the Axe Age , and the Age of Cloven Shields .
The violent fall upon the peaceful ; brothers slay brothers , and the children of sisters are shedding one another ’ s blood .
Great luxuries do men seek , and sensual sin prevails .
The world is doomed , yet is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sin .
Thick-pressed in Hela ’ s heavy streams doth Urd behold wading confusedly perjurers and murderers and evildoers without number .
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“ Follows the Age of Northern Winds .
Sword blasts are cleaving the darkened skies .
Fierce beasts from forests and mountains and barren wilds seek their prey among men .
None spares his neighbour , nor lifts a hand to save .
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“ Fimbul Winter is now come .
Heavy snows are driven and fall from the world ’ s four corners ; the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ darkened at noon ; it sheds no gladness ; devouring tempests bellow and never end .
In vain do men await the coming of summer .
Thrice winter follows winter over a world which is snow-smitten , frost-fettered , and chained in ice .
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Yet wars are waged , blood is shed , and evil grows greater .
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“ Suddenly Goldcomb crows loud in Asgard ; from Hela ’ s depths the Red Fire-Cock makes answer .
On a hilltop in Ironwood the Storm-Eagle flaps heavily its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and land .
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“ The giants have gathered to assail Asgard .
To Bif-rost they hasten : at the north end are Frost-giants and Mountain-giants ; at the south end are the dread sons of Suttung .
Heimdal beholds them .
In his hand is the Gjallar-horn , which has long been hidden in the deepest shade of Ygdrasil , and from it he blows a thunder blast which awakens the nine worlds .
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Mimer ’ s seven sons start from sleep in Hela ’ s golden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Odin talks with Mimer ’ s head ; he divines the end of all things , and unafraid he plans his battle array in the last conflict .
“ With clamour and speed the giants ascend Bif-rost , and the sublime bridge breaks with the weight of riders , whereat Ygdrasil quakes–the old ash , deep-rooted and strong-rooted , trembles standing , so that the worlds are shaken and the bonds of fettered giants are broken .
Loud barks Garm on the rocky isle of the Gulf of Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Loke is set free , Snapped are the cords that bind Naglefar , the great Ship of Death ; it breaks loose .
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“ The gods are unafraid ; they sit in counsel in their High Thingstead .
But Njord leaves Asgard and returns to the wise Vans , for the war is waged against the Asa-gods , and Suttung seeks to be avenged upon Odin .
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“ The elves tremble , and the dwarfs shudder in dim-discovered caverns ; they hide behind their rocky walls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and defiance , and terror spreads among men in Midgard .
White fear passes over Hela , for the uncertain conflict is at hand .
The sons of Mimer guard the gate : their long swords are in their hands .
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“ In gloomy Ironwood the ice-cold heart of Angerboda is made glad .
Gymer sits upon a mound alone , playing a harp ; he is merry because of what is at hand .
Long hath he awaited the hour of doom .
To him comes Fjalar-Suttung , creator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hela ’ s red cock , and he seeks the Sword of Victory which Gymer hath guarded–the sword which Thjasse-Volund forged with spells to wreak vengeance upon the gods , which Mimer captured and Svipdag found , the sword which Frey should wield in the last battle , and he yet gave to Angerboda for love of Gerd .
To Fjalar-Suttung is the Sword of Victory given up , and he hastens to Surtur .
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“ Now from the east drives Hrym ; a buckler covers him , and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shaken with giant rage , for its hour hath come ; it writhes and wallows on Ocean ’ s slimy floor , so that billows are raised and driven over Midgard high as the mountains ; it rears its shaggy head out of the sea ; venom-spotted is its body , and fire fumes it sends forth .
In Ironwood the storm eagle rises with beating wings .
It snaps its sharp beak ; it hungers for dead men ’ s flesh .
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“ The Ship of Death is sailing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sons of Muspel , who were bound ; the stricken Jotuns , freed from bonds ; Garm , the watch-dog ; and the unfettered wolf Fenrer .
Monsters gaunt and grim are in the ship , and Hel is there also .
Loke is the pilot and holds the rudder .
To Ironwood he steers over it his host he shall lead to the plain of Vigrid .
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“ From the south comes black Surtur .
In his hand flames the Sword of Victory , which he hath received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sunbright blade , and his bleak avengers follow him .
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Mountains are shaken and the rocks tremble .
The giant maids are stricken with fear .
Mortals n Midgard are strewn in death , and their shades crowd the path to Hela .
Heaven yawns ; it is rent in twain because that Surtur issues forth .
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“ On the plains of Vigrid is the last battle fought , A hundred miles it stretches in length , and a hundred miles in width , enclosing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Odin is doomed to die .
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The hosts of evil come against the hosts of Asgard .
Frey leads the heroes of Valhal in the fray .
He goes against black Surtur , unarmed and without fear , and by the Sword of Victory he is slain .
“ Against strong Tyr leaps Garm , the fierce wolf-dog , and in dread conflict they engage ; and one by the other is wounded , so that both fall dead .
“ Loke battles with Heimdal , but against the shining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Terrible is Loke ’ s aspect after long torture , for his beard and hair have grown like horns .
With his bright sword the watchman of Bif-rost takes his head .
But even after death is the Evil One avenged , for his head strikes the body of Heimdal , who is grievously wounded thereby and brought to life ’ s end .
“ There is no longer fear in Hela ; the sons of Mimer rejoice because that Loke is dead .
“ Thor is engaged in fierce combat with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strife and uncertain .
The serpent is coiled and uncoiled ; it writhes before Thor ; it avoids his hammer blows , and over him it pours floods of venom .
Terrible is the wrath of the thunder-god , and fain would he smite his enemy , dreading that he will be overcome .
But at length he prevails .
Thunder bellows loud and Mjolner flashes fire as Thor smites the deathblow , and the monster is stretched dying upon the plain .
Great renown , indeed , hath the God of Thunder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s cost for the victory .
With its last fierce breath the serpent sends forth suffocating venom fumes , and Thor staggers back nine paces .
Then with a thunder groan the victor falls dead .
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“ How fares Odin in this dread hour ?
He combats with the ravenous wolf Fenrer , the avenging monster which broke free from its bonds .
From earth to heaven its jaws gape .
Fiery flames dart from its nostrils and from its eyes .
Odin fights with his spear Gungner , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Sleipner ; on his head gleams his helmet of gold ; his blue robe streams behind .
Fearless is Odin and proud , and his form is stately in this his hour of doom .
Naught can avail him in the great combat .
He is stricken down in his splendour , and by the wolf is he devoured .
“ Yet short-lived is the triumph of Fenrer .
Strong Vidar the Silent advances speedily to avenge his sire ’ s death .
His iron-shod foot is stamped on the monster ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the terrible wolf , for he is stronger and must prevail .
In the end he tears asunder the great jaws , and plunges his spear in Fenrer ’ s heart through that throat of fire .
Thus Odin is avenged .
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“ How fares the Asa-hosts when Odin and Thor fall , and Tyr and Frey lie dead ?
The heroes of Valhal are scattered , hordes of giants are killed , and the field is wet with blood .
The black dragon Nidhog is soaring through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ towards the plain of battle and swallows the bodies of the dead .
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Surtur alone prevails .
“ In Heaven there is disaster .
Closer and closer hath the giant wolf Skoll crept towards the sun , and now he swallows it .
By Hati-Managarm is the moon devoured .
“ So is the sun darkened at high noon , the heavens and the earth are turned red with blood , the seats of the mighty gods drip gore .
So is the moon lost in blackness , while the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now Surtur completes creation ’ s doom .
He casts his firebrands against the scattered Asa-hosts , and those who remain are burned up , save Vale and Vidar , sons of Odin , and Modi and Magni , sons of Thor .
Midgard is swept by flame ; the smoke curls round mountain tops ; all things are burned up ; nothing with life remains .
Asgard is scorched , and fire envelops the withering trunk of Ygdrasil .
Even Nidhog is destroyed in its flight .
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Earth , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; the billows cover it .
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“ Now there is naught but thick blackness and silence unbroken .
The end hath come-Ragnarok , ‘ the Dusk of the Gods ’ !
” Silent was then the voice of the Vala in mid-air and at high noon .
Odin sat in his throne of gold listening through the stillness , unafraid , waiting for Ragnarok and his own doom .
Waited he also for the song ’ s end and the promise of Time ’ s new morning , when evil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come back .
The skylark soars till its song falls weakly ; at morn is its singing fresh and sweet .
Sweet , too , and fresh was the song of the Vala when Odin heard , sitting in his throne , her voice falling through the stillness , afar off but clear .
“ In Hela ’ s realms there is sure defence .
None goeth thither to conquer , and the long swords are unstained with blood .
The fire hath reached not the Underworld .
Mimer ’ s seven sons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again .
The roots of Ygdrasil are watered once more from Mimer ’ s well ; fire has destroyed not the tree save those branches which had withered ; it grows green again .
“ The World ’ s New Age hath dawned .
The sun is bright in heaven , for Balder hath returned .
Earth rises a second time , from the deep sea ; it rises clad with green verdure .
The sound of falling waters fills the morning air .
High soars the eagle ; from the mountain ridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Asgard is again made fair .
The young gods arrive .
Balder is there , and Hodur , his brother ; Vale and Vidar are there also , and Mode and Magne , who bear with them Mjolner , the hammer of Thor .
Honer , who reads the future , is in their midst ; he is able to choose his part .
“ Of the evils and perils of past time do the gods converse .
Midgard ’ s serpent they call to mind and the wolf Fenrer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gods and the antique mysteries .
They remember the sacred runes of mighty Odin .
On the grass they find the tablets of gold with which in the Golden Age was played the game of the gods .
So did the Asa clan find them on Time ’ s fair morning ere yet by the Hag was Asgard corrupted .
“ The world is decked in beauty .
Fields yield produce without being sown .
Evil is ended and every ill hath ceased .
Balder hath indeed returned , and with Hodur he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The sons of the two brothers are in the vast abode of the winds , the wide free hall of the cloud drift .
In the sun chariot is Sol ’ s daughter , who is more beautiful than was Sol , and she drives in brightness over a heaven of blue .
“ Lifthraser and Lif and their descendants , who are the regenerating race , have come from Mimer ’ s realm to inhabit Midgard .
Pure are they and without stain .
Honey-dew is their food in Time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shall overspread the earth .
“ The new race shall dwell , when life ends , in their hall which is named Gimle .
Brighter it shines than the sun , and its roof is of gold , and it stands in high heaven .
There indeed shall the holy ones dwell in peace and eternal joy for evermore .
“ Northward on Nida mountains is a golden hall .
The sons of Mimer and Sindre ’ s race have dwelling within it .
In heaven there is also the hall Brimer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amidst plenty and in peace .
“ The evil ones who have fallen from their high state dwell in Naastrand .
A vast hall it is , and of great height .
Its doors are open to the north .
With serpents was it built ; they are entwined so that their backs are outward and their heads are within .
Venom drops from their jaws ; it burns the sinners on the benches beneath ; they wade through venom floods in the hall .
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“ Odin returns not again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is more mighty .
Him I dare not name , for he is All-father .
He comes to the great judgment ; he utters decrees .
He governeth all realms , by him are all things swayed .
He settles strife ; he makes war to cease .
He ordains sacred laws which are inviolable and shall flourish for ever.
” The Vala ’ s song was ended , and Odin sat in his golden throne , pondering in silence .
Far to the south , beyond the blue , there spreads Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reach ’ d it ; there hereafter shall arise The second Asgard , with another name .
Thither , when o ’ er this present earth and Heavens The tempest of the latter days hath swept , And they from sight have disappear ’ d , and sunk , Shall a small remnant of the Gods repair ; Hoder and I shall join them from the grave .
There re-assembling we shall see emerge From the bright Ocean at our feet an earth More fresh , more verdant than the last , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man preserved , Who then shall live in ‘ peace , as now in war .
But we in Heaven shall find again with joy The ruin ’ d palaces of Odin , seats Familiar , halls where we have supp ’ d of old ; Re-enter them with wonder , never fill Our eyes with gazing , and rebuild with tears .
And we shall tread once more the well-known plain p. 186 Of Ida , and among the grass shall find The golden dice wherewith we play ’ d of yore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the former life And pastime of the Gods , the wise discourse Of Odin , the delights of other days .
—From “ Balder Dead ” , by Matthew Arnold .

By Donald A. Mackenzie
From Teutonic Myth and Legend [1912]
THERE was a Vala who sang of the end of all things, of the doom of gods and men, of the last dread battle and Odin’s death, and of the coming of Surtur, whose flames shall consume the world. In mid-air she sang, and at high noon. Odin, sitting in his throne of gold, was silent, and listening he understood, for from the beginning he had foreknowledge of the end. Yet was he not afraid. He awaited Ragnarok, “the Dusk of the Gods”, as in youth he had waited, and now he was grown old.
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It was thus the Vala sang:
“The Age of Evil hath come upon earth–the Knife Age, the Axe Age, and the Age of Cloven Shields. The violent fall upon the peaceful; brothers slay brothers, and the children of sisters are shedding one another’s blood. Great luxuries do men seek, and sensual sin prevails. The world is doomed, yet is it hard and cruel and full of sin. Thick-pressed in Hela’s heavy streams doth Urd behold wading confusedly perjurers and murderers and evildoers without number. . . .
“Follows the Age of Northern Winds. Sword blasts are cleaving the darkened skies. Fierce beasts from forests and mountains and barren wilds seek their prey among men. None spares his neighbour, nor lifts a hand to save. . . .
“Fimbul Winter is now come. Heavy snows are driven and fall from the world’s four corners; the murder frost prevails. The sun is darkened at noon; it sheds no gladness; devouring tempests bellow and never end. In vain do men await the coming of summer. Thrice winter follows winter over a world which is snow-smitten, frost-fettered, and chained in ice. . . . Yet wars are waged, blood is shed, and evil grows greater. . . .
“Suddenly Goldcomb crows loud in Asgard; from Hela’s depths the Red Fire-Cock makes answer. On a hilltop in Ironwood the Storm-Eagle flaps heavily its wings, and tempests bellow over ocean and land. . . .
“The giants have gathered to assail Asgard. To Bif-rost they hasten: at the north end are Frost-giants and Mountain-giants; at the south end are the dread sons of Suttung. Heimdal beholds them. In his hand is the Gjallar-horn, which has long been hidden in the deepest shade of Ygdrasil, and from it he blows a thunder blast which awakens the nine worlds. . . . Mimer’s seven sons start from sleep in Hela’s golden hall, and arm themselves for conflict. . . . Odin talks with Mimer’s head; he divines the end of all things, and unafraid he plans his battle array in the last conflict.
“With clamour and speed the giants ascend Bif-rost, and the sublime bridge breaks with the weight of riders, whereat Ygdrasil quakes–the old ash, deep-rooted and strong-rooted, trembles standing, so that the worlds are shaken and the bonds of fettered giants are broken. Loud barks Garm on the rocky isle of the Gulf of Black Grief, for the wolf Fenrer escapes and Loke is set free, Snapped are the cords that bind Naglefar, the great Ship of Death; it breaks loose. . . .
“The gods are unafraid; they sit in counsel in their High Thingstead. But Njord leaves Asgard and returns to the wise Vans, for the war is waged against the Asa-gods, and Suttung seeks to be avenged upon Odin. . . .
“The elves tremble, and the dwarfs shudder in dim-discovered caverns; they hide behind their rocky walls. In Jotun-heim there is loud bellowing and defiance, and terror spreads among men in Midgard. White fear passes over Hela, for the uncertain conflict is at hand. The sons of Mimer guard the gate: their long swords are in their hands. . . .
“In gloomy Ironwood the ice-cold heart of Angerboda is made glad. Gymer sits upon a mound alone, playing a harp; he is merry because of what is at hand. Long hath he awaited the hour of doom. To him comes Fjalar-Suttung, creator of illusions, in the guise of Hela’s red cock, and he seeks the Sword of Victory which Gymer hath guarded–the sword which Thjasse-Volund forged with spells to wreak vengeance upon the gods, which Mimer captured and Svipdag found, the sword which Frey should wield in the last battle, and he yet gave to Angerboda for love of Gerd. To Fjalar-Suttung is the Sword of Victory given up, and he hastens to Surtur. . . .
“Now from the east drives Hrym; a buckler covers him, and his hordes follow. The Midgard serpent is shaken with giant rage, for its hour hath come; it writhes and wallows on Ocean’s slimy floor, so that billows are raised and driven over Midgard high as the mountains; it rears its shaggy head out of the sea; venom-spotted is its body, and fire fumes it sends forth.
In Ironwood the storm eagle rises with beating wings. It snaps its sharp beak; it hungers for dead men’s flesh. . . .
“The Ship of Death is sailing over the sea. On board are the sons of Muspel, who were bound; the stricken Jotuns, freed from bonds; Garm, the watch-dog; and the unfettered wolf Fenrer. Monsters gaunt and grim are in the ship, and Hel is there also. Loke is the pilot and holds the rudder. To Ironwood he steers over it his host he shall lead to the plain of Vigrid. . . .
“From the south comes black Surtur. In his hand flames the Sword of Victory, which he hath received from Suttung. Seething fire gleams from the sunbright blade, and his bleak avengers follow him. . . .
Mountains are shaken and the rocks tremble. The giant maids are stricken with fear. Mortals n Midgard are strewn in death, and their shades crowd the path to Hela. Heaven yawns; it is rent in twain because that Surtur issues forth. . . .
“On the plains of Vigrid is the last battle fought, A hundred miles it stretches in length, and a hundred miles in width, enclosing the wood of Vidar the Silent, where Odin is doomed to die. . . . The hosts of evil come against the hosts of Asgard. Frey leads the heroes of Valhal in the fray. He goes against black Surtur, unarmed and without fear, and by the Sword of Victory he is slain.
“Against strong Tyr leaps Garm, the fierce wolf-dog, and in dread conflict they engage; and one by the other is wounded, so that both fall dead.
“Loke battles with Heimdal, but against the shining hero the Evil One cannot prevail. Terrible is Loke’s aspect after long torture, for his beard and hair have grown like horns. With his bright sword the watchman of Bif-rost takes his head. But even after death is the Evil One avenged, for his head strikes the body of Heimdal, who is grievously wounded thereby and brought to life’s end.
“There is no longer fear in Hela; the sons of Mimer rejoice because that Loke is dead.
“Thor is engaged in fierce combat with the Midgard serpent. Long is the strife and uncertain. The serpent is coiled and uncoiled; it writhes before Thor; it avoids his hammer blows, and over him it pours floods of venom. Terrible is the wrath of the thunder-god, and fain would he smite his enemy, dreading that he will be overcome. But at length he prevails. Thunder bellows loud and Mjolner flashes fire as Thor smites the deathblow, and the monster is stretched dying upon the plain. Great renown, indeed, hath the God of Thunder gained, yet pays he life’s cost for the victory. With its last fierce breath the serpent sends forth suffocating venom fumes, and Thor staggers back nine paces. Then with a thunder groan the victor falls dead. . . .
“How fares Odin in this dread hour? He combats with the ravenous wolf Fenrer, the avenging monster which broke free from its bonds. From earth to heaven its jaws gape. Fiery flames dart from its nostrils and from its eyes. Odin fights with his spear Gungner, and violent are his blows. He rides on Sleipner; on his head gleams his helmet of gold; his blue robe streams behind. Fearless is Odin and proud, and his form is stately in this his hour of doom. Naught can avail him in the great combat. He is stricken down in his splendour, and by the wolf is he devoured.
“Yet short-lived is the triumph of Fenrer. Strong Vidar the Silent advances speedily to avenge his sire’s death. His iron-shod foot is stamped on the monster’s under jaw. He struggles fiercely with the terrible wolf, for he is stronger and must prevail. In the end he tears asunder the great jaws, and plunges his spear in Fenrer’s heart through that throat of fire. Thus Odin is avenged. . . .
“How fares the Asa-hosts when Odin and Thor fall, and Tyr and Frey lie dead? The heroes of Valhal are scattered, hordes of giants are killed, and the field is wet with blood. The black dragon Nidhog is soaring through the air with rustling wings. It flies towards the plain of battle and swallows the bodies of the dead. . . . Surtur alone prevails.
“In Heaven there is disaster. Closer and closer hath the giant wolf Skoll crept towards the sun, and now he swallows it. By Hati-Managarm is the moon devoured.
“So is the sun darkened at high noon, the heavens and the earth are turned red with blood, the seats of the mighty gods drip gore. So is the moon lost in blackness, while the stars vanish from the skies.
“Now Surtur completes creation’s doom. He casts his firebrands against the scattered Asa-hosts, and those who remain are burned up, save Vale and Vidar, sons of Odin, and Modi and Magni, sons of Thor. Midgard is swept by flame; the smoke curls round mountain tops; all things are burned up; nothing with life remains. Asgard is scorched, and fire envelops the withering trunk of Ygdrasil. Even Nidhog is destroyed in its flight. . . . Earth, smouldering and black, sinks into Ocean; the billows cover it. . . .
“Now there is naught but thick blackness and silence unbroken. The end hath come-Ragnarok, ‘the Dusk of the Gods’!”
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Silent was then the voice of the Vala in mid-air and at high noon. Odin sat in his throne of gold listening through the stillness, unafraid, waiting for Ragnarok and his own doom. Waited he also for the song’s end and the promise of Time’s new morning, when evil would cease to be and Balder would come back.
The skylark soars till its song falls weakly; at morn is its singing fresh and sweet. Sweet, too, and fresh was the song of the Vala when Odin heard, sitting in his throne, her voice falling through the stillness, afar off but clear.
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“In Hela’s realms there is sure defence. None goeth thither to conquer, and the long swords are unstained with blood. The fire hath reached not the Underworld. Mimer’s seven sons, who have awakened, sleep not again. The roots of Ygdrasil are watered once more from Mimer’s well; fire has destroyed not the tree save those branches which had withered; it grows green again.
“The World’s New Age hath dawned. The sun is bright in heaven, for Balder hath returned. Earth rises a second time, from the deep sea; it rises clad with green verdure. The sound of falling waters fills the morning air. High soars the eagle; from the mountain ridge he espies the fish. . . .
“Asgard is again made fair. The young gods arrive. Balder is there, and Hodur, his brother; Vale and Vidar are there also, and Mode and Magne, who bear with them Mjolner, the hammer of Thor. Honer, who reads the future, is in their midst; he is able to choose his part.
“Of the evils and perils of past time do the gods converse. Midgard’s serpent they call to mind and the wolf Fenrer. They forget not the judgments of the gods and the antique mysteries. They remember the sacred runes of mighty Odin. On the grass they find the tablets of gold with which in the Golden Age was played the game of the gods. So did the Asa clan find them on Time’s fair morning ere yet by the Hag was Asgard corrupted.
“The world is decked in beauty. Fields yield produce without being sown. Evil is ended and every ill hath ceased. Balder hath indeed returned, and with Hodur he dwells in the holy halls of Odin.
“The sons of the two brothers are in the vast abode of the winds, the wide free hall of the cloud drift. In the sun chariot is Sol’s daughter, who is more beautiful than was Sol, and she drives in brightness over a heaven of blue.
“Lifthraser and Lif and their descendants, who are the regenerating race, have come from Mimer’s realm to inhabit Midgard. Pure are they and without stain. Honey-dew is their food in Time’s new morning: their children shall overspread the earth.
“The new race shall dwell, when life ends, in their hall which is named Gimle. Brighter it shines than the sun, and its roof is of gold, and it stands in high heaven. There indeed shall the holy ones dwell in peace and eternal joy for evermore.
“Northward on Nida mountains is a golden hall. The sons of Mimer and Sindre’s race have dwelling within it. In heaven there is also the hall Brimer, where mead drinkers sit round the board amidst plenty and in peace.
“The evil ones who have fallen from their high state dwell in Naastrand. A vast hall it is, and of great height. Its doors are open to the north. With serpents was it built; they are entwined so that their backs are outward and their heads are within. Venom drops from their jaws; it burns the sinners on the benches beneath; they wade through venom floods in the hall. . . .
“Odin returns not again, nor Heimdal. Another comes who is more mighty. Him I dare not name, for he is All-father. He comes to the great judgment; he utters decrees. He governeth all realms, by him are all things swayed. He settles strife; he makes war to cease. He ordains sacred laws which are inviolable and shall flourish for ever.”
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The Vala’s song was ended, and Odin sat in his golden throne, pondering in silence.
Regeneration
Far to the south, beyond the blue, there spreads
Another Heaven, the boundless–no one yet
Hath reach’d it; there hereafter shall arise
The second Asgard, with another name.
Thither, when o’er this present earth and Heavens
The tempest of the latter days hath swept,
And they from sight have disappear’d, and sunk,
Shall a small remnant of the Gods repair;
Hoder and I shall join them from the grave.
There re-assembling we shall see emerge
From the bright Ocean at our feet an earth
More fresh, more verdant than the last, with fruits
Self-springing, and a seed of man preserved,
Who then shall live in ‘peace, as now in war.
But we in Heaven shall find again with joy
The ruin’d palaces of Odin, seats
Familiar, halls where we have supp’d of old;
Re-enter them with wonder, never fill
Our eyes with gazing, and rebuild with tears.
And we shall tread once more the well-known plain p. 186
Of Ida, and among the grass shall find
The golden dice wherewith we play’d of yore;
And that will bring to mind the former life
And pastime of the Gods, the wise discourse
Of Odin, the delights of other days.
—From “Balder Dead”, by Matthew Arnold.
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