Talk:High Lord Wolnir/@comment-35422172-20191023011953

There are some interesting similarities between Wolnir and the Norse god Odin. Odin is called by the poetic names "High" and "Jolnir"; his name starts with in some languages (e.g. Old English "Woden"); he is famed for wearing a magical gold ring; he is known for a "fall" (he fell screaming from the tree Yggdrasil when he discovered the runes of magic); and countless men are sacrificed to save him (in the sagas, Odin intentionally foments wars so that men will die and he can take the strongest for his battle at Ragnarok; also it is believed that ancient peoples sacrificed humans to Odin). Also, it is said that the vikings drank from skulls, although that may or may not be historically accurate.