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Hail to the Day! Hail to the sons of Day!
To Night and her daughter hail!
With placid eyes behold us here,
and here sitting give us victory.
Hail to the Æsir! Hail to the Asyniur!
Hail to the bounteous earth!
Words and wisdom give to us noble twain,
and healing hands while we live![1]
—Sigrdrífa, Sigrdrífumál

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

About[edit]

"The Wolves Pursuing Sol and Mani" (1909) by J. C. Dollman

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

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

Hey, you—yes, you! Reliable sources or paws off.

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

Written/developed "Good Article"-status articles[edit]

Who is really behind all of those GA articles? Faster, dwarf minions!

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

Harvested (47)[edit]

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

Awaiting inspection[edit]

Freshly grown articles currently waiting to be inspected at Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations:

None at this time

The Farm[edit]

A 16th century depiction of children being educated in runelore

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

Needs Replanting[edit]

High-priority articles that need to be rewritten:

Gallery[edit]

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

More...

Kind Words[edit]

A collection of people being nice to me:

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your decade’s worth of contributions regarding Germanic mythology.
Karaeng Matoaya (talk) 16:48, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
We have had many disagreements over the years, but I wanted you to know that I respect you for what you do. You have high standards for content and you try to hold articles on Wikipedia to those standards. Over the course of your time here, you have made many excellent contributions to articles on Norse mythology and folklore. More recently, you have done excellent work in trying to combat the POV-pushing of supporters of the pseudoscience of cryptozoology. I think your contributions warrant some appreciation, so I am giving you this barnstar. —Katolophyromai (talk) 01:38, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
You... you are a wonder. Not only knowledgeable, but dedicated, a trait far less common, yet far more valuable. You are the reason Wikipedia is free from those who would wish to destroy it for their own enjoyment. You are the reason people can come to Wikipedia for reliable and factual information. You are a person that, despite the misinformation and clutter of the world, can be trusted to give clarity and understanding on a subject that has touched the imaginations of many. For your work on culture on the medieval peoples of northern Europe, thank you. Floatsam (talk) 04:30, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
The Good Article Barnstar
I award you this barnstar for your incredible efforts of bringing 30 articles on Norse and Germanic topics to Good Article status. Keep it up, but don't make your dwarven minions work too hard! –Holt T•C 17:51, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
The Good Article Medal of Merit 
I award you this barnstar for you endless stream of Nordic mythology-related articles that pass themselves through the GA process. No other editor delivers such comprehensive quality in their nominations, making your articles a dream to review. Thanks for making Wikipedia a better encyclopedia. Arsenikk (talk) 11:54, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
In spite of our less than auspicious interactions in the past, I would like to recognize your valuable contributions to our coverage of Germanic topics. You have done some good work on Wikipedia. dab (𒁳) 20:39, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar
I award User:Bloodofox the Editor's Barnstar for his valiant efforts to keep irrelevant, unsourced and subtrivial material out of our articles. Haukur 14:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
For this excellent edit to Danish People's Party, I hereby award you The Special Barntar. Law Lord (talk) 22:18, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

User:Bloodofox has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Bloodofox's day!
You have made remarkable contributions to the project,
and the editors and readers of those pages are and always will be grateful to you for them.
We all look forward to seeing you return and continue in such development.
Thank you again for your outstanding efforts at article development.

Peace,
Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:15, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here. Sorry, a bit late this one.

Sprouts[edit]

A tree grows atop a Bronze Age burial mound in Roskilde, Denmark
Odin gives breath to Ask and Embla (1919) by Robert Engels

To expand or rewrite[edit]

Notes to myself (or you?) for eventual future work:

Alu (runic)
Beowa
Corn dolly, needs plenty of attention.
Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn
Godwulf
Hel (location),needs expansion
Merseburg Incantations
Neorxnawang
Nine Herbs Charm
Rune poems, needs expansion, particularly Scandinavian rune poems.
Runic alphabet, needs major work, including overhaul and standardization of individual rune articles.
Valravn
Zisa (goddess)
Æcerbot

To create[edit]

Articles I intend to create (or I encourage someone to start):

Boar helmet
Menglöð
Suti in Norse mythology

Workshop[edit]

Ongoing article projects that are not yet ready to be brought into their articles for various reasons:

  • Haukurth's Germanic Mythology Art Project: An ongoing project to collect and upload all of the (now public domain) illustrations of Germanic mythology to Wikipedia. Many of these illustrations have not seen the light of day since the 19th century, and few realize they exist. That is, until now.

Handy links[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Thorpe (1907:181).

References[edit]

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