[gothic-l] The Cult Alliance, was Gothic versus other Germanic languages

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Hails Bertil!

>Gaut is an Odinistic
>God but Gaut is more based on fertility, the creator,
>the provider of semen and can also be connected
>to the Mannus myth.
>
>The warrior initiated is in both the Gautic and the
>Odinistic cult symbolically killed and part of an army where
>also the dead belong and contribute in battle.


These are interesting ideas I have not heard of before.  What are your
sources on Gaut being associated with fertility, and the Mannus myth?  Also,
where are you getting your information about the cult of Gaut?

Albareiks


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