Talk:Numbers in Germanic paganism

message: I have removed the following statements:
The number eight is highly potent and arguably the most magically potent of the numbers. 
*In the Reginsmal, the curse of Andvari's ring is laid upon eight heroes who shall wear it.
*Loki garnered eight gifts from the dwarves as recompense to the Aesir for the theft of Sif's hair (in two blocks of three and finally two).
I cannot see that eight is especially potent. The second two don't match with the number eight as far as I can see.
Jallan 04:48, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed statement

message: I read that there were 12 æsir in total, according to Gylfaginning. (Although the math doesn't seem to add up.) Significant? 惑乱 分からん * \)/ (\ (< \) (2 /) /)/ * 07:10, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it is a multiple of three. :bloodofox: (talk) 06:32, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: 12?

message: This article really needs to be sorted by source. For example, there needs to be subsections for both "three" and "nine" citing where the reference is coming from; the Prose Edda, Poetic Edda, Adam of Bremen's account and so forth. If anyone has some time on their hands it would be a big improvement. However, I currently have a lot on my plate on Wikipedia. :bloodofox: (talk) 06:35, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Subcategories by source for each number

message: I understand that this isn't the best place to discuss this, but the actual Paganism page seems like a bad one, too. Why do we continue to use the word on this site, when it's one of the most inaccurate, vague terms in the English language? All Pagan means is somebody who doesn't worship the Christian deity, and has been used to describe Judaism, Islam, and various sub-cults of the Judaeo-Christian faiths. Specifically, its use in this article seems... incongruous, I suppose, in the bit "... appear throughout surviving attestations of Norse paganism, in both mythology and cultic practice". Also, in that sentence, thank you for teaching me an alternate form of "cult", though the normal form of the word would work fine here.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.10.36.219 (talk) 00:46, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: "Paganism"

message: I removed the following from the section on the number three: “The goddess Frigg has three handmaidens, including Fulla, Gná and Hlín.” 
I had previously requested a source for this and never received one. While these goddesses are mentioned as performing tasks for Frigg in Gylfaginning 36, it seems like a stretch to call them handmaidens. This is especially the case given that this section of the Gylfaginning specifically lists goddesses. Denathar (talk) 05:48, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed statements that lacked valid sourcing 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. There's just simply no consensus for a move at this time. (closed by non-admin page mover) SkyWarrior 15:54, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Numbers in Norse mythology →  – The term "mythology", unlike "paganism", doesn't cover examples such as the Stentoften Stone which is not a tale but a record of a ritual practice. "Norse", unlike "Germanic", doesn't cover the "Nine herbs charm" which is of great relevance here. This chance would more accurately represent the content on the page and be a fuller foundation for a fleshing out and tidying up of this page. A potential alternative would be Numbers in Germanic paganism and mythology, similar to Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology. Ingwina (talk) 06:35, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

text: Note: WikiProject Mythology has been notified of this discussion. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 14:42, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 15 April 2023 

message: Hi guys so I found this link that seems to have more info about more numbers but idk how to access it so if someone can and is willing to improve this article go for it Chacabangaso (talk) 10:47, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: That's great - thanks :) Ingwina (talk) 06:39, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible source for new info 

message: I've encountered discussion of the presence of the fixation on the number three among the early Germanic peoples as likely reflected in the groupings found in Tacitus's Germania. Unfortunately, I can't remember where. Anyone? :bloodofox: (talk) 19:59, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll keep my eyes peeled for this :) Ingwina (talk) 08:21, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion of the number three in Tacitus's Germania