A call to arms
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By Troy Southgate
Etched into the rolling slopes of Windover Hill, right in the very heart of the glorious East Sussex countryside, can be found the famous Long Man of Wilmington. Around 235 feet in length, this monolithic legacy has intrigued both ramblers and train passengers for countless decades and is a constant reminder of our http://wvwnews.net/story.php?id=375 past. To date, however, nobody has really managed to decipher exactly what lies behind the symbolic connotations of this strange and alluring figure.
I believe that the overall shape of this object broadly resembles the staves of the Ear rune. This, of course, is defined as ‘earth’ or ‘grave’ and the slightly raised arms and central torso beneath match the shape of this rune almost perfectly. Its inextricable relationship with the soil also reminds us of the following words from the Poetic Edda: “Was a Mighty One born, matchless in strength, he was nursed and grew on the sap of the ground; most high-minded he ‘mongst the hallowed gods, in sib with all sires and sons of Earth.” (from ‘The Short Seeress’, Prophecy 16). These words originally relate to the coming of Heimdall, the Guardian of the Gods who waits patiently on the Bifrost bridge for the earliest signs of Ragnorok. He is often shown carrying a staff, too, as well as the famous Gjallarhorn and is said to be the first to appear in times of great danger and the last to be destroyed in the Endtimes. The Ear rune was also the last to be added to the Anglo-Saxon futhark, prior to the arrival of the four ‘transcendent’ runes, namely Cweorth, Calc, Stan and Gar. Several scholars, among them Viktor Rydberg and Brian Branston, equate Heimdall with the Hindu god, Agni, who in turn is associated with producing fire from sticks. The Long Man also carries two wooden shafts and this could be a symbolic representation of the regenerative qualities of fire itself. A further possibility is that the two staffs may represent the twin towers destroyed in the 9-11 attacks, yet another reminder that from fire and destruction comes life and victory. Not for the allies of International Capitalism, mark you, but for its adversaries.
Another theory I have is that the actual head of the Long Man, said by many to bear a vague likeness to a warrior’s helmet, also resembles a hood. The top of the head is flat and the sides taper out as they run from the lower to the upper part. This fits in with the prophecies of the Last Avatar, but if this is true then the Long Man is more likely to be Woden than Heimdall. But let’s think about the two staffs for a moment. Indeed, the fact that they remain uncrossed may even suggest that it is a deliberate avoidance of the Christian ‘X’ symbol often associated with the Cross of St. Andrew. And let’s not forget, either, that for Wodenists the ‘X’ is the Gyfu rune usually associated with a ‘gift’ or ‘talent’. But look at it this way for a moment. Imagine if the remaining definition of the Gyfu rune – relating to a ‘burden’ – was used to indicate an overthrowing, or perhaps even overcoming, of either Christianity or some other distinguishing mark associated with this current Age of Thralls. To uncross the ‘X’, in other words, may be to ease the burden once and for all. Meanwhile, close to the Long Man of Wilmington is a small churchyard containing a yew tree said to be over 2,000 years old. The fact that the yew is firmly bound up with the Eoh rune, also meaning ‘defence’, surely indicates that our mysterious figure is there for a reason? But whilst more research is needed into this subject, let’s make sure that we take heed of the signs.
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