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	Berchta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Berchta (English Bertha), a fairy in South German mythology.
		Later her character changed and she came to be regarded as a witch.
		In Pagan times Berchta had the rank of a minor deity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berchta (74 words)

	Northvegr - Grimm's TM - Chap. 13
		Perahta, the bright, (51) luminous, glorious (as Holda produces the glittering snow): by the very meaning of the word a benign and gladdening influence, yet she is now rarely represented as such; as a rule, the awe-inspiring side is brought into prominence, and she appears as a grim bugbear to frighten children with.
		In the stories of dame Berchta the bad meaning predominates, as the good one does in those of dame Holda; that is to say, the popular christian view had degraded Berchta lower than Holda.
		Berchta however has a particular day assigned her at the end of that period, which I never find named after Holda.
	www.northvegr.org /lore/grimmst/013_06.php (1772 words)

	The Ghosts of Yuletide Past
		And in parts of Germany, the hunter was an elder goddess, Berchta, who traveled the earth with elves and fairies and with the ghosts of tiny children.
		Berchta swept past the the farmer, apparently unseeing, and he shivered as the cold mist of her robe brushed his arm.
		Berchta could be called up from the wood smoke, to rise among the flames and tell the future of each one present at her hearth..
	www.jaguarmoon.org /public/Wheel/Yule/Ghost.html (1650 words)

	Christmas Hag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Her name is Berchta, once the premier goddess of the German hearth and the guardian of the household.
		Berchta is the Crone aspect and Befana is associated with the Epiphany.
		Berchta was sometimes depicted with a long iron nose and one large goose foot.
	myths.allinfoabout.com /feature25.html (692 words)

	Goddess: A Look At a Few Dark Goddess' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Berchta is described as an old woman with long teeth and tangled hair (and sometimes depicted with a long iron nose and one large foot), and other times she is described as a beautiful dark haired woman dressed and crowned in white!
		Berchta is shown travelling either in a wagon or bearing a plough and attended by the spirits of unborn children.
		Berchta is said to come at night and drag the child off in a sack or stamp on it with Her foot.
	portaloflight.org /id199.htm (10620 words)

	The Christmas Hag - Folklore
		Her name is Berchta, once the premier goddess of the North European hearth and the guardian of the household.
		After the introduction of Christianity Berchta was degraded into a scary old woman to frighten children and, under her various names, was also commonly associated with witches.
		Berchta is the root word for the tree we call Birch and is related to words Birth, Begin and the Icelandic Birtu meaning Light.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art15310.asp (399 words)

	hellshaw.com - kavanagh - writings - the occultists (excerpt 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Side-streets were narrower so she found one round the side of a pub and sheltered by some bins, watching flimsy posters nearby peel off and drown in puddles.
		Berchta could see why lions were considered kings of the jungle.
		Berchta suddenly felt sad for the dead man. The lion stared at her, stared into her sadness.
	www.hellshaw.com /barry/occultists1.html (1623 words)

	MaPP - Yule Newsletter 2002
		The winter goddesses of Northern Europe, Known as Berchta (or Perchta) and Holde (or Holda, Holle), shared many characteristics and are sometimes spoken as variants of the same Winter Goddess.
		However, people stilled held their beliefs that the old crone Berchta would inspect their barns and homes for cleanliness, rewarding those who were industrious and punishing the lazy.
		Berchta was usually associated with spinners and one custom demanded that women cease their spinning work during the twelve days of Christmas out of respect for her.
	www.freewebs.com /mapp/newsletter/yule2002/1.html (1035 words)

	defendingsanta.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Very witch-like in appearance like Berchta, Befana rides a broom and goes house-to-house on the eve of Epiphany, sliding down chimeys using her broomstick or coming through an open window.
		As Berchta was slowly being phased out, the legend of St. Nicholas, ironically and surely without his approval, grew.
		In some lands Berchta was believed to be attended by elves or sprites who would deliver the switches or ashes to the children who were disobedient.
	www.mymerrychristmas.com /ds/modules.php?name=Legends (1368 words)

	Chapter IV: Fairy Births and Human Midwives (continued) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		She is admittedly the relic of a heathen goddess, one of whose attributes was to be a leader of the souls of the dead; and as such she is followed by a band of children.
		Dame Berchta came again, and taking pity on him, commanded one of her children to restore his sight.
		Berchta, however, and her weird troop he saw not; but the food set out for them had disappeared.' [j]
	www.allstarz.org /religioustext/neu/celt/sft/sft05.htm (9217 words)

	Hohenschangaul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Berchta Room: According to the Bavarian saga, Charlemagne, the first great European, was born at the Reissmuhle of Gauting near the Starnberg Lake.
		The wall paintings are devoted to him and his mother Berchta.
		The wall paintings in the castle of Hohenschwangau are mainly fresco paintings on Gypsum ground.
	www.palaces.org /castles/Europe/Central_Europe/Germany/germany4.htm (804 words)

	Chapter Benefit-Play <i>to</i> Berinthia of B by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Berchta [ “the white lady” ], a fairy of Southern Germany, answering to Hulda (“the gracious lady”) of Northern Germany.
		After the introduction of Christianity, Berchta lost her first estate and lapsed into a bogie.
		Cybelê is so called from mount Ber ecyntus, in Phrygia, where she was held in especial adoration.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1112/15814/2.html (442 words)

	[permaculture] (fwd) The Berkano Project
		On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:15:10 -0600, in alt.agriculture.fruit "Berkano Berchta" wrote: =============================================================== Primitive Sustainable Agriculture and Survival Research Project =============================================================== === AKA: The Berkano Project === Many people seem to be interested in the viability of a lifestyle with minimum impact on the ecology and environment.
		It is suggested by countless studies and hypotheses that more reliance on agriculture and less reliance on sevice and technology will actually increase the overall quality of life.
		Myself, Berkano Berchta, all my ideas, beliefs, convictions, actions and all input gained pursuant to this experiment.
	lists.ibiblio.org /pipermail/permaculture/2002-October/016272.html (1629 words)

	Color
		Red is unambiguously underworld, being worn by dwarves, giants, pixies and water-nixies; by the Irish underworld goddess Morrigan, the child god Sabazios, Berchta as leader of the German Wild Hunt, by sorcerers and 'scarlet ladies' of spring; and by many of the underworld figures previously portrayed.
		Berchta may also wear fl; the Scandinavian goddess of the underworld Hel and the old witch La Befana are all or part fl.
		In Germany the Wild Herd is fl-faced, the fl bull was sacred to Poseidon; giants and sorcerers may be fl as well as red and so may priests.
	members.aol.com /marslandsr/color.htm (2045 words)

	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 99014443
		Berchta, an early Germanic goddess of the hearth, was another legendary gift giver.
		Usually portrayed as a hag and accompanied by elves and sprites, she rode through the land on winter nights at year's end, giving blessings and curses as appropriate to the recipient.
		People were supposed to leave out a feast for Berchta and her companions.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/random041/99014443.html (879 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Konrad von Würzburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Eventually he established himself in Basel (if the Konrad in the city records is the same person), and bought a house in the Spiegelgasse located in the center of the city, near the cathedral where educated burghers lived who worked for the diocese.
		Basel diocese records state that he was married to Berchta and had two daughters, Gerina and Agnesa.
		According to the Kolmar Annals, he died in 1287 and is buried in the chapel of Mary Magdalen in the Basel cathedral.
	www.litencyc.com /php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5434 (1898 words)

	Nancy Jackson
		For her arrival, people swept the hearths, decorated their homes with holly and mistletoe, and even made hollowed cakes that could be filled with the treasures she left behind.
		Her given name was Berchta, goddess of the German hearth and household guardian.
		She was said to have an iron hook for a nose and one large goosefoot.
	newcamphorror.i8.com /V2I8/Columns/Nancy%20Jackson.htm (613 words)

	[Caledonia & Integrity] "A History of the Domestication of Small Children...and Cats" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Don't let this get out, Captain, but I'm beginning to like our furry friend...granted occasionally someone needs to sneak something into her catnip." At this point, Berchta jumped out from behind the captain's desk, stopping in front of Alex and regarding her as something to be hunted.
		this is Berchta," Gwynevere said, "Another one of our furry friends." Don't even think about attacking a child she thought in the cat's general direction.
		Berchta hissed cheerfully in Alex's general direction, and then the captain scooped her up.
	www.bhsims.com /pipermail/caledonia/2002-July/002115.html (1077 words)

	Christmas Rose
		He went on to relate all the legends of Frau Berchta, and her wonderful doings that he had ever heard; they were many and long, and I really think he would have talked all night had not his mistress, with much difficulty, coaxed him to leave the room.
		She is was who caused this plant to grow and bring forth blossoms as a sign to you that your child should not die, but should recover.
		He quite refused, too, to give up his belief in Frau Berchta, and to his dying day declared that it was she and none other whom Frau Walpurga had seen that memorable Christmas Eve.
	www.amblesideonline.org /PR/PR03p773ChristmasRose.shtml (1934 words)

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		Although the name Berchta creates the urge to be reliable and responsible, we emphasize that it frustrates you through a scattered and emotional nature.
		This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the liver, bloodstream, and through worry and mental tension.
		As Berchta, you have a natural interest in the welfare of your fellow man, and a desire to help and serve others in a humanitarian way.
	www.kabalarians.com /male/berchta.htm (433 words)

	Freyja.com
		His name is widely known as "Ing", for he is named in many countries Fro-Ing or Yngvi-Frey (Scandinavians put titles AFTER the names so 'King Olaf' would be 'Olafr Konungr') Since Lord Ing has both a name and a title, it can be assumed that Freyja too has a name beside her title.
		This is but one of the many indications that Freyja's name is same the goddess Berchta, a continental (and Swedish?) goddess of light represented on Earth by birch trees (hence the name).
		Modern American Asatruar do not make the connection between Freyja and Berchta, but only because their knowledge of the facts connecting Freyja and Berchta is extremely limited.
	www.freyja.com /Information.aspx (6573 words)

	It commenced, so I calculate, about the year 2OOO B
		The incident is unique in the annals of the White Ladies, and the chroniclers dwell upon it with evident satisfaction.
		The Princess Berchta appears to have given one look and then to have fallen fainting into the arms of her attendants.
		The marriage was postponed indefinitely, and Malvina, one sadly suspects, chortled.
	www.e-booktime.com /Merchant2/excerpts/mlvbt10extract.htm (610 words)

	Twelve Days of Christmas?
		In central Germany and in parts of Austria she is called Frau Holle or Holda, in southern Germany and Tyrol Frau Berchta or Perchta, in the north down to the Harz Mountains Frau Freen or Frick, or Fru Gode or Fru Harke, and there are other names too.
		Attempts have been made to dispute her claim to the rank of an old Teutonic goddess and to prove her a creation of the Middle Ages, a representative of the crowd of ghosts supposed to be specially near to the living at Christmastide.
		A man who put a new pole to her carriage was brilliantly repaid - the chips that fell from the pole turned to glittering gold.
	www.stavacademy.co.uk /mimir/twelvedays.htm (2726 words)

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		The breast bone was allowed to dry over night and the next day the oldest of the household made her/his divination on the coming winter based on the shape of the bone when pulled apart.
		This same Berchta is closely related to Queen Bertha (mentioned above) and is connected with fertility.
		Gula the Healer, goddess of ancient Ur, is pictured seated on four geese as they fly across the ocean or the sky.
	www.ladyoftheearth.com /poetry/mgoose.txt (1461 words)

	Das Mythentor - Nordische Mythologie
		Roland ist der Sohn von Berchta, Schwester des Kaisers Karls des Großen, und Milons, eines kleinen Adeligen, den Berchta heimlich geheiratet hatte und der deswegen verbannt worden war.
		Berchta flieht mit ihrem Gemahl und bringt Roland in den Wäldern zur Welt.
		Berchta kehrt nun heim an den Hof und führt Karl seinen Neffen zu.
	www.mythentor.de /nordisch/roland.htm (561 words)

	Frau Holle
		The story goes on with some gifts that are given by Hertha to Frau Holle, which she used to help other women.
		Where Frau Holle seems to originate from the area which is now the northern part of the german state of Hessen, so originates Berchta or Perchta from what is now the german state of Bavaria.
		Giving blessings, warnings and urgings she wanders under the names of Holle or Berchta through the spinningrooms of Hessen.
	www.boudicca.de /holle-e.htm (1098 words)

	wer-weiss-was \| "Nachtrag zu ' Reine Pedauque ' vom 10.1." \| aus Forum Fremdsprachen
		Berchta, Perahta, die »Glänzende«), 1) B., die Heilige, auch Edithberga, eine fränkische Prinzessin, Gemahlin des Königs Ethelbert von Kent, veranlaßte diesen 59 zur Annahme des katholischen Christentums.
		Der getäuschte Pippin erkennt aber später B., die dem Tod entgangen ist, in einer Waldmühle an ihrem Fuß und vermählt sich nun mit ihr; die Frucht der Ehe war Karl d.
		Diese mythische B. ist ein Anklang an die Göttin Berchta (s.
	www.wer-weiss-was.de /theme46/article1958428.html (356 words)

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		In various cultures around the world, the appearance of a figure, usually a woman, clad in white, or a White Lady as they are called, forebodes a death in the house...
		This belief originates with Teutonic mythology and centers around the goddess Hulda (or Berchta) who accepts the departed souls of children and young maidens.
		Hulda is depicted as being perpetually dressed in white with a circle of keys hanging from her belt.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/1071/95181 (741 words)

	Neuschwanstein Hotels & Events: Private tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The paintings tell the story of Armida and Rinaldo according to Torquato Tasso's epic poem »Jerusalem Delivered«.
		The »Berchta Room«, used to be the Queen's writing room.
		Surrounded by beautiful painted ornaments with climbing plants and twines, images tell the myth of the birth of Karl the Great in the Reismühle near Gauting.
	www.hohenschwangau.de /474.98.html (251 words)

	Vrouw Holle
		De legende verhaalt verder over enige magische geschenken die Holle van de Godin krijgt, en dat ze daarmee andere vrouwen hulp verleent.
		Volgens duidelijke aanwijzingen stammen de legenden over Vrouw Holle uit wat nu noordelijk Hessen is. Uit Beieren stammen de legenden, andere verhalen over de Godin Berchta of Perchta.
		Zegeningen, waarschuwingen en berispingen uitdelend waart ze in de spin-kamers rond, in Beieren en zuidelijk Hessen onder de naam Berchta, nordelijker als Vrouw Holle.
	www.boudicca.de /holle-nl.htm (1187 words)

	MysticWicks Online Pagan Community and Pagan Forums - Lesson Two Goddesses/Asyniur
		afaik, berchta is the name given to holda (frigg?) in the southern regions of germany, and also there are folk dances known as perchtentanz in austria and i think switzerland.
		i also have a theory that berchta might have celtic influence.
		(similar to nehalennia) because the name berchta or perchte crops up in the very regions the celts settled, with the exception of saxony and other parts of the former east, where i believe she is called frau holle.
	www.mysticwicks.com /showthread.php?t=51644&page=2 (1233 words)

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