Allfather warlord runemaster kingmaker healermanifold aspects numerous stories. This book brings together the written and physical evidence for the god called Woden or inn Odin in his many guises spanning more than a thousand years. Drawing on the latest interpretations of literary evidence and recent archaeological discoveries Pollington assembles an impressive array of data to cast a fresh light on the origins and later history of the enigmatic god of war magic death and secret wisdom.ampampnbspSources discussed range from GrecoRoman works to early runic inscriptions Lombard origin tales to conversion narratives genealogies to charms to Eddic poems runestones and picture stones to armor and funerary furniture.