In Norse mythology, Forseti is the God of justice and reconciliation. He is frequently compared to the Frisian god Fosite. In Old Norse Forseti means — The Presiding One. In the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson claims that Forseti is the child of Baldr and Nanna. His is the best court; everyone who appears before him leaves amicably. In contrast to his brother God Týr, who himself is a non-reconciler of men. this indicates skill in mediation. One source claims that an island between Frisia and Denmark was devoted to the Fosite God and was known as Fositesland after Him. Water had to be fetched silently from a sacred spring because it was so revered. A cow was eventually killed there, defiling the spring. The beginnings of written Frisian law are also the subject of a late-medieval mythology. Charlemagne called twelve members of the Frisian people, the Āsegas- the Law-Speakers - and required they recite the laws of their country in order to compile documented law-codes for his entire subject. He gave them the option to choose between death, enslavement, or being abandoned in a boat without a rudder when they were unable to deliver after several days. The last option was chosen by the members, and after they prayed for assistance, a thirteenth man with a golden axe on his shoulder emerged to help them. A spring appeared where the golden axe landed after the Thirteenth Man used it to direct the boat towards shore. He gave the members a lesson in law before vanishing. Fosite and the holy spring of Fositesland have customarily been linked to the stranger and the spring, respectively! [Information and Image Credit : Forseti, Wikipedia; Wikipedia-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forseti ] [Image: Forseti Seated in Judgment (1881) by Carl Emil Doepler , AI-Colorized] [Original Work (Image) is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of author plus 70 years or fewer. (Please Relate to Source Image-URL for More Image Usage Property and License) Original Wikipedia-Image-Source-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Forseti_zu_Gericht_sitzend.jpg ] #Mythology
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