Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
the Fourth Week of Lent
There are 18 days til Easter!
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Encyclopedias
Saxnot

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Saxe, Alfred
Next Entry
Saxon Architecture.
Resource Toolbox

in German mythology, was a god whose name occurs in the oath taken by the Saxons after their violent conversion to Christianity by Charlemagne, by which they renounced the worship of Thunar (Thor), Woden, and Saxnot. He is supposed to have been the god of war, since the word Sax (Sachs), from which the Saxons took their name, denoted a sword. Anglo- Saxon genealogies point to a Saxneat, who was Woden's son.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Saxnot'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/saxnot.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile