Veleda

Veleda was a Germanic prophetess of the tribe of Bructeri who flourished about 70 AD at the time of Vespasian and was later spent as prisoners to Ardea in Italy. Historic meaning you come in through their participation in Bataveraufstand of Julius Civilis in which they prophesied the victory for the insurgent Germans. Veleda is the bestbelegte Germanic seeress with their temporary influence on the intra- Germanic social and religious social relations of the Roman Empire.

Historical Events

Veleda was, according to Tacitus ( Hist., IV, 61, 65), a Germanic prophetess of the tribe of Bructeri. She lived withdrawn separately from the secular environment in a tower near the lip in today Westphalia. The Visionary communicated for their Prophesy services and generally only about relatives who submitted the requests and responses. Tacitus describes her as a tall virgin.

She promoted 69 AD by their predictions the uprising of the Batavians under Civilis and rightly said the victory of the Batavians advance. AD 70 she was approached by the Roman general Quintus Petilius Cerialis to support one concluded with Civilis comparison. After the suppression of the Batavian revolt Veleda 77 AD was captured by the Romans; she probably died in Roman captivity at Rome.

Tradition and Name Etymology

The name is both the Latin and Greek writers Tacitus (Hist. 4,61,2; 4,65,3.4 hist, hist 5,22,3, 5,24,1 hist; Germanic 8.2 ) Veleda in the spelling, velaeda, Statius ( silv. 1,4,90 ) as Veleda and Cassius Dio ( 67,5,3 ) as οὐλήδαν ( mss also βελήδαν ), as well as inscriptions ( ardeatinische inscription, 2nd century n. Chr: Βεληδαν ... μακρῆς περὶ παρθέν [ ... ] ἣν οἳ Ῥηνοπόται σέβουσιν, Veleda ... testified about the long virgin ( ... ), adore the Rhine water drinkers ') as Βεληδαν. Uncertain is the quantity of funds vowel -e-. While this metric appears briefly in Statius, seem to be the case - ae- in Tacitus and Dio Cassius in η - and long inscriptions -e to have a. Since foreign names the adjustment of vowel quantities in the Roman metrical scheme familiar to the vowel length contrast is in three different sources, the name will be to be recognized as Veleda. The name is veled, put Irish filid to Gallo * (also see Druid ) ..

Reception

In August, written by Kotzebue romantic magic play in five acts " The wise woman in the forest, or Silent Knight" (1801 ) comes to " Welleda " the title role.

In 1818 she became the heroine of today probably the fantasy genre novel attributable Welleda and Ganna by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué.

In the GDR, the well-known children's book appeared in the 1960 The Guardian of Veleda by Rolf Kahl.

After the Teutonic prophetess Veleda the anthroposophic pharmaceutical company Weleda is named.

In the Walhalla near Regensburg, a plaque commemorates it.

The asteroid (126 ) Velleda was named after her.