Russian Lokean

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There are some places that might be named after Loke. (Source is in Swedish)

But there is also a place in Sweden called Lokehorvan.

(Image from Jan-Henrik Fallgren's Kontinuitet och förändring: Bebyggelse och Samhälle på Öland 200-1300 e Kr)

This place is very obscure. It's only mentioned in two sources (one being Fallgren).

Karl-Oskar Erlandsson discusses the name of Lokehorvan in his master's thesis Öländska centralplatser under romersk järnålder och folkvandringstid. According to Erlandsson, it's likely that Lokehorvan is named after Loke.

The dialectal word "loke" (woodland lake) is associated with a different region of Sweden.

It's unlikely that Lokehorvan was named after some random dude named Loke (My note: the name Loke only became popular in recent years)

This means that Lokehorvan probably is named after Loke.

However, this doesn't mean that Lokehorvan was a place of worship. It might have been, but we don't know.

Lokehorvan means "the enclosed little field of Loke". The word -horva isn't associated with places of worship in any way that I know of.

Some additional information: Fallgren mentions that there used to be two grave fields in Lokehorvan. It's unclear whether the graves predated the name, as they were destroyed in the 19th or 20th century. We only know of them because they're on an 18th century map.

My takes, based on the things I've learned from researching Lokehorvan:

At least in Sweden, researching place names associated with Loke is incredibly difficult (because dialects).

There has to be more obscure place names out there.

Also, it's likely that many of the place names associated with the Norse gods have been forgotten.

Someone should research this more thoroughly.

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Scandinavian/Germanic/European descent

a particular gender or sexual orientation

being neurotypical

a godphone

communicating through someone with a godphone

any form of two-way communication with Loki

astral travel

becoming a godspouse 

any kind of romantic or sexual relationship with Loki

practicing magic or witchcraft

being part of a specific religious tradition

belief in past lives

belief in any form of afterlife

Scandinavian/Germanic/European descent

liking Marvel

disliking Marvel

leaving offerings every single day

expensive, elaborate offerings

spongecake (it’s great, though)

a fancy altar

having an altar at all

celebrating Heathen/Pagan holidays

refusing to celebrate holidays from other religions

being open about your religion to everyone in your life

experiencing Loki as a carefree prankster

experiencing Loki as a grim worldbreaker

seeing Loki as a redhead

experiencing exactly the same things as other Lokeans

Scandinavian/Germanic/European descent!!!

Did I miss anything?

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Getting close to Loki… What’s that all about? And who is the trickster to you? Join Sara, Birdie and Nicole in this month’s episode as we shed misconceptions and reveal truths on what it means to have a safe, meaningful and consensual relationship with the divine. Featuring submissions from the wider Lokean community.

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Bringer of Fire

The Marvel character Loki Odinson is misunderstood to a lot of people and relatable to even more. How many kids struggle with favoritism growing up -- with being the black sheep? How many people struggle with internalized racism? People see these things in themselves and they relate to this character. But this character and the actual Loki Laufeyjarson -- completely different!!!!

Personally, I like Tom Hiddleston as a person and an actor. Not just because of his portrayal of Loki in the MCU. He has proven his acting abilities in other shows and movies as well. He is described as polite, intelligent, and a gentleman and I think those are qualities a lot people admire -- plus, he's attractive.

That doesn't mean it's okay for people to pretend that a comic book character is the same as the actual deity. Because they aren't -- I fucking wish Loki was a well behaved as Loki Odinson. But they are two separate entities with less than nothing in common.

Why don't Thor devotees get grilled or accused of worshipping Chris Hemsworth -- or Odin devotees for worshipping Anthony Hopkins? The Loki comic book character would not even exist if it weren't for these two deities. For the qualities they portray. How many Heathens have we all met who were obsessed with being built and being a Viking? Do we assume it's because of the comic book? Why does it matter what introduced us to the pantheon -- why does this double standard exist?

(To be said while lighting a candle)