Also called Yngvi, Ingwaz, Ingui.
Their story
The Old English Rune Poem says Ing was first seen among the East Danes, then went east over the waves, and his wagon ran after him. Tacitus names the Ingaevones as one of three founding branches of the Germanic peoples. In Norse sources Yngvi is a name of Freyr, and the Swedish royal line, the Ynglings, claimed descent from him.
Best times to give to them
- harvest
- when working with the Ing rune
- at family or ancestral rites
What they like being given
- grain or bread
- ale or apple juice
- a candle for the ancestors
How to honour them
- Read the Ing verse of the Old English Rune Poem before working with that rune.
- Honour him as an ancestor figure at harvest.
How they can help you
- connecting with ancestry
- completion and gestation
- harvest thanks
Symbols
- the rune Ing
- a wagon
- the sea
Often treated as another name of Freyr; he is given here for his distinct Anglo-Saxon and rune-poem tradition.
Sources
- Old English Rune Poem
- Tacitus, Germania 2
- Snorri Sturluson, Ynglinga saga 10 and 12
More Norse gods
- Odin The Allfather, seeker of wisdom
- Thor The Thunderer, protector of gods and people
- Freyr Lord of the harvest, giver of peace and plenty
- Njörðr Lord of the harbour, the wind and the sea
- Tyr The one-handed god of justice and oaths
- Heimdall Watchman of the gods at the rainbow bridge
- Baldr The shining one, beloved of all
- Bragi God of poetry, skald of Valhalla