Hennil
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thumb|The modern image of the staff, Dušan Božić, 2021 Hennil or Bendil is an alleged agrarian Slavic god worshipped by the Polabian Slavs. He was mentioned by Bishop Thietmar in his Chronicle as a god who was represented by a staff crowned by a hand holding a ring, which is interpreted as a symbol of fertility. However, there is no general consensus on the authenticity of the deity.
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thumb|The modern image of the staff, Dušan Božić, 2021 Hennil or Bendil is an alleged agrarian Slavic god worshipped by the Polabian Slavs. He was mentioned by Bishop Thietmar in his Chronicle as a god who was represented by a staff crowned by a hand holding a ring, which is interpreted as a symbol of fertility. However, there is no general consensus on the authenticity of the deity.
== Hennil == A god named Hennil appears only in the Chronicle of Thietmar, Bishop of Merseburg. He describes a situation in 1017 in his diocese of (), where a woman's house was attacked by demons. He then mentions a pagan rite in passing:
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