Editing Numbers in Germanic paganism (section)

==Scholastic reception==
According to scholar [[Rudolf Simek]], "apart from the number three, which played a role in many other cultures, nine is the mythical number of the Germanic tribes. Documentation for the number nine is found in both myth and cult." In addition to the importance of three and nine, Simek highlights the importance of the number 27 (27/3=9) for the Germanic lunar calendar.<ref name="SIMEK242">{{harvp|Simek|2007|pp=232-233}}</ref>

Scholars Mindy MacLeod and Bernard Mees note that, "the number nine plays a significant role in Germanic folklore: charms frequently contain nine ingredients or specify a ritual to be performed nine times". The two highlight the instruction in the Old English ''[[Æcerbot]]'' for the speaker to "turn to the east and bow nine times", the ''[[Nine Herbs Charm]]'', and a variety of other items as examples.<ref name="MACLEOD-MEES-242"/>

As highlighted by scholar Leszek Gardeła ([[National Museum of Denmark]]), "surviving sagas and poems reveal that certain numbers held special significance among Norse societies. This was certainly the case with the numbers three and nine which are frequently mentioned in connection with the sphere of religion and/or ritual practice."<ref name="GARDEŁA-2022">{{harvp|Gardeła|2022|p=26}}</ref>