View from my living room. Der Odenwald. The forest reputed to have hidden Siegfried. 

It appears to be still a matter of debate whether the name Odenwald stems from Odins Wald (the forest of Odin) (Ref. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odenwald).

Odin, as many of you mythology freaks are aware is the most powerful of Germanic tribal Gods. Something like Indra for Hindu iconography. A fascinating entry on wikipedia (here) indicates that his identity as king of gods is ambiguous, being sometimes also associated with war, poetry or the liks. But then you dont want to particularly know about Viking poetry!

But coming back to the Odenwald,