Veleda

1st century seeress of the Bructeri, a Germanic people
Person human Q267711
Veleda
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Veleda

Summary

Veleda is a human[1]. She worked as a seer[2], oracle[3], and priest[4]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Veleda is identified as part of the Bructeri ethnic group[6].
  • Veleda worked as a seer[2].
  • Veleda worked as an oracle[3].
  • Veleda worked as a priest[4].
  • Veleda is recorded as female[7].
  • Veleda's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Veleda's Commons category is recorded as Veleda[9].
  • Veleda's floruit is recorded as 70[10].
  • Veleda's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[11].
  • Veleda's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12].
  • Veleda's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Veleda's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Veleda's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Veleda's described by source is recorded as A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography[16].
  • Veleda's P14536 is recorded as 408404[17].

Body

Origins and Family

Veleda is identified as part of the Bructeri ethnic group[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include seer[2], oracle[3], and priest[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Veleda include Weleda[18], a multinational corporation[19], in Switzerland[20], founded in 1921[21], headquartered in Arlesheim[22].

Why It Matters

Veleda ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for her include Weleda[18], a multinational corporation[19], in Switzerland[20], founded in 1921[21], headquartered in Arlesheim[22].

FAQs

What did Veleda do for work?

Veleda worked as seer[2], oracle[3], and priest[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . books.google.cz. books.google.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1m ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 18
    Wikipedia languages → ['br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'k
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 408404
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  3. 14w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floruit → +0070-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Date of death → —
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  4. 21w ago · ~2026-25106-45 · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → —
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → seer, oracle, priest
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P569]]: 50 CE"
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