By John Lindow
ISBN-10: 1576072177
ISBN-13: 9781576072172
The booklet describes the pagan origins of Scandinavia, the interplay among the Vikings and different Europeans, and the concept that of time in Norse mythology, and offers a dictionary of deities, topics, and ideas. With 2 hundred entries of as much as 4 pages every one, the dictionary comprises either recognized characters like Thor and minor figures reminiscent of Gleipnir, the "fetter with which the wolf Fenrir was once eventually bound." additionally it is extra references approximately Viking and medieval Scandinavia, archaeology, etymology, the conversion of Iceland, different encyclopedias, and more.
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The most tantalizing of these are two verses addressing Thor in the second person, both probably from the last years of paganism in Iceland. Skaldic poetry is valuable not just for the direct exposition of mythological subjects but also for its very diction. The primary stylistic feature is the kenning, a two or more part substitution for a noun. , “tree”) and a modifier (“of battle”). What is a “tree of battle”? This figure is indeed something like a riddle. Because he stands tall in a battle, a “tree of battle” is a warrior.
This procession takes place in a holy grove on the island on which she lives, and all weapons are laid aside on the days on which it takes place, which are ones of peace and quiet. After the procession, everything is washed in the ocean by slaves who are then drowned. A number of the aspects of this ceremony agree with what scholars think they know about cult and ritual of the Germanic peoples. Tacitus says elsewhere—and other sources, including place-names, agree—that worship occurs in a sacred grove.
So end the first two chapters. Chapter 3 of Ynglinga saga mentions Odin’s long journeys away and the story of his brothers Vili and Vé taking his inheritance and his wife Frigg during one particularly long absence. Chapter 4 of Ynglinga saga offers the fullest account of the war between the æsir and vanir, understood here of course as a historical conflict. The exchange of hostages is present, although with slightly different details. However, the mixing of spittle and creation of the mead of poetry are wholly absent, doubtless in keeping with Snorri’s historical project here.
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