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Furtul merelor de aur – de la Idun la Sfânta Duminică (In search of the Golden Apple - from Sfânta Duminică to Idun) [PDF]

Incursiuni în imaginar, 2016
The Golden Apple is a recurring theme in world cultures, be it mythology, tales or modern traditions. Stolen by Zmei, giants or magical birds, it is a symbol of immortality in Scandinavian mythology, an attribute of science, magic and revelation for the ...
Alexandra Gruian
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The Relation between the two Phenomenological Categories Initiation and Sacrifice as Exemplified by the Norse Myth of Óðinn on the Tree

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1993
Many articles have been devoted to the Old Norse myth which relates how Odin was hanging from a tree for nine nights without being offered food or drink. The question we are going to investigate here is, as mentioned, whether we are facing a sacrifice or
Jens Schjødt
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The Necklace as a Divine Symbol and as a Sign of Dignity in the Old Norse Conception

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1996
Neck-rings are frequent in finds from the Early Bronze Age, ca. 1000-550 B.C. Far later necklaces are mentioned in the Old Icelandic literature. For instance, thegoddess Freyja was the owner of the Brisingamen necklace, according to Snorri Sturluson in ...
Marianne Görman
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Zippo Marx

CINEJ Cinema Journal, 2017
Goddesses, like Norse Hel, signify love for women, and between women, because `woman`s seed` is the `seed` of Eve represented by Jesus, who was tortured to death by the Romans as a `dissident` Jewish rabbi nailed to a cross of wood on the hill of Calvary
Robin Aaron Bright
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Views on cultic place-names in Denmark: a review of research

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1990
Although interest has long been shown in the meaning of place-names, place-name research as a methodical study has only a comparatively short history. A favourite topic for several authors has been to describe the history of an area on the basis of its ...
Bente Holmberg
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Unmasking the elusive erythropoietin-producing 'Norn' cell. [PDF]

Nat Med, 2023
Abedini A, Klötzer KA, Susztak K.
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Magical medicine in Viking Scandinavia. [PDF]

Med Hist, 1976
Robertson D.
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The Religion of the Norse Tribes: No Official Priesthood

, 2017
Ronald M. Glassman
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Creation of the World and the Gods

, 2017
Ronald M. Glassman
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