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The perception of the Saamis and their religion in Old Norse sources
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Chapter Six. The Warrior In Old Norse Religion
2011This chapter investigates the role played by eschatology in the religious beliefs and politics of the ruling elites of Scandinavia in the late Viking Period. The focus is on the idea of Oðinn welcoming his heroes in Valholl, and on the cultural and political circumstances under which this myth functioned as ideology.
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The Religion of the Norse Tribes: No Official Priesthood
2017It was noted by both Caesar and Tacitus that the German tribes had no Druids. Unlike the Celts, they did not have an official priesthood that organized festivals and sacrifices and presided over the courts. The German tribes were religious—they were fearful of magic and sorcery, and they believed that there were supernatural creatures in the dark woods
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MYTHOLOGY AND PRE-CHRISTIAN NORSE RELIGIONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH TERRY A. GUNNELL
Scandia Journal of Medieval Norse Studies, 2023.
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Behind Heathendom: Archaeological Studies of Old Norse Religion
Scottish Archaeological Journal, 2005This paper offers a synthesis of a large body of research into the "Old Norse religion" which has been conducted as part of a multidisciplinary research projekt - Vagar till Midgard - Roads to Midgard. Evidence for Pre-Christian Norse religion is drawn from Medieval Icelandic literature, place-names and the archaeology of ritual sites.
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Did a Little Birdie Really Tell Odin? Applying Theory of Mind to Old Norse Religion
Journal of Cognition and Culture, 2021Abstract Theory of mind, the theory that humans attribute mental states to others, has become increasingly influential in the Cognitive Science of Religion in recent years, due to several papers which posit that supernatural agents, like gods, demons, and the dead, are accredited greater than normal knowledge and awareness.
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