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Fragments of the past: how to study old Norse religion
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1999 The state of the sources of the Old Norse religions presents a great problem. Most of them were written down two hundred or even three hundred years after the Christianization of the North, based on an oral tradition going back to the pre-Christian ages.
Britt-Mari Näsström
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Valhall and Helgafell: syncretistic traits of the Old Norse religion
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1969 The religion of the Viking age, the pre-Christian faith, presents itself as a syncretism, It is quite peculiarly evident from the tradition surrounding the origin of the gods in Åsgard.
Odd Nordland
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The Role of Rulers in the Winding Up of the Old Norse Religion [PDF]
Numen, 2021 Abstract It is a common opinion in research that the Scandinavians changed religion during the second half of the Viking Age, that is, ca. 950–1050/1100 CE. During this period, Christianity replaced the Old Norse religion. When describing this transition in recent studies, the concept “Christianization” is often applied.
Olof Sundqvist
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Do Thor and Odin Have Bodies? Superperception and Divine Intervention among the Old Norse Gods
Religions, 2019 In Old Norse mythology, gods like Freyja, Odin, and Thor are usually characterized as human-like creatures: they walk and ride animals, eat, grow old, and even die.
Declan Taggart
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"Old Norse Culture and Religion" conference in Prague [PDF]
Religio: revue pro religionistiku, 2023 Vendula Hojková
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, 2023 When describing the transition from Old Norse religion to Christianity in recent studies, the concept of "Christianization" is often applied. To a large extent this historiography focuses on the outcome of the encounter, namely the description of early Medieval Christianity and the new Christian society.
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Circular flow of tradition in Old Norse religion
, 2018 This paper discusses processes that drove the ability of pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia to vary and adapt to shifting conditions and contexts in society. They also helped to keep religion cohesive over both social and geographical boundariesand hierarchies.
Andreas Nordberg
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