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Author : Georges Dumézil
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1977-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520035070
Author : G. Dum?zil
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9785885107600
Author : Georges Dumézil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Germanic peoples
ISBN : OCLC:1264801912
Author : Rudolph Keyser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : OXFORD:600052706
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1987618440
*Includes pictures *Includes medieval accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Much of what is known of the Norse myths comes from the 10th century onwards. Until this time and, indeed, for centuries afterwards, Norse culture (particularly that of Iceland, where the myths were eventually transcribed) was an oral culture. In fact, in all Scandinavian countries well into the thirteenth century laws were memorized by officials known as "Lawspeakers" who recited them at the "Thing." The Thing was the legislative assembly in Scandinavia "held for judicial purposes." One of the most famous of these Lawspeakers was the Icelander Snorri Sturluson, a masterful writer who wrote the Prose Edda in the thirteenth century. There are other sources for the Norse myths, namely the later "Poetic Edda," a collection of poems and prose work, and other sagas but the Snorri's Prose Edda is the most complete work whose attribution is known to modern scholars. The Prose Edda is a collection of Norse Myths split into three sections, the Gylfaginning (the Deluding of Gylfi), the Skáldskaparmál (the Language of Poetry) and the Háttatal (the Enumeration of Meters). The first has a frame story that entails a Swedish King, Gylfi, disguising himself as an old man, Gangleri, when he journeys to Asgard to meet the gods. When he arrives, he meets three men - "High One, Just-As-High, and Third" - who reveal to him stories of the world and the gods. The second section contains a warning for Christians not to believe in the Norse gods, specifically the two families, the Æsir and the Vanir, but also refutes the notion that they were demons, which was a common supposition among some Christians at the time. The Prose Edda begins in this line of thought with a euhemeristic prologue, which traces the history of the Norse Gods as human heroes of Troy, making Thor one of King Priam's sons. Thanks to recent modern Hollywood depictions of Heimdallr (by his Anglicized name Heimdall), played masterfully and enigmatically by the actor Idris Elba, this mysterious Norse god has once again emerged in pop culture. However, knowledge of his name has not brought with it many solutions to the problems of his character. The French philologist Georges Dumézil outlined the problems of Heimdallr excellently in his book Gods of the Ancient Northmen: "The god Heimdall poses one of the most difficult problems in Scandinavian mythography. As all who have dealt with him have emphasized, this is primarily because of a very fragmentary documentation; but even more because the few traits that have been saved from oblivion diverge in too many directions to be easily 'thought of together, ' or to be grouped as members of a unitary structure." Sadly, there is no known presence of any cult of Heimdallr that could help historians understand the practical role he played in Norse religion, though the myths surrounding him are many and varied. That being said, academics have not ceased to study Heimdallr because the enigmas surrounding him are precisely what make him so fascinating. In order to understand how this god, who was by no means a "lesser" deity in the Norse pantheon, could be so misunderstood today, it is worth analyzing the problems people still face when approaching the Norse "religion." Heimdallr: The Origins and History of the Norse God Who Keeps Watch for Ragnarök looks at the stories about the legendary Norse deity. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Heimdallr like never before.
Author : Christopher Abram
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847252470
An engaging account of the world of the Vikings and their gods.
Author : Jesse Byock
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141968353
In a land of ice, great warriors search for glory... When a dragon threatens the people of the north, only one man can destroy the fearsome beast. Elsewhere, a mighty leader gathers a court of champions, including a noble warrior under a terrible curse. The Earth's creation is described; tales of the gods and evil Frost Giants are related; and the dark days of Ragnarok foretold. Journey into a realm of legend, where heroes from an ancient age do battle with savage monsters, and every man must live or die by the sword ...
Author : Rebekah R. Ganiere
Publisher : Naughty Nights Press LLC
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781773573991
What happens when Loki, God of Mischief, falls for the one woman immune to his charms? Val has spent the last hundred years doing two things, protecting Princess Sutrelle of Muspelheim from her father, and hating the Norse Gods who forced her and her Valkyrie sisters to fight in Ragnarök. And when she meets Loki, God of Mischief, at the Speed Dating event, the last thing she intends to do is fall for the man-whore, woman-using, Trickster God. But getting away from Loki isn’t as easy as she had hoped because despite him being irritating, vain, and stubborn, he’s also kind, understanding, and hotter than Hell itself. Val has a decision to make—let go of the past and embrace what could be a fantastic future with a sexy, rich playboy God, or settle for someone that the Fates didn’t have in mind for her and save her heart from the possibility of the heartbreak of a lifetime. Loki is book seventeen in the Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld shared world, filled with angst, revenge, arrogant trickster Gods, strong-willed warrior women, and more.
Author : Georges. Dumézil
Publisher : Hau
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1912808978
A classic text that develops one prong of Dumézil's tripartite hypothesis of Indo-European tribes: the sacred sovereign. Georges Dumézil's fascination with the myths and histories of India, Rome, Scandinavia, and the Celts yielded an idea that became his most influential scholarly legacy: the tripartite hypothesis, which divides Indo-European societal functions into three classes: the sacred sovereign, the warrior, and the producer. Mitra-Varuna, originally published in 1940, concentrates on the first function, that of sovereignty. Dumézil identifies two types of rulers, the first judicial and worldly, the second divine and supernatural. These figures, both priestly, are oppositional but complementary. The title nods to these roles, referring to the gods Mitra, a rational mediator, and Varuna, an awesome religious figure. Stuart Elden's critical edition, based on the 1988 English translation by Derek Coltman, identifies variations between the first and second French editions and completes--and in places corrects--Dumézil's references. The editor's detailed introduction situates Mitra-Varuna within Dumézil's career, outlines how his treatment of its themes developed over time, and relates the book to the political controversy around his ideas. Two new appendices contain passages that did not appear in the second French edition.
Author : RUDOLPH. KEYSER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033637068
Author : H. Davidson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1990-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780141941509
Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. Provides an introduction to this subject, giving basic outlines to the sagas and stories, and helps identify the charachter traits of not only the well known but also the lesser gods of the age.
Author : Rudolph Keyser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:862098999
Author : V.Rydberg,R.B. Anderson
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9785875112614
Teutonic Mythology: Gods and Goddesses of the Northland in three volumes, Volume 1 By Viktor Rydberg. Authorised translation from the Swedish by Rasmus Bj?rn Anderson, edited in chief. James William Buel
Author : John Lindow
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195153828
Provides information on the gods, heroes, rituals, beliefs, symbols, and stories of Norse mythology.
Author : Neil Gaiman,P. Craig Russell
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-16
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:3006735
#1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner Award-winning comics legend P. Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories by taking readers through the creation of the Nine Worlds to the epic origin and adventures of Thor, Odin, and Loki all the way to the end of lifeÑ Ragnarok. Explore the origins of poetryÑgood and badÑin this tale of malicious dwarfs, suspicious giants, and the wise god Kvasir, whose eventual fate leads to the creation of a powerful mead that many will fight and die for. Faithfully adapted from the original novel! ''Remarkable. . . . Gaiman has provided an enchanting contemporary interpretation of the Viking ethos.''ÐThe Atlantic
