The Religion of the Northmen (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Williams, Griffith Sessions

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330280741 ISBN 13 : 9781330280744

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the unseen guardians of Norse life, from household Disir to autumn sacrifices, and how faith shaped daily practice.

Guardians of the North examines how ancient Norse people honored and feared the Disir, their household guardian goddesses, and how these spirits influenced family luck, protection, and ritual life. Drawing on sagas and early texts, the book traces autumn Dísa-blót sacrifices, the shaping of sacred spaces, and the widespread belief in protective spirits that could affect a family’s fortunes. It offers a focused look at how worship, sacrifice, and memory intertwined in Norse religion, from Iceland to Upsala and beyond.

The work outlines how communities sought favored Disir through offerings, temple altars, and seasonal ceremonies, and why guardian spirits remained a central part of daily life even as conversion and new faiths emerged. It presents a clear picture of religious practice in a culture where myth, ritual, and family lineage met in shared rites and beliefs.

• Learn how Disir functioned as protectors and patrons of households and lineages
• See how Dísa-blót and other ceremonies were organized and what they signified
• Understand the link between guardian spirits, luck (hamingja), and family fortune
• Explore temple life, sacred spaces, and the evolving landscape of Norse worship

Ideal for readers curious about Norse religion, belief in guardian deities, and the rituals that bound families to the old faith.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The present work on theE eligion of theN orthmen is a translation of Nordmndenes ReligionsfokfatninC tI Hedendommen, by the learned Professor Keyser, of Christiania. It was written by him in order to give a more extended publicity to a series of lectm-es on the Popular Life of the ]N orthmen inH eathendom, which he delivered before the University of Norway, and is properly the first of a series upon that subject. In his Preface the Professor says: Not only the growing general interest in our Fatherland sA ntiquity, but also the students demand for a guide to the early history of theN orthmen in some measure adapted to his wants, has at length induced me to publish in a wider circle, what for a series of years I have delivered to a limited one.
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The present work on the Religion of the Northmen is a translation of "Nordmændenes Religionsforfatning I Hedendommen," by the learned Professor Keyser, of Christiania. It was written by him in order to give a more extended publicity to a series of lectures on the Popular Life of the Northmen in Heathendom, which he delivered before the University of Norway, and is properly the first of a series upon that subject.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330280741
• ISBN 13: 9781330280744
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
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