Norse Mythology - the gods of the Vikings Introduction The red-blooded, rip-roaring, gung-ho Gods beloved by the Vikings. We could have listed them as Nordic, but 'Norse' sounds like the snorting of a giant battle stallion so we went for that. Their idea of Heaven was VALHALLA. "Bjorn, when you took my head off with that double-headed axe — just fantastic! So welcome to the Norse pantheon, which is not just Norway but the rest of Scandinavia — which includes Denmark and Sweden. Something which helped enormously was that all these people spoke the same Norse language, and would have known their own Kingdoms under the names of Danmark, Vastergotland, Ostergotland and Svealand. Colonies and footholds were established all over the place, from Greenland to England - where their heritage includes Norfolk and Humberside with many Norse-named villages in between. Thanks to the richness of its legends, as told in the Eddas and a host of poetic sagas, Norse Mythology is as popular as ever. The Gods told us to do it.
Norse Mythology for Smart People - The Ultimate Online Resource for Norse Mythology and ReligionNorse Mythology for Smart People | The Ultimate Online Resource for Norse Mythology and Religion Joconde - visites guidées - expositions virtuelles - mythologie égyptienne - présentation année de mise en ligne : 2000 Comparativement à d'autres civilisations, l'Egypte antique se distingue par une relative permanence. Toutefois, au cours des trois millénaires qui séparent l'avènement de la Ière dynastie (3100 av JC) de la fin de la période hellénistique (mort de Cléopâtre VII en 30 av JC), cette civilisation connaît des évolutions. "Les Egyptiens sont aussi les premiers à avoir utilisé des noms particuliers pour désigner les douze dieux [...], les premiers à leur avoir consacré des autels, des statues et des temples, et à sculpter des animaux dans la pierre" (Hérodote). L'une des particularités de ce panthéon est l'importance jouée par les formes animales, totales ou partielles. Une autre caractéristique de ce panthéon est la forte dualité des divinités. Les triades (d'Abydos, de Thèbes, d'Eléphantine...) sont le dernier élément propre à la mythologie égyptienne. Cette présentation ne vise pas à l'exhaustivité.
Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas Compiled by D. L. Ashliman See also Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts Germanic Geography The Germanic world. Germanic (Especially Old Norse) Mythology and Culture Ancient Monuments Dolmens in Denmark, a collection of photographs of pre-Christian stone graves and monuments.Runestones and Picture Stones from Scandinavia: A Selection of Photographs.The Sigurd Portal. The Gods' Home Pages Balder's Home Page.Frey's Home Page. The Vikings Vikings in America. Electronic texts Index of Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts, compiled by D. Germanic Mythology and Culture Nordic Mythology, a summary essay from Sweden. Mythology and legendry in general Encyclopedia Mythica, edited by M. Fairy mythology The Yahoo index Society and Culture:Mythology and Folklore:Fabulous Creatures:Faeries. Folk and fairy tales Folk and fairy tale links, edited by D. Return to the top of this document Tabulation by WebCounter.
A Form of Magic in Norse Paganism | CulturePotion Seid, or seiðr in Old Norse, or seidhr, seidh, seidr, seithr, or seithis in its anglicized versions, is a type witchcraft associated with women belonging to the pagan culture of the Norse in pre-Christian times. Mythologically, in the Ynglinga saga, written in 1225, it is stated that Freyja – the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and war – is the one who introduces seid to the Æsir (the first gods), when she and the Vanir (the second gods) join pantheons. An example of seid magic appears in Völuspá, the first poem of the Poetic Edda, written sometime in the 10th or early 11th century; it depicts a vision of the creation of the world, and its approaching end as narrated by a völva addressing Odin – the ruler god. Mainly known by its Icelandic term, a völva, or vǫlva in Old Norse, or vala in English, was a type of female prophet/shaman throughout Norse paganism. Alternatively, the term spákona or spækona were also used to describe a practitioner of spá (prophecy). [1] Kathleen N.
¤ Portail des civilisations anciennes Germanic Mythology: Texts, Translations, Scholarship Loki | Norse Mythology Loki (pronounced “LOAK-ee;” Old Norse Loki, whose meaning/etymology is unknown[1]) is the wily trickster god of Norse mythology. While treated as a nominal member of the Aesir tribe of gods in the Eddas and sagas, Loki occupies a highly ambivalent and ultimately solitary position amongst the gods, giants, and the other classes of invisible beings that populate the traditional spirituality of the Norse and other Germanic peoples. His familial relations attest to this. His father is the giant Fárbauti (“Cruel Striker”), and his mother, Laufey (possibly “Tree”), could be a goddess, a giantess, or something else entirely – the surviving sources are silent on this point. Loki often runs afoul not only of societal expectations, but also of what we today might call “the laws of nature.” In the tales, Loki is portrayed as a scheming coward who cares only for shallow pleasures and self-preservation. Loki is perhaps best known for his malevolent role in The Death of Baldur. References:
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Norse and German Mythology Myth is the foundation of life; it is the timeless pattern, the religious formula to which life shapes itself…Whereas in the life of mankind the mythical represents an early and primitive stage, in the life of an individual it represents a late and mature one. -- Thomas Mann The following list came from a dozen or so sources, including translations of the Eddas. Where applicable comparisons with Greek and Roman deities appear. Dedication: to my ancestors: my foremothers and forefathers who danced like furies, lived close to Earth, and held back the night in Britain, France, Germania, Holland, Scandinavia, Spain, Ireland, and Scotland. Aegir ("AY-ear"): the Norse sea god, master brewer of storms, and husband to Ran, with whom he had nine daughters who personify as waves. Axe-time, sword-time, shields are sundered, Wind-time, wolf-time, ere the world falls; Nor ever shall men each other spare.... Ran ("Robber"): net-wielding wife of Aegir and personification of the sea's danger.
Ordering the Heavens: A Visual History of Mapping the Universe by Maria Popova From Copernicus to Ancient Korea, or what the Chinese concept of change has to do with Aztec astrology. The love of maps is a running theme here at Brain Pickings, from these 7 must-read books on creative cartography to, most recently, BBC’s fantastic documentary on important medieval maps. Humanity’s long history of visual sensemaking is as much a source of timeless inspiration as a living record of how our collective understanding of the universe and our place in it evolved. The Emperor's Astronomy Petrus Apianus. The 'Emperor's Astronomy'(dedicated to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) elegantly depicts the cosmos and heavens according to the 1400-year-old Ptolemaic system, which maintained that the sun revolved around the earth. Popular Sixteenth-Century Scientific Work Petrus Apianus and Gemma Frisius. A Heliocentric Cosmos Nicolaus Copernicus. This volume is the first edition of the work that set forth evidence that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun.
Germanic mythology Thor or Donar, god of thunder, one of the major figures in Germanic mythology. Germanic mythology is a comprehensive term for myths associated with historical Germanic paganism, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, Continental Germanic mythology, and other versions of the mythologies of the Germanic peoples. Germanic mythology ultimately derives from Indo-European mythology, also known as Indo-Germanic mythology.