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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 7400 titles. HEIMSKRINGLA primarily consists of eddic texts, sagas, and scaldic poetry, secondarily of background material and sources related to Sami culture. HEIMSKRINGLA is based on the belief that these texts – as part of our common cultural heritage – should be freely available to everyone.		SHOP
WE PRESENT: digitalized Stednavne og førkristne kultsteder by Carsten Lyngdrup Madsen, 2018. When the god Thor had once been grossly humiliated among the giants and his hammer had proved ineffective, he stood deeply shaken and confused outside their gate, ready to return home. Then the giant Utgard-Loki approached him, first to rub salt in the wound by asking how Thor himself felt the visit had gone, and then to tell him that it had all been one great illusion. And if he doubted this, he and his companions on the journey home could simply look to see if they did not find traces in the landscape of his hammer. - The place names which this book deals with are precisely such traces in the landscape of pre-Christian religion. They are the group of names called sacral place names, i.e. names which tell of the old gods and the old cult sites. – Now you can read the entire book online on Heimskringla.	WE PRESENT: on print Helgensagaer Ti middelalderlegender om hellige kvinder Translated from Old Norse by Jesper Lauridsen, 2023 The one who reads these hagiographies must be prepared to witness not only monstrous abuses and brutal executions but also wondrous miracles. The righteous invariably perish, yet their death is a glorious victory, for martyrdom equals eternal life and a secure place among like-minded souls in Heaven. The wicked thus only seem to prevail, for they shall of course burn in Hell for their sins. Such is the way of things in the realm of legend. Order this book here: ➤
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