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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 7800 titles. HEIMSKRINGLA primarily consists of eddic texts, sagas, and scaldic poetry, secondarily of background material and sources related to Sami, Finnish, and Greenlandic culture. HEIMSKRINGLA is based on the belief that these texts – as part of our common cultural heritage – should be freely accessible to everyone.		SHOP
WE PRESENT: digitalized Grønlandsk religion og mytologi New Feature Page Greenlandic religion and mythology is part of Inuit religion and mythology, which is a common term for the religious beliefs of Arctic peoples. The Inuit have had a rich storytelling tradition of myths and legends. These were told and retold through generations, and many of them go far back in time. In the 19th and 20th centuries, many myths and legends were collected and written down by, among others, Hinrich Rink, Gustav Holm, William Thalbitzer, and Knud Rasmussen. Prominent features of Inuit religion include: animism (the belief that everything in nature is imbued with a soul), shamanism (the belief in shamans with special abilities), the use of magic (e.g., amulets and incantations), rituals (e.g., in connection with hunting), and the importance of taboo rules.	WE PRESENT: on print Samernes gamle religion By Carsten Lyngdrup Madsen, 2024 Samernes gamle religion provides, in nine thematic chapters, a broad insight into the various aspects of the Sami people's pre-Christian religion, as described in the oldest sources and interpreted by modern research. – The Sami’s way of life and thinking were deeply influenced by nature. Their religion was animistic. Not only plants and animals were considered living beings, but mountains, lakes, rocks, and other elements of nature were also inhabited by spirits and natural powers. Nature was sacred. The Sami had no need for temples or shrines; they found their holy places and cult sites in nature. They did not have priests but relied on a shaman, who had special abilities to establish contact between humans, gods, nature spirits, and ancestors. – Order the book here:
Recent texts Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Tillæg (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Drabet på ærkebiskop Thomas Becket (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2024) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Ti tekster om sange og nidviser (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Otte »Kuriøse historier« (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Angîârneq eller »Skarnet«, der hævnede Drabet paa . . . (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Angakasiat, som opfostrede sin Søstersøn til at hævne sin Fader (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Den forældreløse Quvtajâ (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Den store Aandemaner fra Sermiligâq (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Den forældreløse, som hævnede sig (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Nátátoq eller den gamle der blev ung igen (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Viðræða æðru ok hugrekki, likams ok sálar (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson og Eiríkur Jónsson, 1896) Jallgríms kvæði (Faroese; Andrias Christian Evensen, 1911) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Nerrersujut – eller Grovædertroldene (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – En Fangers Besøg hos Dværgene Qagdlakitsoq og Mákutôq (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Ikaleq og Qátaitsiaq (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – En Fortælling om Manden, der tog Land blandt Indlandsboerne (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Erqilikpigen Nuánãnguaqaoq (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Puvia, der blev bortført af to store Indianerkvinder (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Den forældreløse Kâgtagtorajik (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Manden, som fangede Sæler i Garn (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Kuta, den vantro (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Storfangeren Kivê (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Den store Ulivaitsiaq (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Kamikínak (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – Mardluliat – Tvillingerne, der lærte at dykke (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921) Myter og sagn fra Grønland – En Fortælling om to Søskende (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1921)    Previous    New texts	Special features Source Index: - Did you find your text? Forfatterindex: Searching by author, translator and/or publisher. Temasider: - Explore selected themes. Index of skalds: Who were they? Language learning: Learn Old Norse E-Library: Links to some 400 books - all available online. Gallery: Visit Heimskringla's gallery of historical sites etc. Archive of maps: Maps of important saga places. Biographical Index: Briefly on manuscript collectors, scholars, and authors who have had an influence on the conservation, publication and interpretation of Old Norse source material.
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