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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 7700 titles. HEIMSKRINGLA primarily consists of eddic texts, sagas, and scaldic poetry, secondarily of background material and sources related to Sami and Finnish 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 Finsk religion og mytologi New Feature Page Pre-Christian Finnish religion and mythology is part of Finno-Ugric religion. Today it is not possible to paint a precise picture of this religion, but some traits have been preserved, showing many similarities with Sami religion in both beliefs and practices. These include the use of shamans, sacrificing to natural powers, ancestor worship, bear cult, and belief in local gods and spirits in nature. Scholar of religions Jens Peter Schjødt provides these three facts about Finno-Ugric religion: 1. A Finno-Ugric "proto-religion" is unknown. 2. In most Finno-Ugric cultures, however, traits of considerable age have been preserved. 3. The Finnish national epic Kalevala contains a core of Finno-Ugric religion.	WE PRESENT: on print Nordens ældste digt – Vølvespå by Frederik Hammerich, 1876 Nordens ældste digt - Vølvespå is a brief monograph about the most important poem of the Poetic Edda – The Völuspá. The author Frederick Hammerich places the poem within its historical context and thoroughly examines its main themes and their significance, taking into consideration the emerging Christian way of thinking. In the final part of the book, the author offers his own translation of the poem alongside the Old Norse text. Order this book here: ➤
Recent texts Hos Aandemaneren Igjugarjuk – Initiationsriter (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Hos Aandemaneren Igjugarjuk – Sila - den store Kraft (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Hos Aandemaneren Igjugarjuk – Døden (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Regin í Toftun (Faroese; Andrias Christian Evensen, 1911) Aungeqs død – Lidt om dødstabu (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Aandemaneren Patdloq (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Den hellige kong Olavs jærtegn (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2024) Eskimodigte fra det sydlige Østgrønland (Danish; William Thalbitzer, 1908) Hos Aandemaneren Aua – Aandemanerens overnaturlige Rejser (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Hos Aandemaneren Aua – De dødes Land (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Hos Aandemaneren Aua – Sødyrenes Herskerinde (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Nökur örindi av Jósveins vísu (Faroese; Andrias Christian Evensen, 1911) Eskimoliv – Religiøse forestillinger (Norwegian; Fridtjof Nansen, 1891) Kálvur lítli (Faroese; Andrias Christian Evensen, 1911) Sjúrðar kvæði, annar táttur: Brynhild (Faroese; Andrias Christian Evensen, 1911) Tolv grønlandske sagn fra »Sagn og Fortællinger fra Angmagsalik« (Danish; Gustav Holm, 1888) Femten grønlandske sagn fra »Sagn og Fortællinger fra Angmagsalik« (Danish; Gustav Holm, 1888) Ti grønlandske sagn fra »Sagn og Fortællinger fra Angmagsalik« (Danish; Gustav Holm, 1888) Fem grønlandske sagn fra »Sagn og Fortællinger fra Angmagsalik« (Danish; Gustav Holm, 1888) Angmagsalikernes tro (Danish; Gustav Holm, 1887) Lån fra Evropa eller Asien? (Eskimoernes kultiske guddomme) (Danish; William Thalbitzer, 1926) Nogle bipersoner (Eskimoernes kultiske guddomme) (Danish; William Thalbitzer, 1926) Måneånden (Eskimoernes kultiske guddomme) (Danish; William Thalbitzer, 1926) Tolv nye sagn fra »Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn – I« (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1866) Åndehymner (Danish; Knud Rasmussen, 1926) Havånden (Eskimoernes kultiske guddomme) (Danish; William Thalbitzer, 1926) Hervørs og Hejdreks Saga (Danish; Frederik Winkel Horn, 1876)       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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