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Here is a great paper, that discusses Anglo-Saxon Heathen terminology in context of sacrifice and rituals.
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Snorri on blót:
In Hákonar saga góða, Snorri Sturluson describes hlautteinar (“sacrificial twigs”) being used like sprinklers to spread blood over the stallar (“altars” or “platforms”), the walls of the hof (both inside and outside) and the people who were present there. It is possible that this description was influenced by the ecc…Read More
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Ibn Fadlān and the Rūsiyyah – James E. Montgomery Translation
When) he reaches the large figure, he prostrates himself before it and says, “Lord, I have come from a distant land, bringing so many slave-girls (priced at) such and such per head and so many sables (priced at) such and such per pelt.”29 He continues until he has mentioned all of th…Read More
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Osric replied to the topic Gield, and the historical clues that tell us we are on the right track in the forum
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Osric started the topic Gield, and the historical clues that tell us we are on the right track in the forum
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So we have some good clues, spread all throughout various sources, about Gield and how it worked. Some folks say “we know so little!” But that is because they searched for the word “blot” and then didn’t do due diligence. I want to capture the various attestations we know about, that show Gield in different contexts.
Saxo. Chapter 39 paragraph…Read More
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