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Research paper thumbnail of Háskóli Íslands Hugvísindasvið Viking and Medieval Norse Studies

Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin somet... more Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin sometime in the course of the 6 th century AD, this paper suggests that the practice may have harboured cognitive and spirituals dimensions unshared by the rest of the feudal, Christian European kingdoms. Falconry is thus reinterpreted in light of an inherited prehistoric human-animal relationship in Scandinavia, in addition to a reconstructed Viking Age cosmology. The multidisciplinary approach of this paper permits us to suggest that falconry was shaped by the culture already in place around 500 AD and that, in turn, it influenced its subsequent development into the Viking Age. The unique relationship between a falconer and a bird of prey may have been the inspiration to the development of the avian hybridity motif of Scandinavian animal art. It may also be likened to the numerous Norse concepts of animalistic souls and shamanistic shape shifting, such as the myths have preserved in memorab...

Research paper thumbnail of A Falconer's Ritual: A study of the cognitive and spiritual dimensions of pre-Christian Scandinavian falconry

Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin somet... more Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin sometime in the course of the 6 th century AD, this paper suggests that the practice may have harboured cognitive and spirituals dimensions unshared by the rest of the feudal, Christian European kingdoms. Falconry is thus reinterpreted in light of an inherited prehistoric human-animal relationship in Scandinavia, in addition to a reconstructed Viking Age cosmology. The multidisciplinary approach of this paper permits us to suggest that falconry was shaped by the culture already in place around 500 AD and that, in turn, it influenced its subsequent development into the Viking Age. The unique relationship between a falconer and a bird of prey may have been the inspiration to the development of the avian hybridity motif of Scandinavian animal art. It may also be likened to the numerous Norse concepts of animalistic souls and shamanistic shape shifting, such as the myths have preserved in memorab...

Research paper thumbnail of Le textile et les statuts sociaux chez les anciens norrois (8è - 12è siècle)

Cet article est le résultat d'une recherche de session faite au cours du premier cycle universita... more Cet article est le résultat d'une recherche de session faite au cours du premier cycle universitaire en 2010, qui a ensuite été présenté dans un colloque étudiant en 2011, pour finalement être édité dans la forme de cet article la même année.
On y cherche à présenter la relation qu'il est possible d'observer entre les différents textiles de la période Viking et les status sociaux qui hiérarchisaient cette société. Une attention particulière est portée sur les étapes de la production textile et les différentes techniques associées. Une comparaison est aussi faite entre le poème mytho-étiologique Rigsþula et des trouvailles archéologiques. Au final, cet article s'adresse particulièrement au monde de la reconstitution historique de la période Viking, plutôt qu'aux chercheurs universitaires.
L'auteure est bien consciente que certaine, voire plusieurs formulations, ainsi que plusieurs assertions, demandent à être révisées et atténuées. Il est de l'avis de l'auteure que cet article a tout de même une certaine utilité qui compense pour tous ses défauts.

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Research paper thumbnail of A Falconer's Ritual A study of the cognitive and spiritual dimensions of pre-Christian Scandinavian falconry

Skemman, 2015

Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin somet... more Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern
origin sometime in the course of the 6th century AD, this paper suggests that the practice
may have harboured cognitive and spirituals dimensions unshared by the rest of the feudal,
Christian European kingdoms. Falconry is thus reinterpreted in light of an inherited
prehistoric human-animal relationship in Scandinavia, in addition to a reconstructed Viking
Age cosmology. The multidisciplinary approach of this paper permits us to suggest that
falconry was shaped by the culture already in place around 500 AD and that, in turn, it
influenced its subsequent development into the Viking Age. The unique relationship
between a falconer and a bird of prey may have been the inspiration to the development of
the avian hybridity motif of Scandinavian animal art. It may also be likened to the
numerous Norse concepts of animalistic souls and shamanistic shape shifting, such as the
myths have preserved in memorable images and situations.

Research paper thumbnail of Háskóli Íslands Hugvísindasvið Viking and Medieval Norse Studies

Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin somet... more Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin sometime in the course of the 6 th century AD, this paper suggests that the practice may have harboured cognitive and spirituals dimensions unshared by the rest of the feudal, Christian European kingdoms. Falconry is thus reinterpreted in light of an inherited prehistoric human-animal relationship in Scandinavia, in addition to a reconstructed Viking Age cosmology. The multidisciplinary approach of this paper permits us to suggest that falconry was shaped by the culture already in place around 500 AD and that, in turn, it influenced its subsequent development into the Viking Age. The unique relationship between a falconer and a bird of prey may have been the inspiration to the development of the avian hybridity motif of Scandinavian animal art. It may also be likened to the numerous Norse concepts of animalistic souls and shamanistic shape shifting, such as the myths have preserved in memorab...

Research paper thumbnail of A Falconer's Ritual: A study of the cognitive and spiritual dimensions of pre-Christian Scandinavian falconry

Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin somet... more Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin sometime in the course of the 6 th century AD, this paper suggests that the practice may have harboured cognitive and spirituals dimensions unshared by the rest of the feudal, Christian European kingdoms. Falconry is thus reinterpreted in light of an inherited prehistoric human-animal relationship in Scandinavia, in addition to a reconstructed Viking Age cosmology. The multidisciplinary approach of this paper permits us to suggest that falconry was shaped by the culture already in place around 500 AD and that, in turn, it influenced its subsequent development into the Viking Age. The unique relationship between a falconer and a bird of prey may have been the inspiration to the development of the avian hybridity motif of Scandinavian animal art. It may also be likened to the numerous Norse concepts of animalistic souls and shamanistic shape shifting, such as the myths have preserved in memorab...

Research paper thumbnail of Le textile et les statuts sociaux chez les anciens norrois (8è - 12è siècle)

Cet article est le résultat d'une recherche de session faite au cours du premier cycle universita... more Cet article est le résultat d'une recherche de session faite au cours du premier cycle universitaire en 2010, qui a ensuite été présenté dans un colloque étudiant en 2011, pour finalement être édité dans la forme de cet article la même année.
On y cherche à présenter la relation qu'il est possible d'observer entre les différents textiles de la période Viking et les status sociaux qui hiérarchisaient cette société. Une attention particulière est portée sur les étapes de la production textile et les différentes techniques associées. Une comparaison est aussi faite entre le poème mytho-étiologique Rigsþula et des trouvailles archéologiques. Au final, cet article s'adresse particulièrement au monde de la reconstitution historique de la période Viking, plutôt qu'aux chercheurs universitaires.
L'auteure est bien consciente que certaine, voire plusieurs formulations, ainsi que plusieurs assertions, demandent à être révisées et atténuées. Il est de l'avis de l'auteure que cet article a tout de même une certaine utilité qui compense pour tous ses défauts.

Research paper thumbnail of A Falconer's Ritual A study of the cognitive and spiritual dimensions of pre-Christian Scandinavian falconry

Skemman, 2015

Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern origin somet... more Working from the premise that falconry was introduced in Scandinavia from an eastern
origin sometime in the course of the 6th century AD, this paper suggests that the practice
may have harboured cognitive and spirituals dimensions unshared by the rest of the feudal,
Christian European kingdoms. Falconry is thus reinterpreted in light of an inherited
prehistoric human-animal relationship in Scandinavia, in addition to a reconstructed Viking
Age cosmology. The multidisciplinary approach of this paper permits us to suggest that
falconry was shaped by the culture already in place around 500 AD and that, in turn, it
influenced its subsequent development into the Viking Age. The unique relationship
between a falconer and a bird of prey may have been the inspiration to the development of
the avian hybridity motif of Scandinavian animal art. It may also be likened to the
numerous Norse concepts of animalistic souls and shamanistic shape shifting, such as the
myths have preserved in memorable images and situations.