Guide To The Norse Gods and Their Names (original) (raw)
Th e role of Norse mythology has been ignored by historians for long time. Th e evolution of tourism in manuals and guidebooks bespeak the legacy of Rome and Greece as cultural matrixes of our civilization. However, we strongly believe that tourism was possible by means of the articulation of two contrasting needs, the curiosity and knowledge that shaped the Grand Tour in Medieval times. As a result of this, it is hypothesized Norse-mythology played a crucial role in the inception of tourism. First of all, the archetype of Wodan/Odin, the upmost God, refers to a mobile deity whose primary interests were linked to wander elsewhere. In form of animal, Odin preferred to visit diff erent reigns in order to know further about the customs, idiosyncrasy and lore of each folk. Th is act conferred to him wisdom. Th e mythical structures of Ancient Germans, an ethnicity compounded and structured around several mobile and nomadic tribes, needed the hospitality as an institution that allowed their ongoing geographical expansion. Th e thesis of this research is that Norse mythology contributed to the inception of "Grand Tour". Also, would have the Grand tour be possible in other country than England? Th is research contradicts the existent conceptual framework, fi rst and foremost, the Anglo-view that said the origin of tourism is a modern phenomenon. We have collected evidence enough to confi rm Th e Norse mythology and the archetype of Anglo-world contributed to the inception of Grand Tour and tourism. Th is triggers and innovates in a new direction respecting to the epistemology of tourism.
What Do the Gods Call the Sky? Naming the Celestial in Old Norse
Culture and Cosmos
The idea that gods, humans, and other beings have different words for the same things is an archaic one attested in several ancient Indo-European texts from India, Iran, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Greece. The 12th century Old Norse poem Alvíssmál lists different names for the sky, moon, and sun used among humans, gods, giants, elves, and dwarves. Although similar lists of words used among different supernatural beings exist elsewhere, the Norse list is unique in that it focuses on a vocabulary associated with the celestial. The Alvíssmál suggests that while the gods may see the sky as an unwavering vault, this same sky may be a ‘tall house’ to the prosaic and earthbound giants, and a ‘dripping hall’ to the dwarves who prefer to dwell underground. This paper argues that the various sets of non-human words for celestial features in Alvíssmál hint at an underlying awareness that the celestial world does not necessarily carry a fixed meaning, but can be imbued with a range of different i...
Norse mythology is a collection of beliefs and stories derived from the pre-Christian faiths of the Scandinavian people, specifically those residing in what is now Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The mythology comprises different gods, goddesses, and supernatural beings that interact in complex ways, typically involving epic conflicts and convoluted plotlines. Well-known Norse pantheon figures include Odin, Thor, and Loki, each having his personality and skills. The mythology also includes ideas like fate, the afterlife, and the end of the world, which continue to attract modern audiences through literature, film, and popular culture. Despite its ancient origins, Norse mythology is nevertheless an active and influential part of world culture today. To this effect, this essay shall briefly explore the myth of creation in Norse mythology.
Old Norse gods in contemporary Norwegian novels
The Vikings: New Inquiries into an Age-Old Theme, 2017
Old Norse mythology is one of the most prolific fields in modern times. From a scholarly renewed interest to a more popular based reception, the old myths and gods seem to have been revived. The following article deals with the representation and role of two of the Old Norse gods, Odin and Ty, in contemporary Norwegian literature. It discusses in a comparative way the image of the Old Norse gods as presented by the written sources about the Viking mythology, The Poetic Edda and The Prose Edda, and by the contemporary novels that have them as main characters. Contemporary problems that trouble the Norwegian society seem to find their expression in literature where the old gods are presented as driven by anger and a desire to take revenge, either because they have lost their power or because they are led by a sense of duty, integrity and doing what is right. In the so called age of globalization, the Norwegian writers that use Old Norse mythology as inspiration seem to be themselves d...
Daly, Kathleen N. Norse mythology A to Z / Kathleen N. Daly ; revised by Marian Rengel. -3rd ed.
Old Norse Mythology—Comparative Perspectives
2017
Hermann, Pernille, Stephen A. Mitchell, Jens Peter Schjødt, and Amber J. Rose, eds. 2017. Old Norse Mythology—Comparative Perspectives. Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature, 3. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press.
Norse myth. A cultural history of reception
Nordic references abound in contemporary popular culture, they are so common in fantasy literature, role-playing games, comics or cinematography that the time of their anonymity outside of Scandinavia has long gone by. Whether or not merely anthropological curiosities that serve for a good story or attempts to reconnect with the ancient past in the form of Neopagan revivals, the world of Asgard and Valhalla proves to be very potent in its adaption to different discourses.