Northern Antiquities, Or, An Historical Account of the Manners, Customs, Religion and Laws, Maritime Expeditions and Discoveries, Language and Literature of the Ancient Scandinavians (Danes, Swedes, Norwegians and Icelanders): With Incidental Notices Respecting Our Saxon AncestorsHenry G. Bohn, 1847 - 578 sider |
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Side 15
... told will recommend them to the gods , or avert their anger . Before I quit this subject of the religion of the Celtic and Teutonic nations , I must beg leave to observe , that the my- thology of the latter was probably in the time of ...
... told will recommend them to the gods , or avert their anger . Before I quit this subject of the religion of the Celtic and Teutonic nations , I must beg leave to observe , that the my- thology of the latter was probably in the time of ...
Side 67
... told that the Cimbri were on the point of gaining the victory , when the sun , breaking through the clouds , blinded them . If this story be true , the fate of the world hung upon a sunbeam ! It apparently often does hang upon a very ...
... told that the Cimbri were on the point of gaining the victory , when the sun , breaking through the clouds , blinded them . If this story be true , the fate of the world hung upon a sunbeam ! It apparently often does hang upon a very ...
Side 80
... told , all the people he found in his passage , and giving them to one or other of his sons for sub- jects . Many sovereign families of the north are said to be descended from these princes . Thus Horsa and Hengist , the chiefs of those ...
... told , all the people he found in his passage , and giving them to one or other of his sons for sub- jects . Many sovereign families of the north are said to be descended from these princes . Thus Horsa and Hengist , the chiefs of those ...
Side 85
... told , was Njörd , of the race of the Vanir , who was succeeded by his son Frey , called Yngvi- Frey + , the founder of the Yngling dynasty , the last king of which , being the 21st in descent from Frey , was Ingialld Illradi , whose ...
... told , was Njörd , of the race of the Vanir , who was succeeded by his son Frey , called Yngvi- Frey + , the founder of the Yngling dynasty , the last king of which , being the 21st in descent from Frey , was Ingialld Illradi , whose ...
Side 97
... places , the moon was ignorant of her power . " After this we are told that there was a luminous , burning , flaming world . 66 H towards the south ; and another , nebulous and dark THE RELIGION WHICH PREVAILED IN THE NORTH . 97.
... places , the moon was ignorant of her power . " After this we are told that there was a luminous , burning , flaming world . 66 H towards the south ; and another , nebulous and dark THE RELIGION WHICH PREVAILED IN THE NORTH . 97.
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abode Æsir afterwards ages Al-thing ancient Scandinavians Anglo-Saxon appear arms Arnkill Asgard Baldur Bersi Bolli Cæsar called Celtic Celts century Christianity Cimbri coast Danish death deities Denmark derived divine doctrines earth Eddaic Poems Eirek etym fact father Finn Magnusen Freyja Frigga Gangler Gauls German giant gods Grágás Grimm Gudruna Harald heaven hence holmgang honour Hvergelmir Iceland inhabitants island Jarl Jomsburg Jötunheim king Kjartan Kormak land language laws Loki mallet manner Muspellheim mythology Njörd northern Northmen Norway Norwegian observed Odin Olaf Old Norse origin possession present prob probably Prose Edda race Ragnarök regarded religion remarks rendered replied respect Romans Runic Sagas Saxons sea-rovers serpent Skald Snorro Steingerda stones strophe Surtur sword Tacitus Teutonic nations thee thing Thor Thorarin Thorolf thou tion tribes Utgard-Loki Valhalla verse vessel Völuspá warriors wife word writers Yggdrasill Ymir