The materiality of myth: Divine objects in Norse mythology
The vivid presence of material objects in Scandinavian cosmology, as preserved in the Old Norse myths, carries underexplored traces of belief systems and the material experience of Iron Age Scandinavia (400-1000 CE). This paper proposes an archaeological reading of Norse mythology to help explain ho...
Main Author: | Knutson, S.A (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Aabo Akademi University
2019
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
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