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This section if Þorsteins þáttr uxafóts describes the usage of rings for oath swearing at the assembly and for religious practice and sacrifices within the temple.

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[excerpt from] ÞUxaf ch. 1b

1b. Rings in Practice

Baugr, tvíeyringr eða meiri, ...

A ring weighing two ounces wa...

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Flateyjarbók is the largest preserved manuscript from the Icelandic middle ages, written in the late 14th century. Þorsteins þáttr uxafóts is part of this work.

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(Contributed by Liv Marit Aurdal.)

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Main text: Þorsteins þáttr uxafóts

Attributes: Sacrifice Blood Assembly Temple Priest Oath Sacrificial animal Altar Blood of a sacrifice Ring

Named things: Freyr Njǫrðr

Text sections: [not skaldic]

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