in progress
A description of Óðinn as an historicised chieftain claiming lands in the north, including settlements for his ‘temple priests’ Njörðr, Freyr, Þórr, Heimdallr and Baldr.
text
[excerpt from] Yng ch. 5c
5c. [Frá Gefjun]
Fjallgarður mikill gengur af ... | A great mountain chain runs f... |
[status: referenced copy]
commentary
context
This episode occurs within the longer narrative Ynglinga saga, the first in the collection of kings’ sagas known as Heimskringla which were probably compiled by the 13th-century Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson.
commentary
(Contributed by Anna Millward.)
tags
Main text: Ynglinga saga
Attributes: settlement Sacrifice Blót Temple Hóf worship in temple Magic naming the landscape Euhemerism Goðar Óðinn goes travelling Land-taking Naming Ritual Space
Named things:
Text sections: Hkr Yng 5cII