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Fragments of ancient belief have been incorporated into folklore and Christian dogma with the result that its original tenets have merged with the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson sifts through centuries of cultural and religious influences to locate evidence of these ``lost'' pagan beliefs. Davidson illustrates how northern pagan religions have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition and throws light on the nature of such beliefs and how they have been preserved.
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Now retired, Hilda Ellis Davidson was formerly Vice-President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge University.
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There is a good reason for starting with archaeological evidence for a lost religion: it is the only evidence that goes back to the early periods of Celtic and Germanic culture, far beyond that of the written sources in north-west Europe, while in later periods it may confirm or throw new light on conclusions drawn from written sources. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
northern religion, skaldic verse, northern gods, lost religion, early religion, central tree, stave churches, fertility deities, rich graves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Viking Age, Sutton Hoo, Ynglinga Saga, Eyrbyggja Saga, Saxo Grammaticus, Prose Edda, Gundestrup Cauldron, Saga Tryggvasonar, Anglo-Saxon England, East Anglia, Frau Holle, British Isles, Olaf Tryggvason, World Serpent, Ecclesiastical History, Eileen Aldworth, Hadrian's Wall, Iron Age, Julius Caesar, Near East, Old Testament, Poetic Edda, Thorolf of Mostur, World Tree, Adam of Bremen New!
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There is a good reason for starting with archaeological evidence for a lost religion: it is the only evidence that goes back to the early periods of Celtic and Germanic culture, far beyond that of the written sources in north-west Europe, while in later periods it may confirm or throw new light on conclusions drawn from written sources. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
northern religion, skaldic verse, northern gods, lost religion, early religion, central tree, stave churches, fertility deities, rich graves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Viking Age, Sutton Hoo, Ynglinga Saga, Eyrbyggja Saga, Saxo Grammaticus, Prose Edda, Gundestrup Cauldron, Saga Tryggvasonar, Anglo-Saxon England, East Anglia, Frau Holle, British Isles, Olaf Tryggvason, World Serpent, Ecclesiastical History, Eileen Aldworth, Hadrian's Wall, Iron Age, Julius Caesar, Near East, Old Testament, Poetic Edda, Thorolf of Mostur, World Tree, Adam of Bremen New!
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- Roman Britain: A Sourcebook by S. Ireland in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Age of Sutton Hoo: The Seventh Century in North-Western Europe by M. O. H. Carver in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Idea of the Holy by R. Otto on page 151, and Back Matter
- Archaic Cosmos (Polygon Cosmos) by Emily Lyle on page 154, and Back Matter
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