Spinning seiðr
Spinning seiðr By Eldar Heide Old Norse Religion in Long-Term Perspectives: Origins, Changes, and Interactions, edited by Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert et al.…
UN-CAGING MEANING IN JOHN CAPGRAVE’S LIFE OF SAINT KATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA: BODIES AND BRIDES OF CHRIST
UN-CAGING MEANING IN JOHN CAPGRAVE’S LIFE OF SAINT KATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA: BODIES AND BRIDES OF CHRIST Geldenhuys, Katharine Leigh Phd Thesis (University of the…
Parke Godwin and the Lessons of History
Parke Godwin and the Lessons of History Davidson, Roberta Arthuriana 20.4 (2010) Abstract Authors of historical fiction claim that their work restores a…
Do the Christian elements of the monument complex at Jelling complement or subvert the earlier pagan ones?
Do the Christian elements of the monument complex at Jelling complement or subvert the earlier pagan ones? Rich, Catherine York Medieval Yearbook, ISSUE…
Continuity of Christian practices in Kent, c.410-597: a historical and archaeological review
Continuity of Christian practices in Kent, c.410-597: a historical and archaeological review Clay, John York Medieval Yearbook, ISSUE No. 2, (2003) Abstract With…
‘Segges slepande’ and Cotton Nero A.x: The Ethics of Sleep in Patience, Cleanness, Pearl, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
‘Segges slepande’ and Cotton Nero A.x: The Ethics of Sleep in Patience, Cleanness, Pearl, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Leitch, Megan Marginalia, Vol.…
Re-reading Through Return in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Some Late Medieval Carols
Re-reading Through Return in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Some Late Medieval Carols Steer, Alex Marginalia, Vol. 2, Cambridge Yearbook (2004-2005)…
LABELING AND OPPRESSION: WITCHCRAFT IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE
LABELING AND OPPRESSION: WITCHCRAFT IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE Campbell, Mary Ann (Washington University) Mid-American Review of Sociology, V ol. III, No.2 Abstract The attempt here…
Monstrous Conversions: Recovering the Sacramental Bodies of The Passion of St. Christopher
This article examines the monstrous attributes of the dog-headed St. Christopher and his struggle to convert the pagan king Dagnus in the Old English Passion of St. Christopher.
WITCHES IN BALTIC FAIRY TALES
WITCHES IN BALTIC FAIRY TALES Gliwa, Bernd Onomasiology Online 4 (2003) Abstract The following article discusses names for witches in Lithuanian and Latvian…
Ritual and History: Pagan Rites in the Story of the Princess’ Revenge (the Russian Primary Chronicle, under 945–946)
Ritual and History: Pagan Rites in the Story of the Princess’ Revenge (the Russian Primary Chronicle, under 945–946) Koptev, Aleksandr (Docent of Tampere University)…
William of Malmesbury on Pagan Slavic Oracles: New Sources for Slavic Paganism and its two Interpretations
William of Malmesbury on Pagan Slavic Oracles: New Sources for Slavic Paganism and its two Interpretations Słupecki, Leszek Paweł Zaroff, Roman Studia Mythologica Slavica,…
Perception of Christianity by the Pagan Polabian Slavs
Perception of Christianity by the Pagan Polabian Slavs By Roman Zarof Studia Mythologica Slavica, Vol.4 (2001) Abstract: The article explores the question of how…
The Dyadic Goddess and Duotheism in Nodilo’s the Ancient Faith of the Serbs and the Croats
The Dyadic Goddess and Duotheism in Nodilo’s the Ancient Faith of the Serbs and the Croats Marjanic, Suzana STUDIA MYTHOLOGICA SLAVICA VI – 2003 Abstract…
go geyja: the limits of humour in Old Norse- Icelandic paganism
go geyja: the limits of humour in Old Norse- Icelandic paganism North, Richard (University College London) Paper given at the 11th International Saga…
Chaucer and Old Norse Mythology
Chaucer, I am arguing, made use in The House of Fame of a version of the story falling somewhere between the Norse and the Irish versions, the latter of which, as I hope I haveproduced sufficient evidence to show, had become combined with traditions relating to (St) Brigid well before the time of Giraldus (d.1223), who in turn was writing well before the time of Chaucer (d.1400).
Toward a Theory of Pre-industrial European Folk Ritual: The Case of Polish Wigilia
This study seeks to examine the popular customs of preindustrial Poland, in particular the festal food customs of the Wigilia supper, the primary ritual of the winter (Christmas) season.
The Dream of the Rood – A Blend of Christian and Pagan Values
As the first example of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry in the form of a dream vision the poem is not just a conventional rendering of Christian dogmas in verse.
Pagan Survivals, Superstitions and Popular Cultures in Early Medieval Pastoral Literature
Pagan Survivals, Superstitions and Popular Cultures in Early Medieval Pastoral Literature By Bernadette Filotas Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2005 ISBN: 978–0–88844–151–5 This…
The Stag and Unicorn: A Marriage of Pagan and Christian Imagery on a Tenth Century Transenna
The Stag and Unicorn: A Marriage of Pagan and Christian Imagery on a Tenth Century Transenna McCombe, Robin Southern Conneticut State University, Published…
Pagan Nostalgia and Anti-Clerical Hostility in Medieval Irish Literature
Pagan Nostalgia and Anti-Clerical Hostility in Medieval Irish Literature Turner, Kerry Lynn MA Thesis, Youngstown State University, 2001 Abstract The work examines the pagan…
The Pagan Great Midwinter Sacrifice and the ‘royal’ mounds at Old Uppsala
The Pagan Great Midwinter Sacrifice and the ‘royal’ mounds at Old Uppsala Calendars, Symbols, and Orientations: Legacies of Astronomy in Culture; Proceedings of the…
The Pagan Influences on Christian Art in Ireland
The Pagan Influences on Christian Art in Ireland By Caitlin Hutchinson Meeting of the Minds: Journal of Undergraduate Research, Vol.18 (2010) Introduction: The…
Witchcraft and Women in Medieval Christianity
Witches and vampires draw much attention on Halloween day, in the Harry Potter novels, and in vampire movies. Whether or not they believe in them in a religious sense, many people nowadays simply assume that sort of world and witchcraft might exist somewhere
Thor’s hammer in Norway. A symbol of reaction against the Christian cross?
In my main project, I will try to trace the chronology of the conversion to Christianity of people in southern Norway on the basis of different types of archaeological material. The Thor’s hammer is an interesting type of object in this context, because it has normally been interpreted as a reaction against the Christian cross.