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Freyr's Offspring: Rulers and Religion in Ancient Svea Society (Historia Religionum, 21)

Olof Sundqvist

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Description:This study elucidates the relationship among rulers & religion of the Svear in Eastern Scandinavia during the Late Iron Age. Topics include: Sacral Kingship. Ynglinga Traditions. Society of the Svear. Uppsala. Rulership Ideology. Genealogy. Leader & Protector of the Cult. Crises & Divination Rituals. Adils & Horse-Ceremonies. Disorder & Regicide. Ruler's Funeral Feast. Rulers & Death. Medieval Transformation in Svetjud & Uppsala. Divine Descent. From Cult Leader to Lord of Peace. From the Veneration of Dead Rulers to the Cult of St Erik.References.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Freyr's Offspring: Rulers and Religion in Ancient Svea Society (Historia Religionum, 21). To get started finding Freyr's Offspring: Rulers and Religion in Ancient Svea Society (Historia Religionum, 21), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 420

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Uppsala Universitet

Release: 2002

ISBN: 9155452639

Description: This study elucidates the relationship among rulers & religion of the Svear in Eastern Scandinavia during the Late Iron Age. Topics include: Sacral Kingship. Ynglinga Traditions. Society of the Svear. Uppsala. Rulership Ideology. Genealogy. Leader & Protector of the Cult. Crises & Divination Rituals. Adils & Horse-Ceremonies. Disorder & Regicide. Ruler's Funeral Feast. Rulers & Death. Medieval Transformation in Svetjud & Uppsala. Divine Descent. From Cult Leader to Lord of Peace. From the Veneration of Dead Rulers to the Cult of St Erik.References.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Freyr's Offspring: Rulers and Religion in Ancient Svea Society (Historia Religionum, 21). To get started finding Freyr's Offspring: Rulers and Religion in Ancient Svea Society (Historia Religionum, 21), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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