Another frightening figure in Scandinavian folklore are the Mylingen (The Myling). In Sweden‚ infanticide was a fairly common crime amongst poor mothers. The reasoning behind it was either the family was not wealthy enough to afford feeding another child‚ or the mother had conceived the baby outside a marriage. Adultery was frowned upon and ruined many lives‚ and drove people to take extreme measures such as murdering their own infant. During this time‚ the most common places that Mylings were abandoned
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TODAY’s Class Topics 1) Why do humans like trees/forests? 2) Examples of 3 reasons why past global societies revered trees Respect for survival‚ Longevity Human values codified as behavior rules Traditional Science‚ Political‚ Culture‚ Religion – transmittal intergeneration knowledge of nature/society/rules of behavior 3) Today we revere pretty things & less past types of reverences 4) Global conflicts over resources/land due to how we revere or see nature: Conflicting values;
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Thor: Marvel’s Archetypal Breadwinner The greatest stories of all time follow a formula. Along with these formulaic stories emerged characters that are similar in nature‚ and these characters became known as archetypes. There are many famous archetypes‚ but perhaps the most famous archetype is the hero. A hero is defined as a protagonist who goes on a quest or a journey to bring about greater good to the universe (Campbell). According to the great American mythologist Joseph Campbell‚ the hero
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created a cave in Norway where Jord gave birth to Thor.[1] Months after the infant Thor was weaned‚ Odin brought him to Asgard to be raised. Not until many decades later did Thor learn that Jord was his birth mother. His name dates back to ancient Norse Mythology where he was known for his incredible strength and enormous size. This continually amazed the gods. Recognized as the god of thunder with a magical hammer‚ he was “honored as the highest god in Norway”. Thor was always right in the middle of action
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Thor‚ the god of thunder and the sky in Norse Mythology‚ is notoriously known for his attachment to Mjolnir‚ his hammer. This hammer was used to perform good deeds that would protect many people. This weapon was used to kill giants‚ but also “in formal ceremonies to bless marriages‚ births‚ and probably funerals as well‚” (Thor’s Hammer 2). Thor kept this hammer very close since it is used all throughout his lifetime. One time‚ Thor had not been paying close enough attention to it because it was
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Charon’s Cosmology Charon’s Cosmology What does the poem mainly discuss? Death. The poet uses an allusion of Charon to discuss about death. What does the poet mean by “swift‚ cold‚ and deep” in the last line? What is swift‚ cold‚ and deep? The River Styx. This poem is about death. The last line can also be interpreted as the description of death. Death is like a river. River of no return Death Death is swift. What does it mean? You don’t know when you’re going to die. It might happen so
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early in the viking times women were not allowed to be vikings. The Old Norse word vikingar was strictly only given to men. and as time went on things started to change . some of the viking would travel with their husbands to other parts of Scandinavia and Europe to raid‚ while others stayed at home due to religion. women did play a part in settlement. there was indigenous culture in some places that they settled and women did occasionally marry a local. the women did live on farms with the men
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were include in the Nordic. 3. It is a significant reflection on the character of the Norse folk that their pantheon was a harmonious arrangement between peaceful gods of agriculture and warlike gods of battle drawn from different divine racers. 4. Each day all the gods would meet around the World Tree‚ Yggdrasil‚ to hold council and decide the matter of all things. 5. The sagas rarely talk of the Norse gods intervening with humans or intervening in their affair. 6. B) A measure of the
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VIKINGS EINHERJAR THE CHOSEN ONES Kenneth Dunn History 115 Professor Gordon "Never before has such terror appeared in Britain as we have now suffered from a pagan race. Behold‚ the church of St. Cuthbert‚ spattered with the blood of the priests of God‚ despoiled of all its ornaments; a place more venerable than all in Britain is given as a prey to pagan peoples." - Alcuin of York‚ in a letter to Ethelred‚ King of Northumbria in England.
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The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer In his translation of The Saga of the Volsungs: the Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer‚ Jesse L. Byock compiles many versions of this famous Norse epic and creates a very important scholarly work. Of special importance is the introduction‚ which provides a central working background to base readings upon. There are several themes echoed throughout the translation that reflect accurately on this portion of history. Byock
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