Sjiele sacrifices, Odin treasures and Saami graves?

This paper presents archaeological findings described as Saami metal deposits. These well-known "Finds from Lapp Places of Sacrifice", objects from the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages, were mostly found in northern Sweden. The author also presents a research project dealing with prehistor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
Main Author: Zachrisson, Inger
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Donner Institute 1987
Subjects:
Sami (European people) > Religion
Scandinavia
Sacrifice
Norse religion
Archaeology
Burial
Middle Ages
Gods and goddesses
Norse
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Northern Sweden
saami
sami
Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67153
https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67153
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Summary:This paper presents archaeological findings described as Saami metal deposits. These well-known "Finds from Lapp Places of Sacrifice", objects from the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages, were mostly found in northern Sweden. The author also presents a research project dealing with prehistoric and medieval Saami graves from the south Saami area.

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