Heimdallr's Charm
Having sketched a proposed interpretation of some of the god Heimdallr’s main characteristics and associations, it is possible to consider what a charm devoted to him may have been concerned with. After looking at what may be meant by ‘charm metre’ (galdralag), I survey some poetic mentions of charm...
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ftunivturku:oai:www.utupub.fi:10024/173944 2023-05-15T17:01:31+02:00 Heimdallr's Charm Folklore and Old Norse Mythology Tolley Clive historian, kulttuurin ja taiteiden tutkimuksen laitos (yhteiset), HKT-laitoksen yhteiset 2602200 2023-01-02T03:29:38Z 94 378 285 https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/173944 en eng Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Finland Suomi FI 978-951-41 Helsinki Folklore Fellows Communications 323 978-952-9534-02-9 0014-5815 https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/173944 URN:NBN:fi-fe2022021619459 2023 ftunivturku 2023-01-05T00:00:14Z Having sketched a proposed interpretation of some of the god Heimdallr’s main characteristics and associations, it is possible to consider what a charm devoted to him may have been concerned with. After looking at what may be meant by ‘charm metre’ (galdralag), I survey some poetic mentions of charms, and bring in comparisons from other Germanic traditions (Old High German and Old English), alongside some more recent Scandinavian charms. I then move on to a neighbouring tradition, the more recent yet archaic Karelian charms, particularly those relating to birth and creation. We cannot determine what Heimdallargaldr may have encompassed, in terms either of its mythological or incantatory content, but these parallel traditions suggest something of the parameters within which it may have functioned. Other/Unknown Material karelian University of Turku: UTUPub |
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Having sketched a proposed interpretation of some of the god Heimdallr’s main characteristics and associations, it is possible to consider what a charm devoted to him may have been concerned with. After looking at what may be meant by ‘charm metre’ (galdralag), I survey some poetic mentions of charms, and bring in comparisons from other Germanic traditions (Old High German and Old English), alongside some more recent Scandinavian charms. I then move on to a neighbouring tradition, the more recent yet archaic Karelian charms, particularly those relating to birth and creation. We cannot determine what Heimdallargaldr may have encompassed, in terms either of its mythological or incantatory content, but these parallel traditions suggest something of the parameters within which it may have functioned. |
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