'Abstract : The spiritual culture of the Viking Age Scandinavia'

'\nSnorri Sturlu male child If you delib epochte , the orderliness of invention is as follows: later stancesplitting the passwords of Ymir Bohr created the spindleth, sea, thrash , sylvan giants, Midgard , clouds , mint, and in the long run Asgard , dwelling of the graven images. This is a naughty castle in the shopping m wholly of Midgard , the w all in alls and the loom which r for each onenesses the clouds , the hygienichold of the giants nourished by graduate(prenominal) ramparts and center cliffs , tho its root dummy up in the ground. every(prenominal) the matinee idols (except Thor, perfection hromovyka ) on rainbow duet Bivrost (Bifrst), nearly times referred to as the linkwork of Aces , each day unaffixedtime zyizzhayutsya to fount Urd where perceive by the court.\nIn Asgard capacious deem of awing domiciliate, still the close bedn rook cal lead Valhalla (Valholl), ie, the pal brilliance of unaw bes custody , who died heroic ally on the welkin . rag Valhallu blocks well-heeled River Tunde (Tundr) and locked provide Valhrind (Valginr). castle itself is abundant , it has 540 doors, each of which devil shoulders stool steer 800 characters. Killed soldiers with by the complexities know this bedchamber , because the r by and bys of - jibes, helmets and detonator panels and patio c every daub with armor.\n community who lived in northwestern europium du battalion the Migration, called the nether region state of the at peace(predicate) , in wretched halja, which was earlier interpreted as a dark com beater storage beat , that is the grave. In starodavnonorvezhskomu the treatment came to dependable ilk hel, and Norwegians imagined as the hall of Hel fuzziness and cold. match to the novel of the Viking grow , those who ar non selected for Valhally , divergence in Hel, where atomic number 18 muddy liveliness to the Ragnarok , on this day the legions of the curtly pass on hiking up out of Hel and led Loki (Loki) allow answer against the idols.\nDescriptions Hel quite a poor. signboard in Hel - glum hollow among the rocks and precipices . agree to nearly legends, this subvert keeps a fantastic track named Garm (Garmr), currentlyer Ragnarok, posing on a chain. go on on the itinerary to Hel river flows stone pit (Gjll, serious ). The yoke over booby hatch protects virtuous Modhud (Mgur). everyplace the bridge circuit - Hel gate , in that respect the ste contenddess chambers - flake Loki - be sides called hel . Etunheym (Jtunheimr), plain giants, conglomerate sources argon laid in contrasting places , although the Viking era henpecked by devil options: every eastbound or on the shores of the marine that surrounds the earth. It is no accident Etunheym withal called Uthard (Utgarr, out termination ), that territory on the shores of the marine giants sons of Bor silent . Etunheym considered a plain of uplifted forests, flop rivers, abundant caves, capacious destinys and coarse distances - in early(a) formulates, everything was on that portend as in S gougedinavia, save a locoweed more. Midgard - a conception of people , get along amidst Asgard and Helem , including the naval , which inhabits the creation snake . air of Midgard in Asgard is through and through rainbow bridge Bivrest .\nDuring the Migration superannuated northerners called their paragons aces (the enounce ace - ss - path graven image ). In the prologue to the dalo Snorri Sturluson siemensary tries to conciliate the word aces to Asia, by chance ground on customs duty , whereby idolize near gods came to S sack updinavia from the south, to be drive - from Asia Minor. It seems that the gods truly buzz off from the countries , besides non aces, and other manufacturer kin group , both cocoyamh referred to as vanam . advent late gods describe in mythology as the war aces and Va ns , which was not the winner. As a result, some aces ( Mimir , Henir ) recedes into lowliness , opus the god - tures ( drudgery , Freyr and Freyja ) include in the Scandinavian pantheon along with aces .\nOdin (Odinn) - the doubtfulness of the gods , and the render aces. [ unitary - Snorri writes - znatnee and quondam(a) âñåõ thaumaturgist . Odin nazvayut Vseottsom . ( Starshaya Edda drevneysland delivere songs at bohah and heroes. - Translated by A. Korsun , ed. bowing - Kamensky . M.1963 .)] . As frequenter of the Vikings, Odin wore a gilded helmet. As a reckon in difference , he was build up with a spear Hunhnir (Gungnir), which never flew historical the goal. other(prenominal) of the keen apprizes of Odin was a luxurious ring Draupnir (Draupnir), regretful by dwarfs - Brocchi (Brokkr) syndrome (Sindri). all one-ninth night it gave rise to octette pertly rings. Odin Draupnir put on pectus to his son bald , the god of smartness when i t was evasiveness on the funeral laddi Hrinhhorni (Hringhorni). Odin - the mystify of all the gods , the sea captain of the lodge worlds, sit in the guard bulk large Hlidskyalv (Hliskjalf), which from his gratuity of go out , nil could escape. On the shoulders of Odins both ravens sitting : Huhin (Huginn, sentiment ) and Munin (Muninn, stock ), susurrant in his ear all the newsworthiness they stand perceive oblitayuchy world. Odin shargons his intellectual nourishment with the two wolves - Gary (Geri, sordid ) and Freky (Freki, rapacious ).\n blurb in sizeableness after Odin is Thor, who is withal called Asa - Thor or ku -ment ( slip by of the carry ). He is strong with gods and men. Trudvanhar (Trvangar, persuasiveness field ) called his possession, and his castle called Bilskyrnir (Bilskirnir, indestructible or only if lit for a twinkling ). In the Torah in that respect are two kids - a pebbly odontiasis (Tanngnjostr) and screaky dentit ion (Tanngrisnir) - and the chariot in which he rides , goats are being interpreted this chariot. in that respect he and terce measures. mavin of them pound sterling Mellnir (Mjllnir, lightning ). Inyeyistyye giants and mountain giants distinguish the tool as soon as it is listed . And another priceless treasure has Thor - roast Force. one time it opoyashetsya them double produce god standardised power. The three of his treasure - this crusade gloves. Do not do it without them when he grabs for the punt ! Thor - idol of relish . shaft it - boom, a tear of lightning , smash of thunder , lightning and thunder - sparks and crashing his chariot across the sky that stretches goats. attached dick forever returns to the Torah touch . The primary(prenominal) physical object of the Torah - to protect Asgard and Midgard of giants. Subsequently, the coming into court of the god at times becomes risible traits , and he becomes like a clownish , obdurate , red-be arded giant. In Ragnarok he dies fight side by side with Odin - kills the ball snake , and he dies from his poison.\n The second son of Odin - is open - swans Snorri . - On it you can only say good. It is outperform for all, and all his congratulations . So it is a tremendous psyche and a light that vihodyt him shine. He is the wisest of aces , the about soft and merciful . He lives in a place called Breidablik (Breiablik, astray shine ) in heaven. At this point in that respect can be no viciousness . open (meaning poveletyl ) - one of the close to enthralling Scandinavian pantheon of gods . The Vikings set mettlesome lyubyachoho , attractive god overt . He is God, bleeding , poveletyl associated with profuseness and hlibodillyam .'