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The Religious Practices of the Pre-Christian and Viking Age North

The Religious Practices of the Pre-Christian and Viking Age North

by Alfta Svanni Lothursdottir
© 2003

Religious Practices of the Pre-Christian and Viking Age North
    a. Introduction
    b. The Vé
The Hof
Stave Churches
The Hörg
Holy Groves
Holy Trees
Holy Stones
Holy Mountains and Hills
Holy Rivers, Lakes, Bogs, Springs, etc.
Descriptions of Holy Places
Pillars, Posts and the Irminsul
    c. Holy Ground
    d. Images of the Gods
    e. The Blót-feast
Blót Feast Descriptions
The Procession
    f. The Full
    g. The Solemn Oath
    h. Hallowing
Facing North
    i. Gifting
    j. Prayer
    k. Animal Sacrifices
    l. Holy Fire and Holy Water
Salt Springs
The Need-Fire
    m. The Landvættir
    n. The Annual Feasts
    o. The Harvest Feast
The Álfablót
    p. Winter Nights
Dísablót
    q. Jól
The Wild Hunt
The Oath Boar
Thorrablót
    r. Class, Location and the Tides
    s. The Spring Rites
Sigrblót/Summer Finding
Ostara (Eastre/Easter)/Walpurgis Day/May Day
Rites of Spring Summary
    t. Sun's Wending (Midsummer)
    u. Feasts Held Regularly At Longer Intervals
    v. Timekeeping
The Two Great Seasons
The Turning of the Moon
Nights Before Day
Day Names
Month Names
    w. Modern Practice
Introduction
The Holy Enclosure
Rules for Holy Ground
Images of the Gods and Goddesses
The Need-fire
The Blót-feast and the Full
The Solemn Oath
Gifting
Hallowing
When To Blót
Blót Activities
    x. Conclusion
    y. Footnotes (page 1)
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        Page 3
        Page 4
        Page 5

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