Óðinn og hans ulydige valkyrjer
ABSTRACT: The article presents an overview of the Valkyrie motif in Old Norse sources. The Valkyries have their origins in various religious beliefs and overlap with other female mythological beings. It is moreover clear that Valkyries have a great ability to adjust to changing societal conditions....
| Published in: | Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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2022
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Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
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| Further subjects: | B
Beliefs
B Norns B heroic poetry B mythical women B highest power |
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT: The article presents an overview of the Valkyrie motif in Old Norse sources. The Valkyries have their origins in various religious beliefs and overlap with other female mythological beings. It is moreover clear that Valkyries have a great ability to adjust to changing societal conditions. That Valkyrie motifs can be quite different from one another can be understood against this background. In the most common motifs, Valkyries are presented as Óðinn’s women whom he sends to the battlefield to select those who are to die. It is argued that those Valkyries who appear in contexts where they disobey Óðinn are more closely related to the Norns that to him. Valkyries who disobey Óðinn encapsulate a question that must have been especially pertinent in Late Norse times when the Christian idea of one almighty God was known: Who constituted the highest power in life, the Norns or Óðinn? SAMANDRAG: Artikkelen gjev eit oversyn over valkyrjemotiva i norrøne kjelder. Valkyrjene har opphav i ulike religiøse førestellingar og overlappar med andre kvinnelege mytologiske vesen. Det er også tydeleg at valkyrjene har stor evne til å tilpasse seg endra samfunnsforhold. At valkyrjemotiva kan vere ganske ulike innbyrdes, må ein forstå på denne bakgrunnen. I dei vanlegaste motiva er valkyrjene framstilte som Óðins kvinner som han sender til slagmarka for å velje ut kven som skal døy. Det vert argumentert for at valkyrjene i motiv der dei er ulydige mot Óðinn, er nærmare knytte til nornene enn til guden. Valkyrjene som er ulydige mot Óðinn, tematiserer eit spørsmål som må ha vore særleg aktuelt i sein norrøn tid då den kristne førestellinga om den allmektige gud vart kjend: Kven var den høgste makta i tilværet, nornene eller Óðinn? |
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| ISSN: | 1904-8181 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7146/rt.v74i.132111 |