SCAN 3203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Freyja, Sleipnir, Huginn And Muninn
Document Summary
Park of heimoksimgla, the history of the norse kings. Euhemerized account of human aesir settling in and ruling scandinavia: ancestors of medieval kings. Kvasir is known as the source of poetry: in ynglingasaga, the kings of aesir and vanir warred and made for an exchange of hostages. Mimir has a well called urd, which holds wisdom: interpretations . Lower class vs. warrior and upper class. Differences in vocabulary change the meaning: after the war, the vanir are incorporated into the aesir. The singular form of aesir is as. Has an eight legged horse named slepnir: slepnir is loki"s child and gift to odin. There are over 175 attested names for odin, including kennings. Depicted with a staff, hat, one eye, cloak, and spear. 6th century english writers record odin as an ancestral english king. God of mead, poetry, wisdom, war, and death.
