This thesis aims to present a full account of the Þórr’s hammer symbol as it appears in both primary literature and archaeology. To do this, this thesis will collect representations of Þórr’s hammer in literary sources like the eddic material, sagas, and writings of Latin authors, as well as catalog archaeological finds that represent or include the hammer, such as amulets and runestones. Building on the foundation of this collected information, this thesis will then consider the development and essential role of the Þórr’s hammer symbol in pre-Christian times. To support this research inquiry, the catalogued hammer artifacts have been integrated into a new data analytics software application named Eitri. Eitri combines the collected hammer...
Research about viking age swords is nothing new but for a long time the main focus have been differe...
Since the 19th century archaeologists have found different types om amulet rings on various dig site...
This thesis discusses what associations Viking Age women and weapons had according to extant sources...
In the archaeological record of tenth century Scandinavia, there is evidence for the proliferation o...
This thesis is a study of the cult of Óðinn as it seems to have evolved within the newly emerging wa...
Ve své práci se zabývám severskou mytologií a náboženstvím. Cílem této bakalářské práce je ztvárnění...
The purpose of this thesis is to study the symbolic role of weapons, specifically axes in Viking age...
The advent of a new religious faith is always a valuable historical tool. Shits in religion uncover ...
Þessi ritgerð rannsakar hlutverk sjávarins í forkristinni norrænni trú (PCRN) og athöfnum frá járnöl...
This research focuses on the analysis of pictorial images from objects of Germanic/early Scandinavia...
Shield bosses – offerings and symbols – Rituals, cosmology and power in Iron Age ScandinaviaThe Sout...
The Viking Age town Birka has since long been a central part of archaeological studies and excavatio...
The new rhombus-shaped cast amulet of the 10th century, made in the Borre style by means of the ope...
Our study aims to reflect on the images of Ragnarök in the British area during the late Middle Ages....
This thesis focuses on the picture stones of Gotland, Sweden dating to the Viking Age. The Viking Ag...
Research about viking age swords is nothing new but for a long time the main focus have been differe...
Since the 19th century archaeologists have found different types om amulet rings on various dig site...
This thesis discusses what associations Viking Age women and weapons had according to extant sources...
In the archaeological record of tenth century Scandinavia, there is evidence for the proliferation o...
This thesis is a study of the cult of Óðinn as it seems to have evolved within the newly emerging wa...
Ve své práci se zabývám severskou mytologií a náboženstvím. Cílem této bakalářské práce je ztvárnění...
The purpose of this thesis is to study the symbolic role of weapons, specifically axes in Viking age...
The advent of a new religious faith is always a valuable historical tool. Shits in religion uncover ...
Þessi ritgerð rannsakar hlutverk sjávarins í forkristinni norrænni trú (PCRN) og athöfnum frá járnöl...
This research focuses on the analysis of pictorial images from objects of Germanic/early Scandinavia...
Shield bosses – offerings and symbols – Rituals, cosmology and power in Iron Age ScandinaviaThe Sout...
The Viking Age town Birka has since long been a central part of archaeological studies and excavatio...
The new rhombus-shaped cast amulet of the 10th century, made in the Borre style by means of the ope...
Our study aims to reflect on the images of Ragnarök in the British area during the late Middle Ages....
This thesis focuses on the picture stones of Gotland, Sweden dating to the Viking Age. The Viking Ag...
Research about viking age swords is nothing new but for a long time the main focus have been differe...
Since the 19th century archaeologists have found different types om amulet rings on various dig site...
This thesis discusses what associations Viking Age women and weapons had according to extant sources...