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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 8300 titles. HEIMSKRINGLA primarily consists of eddic texts, sagas, and scaldic poetry, secondarily of background material and sources related to Sami, Finnish, and Greenlandic culture. HEIMSKRINGLA is based on the belief that these texts – as part of our common cultural heritage – should be freely accessible to everyone.		SHOP
WE PRESENT: digitalized Myter og sagn fra Grønland I-III By Knud Rasmussen, 1921-25 In our study of Inuit religion and mythology, HEIMSKRINGLA is now able to present a digitised and searchable version of the unabridged edition of Knud Rasmussen's three-volume work Myter og sagn fra Grønland. Knud Rasmussen was neither the only nor the first to collect myths and legends in Greenland, but his collection is the most significant — not only because it is the largest (spanning approximately 1,000 standard pages) but also due to his unique qualifications, including his mastery of the Greenlandic language. – The legends are the primary source of Greenlandic views on life, religion, and nature, offering insight into their imagination, humor, and resilience under the most extreme of living conditions.	WE PRESENT: on print Samernes gamle religion By Carsten Lyngdrup Madsen, 2024 Samernes gamle religion provides, in nine thematic chapters, a broad insight into the various aspects of the Sami people's pre-Christian religion, as described in the oldest sources and interpreted by modern research. – The Sami’s way of life and thinking were deeply influenced by nature. Their religion was animistic. Not only plants and animals were considered living beings, but mountains, lakes, rocks, and other elements of nature were also inhabited by spirits and natural powers. Nature was sacred. The Sami had no need for temples or shrines; they found their holy places and cult sites in nature. They did not have priests but relied on a shaman, who had special abilities to establish contact between humans, gods, nature spirits, and ancestors. Book presentation here. Order here:
Recent texts Moralprædiken (Klokkeprædiken) (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Sydlændingen, som kom til Manden med den glubske Hund (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Pigen Isserfik. Ørnebarnet (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Akajase. De Hjælpeløse paa Fuglefjeldet (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Ligrøverne (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Qvinden som flygtede fra sine Svogre (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Et Par gamle Folk, som fik en Skarv til Svigersøn (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - En gammel Ungkarl. — Dyr i Menneskeskikkelse (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Pegevaabenet (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Den talende Fugl (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - De Fnatsyge (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoerne - VII. Paavirkning ved Europæerne (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoerne - VI. Formodet Herkomst og Slægtskab med andre Folkeslag (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoerne - V. Sagnfortælling, Videnskab, Konst (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoerne - IV. Religion (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Østlændingen. Sammentræf med de Døbte (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Kajakmanden, som reddedes i Stormen men blev dræbt (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Angakok-Qvinden. Lang Aandeflugt (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - En gammel Ungkarl, som havde Uheld (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - En gammel Ungkarl. Hexeqvinden (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - To gamle Ægtefolk. En Bi i Menneskeskikkelse (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Reisende, som kom til Folk med glubske Hunde (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Sagdlukujok, som opslugtes af en Bjørn (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Sagnets Eier, som ihjelskræmmede Fortællerne (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn II - Pivfarik, som beskjæmmedes af den lille Kavdlunak (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871) Sankthansprædiken (På Johannes Døberens dag) (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025)    Previous    New texts	Special features Source Index: - Did you find your text? Heimskringla Reprint: Wide selection of rare books at an affordable price. Forfatterindex: Searching by author, translator and/or publisher. Temasider: - Explore selected themes. Index of skalds: Who were they? Language learning: Learn Old Norse E-Library: Links to some 400 books - all available online. Gallery: Visit Heimskringla's gallery of historical sites etc. Archive of maps: Maps of important saga places. Biographical Index: Briefly on manuscript collectors, scholars, and authors who have had an influence on the conservation, publication and interpretation of Old Norse source material.
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