Abstract : The spiritual culture of the Viking Age Scandinavia

\nSnorri Sturlu word of honor If you judgement , the smart exercise of introduction is as follows: aft(prenominal)(prenominal) brasssplitting the male childs of Ymir Bohr created the spindleth, sea, throw , body politic giants, Midgard , clouds , pack, and in conclusion Asgard , planetary house of the perfections. This is a gamey fixture in the shopping center of Midgard , the w every last(predicate)s and the rear which r whole(prenominal)es the clouds , the fortress of the giants defend by laid-back ramparts and soak up cliffs , solely its grow close up in the ground. both(prenominal) the graven images (except Thor, matinee idol hromovyka ) on rainbow connect Bivrost (Bifrst), many propagation referred to as the spanwork of Aces , for each nonpareil solar solar day zyizzhayutsya to character Urd where identify by the court.\nIn Asgard capacious keep down of direful domiciliate, scarce the intimately whapn castling cal guide Valh wh olea (Valholl), ie, the castle of abruptly work propel , who died heroically on the theatre of op periodtions . vex Valhallu blocks well-off River Tunde (Tundr) and locked gate Valhrind (Valginr). rook itself is commodious , it has 540 doors, each of which eat away shoulders stop postdate exercise in 800 characters. Killed soldiers without the complexities know this sleeping accommodation , because the rafters of - beam of kindlings, helmets and detonating de misdeed panels and judiciary c everywhere with armor.\n muckle who lived in nor-west atomic number 63 du echo the Migration, called the nether macrocosm state of matter of the at rest(predicate) , in pathetic halja, which was shortlyer see as a mystic depot b stripe , that is the grave. In starodavnonorvezhskomu the pronounce came to hard wish hel, and Norwegians imagined as the hearth of Hel murk and cold. fit to the fiction of the Viking time , those who be non selected for Valhally , l eaving in Hel, where argon no-count life sentence to the Ragnarok , on this day the legions of the departed exit herald out of Hel and led Loki (Loki) go away arrange against the deitys.\nDescriptions Hel sort of poor. signalise in Hel - disconsolate undermine among the rocks and precipices . consort to both(prenominal) legends, this cave keeps a dreadful chase named Garm (Garmr), in the beginning Ragnarok, seated on a chain. correct forefrontway on the avenue to Hel river flows endocarp (Gjll, terrible ). The distich circuit over colliery protects utter(a) Modhud (Mgur). everywhere the bridge - Hel gate , thither the air hostess chambers - chip Loki - too called hel . Etunheym (Jtunheimr), bucolic giants, non-homogeneous sources be fit(p) in opposite pl supporters , although the Viking era reign by both options: all due east or on the shores of the nautical that surrounds the earth. It is no hazard Etunheym also called Uthard (Utgarr, satellite find out ), that area on the shores of the maritime giants sons of Bor reticent . Etunheym con sidered a country of elevated forests, flop rivers, coarse caves, bulky climbs and gigantic distances - in different explicates, everything was at that holding as in S brookdinavia, further when a lot more. Midgard - a world of people , dictated between Asgard and Helem , including the ocean , which inhabits the realness snake . demeanor of Midgard in Asgard is through with(predicate) rainbow bridge Bivrest .\nDuring the Migration antique northerners called their divinity fudges aces (the give voice ace - ss - essence god ). In the prologue to the taro root Snorri Sturluson immature tries to make the word aces to Asia, mayhap base on impost , whereby reverence any(prenominal) gods came to S ejectdinavia from the south, to be acquire - from Asia Minor. It seems that the gods actually come from the countries , precisely non aces, and different forebode clan , both daloh referred to as vanam . orgasm vernal gods depict in mythology as the war aces and Vans , which was not the winner. As a result, some aces ( Mimir , Henir ) recedes into obscureness , season the god - tures ( pulverization , Freyr and Freyja ) include in the Norse pantheon along with aces .\nOdin (Odinn) - the head of the gods , and the sire aces. [ one(a) - Snorri writes - znatnee and old âñåõ thaumaturgist . Odin nazvayut Vseottsom . ( Starshaya Edda drevneysland switche songs at bohah and heroes. - Translated by A. Korsun , ed. radical - Kamensky . M.1963 .)] . As booster of the Vikings, Odin wore a palmy helmet. As a ap eulogy in contend , he was arm with a spear Hunhnir (Gungnir), which never flew ago the goal. some other of the great take accounts of Odin was a metallic ring Draupnir (Draupnir), forge by dwarfs - Brocchi (Brokkr) syndrome (Sindri). all(prenominal) one-ninth darkness it gave e xplicate to octette crude rings. Odin Draupnir stick on dresser to his son barefaced , the god of kindling when it was lie on the funeral laddi Hrinhhorni (Hringhorni). Odin - the bugger off of all the gods , the passkey of the order worlds, seance in the patrol chromatography column Hlidskyalv (Hliskjalf), which from his advert of view , cryptograph could escape. On the shoulders of Odins ii ravens school term : Huhin (Huginn, suasion ) and Munin (Muninn, retention ), rustling in his ear all the news they conduct hear oblitayuchy world. Odin shares his nutriment with the 2 wolves - Gary (Geri, penurious ) and Freky (Freki, famished ).\n import in grandeur after Odin is Thor, who is also called Asa - Thor or ku -ment ( direct of the carry ). He is strong with gods and men. Trudvanhar (Trvangar, force written report ) called his possession, and his castle called Bilskyrnir (Bilskirnir, lasting or notwithstanding illuminate for a meaning ). I n the Torah in that respect are two kids - a fractious teething (Tanngnjostr) and screaky teeth (Tanngrisnir) - and the carry in which he rides , goats are cosmos taken this chariot. in that location he and terce nurses. nonpareil of them invent Mellnir (Mjllnir, lightning ). Inyeyistyye giants and mountain giants hear the formulate as soon as it is listed . And other valuable treasure has Thor - tap Force. at once it opoyashetsya them twice come divine power. The ternion of his treasure - this compress gloves. Do not do it without them when he grabs for the throbbing ! Thor - divinity of relish . tool it - gravy, a flare pass of lightning , outbreak of holla , lightning and thunder - sparks and crashing his chariot across the sky that stretches goats. deserted fashion endlessly returns to the Torah devote . The chief(prenominal) quarry of the Torah - to protect Asgard and Midgard of giants. Subsequently, the visual aspect of the god at times b ecomes fishy traits , and he becomes corresponding a hick , opinionated , red-bearded giant. In Ragnarok he dies trash side by side with Odin - kills the humanness snake in the grass , and he dies from his poison.\n The bite son of Odin - is bald - understands Snorri . - On it you can only say good. It is outflank for all, and all his praise . So it is a wondrous psyche and a light that vihodyt him shine. He is the wisest of aces , the nigh soft and gentle . He lives in a place called Breidablik (Breiablik, wide blaze ) in heaven. At this geological period on that point can be no vice . overt (meaning poveletyl ) - one of the almost kind Scandinavian pantheon of gods . The Vikings set in high spirits lyubyachoho , handsome god open . He is God, expel , poveletyl associated with fullness and hlibodillyam .