The one-eyed god odin and the germanic männerbünde book

The oneeyed god odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde year. The one eyed god referring to odin, is a dense and academic work focusing on the central tenets revolving around the myth of odin wodanaz and the various symbolic attributes that are ascribed to or involved with him, mainly speaking, the male oriented cult of initiation, the mannerbunde. In scandinavia and christian europe in the middle ages. Higham he has written a three book series covering the history of anglosaxon britain from the saxon invastion to the conversion. The germanization of medieval christianity james c. Indo european mythology as ideology and science chicago. I should point out that many other authors have drawn the same comparison one of the most notable being kris kershaw in his excellent book the oneeyed god. Odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde by kris kershaw institute for the study of man, washington dc.

Grimrvisaged war viking age battle, with an eye to. An esoteric commentary on the volsung saga, part i. Publication date 2000 series journal of indoeuropean studies. Odin is also a fierce, destructive god, associated with storms, war, and the wild hunt. The topography of the lupercalia papers of the british. One of these entries is on the topic of honey bees, and how they appear to have a particular association with fate in the germanic folklore record, reaching back to the insects found in childeric is grave all the way up until the modern folklore record the practice of. The oneeyed god odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde year. I am also writing a history of the heruli, tentatively to be called wolf warriors of god. This is the first dissertation i have read cover to cover. So, recently i launched a database focused on symbols connected to the ancient germanic corpus, kvasir symbol database. Kris kershaw the oneeyed god odin and the indogermanic mannerbunde free ebook download as pdf file.

This is much more than just solid, factual information about odin and the people whose deity he was, for odin was the god of the einheriar, of the germanic and viking mannerbunde, the furor teutonicus and the war bands of the. According to pagan conception, wodan is the ruler of the world, wise and skilled in arts, the allpowerful and allpervading god, ordainer of wars and battles, on whom at the same time depends the fertility. Kris kershaw has written a brilliant book on the indoeuropean wolfwarrior brotherhoods including the heri in the oneeyed god. Is odin from norse mythology equivalent to the greek zeus. Explores the fundamental germanic reinterpretation of christianity, which gives clues. Definitely not intended for the layman, this book contains many untranslated greek, latin, and sanskrit words. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde as want to read. The wild hunt is a folklore motif that historically occurs in european folklore. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The poem, itself a combination of different poems, is. However i recently chatted with an academic who felt that a lot of the reasoning was outdated. Innangard and utangard norse mythology for smart people.

Using passages from the eddic poems, rydberg shows that the genuine heathen conception of the cosmos places yggdrasills three roots in the underworld, and its branches in the heavens. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde issue 36 of journal of indoeuropean studies. Kris kershaw the oneeyed god odin and the indogermanic. This is a remarkably comprehensive study of the god odin and related indoeuropean, or what the author frequently calls indo germanic, mythological figures. The heruli, ritual homosexuality, runes, and the labyrinth in prechristian europe. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde journal of indoeuropean studies monograph paperback 1 jan. In drawing out this meaning, i will approach the saga from a traditionalist standpoint, broadly speaking. Viktor rydbergs investigations into germanic mythology 1. Wild hunts typically involve a ghostly or supernatural group of hunters passing in wild pursuit.

The hunters may be elves or fairies or the dead, and the leader of the hunt is often a named figure associated with odin, but may variously be a historical or legendary figure like theodoric the great, the danish king. Priscilla aka kris kershaw, nee kasden, was born 14 june, 1940, in new york city. Wolf warriors appear among the legends of the indoeuropeans, turks, mongols, and native american cultures. Proceedings of the eleventh ucla indoeuropean conference. Odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde a book of which you can read in the link. The oneeyed god odin and the indo germanic mannerbunde. Viktor rydbergs investigations into germanic mythology. Homosexuality amongst the ancient heruli connell odonovan.