In this episode we begin to explore Pagan practice in Iceland, focusing on the religious roles of the goðar. In this first episode we will be discussing:
- The role played by the goðar in the conversion of Iceland.
- A rune stone attesting to an early Danish goðar.
- A remarkable cult building at Uppkåra in South Western Sweden.
- The close ties between political and religious power in Viking Age Scandinavia.
Recommended reading for this episode is Pre-Christian cult at aristocratic residences and settlement complexes in Southern Scandinavia in the 3rd – 10th centuries AD by Lars Jørgensen. It provides an excellent overview of major Scandinavian Central Places and possible cult activities which took place at them. There are also some fantastic illustrations.
For more information and a full accounting of sources check out the website: http://vikingagepodcast.com/chieftains-and-temples
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Mother of Kings Supplement - Maiden Kings
Mother of Kings VI - The Mother of Kings
Mother of Kings V - I Lay This Curse on You
Mother of Kings IV - A Woman of Great Dignity
Mother of Kings III - Cold are the Counsels of Women
Mother of Kings II - A Woman Small of Stature yet Great of Counsel
Mother of Kings I - The Threshold
Eastern Way IV - Gamla Uppsala
Eastern Way III - Catastrophe and Opportunity
Eastern Way II - Gods and Kings
The Eastern Way I
COA16 - Snorri Sturluson, Big Farmers & the End of the Icelandic Free State
COA15 - Poetry and Remembrance
COA14b - Creating the Icelanders
COA14a - Tithes they are a Changin'
COA13 - The Christianization of Iceland
COA12 - The Conversion of the Icelanders
COA11 - Christ Comes to Iceland
COA10 - Law and Belief in Pagan Iceland
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