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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COA09 - Ritual and Sacrifice in Pagan Iceland
COA08 - Bringing Thor to Iceland
COA06 - Icelandic Law and Culture II: The People of Eyri
COA05 - Icelandic Law and Culture I: Mord the Fiddle
VS04 - The Ghost of Thorolf Twist-Foot
COA04 - The Icelandic Free State
COA03 - Conflict and Things in Early Iceland
COA02 - Taking Land in Iceland
COA01 - The Discovery of Iceland
The Children of Ash
VS03 - The Story of Harald Finehair III
VS02 - The Story of Harald Finehair II
Viking Stories 01 - The Story of Harald Finehair I
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33 - A Journey Through Society: The Lay of Rig
32 - Anniversary Q&A
31 - The Viking Soul
30 - Fate in the Viking Age - Viking Worlds III
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