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" Óðinn from Lejre — or? "
Bettina Sommer, Morten Warmind, Bettina Sommer, et al.
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AL
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1079198
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LA122827
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10.1163/15685276-12341396
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English
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Bettina Sommer
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Morten Warmind
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Óðinn from Lejre — or? [Article]\ Bettina Sommer, Morten Warmind, Bettina Sommer, et al.
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Leiden: Brill
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Numen
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2015
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62/5-6
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627–638
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A small statuette of a seated person was discovered in Denmark in 2009. According to the accepted interpretation, this is a representation of the Norse god Óðinn, but the authors of the present article propose that it may instead represent a pre-Christian prophetess, a vǫlva. Regarding the methodology of the identification of divine images, the authors argue that a particular god is not identified by an attribute, but rather created by the said attribute, as only the presence of a particular attribute can define the god. Caution should be taken when attempting to identify any image or icon with a particular god or goddess, especially in the field of Norse archaeology, as clearly identifying attributes are usually missing. A small statuette of a seated person was discovered in Denmark in 2009. According to the accepted interpretation, this is a representation of the Norse god Óðinn, but the authors of the present article propose that it may instead represent a pre-Christian prophetess, a vǫlva. Regarding the methodology of the identification of divine images, the authors argue that a particular god is not identified by an attribute, but rather created by the said attribute, as only the presence of a particular attribute can define the god. Caution should be taken when attempting to identify any image or icon with a particular god or goddess, especially in the field of Norse archaeology, as clearly identifying attributes are usually missing.
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iconography
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Nordic mythology
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Norse religion
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Óðinn
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vǫlva
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10.1163/15685276-12341396
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