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Þorri
Þorri () is the Icelandic name of the personification of frost or winter in Norse mythology, and also the name of the fourth winter month (mid January to mid February) in the Icelandic calendar. Attestations In the ''Orkneyinga saga'' (written in the 13th century), Þorri (often written Thorri in English) is a legendary Nordic king, the son of Snær ('Snow') the Old, a descendant of Fornjót. Þorri was father of two sons named Nór (eponymous founder of Norway) and Gór, and a daughter named Gói ('thin snow, track-snow'). The saga '' Hversu Noregr byggðist'' ("How Norway was settled", written in the 12th century) states that Þorri was an ancient king of Finland (which until the 17th century CE referred only to Finland Proper, the southwesternmost part of Finland), Kænlandi (which according to the sources was located just north of Finland Proper, i.e. in Satakunta) and Gotland, and that the "Kænir" offered a yearly sacrifice to Þorri, at mid-winter. The ''Hversu Nore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid-winter
Midwinter is the middle of the winter. The term is attested in the early Germanic calendars where it was a period or a day which may have been determined by a lunisolar calendar before it was adapted into the Gregorian calendar. It appears with several meanings in later sources, including the Christmas and holiday season, Christmas season, the first day of Þorri and the period from the middle of January to the middle of February. Since the 18th century, it has sometimes been misunderstood as synonymous with the astronomical winter solstice, which the word also can refer to in contemporary English. Attestations Midwinter is attested in the early Germanic calendars, where it appears to have been a specific day or a number of days during the winter half of the year. Before Christianisation and the adoption of the Julian calendar, the date of midwinter may have varied due to the use of a lunisolar calendar, or it may have been based on a week system tied to the astronomical winter so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorrablót
Þorrablót (; transliterated as thorrablot) is an Icelandic midwinter festival, named for the month of '' Þorri'' of the historical Icelandic calendar (corresponding to mid January to mid February), and ''blót'', literally meaning ''sacrifice''. The historical context is from the ''Orkneyinga saga'', where Þorri ("Frost") is an early Finnish king, the son of Snær ("Snow"). '' Hversu Noregr byggðist'' in the ''Flateyjarbók'' states that the Kvens offered a yearly sacrifice to Þorri at mid-winter. The modern festival arose in the second half of the 19th century, with the Romantic nationalism of the time, comparable to Burns night in Scotland. The first known celebration was reportedly organised by the association of Icelandic students in Copenhagen in 1873, and by other societies active in the Icelandic independence movement of the time (Iceland received a constitution in 1874, and was recognized as a kingdom in personal union with Denmark in 1918). The Þorrabló ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwinter
Midwinter is the middle of the winter. The term is attested in the early Germanic calendars where it was a period or a day which may have been determined by a lunisolar calendar before it was adapted into the Gregorian calendar. It appears with several meanings in later sources, including the Christmas and holiday season, Christmas season, the first day of Þorri and the period from the middle of January to the middle of February. Since the 18th century, it has sometimes been misunderstood as synonymous with the astronomical winter solstice, which the word also can refer to in contemporary English. Attestations Midwinter is attested in the early Germanic calendars, where it appears to have been a specific day or a number of days during the winter half of the year. Before Christianisation and the adoption of the Julian calendar, the date of midwinter may have varied due to the use of a lunisolar calendar, or it may have been based on a week system tied to the astronomical winter so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorramatur
Þorramatur (; transliterated as thorramatur; ) is a selection of traditional Icelandic food, consisting mainly of meat and fish products cured in a traditional manner, cut into slices or pieces and served with rúgbrauð (dense and dark rye bread), butter and brennivín (an Icelandic akvavit). Þorramatur is consumed during the Nordic month of ''Þorri'' (Thorri), in January and February, particularly at the mid-winter feast of Þorrablót (Thorrablot) as a tribute to old culture. Being thus connected with the tradition of Þorrablót festivals, Þorramatur is most often served as a buffet. History Þorramatur is an example of an invented tradition that first emerged with the midwinter festivals of regional associations of migrants who had moved from the Icelandic countryside to Reykjavík during the urbanisation boom of the post-World War II era. These festivals were very popular in the 1950s and 1960s and some of them are still held every year, although their impact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Calendar
The early Germanic calendars were the regional calendars used among the early Germanic peoples before they adopted the Julian calendar in the Early Middle Ages. The calendars were an element of early Germanic culture. The Germanic peoples had names for the months that varied by region and dialect, but they were later replaced with local adaptations of the Julian month names. Records of Old English and Old High German month names date to the 8th and 9th centuries, respectively. Old Norse month names are attested from the 13th century. As with most pre-modern calendars, the reckoning used in early Germanic culture was likely lunisolar. As an example, the Runic calendar developed in medieval Sweden was lunisolar, fixing the beginning of the year at the first full moon after winter solstice. Months The Germanic calendars were lunisolar, the months corresponding to lunations. Tacitus writes in his ''Germania'' (Chapter 11) that the Germanic peoples observed the lunar months. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nór
Nór (Old Norse Nórr) is according to the Orkneyinga Saga the eponymous founder of Norway. Icelandic accounts Source material Nór of Norway appears in “Fundinn Nóregr” (‘Norway Founded’), hereafter called F, which begins the ''Orkneyinga saga'', and in '' Hversu Noregr byggðist'' (‘How Norway was Settled’), hereafter called B. Both sources are found in the '' Flatey Book''. The term is described differently in different sources. Nór was one of the sons of King Thorri ('frozen snow'), and a grandson of King Snær ('snow'). King Nór marries Hedda (Höddu) daughter of Svaða Jótun that may be seen as descending from the Scyldings, from the Kings of Lejre, the stronghold of the descendants of Dan in Denmark. Although not matching, there are some correspondences between the sources. In the B-source (''Hversu Noregr byggðist'') Nór is married Höddu, granddaughter of a King Östen, on her mother Åshild's side. Her and her brother Hrolf of Berg's father, Svað ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fornjót
Fornjót (Old Norse language, Old Norse: ''Fornjótr'') is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the father of Ægir, Hlér ('sea'), Logi (mythology), Logi ('fire') and Kári ('wind'). It is also the name of a legendary king of "Finland and Kvenland". The principal study of this figure is by Margaret Clunies Ross.Margaret Clunies Ross,Snorri Sturluson's use of the Norse origin-legend of the sons of Fornjótr in his ''Edda'', ''Arkiv för Nordisk Filologi'', 98 (1983), 47–66. Name The etymology of the Old Norse name ''Fornjótr'' remains unclear. It is often interpreted as ''forn-jótr'' ('ancient or primordial jötunn'), or as ''for-njótr'' ('original owner', or 'destroyer'). Alternative meanings such as ''Forn-njótr'' ('one-who-enjoys-sacrifices') or ''Forn-þjótr'' ('ancient screamer') have also been proposed. According to Peter Erasmus Müller (1818), Fornjótr could be interpreted as the "original owner" (''primus occupans vel utens'') of Norway. An Old English cognate o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snær
In Norse mythology, Snær (Old Norse Snærr, East Norse Sniō, Latin Nix, Nivis, English "snow") is seemingly a personification of snow, appearing in extant text as an euhemerized legendary Scandinavian king. Icelandic tradition In the ''Orkneyinga saga'', Snow the Old (''Snærr hinn gamli'') is son of Frosti 'frost' son of Kári. In the account called '' Hversu Noregr byggdist'' ('How Norway was inhabited') in the ''Flatey Book'', Snær is son of Jökul (''Jǫkull'' 'icicle, ice, glacier') son of Kári. This Kári is lord of the wind and brother of Ægir or Hlér and Logi, all three being sons of the giant Fornjót. Fornjót was the king of ''"Gotlandi, Kænlandi and Finnlandi"'' and Snaer bears the title of a king too. Snow's son in ''Orkneyinga saga'' and ''Hversu'' is Þorri 'frozen-snow'. The ''Hversu'' also gives Snow three daughters: Fön (''Fǫnn'' 'Snowdrift'), Drífa 'snowfall', and Mjöl (''Mjǫll'', 'powdered snow'). ''Sturlaugs saga'' (section 22) brings in King Sno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ded Moroz
Ded Moroz, or Morozko (), is a legendary figure similar to Father Christmas, and Santa Claus who has his roots in Slavic mythology. The tradition of Ded Moroz is mostly spread in East Slavs, East Slavic countries and is a significant part of Russian culture. At the beginning of the Soviet Union, Soviet era, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, communist authorities banned Ded Moroz. However, the ban was lifted and he soon became a significant part of Culture of the Soviet Union, Soviet culture. The literal translation of wikt:дед, Ded wikt:мороз, Moroz is ''Grandfather Frost'' or ''Old Man Frost'', but traditionally the name is translated as Father Frost. Ded Moroz wears a heel-length Fur clothing, fur coat, in red or blue, a semi-round fur hat, and ''valenki'' on his feet. He has a long white beard. He walks with a long Walking stick, magic stick and often rides a Troika (driving), troika. He is often depicted bringing presents to well-mannered children, often delivering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blot (sacrifice)
Blot may refer to: Surname * Guillaume Blot (born 1985), French racing cyclist * Harold W. Blot (born 1938), served as United States Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation * Jean-François Joseph Blot (1781–1857), French soldier and politician * Yvan Blot (1948–2018), French conservative political figure, founder and president of the Club de l'Horloge * Jean Blot (1923–2019), French writer, translator, and senior civil servant of Russian origin * (born 1983), French judoka Religion *Blót, a sacrifice to the gods or other beings in Germanic paganism and modern Germanic paganism ** ''Blot'' (album), a 2003 album by Einherjer ** "Hefja Blot", a song by Danheim for his album ''Friðr'' ** "Blotjarl", a song by Danheim and Heldom for his album ''Skapanir'' ** "Vetrnátta Blot", a song by Danheim and Heldom for his album ''Skapanir'' Other *Blot (biology), method of transferring proteins, DNA, RNA or a protein onto a carrier *''The Blot'', a 1921 silent film *Another name of a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Etymology
Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one through popular usage. The form or the meaning of an archaic, foreign, or otherwise unfamiliar word is reinterpreted as resembling more familiar words or morphemes. The term ''folk etymology'' is a loan translation from German ''Volksetymologie'', coined by Ernst Förstemann in 1852. Folk etymology is a productive process in historical linguistics, language change, and social interaction. Reanalysis of a word's history or original form can affect its spelling, pronunciation, or meaning. This is frequently seen in relation to loanwords or words that have become archaic or obsolete. Folk/popular etymology may also refer to a popular false belief about the etymology of a word or phrase that does not lead to a change in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midvinterblot
''Midvinterblot'' (Swedish for "Midwinter sacrifice") is a painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson, created in 1915 for the hall of the central staircase in Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. It has been called Sweden's most controversial painting. The painting depicts a legend from Norse mythology in which the Swedish king Domalde is sacrificed to avert famine. After long debate, the painting was rejected by the museum; but the controversy resurfaced in the late 20th century, and the painting finally was placed where Carl Larsson had intended. Background Larsson was commissioned to decorate all the walls of the central staircase in the museum except for one, and he wanted to decorate the last wall as well. He intended the last wall to present a contrast to the other illustrations of the staircase. Whereas the painting '' Gustav Vasa enters Stockholm 1523'' presented a midsummer theme with a triumphant king, Larsson wanted the last illustration to be a midwinter theme with a ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
