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Til árs Ok Friðar
("For a good year and peace") is an Old Norse ritual formula recorded in association with Old Nordic religion, Old Nordic religious practices such as drinking at blót-feasts and in the making of offerings at Howe (grave), howes, in particular in association with Freyr. While the phrase's origins are debated by scholars, it was likely adopted by the Church during the Christianisation of Scandinavia, leading to its inclusion in the Medieval Scandinavian law codes ''Gutalagen'' from Gotland and ''Den ældre Gulathings-Lov'' from Norway. Its usage its very similar in both heathen and Christian contexts, in which figures relevant to each religion are appealed to in order to bring a good year and peace, typically by a societal elite. Meaning and etymology and its related forms have been variously translated as "for good harvest and peace", "for prosperity and peace", "for good crops and peace" and "for a good year and peace". The phrase contains the words ("year", "plenty", "fruit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AM 45 Fol
Codex Frisianus or Fríssbók (shelfmark AM 45 fol. in the Arnamagnæanske samling) is a manuscript of the early fourteenth century (c. 1300–1325). Among its 124 folios, it contains ''Heimskringla'' (without the Saga of Saint Olaf) and ''Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar''. Origins and history The manuscript might have been written in Iceland and soon moved into Norway or have been composed in Norway.Hollander, Lee M., ''Snorri Sturluson. Heimskringla: history of the kings of Norway'' (Austin: University of Texas Press for the American-Scandinavian Foundation, 2005), p. xxiv. It was found in Bergen in 1550 and brought to Denmark before 1600, when it was acquired by the collector Otto Friis, from whom it takes its name. It then came into the possession of Jens Rosenkrantz before being bought in 1695 by Árni Magnússon. The latter gave it at his death (1730) to the University of Copenhagen. Facsimiles and transcriptions * ''Codex Frisianus: (Sagas of the kings of Norway): MS. no. 45 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
