The Role of Rulers in the Winding Up of the Old Norse Religion
Abstract It is a common opinion in research that the Scandinavians changed religion during the second half of the Viking Age, that is, ca. 950–1050/1100 CE . During this period, Christianity replaced the Old Norse religion. When describing this transition in recent studies, the concept “Christianiza...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Numen
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Scandinavia
/ Germanic peoples
/ Mythology
/ Religion
/ Decline
/ Christianization
/ Religious change
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BD Ancient European religions CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia |
| Further subjects: | B
Viking Age
B Old Norse religion B strategies and tactics B demise B Rulers B active dismantling B Religious Change B Pragmatics |
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