Lost beliefs of northern europe.pdf

THE

LOST BELIEFS OF

NORTHERN EUROPE

Fragments of ancient belief have been incorporated into folklore and Christian

tradition with the result that the original beliefs have been obscured by the

thought patterns and ideologies of later times. Centuries of cultural and

religious influences come between us and pagan believers. The Lost Beliefs of

Northern Europe brings the complex nature of the evidence to our attention.

It stresses the possibilities and difficulties of investigating pre-Christian faiths,

and emphasizes the need to separate speculation from sound evidence. This

book will be a useful tool for students of archaeology, early religion and

folklore, as well as for the general reader who wants to know more about the

true nature of northern European pagan belief.

Hilda Ellis Davidson is a specialist in the field of early northern religion. Her

many publications include Gods and Myths of Northern Europe (1964) and

Myths and Symbols of Pagan Europe (1989). She has been Vice-President of

Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, and President of the London Folklore

Society.

THE

LOST BELIEFS OF

NORTHERN EUROPE

Hilda Ellis Davidson

London and New York

First published 1993

by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Routledge Inc.

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003.

reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical,

or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including

photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or

retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

Davidson, Hilda Ellis

The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe

I. Title

291.0936

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis.

The lost beliefs of northern Europe/Hilda Ellis Davidson.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Celts—Religion. 2. Germanic peoples—Religion. 3. Mythology, Norse.

4. Europe, Northern—Religion. 5. Europe, Northern—Antiquities. I. Title.

BL900.D38 1993

291

.0936–dc20 92–40808

ISBN 0-203-40850-0 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-71674-4 (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0-415-04936-9 (hbk)

ISBN 0-415-04937-7 (pbk)

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