Karen Bek-Pedersen
Biographic Data
| ID | 2183994 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Bek-Pedersen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Bek-Pedersen |
| SIGNATURE | BEK-PEDERSEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aarhus University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Archaeology and Odin in Late Pagan Denmark
This article discusses archaeological evidence for the veneration of Odin in late pagan Denmark. According to place-name evidence Odin was totally dominant in public cult at this time, and was closely linked to warriors and kings. (Actual evidence for a relationship with the great cult centre at Lejre is uncertain.) However, a group of riders’ graves with weaponry from the tenth century represent a new burial custom for magnates, and it is argued…
The Damaged Bone and the Lone Mushroom
The article carries out a comparative exercise focusing on the Norse myth about Þórr slaughtering and then reviving his goats. It has sometimes been argued that the myth is a borrowing from a Christian legend about Saint Germanus. This is, however, problematic since similar traditions are found in Alpine, Caucasian, Sámi and even Native American contexts, in all cases with a non-Christian flavour. The article concentrates on those analogues that …
Old Norse Mythology
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Archaeology and Odin in Late Pagan Denmark
This article discusses archaeological evidence for the veneration of Odin in late pagan Denmark. According to place-name evidence Odin was totally dominant in public cult at this time, and was closely linked to warriors and kings. (Actual evidence for a relationship with the great cult centre at Lejre is uncertain.) However, a group of riders’ graves with weaponry from the tenth century represent a new burial custom for magnates, and it is argued…
The Damaged Bone and the Lone Mushroom
The article carries out a comparative exercise focusing on the Norse myth about Þórr slaughtering and then reviving his goats. It has sometimes been argued that the myth is a borrowing from a Christian legend about Saint Germanus. This is, however, problematic since similar traditions are found in Alpine, Caucasian, Sámi and even Native American contexts, in all cases with a non-Christian flavour. The article concentrates on those analogues that …
Old Norse Mythology
Historical and Archaeological Studies (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Mythology (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Ethnology (1 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Geology (1 works)