ORIGINS OF THE SCANDINAVIAN NATIONS

DISCOVER HOW the Scandinavian nations came to be, and learn about the Viking origin myth, alongside the reality of the Stone Age settlers.

THE VIKING ORIGIN MYTH ACCORDING TO Snorri Sturluson, writing in the thirteenth century, the origin of the Norse gods can be traced to a Trojan prince called Tror, grandson of King Priam. Tror’s many times-great grandson was Woden, whom the Norse called Odin. Odin had the gift of prophecy and knew that if he travelled to north west Europe he would be remembered for all time, so he set off with a large following. Odin stopped in Frankia where he fathered three sons, who were the origin of the Völsung dynasty, known to many from Wagner’s Ring Cycle. Then he travelled to Denmark, where he established his son Skiöld as king and from him the Skiöldung dynasty, which we know from the Old English epic Beowulf, was descended. Odin then travelled…

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All About History Book of Vikings (Digital) - 1 Issue, 4th Edition

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