Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson
Encyclopedia
Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson (29 March 1927 – 2 March 2010) was an Iceland
ic scholar and folklorist. He was a prolific author and is well known for his works on Old Norse religion
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In his 2000 book on Hrafnkels saga
, he emphasised its heathen religious elements. While acknowledging that a large part of the story line probably represents 13th-century fiction, Jón Hnefill found evidence of an oral tradition in such aspects of the story as Hrafnkel's sacrifices and the behaviour of Freyfaxi.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic scholar and folklorist. He was a prolific author and is well known for his works on Old Norse religion
Ásatrú
is a form of Germanic neopaganism which developed in the United States from the 1970s....
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In his 2000 book on Hrafnkels saga
Hrafnkels saga
Hrafnkels saga or Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It tells of struggles between chieftains and farmers in the east of Iceland in the 10th century. The eponymous main character, Hrafnkell, starts out his career as a fearsome duelist and a dedicated worshiper of the god...
, he emphasised its heathen religious elements. While acknowledging that a large part of the story line probably represents 13th-century fiction, Jón Hnefill found evidence of an oral tradition in such aspects of the story as Hrafnkel's sacrifices and the behaviour of Freyfaxi.
Works
- Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson (2000). Þá hneggjaði Freyfaxi. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan. ISBN 9979-54-431-7.