The entire time i read I was wondering what rational person would take the roleplaying factor until I reached it "Eigi Einhamr" to me it was common sense that it meant the spiritual and mental state being altered not some sort of animporh business.
as for the 4 aspects of Hug, i can see why i myself would be unsure of it it just doesn't cover enough bases in my opinion.
as to be expected, praise all around on helping people understand the soul from a Nordic standpoint, i have to admit i was not aware of this, as i am for most of your culture, so it is refreshing to have a crash course if you will into other paradigms. this one i agree with.
Fantastic post Person, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I'd have to say my favorite part was the part on 'Hug', for that was the part I knew the least on.
Re: Concept of Soul By: WhiteRav3n / Knowledgeable
Post # 6 Mar 29, 2012
So much hard work! I didn't know the Norse belief on the soul was so complex. Is this information based off reconstruction of the beliefs, or does it stem from original/historical writings?
Re: Concept of Soul By: Personified / Knowledgeable
Post # 7 Mar 29, 2012
Thank you both. :)
I'd say it's pretty mixed, White. These concepts, of course, are all traditional. I read and keep a lot of older texts, sagas, Eddas in my library. You'll see these words mentioned, and described (though they do not come right out with a lot of the information). I'll mail you with some information I left out of here (to condense) if you want! :)
Just some of the ideas on what you can do *with* them are reconstructed from older texts. They like to apply these concepts to modern day uses and implementations. I enjoy it regardless, though I prefer looking at the older aspect.
It's unfortunate when studying this to realize how little original texts there are. I really tend to diskike texts that were rewritten after the Church came through. Luckily, on my end, I was taught some of this orally. But if you look into these things, I'd make sure to double check your sources.
Amazing post. This has helped me with organizing my own thoughts on the topic. I'm finding that more and more of the Nordic beliefs correspond with my own, thanks to many of your posts. Most of what is presented here has given name to many of my beliefs. Once again, amazing. I only wish I could think of some way you could improve. Il find something wrong eventually and let you know. ^^
Hello! I know that this post isn’t exactly new, but I’ve been looking into the norse view on the soul for a few years already and unfortunately I can’t find much material besides this amazing post. I saw that you once offered to email someone with more information and I would like to ask you if you could email me… its completely okay if you don’t want or can’t, but I thought that it couldn’t hurt to try. Thank you for this post and for your explanation of what everything means.
