An article on The Norse Mythology Blog (norsemyth.org) by Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried surveying how contemporary Heathens engage with the Poetic Edda, including Voluspa. Read here directly for its quotation of Haukur Bragason, an Icelandic Asatru priest, describing the Eddic poems in his own words as "man-made fantasy explanations to questions that could not be answered," carrying "serious philosophical questions and teachings" rather than literal prediction. A practicing priest's own characterization of how the source text is held, quoted directly by name.
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Tier three: an article by the same Norse mythologist and practicing Heathen priest, read here directly for its quotation, by name, of an Icelandic Asatru priest characterizing the Eddic poems as man made explanations carrying serious philosophical questions rather than literal prediction. A practicing priest's own characterization of how the source text is held. NotesSame author and tier as this row's companion source. Cited specifically for its direct quotation of a named practicing Asatru priest, not for Seigfried's own analysis this time.
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AuthorDr. Karl E. H. Seigfried
PublisherThe Norse Mythology Blog (norsemyth.org)
Publication Year2020
URLhttps://www.norsemyth.org/2020/07/modern-heathens-and-poetic-edda.html
Source Typescholarly-blog
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