LEADER 03316nam 22004335 450 001 996565572503316 005 20231209095929.0 010 $a3-11-119875-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9783111198750 035 $a(CKB)29270030800041 035 $a(DE-B1597)649622 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783111198750 035 $a(EXLCZ)9929270030800041 100 $a20231209h20232024 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Demise of Norse Religion $eDismantling and Defending the Old Order in Viking Age Scandinavia /$fOlof Sundqvist 210 1$aBerlin ;$aBoston : $cDe Gruyter, $d[2023] 210 4$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (XI, 418 p.) 311 08$a9783111198057 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tPreface -- $tContents -- $tPart I: Prolegomena -- $t1 Introduction -- $t2 Previous theories and research: A critical assessment -- $tPart II: The role of rulers as agents in the winding up of the native religion -- $t3 Rulers and conversions -- $t4 The rulers' strategies for doing away with former religious practice and beliefs -- $t5 Replacements and displacements of pagan religion -- $t6 King Óláfr Tryggvason's missions ? a contextual approach -- $t7 Why pagan rituals and religious leadership? -- $tPart III: Pagans fight back -- $t8 Blótsveinn and the pagan revolt in Svetjud -- $t9 Pagan defenders and rebellions against Christian kings in Trřndelag -- $t10 The resistance of pagans in Iceland -- $t11 The resilience of pagans: A comparative perspective -- $tPart IV: Epilegomena -- $t12 The Demise of Old Norse Religion: A Synthesis -- $tSources -- $tBibliography -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIndex 330 $aWhen describing the transition from Old Norse religion to Christianity in recent studies, the concept of "Christianization" is often applied. To a large extent this historiography focuses on the outcome of the encounter, namely the description of early Medieval Christianity and the new Christian society. The purpose of the present study is to concentrate more exclusively on the Old Norse religion during this period of change and to analyze the processes behind its disappearance on an official level of the society. More specifically this study concentrates on the role of Viking kings and indigenous agency in the winding up of the old religion. An actor-oriented perspective will thus be established, which focuses on the actions, methods and strategies applied by the early Christian Viking kings when dismantling the religious tradition that had previously formed their lives. In addition, the resistance that some pagan chieftains offered against these Christian kings is discussed as well as the question why they defended the old religious tradition. 606 $aRELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology$2bisacsh 610 $aChristianization. 610 $aOld Norse religion. 610 $aViking kings. 610 $aold order. 615 7$aRELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology. 700 $aSundqvist$b Olof, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01270324 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996565572503316 996 $aThe Demise of Norse Religion$93656504 997 $aUNISA