In his Nordisk åndsliv i vikingetid og tidlig middelalder Axel Olrik depicts how pre-Christian thinking continued to influence Nordic folk life and culture and remained a part of Nordic folk mentality even after the acceptance of Christianity. In his investigation of this tension field between paganism and Christianity the author bases his arguments on Eddic and skaldic poetry, the Icelandic sagas and old Danish ballads always comparing his material with folklore traditions. – This is a publication from HEIMSKRINGLA Reprint and is available here .

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