1. Snorri may have euhemerized the position of Asgarth vs Mithgarth. The position of Asgarth over Mithgarth makes sense, as the worlds were diagrammed as a tree. As seen in the prologue, he says that the gods may have been kings or leaders in the past. Snorri may have intentionally done this, or it could have been more of a bias of his intelligence. We don’t know if any myths are euhemerized for sure, but there is quite the possibility that some features have been modified, while the meaning stayed the same.
2. An etiological tale would be found nearly everywhere, as many myths existed as a means to why something is the way it is. This is easily found in the creation myth, as is says why this natural formation (forest, river, mountains, etc) …show more content…
Earthquakes were explained by saying that they happened when Loki seized in pain. The specific myth was when Loki murdered Baldr, and was punished by having poison drip on his face from a serpent. His wife caught the venom, but when she emptied the bowl, he would writhe in pain, seizing and shaking (like an earthquake). I would say that all three accounts, Aristotle’s, Christian, and Scandinavian would qualify is primitive science. I would say primitive science counts when one makes an educated guess on an idea. Since they believe in those ideals, they figured out a way to make sense of the world. Without proving something with evidence, (actual science) , the primitive sciences are just that, base guesses.
4. Othin sacrificed himself on a tree for discovering runes. These runes were in his pursuit of knowledge, which was a running theme of Othin. The nine nights of him being sacrificed were worth it, as he got the runes, and as verse 138 of Havamal in the Poetic Edda says, he cried out in happiness as he received the …show more content…
Yes
Keys around him let there rattle,
And down to his knees hang woman's dress;
With gems full broad upon his breast,
And a pretty cap to crown his head."
(PE,p178,s15)
NOTE: Ebook was used instead of hardcopy. It is cited below, as requested by Dr. Liberman.
Which flower is the whitest of them all?
Baldr’s brow
“He is so fair of face and bright that a splendour radiates from him, and there is one flower so white that it is likened to Baldr's brow; it is the whitest of all flowers.”
2. An etiological tale would be found nearly everywhere, as many myths existed as a means to why something is the way it is. This is easily found in the creation myth, as is says why this natural formation (forest, river, mountains, etc) …show more content…
Earthquakes were explained by saying that they happened when Loki seized in pain. The specific myth was when Loki murdered Baldr, and was punished by having poison drip on his face from a serpent. His wife caught the venom, but when she emptied the bowl, he would writhe in pain, seizing and shaking (like an earthquake). I would say that all three accounts, Aristotle’s, Christian, and Scandinavian would qualify is primitive science. I would say primitive science counts when one makes an educated guess on an idea. Since they believe in those ideals, they figured out a way to make sense of the world. Without proving something with evidence, (actual science) , the primitive sciences are just that, base guesses.
4. Othin sacrificed himself on a tree for discovering runes. These runes were in his pursuit of knowledge, which was a running theme of Othin. The nine nights of him being sacrificed were worth it, as he got the runes, and as verse 138 of Havamal in the Poetic Edda says, he cried out in happiness as he received the …show more content…
Yes
Keys around him let there rattle,
And down to his knees hang woman's dress;
With gems full broad upon his breast,
And a pretty cap to crown his head."
(PE,p178,s15)
NOTE: Ebook was used instead of hardcopy. It is cited below, as requested by Dr. Liberman.
Which flower is the whitest of them all?
Baldr’s brow
“He is so fair of face and bright that a splendour radiates from him, and there is one flower so white that it is likened to Baldr's brow; it is the whitest of all flowers.”