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“HELLIG KILDE”

Hellig kilde – ’holy spring’. In Norse folklore and legends, springs were endowed with magical powers. Three holy sources e.g. sprung from the Nordic tree of life, Yggdrasil. In the Middle Ages, visiting holy and miraculous springs became popular; and many of the spring names were inspired by the pagan god names such as Odin, Tor and Freja. Individual as well as collective journeys to holy springs were taken; some of the collective ones even turned into festivals or fairs. A holy spring was indeed considered a mythological place.

Length: 47 cm

  • Glass colour: Aqua
  • Smoked oak

Kilder, har i myter og i folketro været tillagt hellig kraft. Ved træet Yggdrasil flød tre hellige kildevæld. I folkelig tradition har man fra middelalderen og frem besøgt hellige og undergørende kilder; i den ældste tid var flere knyttet til hedenske gudenavne som Odin, Thor og Freja. Rejsen til en helligkilde kunne være individuel eller kollektiv; kollektive besøg kunne udvikle sig til egentlige folkefester og markeder. En hellig kilde kan betegnes som et mytologisk sted.

Længde: 47 cm

  • Farve: Aqua
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