Abstract
Place names with religious connotations have been used as a source of knowledge about Viking Age religion.
The chronology of such names – referred to here as ‘sacral place names’ – is uncertain, however, and many may
pre-date the Old Norse period. To assemble a corpus that can shed more definite light on this segment of time,
the author attempts to identify sacral place names in areas colonised by Scandinavians during the Viking Age.
The chronology of such names – referred to here as ‘sacral place names’ – is uncertain, however, and many may
pre-date the Old Norse period. To assemble a corpus that can shed more definite light on this segment of time,
the author attempts to identify sacral place names in areas colonised by Scandinavians during the Viking Age.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Names and Their Environment |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 25th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences, Glasgow, 25-29 August 2014 |
| Editors | Carole Hough, Daria Izdebska |
| Place of Publication | Glasgow |
| Publisher | University of Glasgow |
| Pages | 177-184 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0852619472 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
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| Volume | 2 |
Keywords
- Place names
- Viking age religion
- Religous names
- History