Almáttki áss
deity Norse single tradition · 1
Almáttki áss (the almighty áss "god") is an unknown Norse god evoked in an Icelandic legal oath sworn on a temple ring. The entity is mentioned in Landnámabók (Hauksbók 268).
When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 1000
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Landnámabók, dating to the Icelandic settlement era.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the oath was transmitted by a Christian author, the almáttki áss could have a Christian meaning. John Lindow thus suggested that maybe the author "meant the 'almighty áss' to be a noble pagan anticipation of the new religion that was to come".”
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