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  Trollkyrka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trollkyrka ("Troll's church") (58°43′N 14°37′E) is a secluded butte-like rock in the heart of the National Park of Tiveden, Sweden, which served as a pagan sacrificial ground (horgr, see also blót).
These precautions clearly indicate that the rites took place as late as the period 1604-1735, which was a time when there was a penalty of death on practising such rituals.
The rites are described in a folk poem documented by the folklorist Carlshult (1941) when he documented the traditions on Skaga stave church.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trollkyrka_poem   (412 words)

  
 Troll - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A troll is a member of a fearsome humanoid race from Scandinavian folklore, and its predecessor Norse mythology, as in "The Three Billy Goats Gruff [1] (http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/billygoats/)," the well-known Scandinavian folk tale in which a troll living under a bridge torments some billy goats that want to cross.
Grendel in the poem Beowulf is a closely similar creature.
Trolls are one of the most frequent creatures of Scandinavian fairy tales and more common than elves, dwarves, witches and giants (in the fairy tales, there is no clear-cut line between witches and female trolls, nor between male trolls and giants).
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 Neopaganism - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In 1000 CE, Iceland became the second last Norse culture to convert to Christianity, and Sweden became the lastafter a civil war that ended with the burning of the Temple atUppsala in 1087.
In Sweden, folklorists discovered that legends of the gods and secretsacrifices surfaced as late as the early 20th century (see Trollkyrka and Norsemythology).
This interpretation of paganism as existence in a 'continuous present' is wryly mocked by Dorothy Parker in her poem The Flaw in Paganism.
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 Blot - WiccanWeb.ca
In the old days, it was believed that he would leave the homestead if he was not served, an event which would lead to ruin, and so this blót has survived until today in the privacy of the homes.
In the forest of Tiveden, Sweden, local tradition presents a poem describing what appears to have been the last larger blóts at a mountain called Trollkyrka, perhaps as late as the 19th century.
The information that nine kinds of wood was used to lit the fire is only found in this poem, but it fits very well the significance of the number nine in Norse mythology, and may simply have been overlooked by Medieval sources.
www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php/Blot   (2245 words)

  
 Numbers in Norse mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At Ragnarök, Thor kills Jörmungandr but staggers back nine steps before falling dead himself, poisoned by the venom that the snake spewed over him.
According to the very late Trollkyrka poem, the fire for the blót was lit with nine kinds of wood.
Odin's ring Draupnir gives forth eight more similar rings every ninth night for a total of nine rings
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 Troll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A troll is a member of a fearsome humanoid race from Scandinavian folklore, and its predecessor Norse mythology, as in "The Three Billy Goats Gruff [1]," the well-known Scandinavian folk tale in which a troll living under a bridge torments some billy goats that want to cross.
The word "Troll" is possibly derived from an old norse word meaning magic, cf.
In Sweden there are many places that are named after trolls, such as the town Trollhättan (Troll's hood) and Trollkyrka.
www.casimiro.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/t/tr/troll.html   (1485 words)

  
 Neopaganism - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In 1000 CE, Iceland became the second to last Norse culture to convert to Christianity, and Sweden became the last after a civil war that ended with the burning of the Temple at Uppsala in 1087.
In Sweden, folklorists discovered that legends of the gods and secret sacrifices surfaced as late as the early 20th century (see Trollkyrka and Norse mythology).
By this definition, Ernest Hemingway's philosophy can be construed as neo-pagan, becoming explicitly so towards the end of his life in True at First Light in which he advocates an ancient hunter religion based upon Gitche Manitou, in contrast to Islamic monotheism.
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 Troll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A troll is a member of a fearsome humanoid race from Scandinavian folklore, and its predecessor Norse mythology, as in "The Three Billy Goats Gruff http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/billygoats/," the well-known Scandinavian folk tale in which a Troll living under a bridge torments some billy goats that want to cross.
What is refered to as giants (''jotnar) in Norse mythology, who were sometimes called trolls as well, have their closest mythological descendant in the trolls in Scandinavian folklore, where "troll" and "giant" are many times used synonymous.
They are called hill-people, and are especially averse to noise, from a recollection of the time when Thor used to throw his hammer at them." In Sweden there are many places that are named after trolls, such as the town Trollhättan (Troll's hood) and the legendary mountain Trollkyrka (Troll church).
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A troll is a member of a fearsome humanoid race from Scandinavian folklore, and its predecessor Norse mythology, as in " The ThreeBilly Goats Gruff [1]  (http: www.surlalunefairytales.com/billygoats/)," the well-known Scandinavian folk tale inwhich a troll living under a bridge torments some billy goats that want to cross.
The word"Troll" is possibly derived from an old norse word meaning magic, cf.
Trolls are one of the most frequent creatures of Scandinavian fairy tales and more common than elves, dwarves, witches and giants (in the fairy tales, there isno clear-cut line between witches and female trolls, nor between male trolls and giants).
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