tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post7850114515174214609..comments2023-12-31T02:40:43.545-06:00Comments on The Norse Mythology Blog | norsemyth.org: Champion of Thor, Part OneDr. Karl E. H. Seigfriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12175244816952769358noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-40441989294958285252011-03-17T14:56:24.882-05:002011-03-17T14:56:24.882-05:00There is definitely much mystery surrounding these...There is definitely much mystery surrounding these figures. The first nine books of Saxo, for example, feature four distinct Haldans, eight Halfdans, and six Frothis.Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175244816952769358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-3248715037267490872011-03-17T12:50:07.061-05:002011-03-17T12:50:07.061-05:00My researches indicate thay Haldan / Halfdan / Thj...My researches indicate thay Haldan / Halfdan / Thjalfi was originally conceptually identical with Waldere / Baldere an elf- like nature spirit who made a heroic voyage to the hall of the greedy Ice-King Frosti (later mis-identified with his brother the sea god described as "Frothi"). This formed the basis of the Aurvandill story as well as Sigurd the Volsung.Wodenssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-62598417311480003942011-03-07T15:32:14.669-06:002011-03-07T15:32:14.669-06:00There is certainly no better example of the tangle...There is certainly no better example of the tangle of Norse legend and myth than that found in Saxo's history. Even the Eddas show a considerable reworking of archetype. The Viking mythology as it has come down to us simply could not, in detail, represent the ancient faith as it existed back to the Neolithic and beyond. I have myself done considerable work in reconstructing and correcting this mythology against archetype.Wodenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665061959847420985noreply@blogger.com