From: gknysh
Message: 64344
Date: 2009-07-06
>****GK: Cut for economy, since none of this has any relevance to the fact that Swedish kings were cremated at Old Uppsala in the 6th century. According to your latest thesis, they must have been "men of no consequence" (:=)))... The answer, of course, is that you have misunderstood your source. To state that a mound is erected does not imply that this is done over an inhumation. Whatever Odin was, he was no Yazig dictator from the steppes.****
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, gknysh@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- On Sun, 7/5/09, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > A Snorri qoute to make you happy:
> >
> >
> >
> > http://omacl. org/Heimskringla /ynglinga. html
> >
> > '8. ODIN'S LAWGIVING.
> >
> >
> >
> > Odin established the same law in his land that had been in force
> > in Asaland. Thus he established by law that all dead men should
> > be burned, and their belongings laid with them upon the pile, and
> > the ashes be cast into the sea or buried in the earth. Thus,
> > said he, every one will come to Valhalla with the riches he had
> > with him upon the pile; and he would also enjoy whatever he
> > himself had buried in the earth. For men of consequence a mound
> > should be raised to their memory, and for all other warriors who
> > had been distinguished for manhood a standing stone; which custom
> > remained long after Odin's time.'
> >
> > ie. inhumation for his own men (those of consequence), cremation
> > for everyone else, like a dictator from the steppes would do, if he
> > intended to stay.
> >
> > GK: Your interpretation seems to be in conflict with the
> > evidence at Old Uppsala:
> >
> > Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamla_Uppsala#Archaeology
> >
> > *****
> >
> (TP)http://omacl.org/Heimskringla/ynglinga.html