Óðinn as Cargo-God: a Suggestion from Beowulf.
One name for Óðinn that has long produced disagreement among scholars is Farmatýr ("god of cargoes"). Some construe the name in connection with the equation of Mercury and *Wōðanaz during the Common Germanic period, while others construe the name in connection with kennings associated with Óðinn. Dr...
| Publicado en: | Neophilologus Vol. 107; no. 3; pp. 413 - 430 |
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