About the School
Simon Nygaard
School of Culture and Society - Department of the Study of Religion
Jens Chr. Skous Vej 3
building 1451, 529
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
Mobile: +4561264715
Publications can be accessed at https://au.academia.edu/SimonNygaard
Research areas
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Old Norse religion
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Myths and rituals Ritual Specialists Sacral Rulers
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Myth analysis
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Research methods Memory studies Cultural Memory Performativity Theories Cultural Evolution
- Religion and Theology > Religion > History of religion Comparative history of religions
- Religion and Theology > Religion > Phenomenology of religion
Being Óðinn Bursson: The Creation of Social and Moral Obligation in Viking Age Warrior-Bands Through the Ritualized, Oral Performance of Poetry: The Case of Grímnismál
Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
…nú knáttu Óðin sjá: The Function of Hall-Based, Ritualised Performances of Old Norse Poetry in Pre-Christian Nordic Religion
Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
- Published
Review of: Leszek Gardela. (Magic) Staffs in the Viking Age (Studia Medievalia Septentrionalia 27. Vienna: Verlag Fassbaender, 2016)
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Literature review › Research
Typological Comparisons or Why it Is Important to Know Many Religions: Sacral Rulers in Pre-Christian Nordic Religion Revisited
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Old Norse Poetry and Ritual Performance: Hákonarmál as an erfikvæði
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Performing Valkyrja-hood in the Late Iron Age Hall: Was the Religion of the Hall-Based Warrior Elite as Masculine as We’ve Always Assumed?
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Norrøn tro og mytologi
Press/Media: Press / Media
Viking warrior rituals in poetry - interview with Dr. Simon Nygaard
Press/Media: Press / Media
Podcast: Danmarks kæmpesten gemmer på røverhistorier om kupforsøg, trolde og dynamit
Press/Media: Press / Media
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