What was the Pagan Frisian Religion in the Early Middle Ages? | Archaeological Evidence
The Frisians were a Germanic-speaking people living in the coastal area of the Netherlands and Germany. Before the conversion to Christianity, a long process beginning after the Frankish Conquest of Frisia, the Frisians worshipped a series of gods, likely closely related to the Norse gods known from Icelandic Mythology like Odin, Thor, Frey and others. In this lecture, I talk about what archaeological remains pertain to the paganism or heathenism in Frisia, their cemeteries and burial practices, relations to the Norse and Anglo-Saxon worlds.
Timestamps:
00:00-03:35 - Funerary Rights
03:35-04:40 - Frisian Dog Burials
04:40-06:15 - Frisian Beliefs in the Afterlife
06:15-08:16 - Frisian Boat Burials
08:16-10:44 - Warband Burials
10:44-17:30 - Frisian Fibulae and Material Culture
17:30-19:20 - Pagan Amulets and Charms
19:20-23:03 - What was Frisian Paganism?
This video is taken from a section of a talk I gave at the Pre-Christian Student Conference in Oslo in November 2023. Full video here:
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