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A description of an idol of Þórr and the worship associated with it.
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[excerpt from] ÓHHkr ch. 112b
112b. [Saga Dala-Guðbrands]
Um kveldið þá spyr konungur son Guðbrands hvernug goð þeirra væri gert. Hann segir að hann var merktur eftir Þór "og hefir hann hamar í hendi og mikill vexti og holur innan og ger undir honum sem hjallur sé og stendur hann þar á ofan er hann er úti. Eigi skortir hann gull og silfur á sér. Fjórir hleifar brauðs eru honum færðir hvern dag og þar við slátur." | In the evening the king asked the son of Guðbrandr how their god was made up. He answered that he was made in the image of Þórr, “and he has a hammer in his hand and is of great size and hollow inside, and he stands on a pedestal when he is outside. He receives four loaves of bread every day and also fresh meat”. |
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This short description occurs within an episode of Ólafs saga Helga which narrates a dispute between King Ólafr and Guðbrandr, whom Ólafr is trying to convert. The following passage is taken from a conversation between King Ólafr and Guðbrandr’s son, whom Ólafr has taken hostage.
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(Contributed by Anna Millward.)
tags
Main text: Óláfs saga helga (in Heimskringla)
Attributes: Hammer Idol Gold Silver idol worship
Named things: Þórr
Text sections: Hkr ÓHHkr 112bI