About the project

Editorial policy

Every claim on the site must be placeable in one of three categories. A (attested), B (reconstructed), or C (unknown or speculative), and is marked with the corresponding badge or explicit text. Presenting B or C as if it were A is not permitted. The distinction between the content of a story and claims about its historical or religious significance is maintained throughout.

Primary sources (the Eddas, the sagas, runic inscriptions, archaeology) take precedence over secondary literature. Citations give stanza or chapter numbers per Neckel/Kuhn (1983) and Faulkes (1982–1998), not page numbers in any particular edition. Manuscripts are referenced by signum (GKS 2365 4to, AM 748 I 4to etc.) and linked to a digital facsimile where available.

Modern interpretation, reception history, Neopagan practice, popular culture, is treated under Modern reception, typographically and chromatically separated from the academic material. Wikipedia may be linked as a starting point but never cited as the source of a claim.

Language policy

Swedish and English are parallel primary languages. No page is translated from the other; both are written as originals. Old Norse citations are normalised after Neckel/Kuhn. God names are given in normalised Old Norse as the main form (Óðinn, Þórr, Freyja, Loki), with Swedish or English alternatives in parentheses at first occurrence on a page.

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Licence and copyright

Original texts are published under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise stated. Translations are reproduced under the public domain (Brate 1913, Bellows 1923, Thorpe 1866) or as permitted quotations; attribution is required. Illustrations are drawn from public-domain collections (Nationalmuseum Stockholm, Nasjonalmuseet Oslo, Internet Archive) with stated provenance.