The Dísablót was the blót (sacrificial holiday) which was held in honour of the female powers called dísir, from pre-historic times until Christianization in Scandinavia. Its purpose was to enhance the coming harvest. It is mentioned in Hervarar saga, Víga-Glúms saga, Egils saga and the Heimskringla. The celebration still lives on in the form of an annual fair called the Disting in Uppsala, Sweden. The Dísablót appears to have been held during Winter Nights, or at the vernal equinox.

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  • The Dísablót was the blót (sacrificial holiday) which was held in honour of the female powers called dísir, from pre-historic times until Christianization in Scandinavia. Its purpose was to enhance the coming harvest. It is mentioned in Hervarar saga, Víga-Glúms saga, Egils saga and the Heimskringla. The celebration still lives on in the form of an annual fair called the Disting in Uppsala, Sweden. The Dísablót appears to have been held during Winter Nights, or at the vernal equinox. In one version of Hervarar saga, there is a description of how the sacrifice was performed. Álfhildr, the daughter of king Álf of Álfheim, was kidnapped by Starkad Aludreng while she was reddening a horgr with blood. This suggests that the rite was performed by women. However, according to the Ynglinga saga part of the Heimskringla, the king of Sweden performed the rites, which was in accordance with his role as high priest of the Temple at Uppsala. The mention of the Dísablót concerns the death of king Eadgils (Aðils, Adils) who died from falling off his horse while riding around the shrine: In Sweden, the Dísablót was of central political and social importance. The festivities were held at the end of February or early March at Gamla Uppsala. It was held in conjunction with the great fair Disting and the great popular assembly called the Thing of all Swedes. The Icelandic historian Snorri Sturlusson, who was well-informed of Swedish matters and visited the country in 1219, explained in the Heimskringla (1225): The shrine where the Dísir were worshiped was called dísarsalr and this building is mentioned in the Ynglinga saga concerning king Aðils' death. It also appears Hervarar saga, where a woman becomes so infuriated over the death of her father by the hands of Heiðrekr, her husband, that she hangs herself in the shrine.
  • Disablot var som namnet säger ett blot, en offerhögtid, till disernas, kvinnliga gudomars, ära. Disablot firades i det förkristna Norden under vintern för att försäkra en god skörd under det kommande året. Berömt var det stora disablot som hölls i Gamla Uppsala i februari i samband med distinget. Beskrivningar av disablotet återfinns i flera isländska sagor: Egil Skallagrimssons saga, Hervarar saga och Heimskringla.
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  • The Dísablót was the blót (sacrificial holiday) which was held in honour of the female powers called dísir, from pre-historic times until Christianization in Scandinavia. Its purpose was to enhance the coming harvest. It is mentioned in Hervarar saga, Víga-Glúms saga, Egils saga and the Heimskringla. The celebration still lives on in the form of an annual fair called the Disting in Uppsala, Sweden. The Dísablót appears to have been held during Winter Nights, or at the vernal equinox.
  • Disablot var som namnet säger ett blot, en offerhögtid, till disernas, kvinnliga gudomars, ära. Disablot firades i det förkristna Norden under vintern för att försäkra en god skörd under det kommande året. Berömt var det stora disablot som hölls i Gamla Uppsala i februari i samband med distinget. Beskrivningar av disablotet återfinns i flera isländska sagor: Egil Skallagrimssons saga, Hervarar saga och Heimskringla.
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  • Dísablót
  • Disablot
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