Ättestupa
Ättestupa ist ein Name für mehrere Abgründe in Schweden.
Der Name bezeichnet angeblich Orte, an denen in heidnischen nordischen Urzeiten rituelle Senizide stattfanden, bei denen sich ältere Menschen in den Tod stürzten oder geworfen wurden. Wikipedia (Englisch)
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a high steep inland cliff from which the elderly in Nordic antiquity were said to have thrown themselves, or been thrown, to their deaths.
Ättestupa is the Swedish word given to a number of steep cliffs. The myth of the ättestupa holds that in prehistoric Nordic times, older community members ...
04.08.2021 · I have a suspicion that the participants (other than Mats as an elder and possibly doctor) are direct descendants of the man.
Ättestupa (Scandinavian for 'kin/clan precipice') is a name given to a number of precipices in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland.
06.03.2023 · The ritual of Ättestupa requires elderly people to throw themselves or be thrown off the edge of a cliff to their death. Swedish legend ...
12.06.2019 · Exploring Ättestupa poses a challenge for archaeology because it is a cultural practice of the past that leaves little to no trace of existence ...
Honors Network Sites > The Palouse Review > Spring 2022 Edition > Ättestupa. Ättestupa. Picture of a figure on a rock between crashing waves and puffy clouds.
16.02.2020 · Today on Vikings React we take our first look at Norsemen, the fated parody of Viking-age TV shows on Netflix. We are diving straight into ...
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