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RELIGION. WORSHIP, SACRIFICES, ETC. 



Worship of Njord. Njord l was also worshipped, though we 

 have no account of sacrifices made to him ; but the formulary 

 of the oath, " So help me Frey, Njord, and the Almighty As 

 (Odin) ! " shows the existence of his worship. Egil calls 

 upon him and the two other gods to drive Eirik Blood-axe 

 from the land. 2 



Fig. 775. I real size. 



Fig. 776. Thor's ham- Fig. 777. Thor's hammer and 

 mer. In a field. Laby, chain of silver. Bredsatra, 

 Uppland. Real size. Oland. Real size. 



There were men who did not believe in and did not worship 

 Odin, as may be seen from the following example : 



" Then came to Hrafnista, Framar, a viking king ; he was 

 a sacrificer and iron did not wound him. He demanded in 

 marriage Hrafnhild, the daughter of Ketil Hseng. Ketil 

 answered that she should choose a husband herself. She 

 refused Framar. Therefore Framar challenged Ketil to liolm- 

 ganga at Arhaug, on the first day of Yule, and said he should 



1 In Vsfthrudnismal, Njord is said to 

 have ruled over many temples by the 



old Asgard. 



2 Cf. Egil's Saga, c. 58. 



