The Cult of Odinn: God of Death?

Many are the names of this god of the pagan Norse, Anglo-Saxons, and kindred peoples. Those who worshipped him saw him as a god who could give victory in battle, inspire poets, bring madness and fury, found kingly lineages and protect rulers. . . but what was his truest nature?

Originally written in 1995, and almost completely unavailable for many years, The Cult of Ódinn is one of the most thorough and comprehensive studies of this famous, yet still deeply mysterious god. Dr. Grundy brings together an immense amount of primary source materials and modern scholarship to give us the most detailed picture possible of how Odin's folk once understood their god.