medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Since I have been studying S.t Olof (as we write it in Sweden) for a while
and also visited the place named after him here in Scania this spring I find
this information very interesting. Unfortunately, it is not only outside
Scandinavia he is rather unknown nowadays. Also in Sweden, where his cult
was common during the Middle Ages, people know very little. Perhaps that
will change in the future, since there is a renaissance for pilgrimage, also
to Trondheim. Do the Society have a website or at least an e-dress?
Fredrik Fernbom
Department of Church history
Theological Faculty
Lund University
http://welcome.to/fernbom/
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Datum: den 3 augusti 2001 12:58
Ämne: [M-R] st olaf
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>since I missed Olafs main feast, i send this note on the
>feast of his translation (probably not celebrated anywhere
>outside the archdiocese of Nidaros). It is jut to let those
>who might be interested in reading an early version of his vita,
>in english, know that they can now obtain a volume entitled
>A History of Norway and the Passion and Miracles of the
>Blessed Olafr transl. Devra Kunin
>ed. w. intro by Carl Phelpstead
>from the Viking Society for Northern Research,
>University College, London, 2001.
>In spite of the rather victorian name of the organization,
>they have published some very useful translations of
>the earliest scandinavian chronicles, for the most part
>unknown outside scandinavia. (as you see from teh title
>of the above volume, you get one of these along with
>St. Olafs Passio et Miracula.) For those interested,
>the introduction also provides a good english summary
>(probably the only english summary!) of the scandinavian
>language research on the early history of the Olaf
>material.
>Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask]
>Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388
>College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033
>Charleston, SC 29424-0001
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