Aschw. Lytis- in Ortsnamen: ein kultisches Element oder ein profanes?
This article deals with the Old Swedish name Lytis, which figures in five place names in the eastern parts of Sweden. Previous research has suggested that they are related to the God name Lytir and that the names thus may refer to ancient cultic places. The article supports this idea and suggests th...
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| author | Lennart Elmevik |
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| description | This article deals with the Old Swedish name Lytis, which figures in five place names in the eastern parts of Sweden. Previous research has suggested that they are related to the God name Lytir and that the names thus may refer to ancient cultic places. The article supports this idea and suggests that the most probable connection would be to the deity Frö. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-845ecac929a743439900175e36cba23a2022-12-22T03:13:08ZengDonner InstituteScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis0582-32262343-49371990-01-011310.30674/scripta.67192Aschw. Lytis- in Ortsnamen: ein kultisches Element oder ein profanes?Lennart ElmevikThis article deals with the Old Swedish name Lytis, which figures in five place names in the eastern parts of Sweden. Previous research has suggested that they are related to the God name Lytir and that the names thus may refer to ancient cultic places. The article supports this idea and suggests that the most probable connection would be to the deity Frö.https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67192Place NamesSwedenGeographicalNordic Religion |
| spellingShingle | Lennart Elmevik Aschw. Lytis- in Ortsnamen: ein kultisches Element oder ein profanes? Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis Place Names Sweden Geographical Nordic Religion |
| title | Aschw. Lytis- in Ortsnamen: ein kultisches Element oder ein profanes? |
| title_full | Aschw. Lytis- in Ortsnamen: ein kultisches Element oder ein profanes? |
| title_fullStr | Aschw. Lytis- in Ortsnamen: ein kultisches Element oder ein profanes? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aschw. Lytis- in Ortsnamen: ein kultisches Element oder ein profanes? |
| title_short | Aschw. Lytis- in Ortsnamen: ein kultisches Element oder ein profanes? |
| title_sort | aschw lytis in ortsnamen ein kultisches element oder ein profanes |
| topic | Place Names Sweden Geographical Nordic Religion |
| url | https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67192 |
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