The Disablot (sacrifice to the disir) honoured the disir, female guardian and ancestral spirits, at a rite recorded in the Ynglinga saga and Heimskringla as a great autumn or early winter assembly held at the Temple of Uppsala, drawing worshippers from across the surrounding region. A related, smaller scale private or family observance of the same name is attested in saga literature as a household rite performed by women of the family.
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Calendar SystemOld Norse and Germanic pagan calendar 1 Its own record is attested in Ynglinga saga and Heimskringla at the pre-Christian Temple of Uppsala, the Old Norse and Germanic pagan calendar this enum value names, distinct from the existing anglo-saxon value, which the vocabulary already scopes to Bede's reckoning specifically. Fixed or MovableFixed date in its own calendar 1 Observance
Observance TypeVeneration of a deity or holy figure 1 Connections
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This source names Uppsala directly: "winter assembly held at the Temple of Uppsala, drawing worshippers from across the surrounding region."
Source The Prose EddaSnorri Sturluson
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Source The Prose EddaSnorri Sturluson
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1. The Prose Edda
Snorri Sturluson, The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1916on the disir and the Uppsala midwinter/autumn ritesView the Source Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
John Lindow, Oxford University Press, 2001s.v. disir, DisablotView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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