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Fig. 4. Possible reconstructions of the tempie in Old Uppsala, drawings based cm: A.-C. Schuchhardfs plan of the alleged traces of the tempie in Arccma; B, C, E, F - the description of the tempie in Arcona by Saxo Grammaticusj G - the description of Rugevit’s tempie in Garz by Saxo Grammaticus; O. Olsen, 1970, p. 267.

poles with nails stuck into them. They are called god’s nails (reginnaglar). Inside there was the place of peace (fridstadr).

Farther from the entrance, towards the morę remote gable wali, there was a room similar to the choir in churches nowadays.

There was a platform {stalli) in the middle of the floor, like an altar. On this altar lay a bracelet, madę in one piece, which weighted twelve ounces. Ali oaths had to be swom on it. The hofgodi had to we ar the bracelet on his arm during all assem-bUes. UsuaUy there was also a bowl for offerings on the altar.” Near it there was an oblation brush, a kind of aspergiUum, used for sprinkling the blood of sacrificed animals, which was called the oblation of blood. “In the afhus, around the stalli, statues of gods stood. Everyone was ob-Uged to pay taxes to the hof and follow the hofgodi in his journeys, just as thingmen are obliged to foUow chieftains nowadays.” But the godi was supposed to maintain the hof at his own expense. The godi, the priest, chieftain and judge, led aU the rituals held there. Near the tempie in Thorsness there was a high mound of rock, worshiped and caUed the Holy Mountain (HelgafeU). Thorolf wished to be buried there. “In the place where the effigy of Thor touched the land, on the narrow cape, he ordered to hołd aU trials and estabUshed the thing for the whole district {heradsthing). This area was so sacred for him that he did not aUow to sully it neither by bloodshed, nor by anyone relieving himself.” For those purposes a smaU rocky island was reserved. Many of the above details were drawn from the pagan Ulfljofs Law, (Olsen 1966, p. 34-35; Strómback,

1975, p. 40). A similar description can be found in Kjalnesinga saga ( ch. 2).

The sagas (Hrafnkelssaga Freysgoda, ch. 2, 6; Hardar saga ok Holm-veria, 1908, p. 79-80; Baetke 1937, p. 5-7) mention several similar edifices,

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