Learnings: The Old Norse Idea of Self - Revision history

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	~~{{Imageneed}}~~		[[File:DTVA - Kirklevington Stone.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|One of the Kirklevington Stones showing Odin with his two ravens, Huginn and Muninn / 900]]
	According to the [[Norse people\|Norse]], the ''[[wikt:hugr\|hugr]]'' and the ''[[wikt:hamr\|hamr]]'' made up two parts of the Self.		According to the [[Norse people\|Norse]], the ''[[wikt:hugr\|hugr]]'' and the ''[[wikt:hamr\|hamr]]'' made up two parts of the Self.

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	According to the [[Norse people\|Norse]], the ''[[wikt:hugr\|hugr]]'' and the ''[[wikt:hamr\|hamr]]'' made up two parts of the Self.		According to the [[Norse people\|Norse]], the ''[[wikt:hugr\|hugr]]'' and the ''[[wikt:hamr\|hamr]]'' made up two parts of the Self.

	The ''hugr'' was an ~~individuals~~ personality and conscious mental processes. It combined their personhood, thoughts, wishes, and desires. The ''hugr'' was a person's deep inner self, the essential nature of their being.		The ''hugr'' was an individual's personality and conscious mental processes. It combined their personhood, thoughts, wishes, and desires. The ''hugr'' was a person's deep inner self, the essential nature of their being.

	The ''hamr'', in contrast, was an ~~individuals~~ external self. The ''hamr'' was a person's appearance and shape: their physical form as perceived by others through the senses.		The ''hamr'', in contrast, was an individual's external self. The ''hamr'' was a person's appearance and shape: their physical form as perceived by others through the senses.

	To act with authenticity, one tried to express one's ''hugr'', or inner self, in one's ''hamr'', their outer self.		To act with authenticity, one tried to express one's ''hugr'', or inner self, in one's ''hamr'', their outer self.

	Another entity attached to a human being was the ''{{Wiki\|fylgja}}'': their individual guardian spirts, or angel. Legend said that this totemic spirt could take on the appearance of an animal.		Another entity attached to a [[human]] being was the ''{{Wiki\|fylgja}}'': their individual guardian spirts, or angel. [[Norse mythology\|Legend]] said that this totemic spirt could take on the appearance of an animal.

	Put together, these parts of the self formed a link between each mortal and the magical web of the [[Nine Realms\|Cosmos]]. In a way, this link could have been represented by [[Odin]]'s messengers, the [[raven]]s [[Huginn and Muninn\|Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory)]], for they too were spiritual agents of liaison between the world of ~~[[human]]s~~ and the [[Asgard\|world]] of the [[Norse mythology\|gods]].		Put together, these parts of the self formed a link between each mortal and the magical web of the [[Nine Realms\|Cosmos]]. In a way, this link could have been represented by [[Odin]]'s messengers, the [[raven]]s [[Huginn and Muninn\|Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory)]], for they too were spiritual agents of liaison between the world of humans and the [[Asgard\|world]] of the [[Norse mythology\|gods]].

	Engraved in this stone is Odin, flanked by his feathered companions.		Engraved in this stone is Odin, flanked by his feathered companions.
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			According to the [[Norse people\|Norse]], the ''[[wikt:hugr\|hugr]]'' and the ''[[wikt:hamr\|hamr]]'' made up two parts of the Self.

	~~According to the Norse~~, ~~the hur~~ and the ~~hamr made up two parts~~ of ~~the Self~~.		The ''hugr'' was an individuals personality and conscious mental processes. It combined their personhood, thoughts, wishes, and desires. The ''hugr'' was a person's deep inner self, the essential nature of their being.

	The ~~hugr~~ was an individuals ~~personality and conscious mental processes. It combined their personhood, thoughts, wishes, and desires~~. The ~~hugr~~ was a person's ~~deep inner self,~~ the ~~essential nature of their being~~.		The ''hamr'', in contrast, was an individuals external self. The ''hamr'' was a person's appearance and shape: their physical form as perceived by others through the senses.

	~~The hamr~~, ~~in contrast~~, ~~was an individuals external~~ self~~. The~~ hamr ~~was a person~~'~~s appearance and shape:~~ their ~~physical form as perceived by others through the senses~~.		To act with authenticity, one tried to express one's ''hugr'', or inner self, in one's ''hamr'', their outer self.

	~~To act with authenticity, one tried~~ to ~~express one~~'~~s hugr~~, or ~~inner self, in one's hamr, their outer self~~.		Another entity attached to a human being was the ''{{Wiki\|fylgja}}'': their individual guardian spirts, or angel. Legend said that this totemic spirt could take on the appearance of an animal.

	~~Another entity attached to a human being was the fylgja: their individual guardian spirts, or angel. Legend said that this totemic spirt could take on the appearance of an animal.~~		Put together, these parts of the self formed a link between each mortal and the magical web of the [[Nine Realms\|Cosmos]]. In a way, this link could have been represented by [[Odin]]'s messengers, the [[raven]]s [[Huginn and Muninn\|Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory)]], for they too were spiritual agents of liaison between the world of [[human]]s and the [[Asgard\|world]] of the [[Norse mythology\|gods]].

	Put together, these parts of the self formed a link between each mortal and the magical web of the Cosmos. In a way, this link could have been represented by Odin's messengers, the ~~ravens~~ Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory), for they too were spiritual agents of liaison between the world of ~~humans~~ and the world of the gods.

	Engraved in this stone is Odin, flanked by his feathered companions.		Engraved in this stone is Odin, flanked by his feathered companions.

	[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]		[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]

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{{Imageneed}}

According to the Norse, the hur and the hamr made up two parts of the Self.

The hugr was an individuals personality and conscious mental processes. It combined their personhood, thoughts, wishes, and desires. The hugr was a person's deep inner self, the essential nature of their being.

The hamr, in contrast, was an individuals external self. The hamr was a person's appearance and shape: their physical form as perceived by others through the senses.

To act with authenticity, one tried to express one's hugr, or inner self, in one's hamr, their outer self.

Another entity attached to a human being was the fylgja: their individual guardian spirts, or angel. Legend said that this totemic spirt could take on the appearance of an animal.

Put together, these parts of the self formed a link between each mortal and the magical web of the Cosmos. In a way, this link could have been represented by Odin's messengers, the ravens Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory), for they too were spiritual agents of liaison between the world of humans and the world of the gods.

Engraved in this stone is Odin, flanked by his feathered companions.

[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]