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> The blood sacrifice the Vikings did for the good Frey in Uppsala were quite a bit grimmer. Were or were not. That story may be largely made up or at least be
by Someone 4y ago
> The blood sacrifice the Vikings did for the good Frey in Uppsala were quite a bit grimmer.
Were or were not. That story may be largely made up or at least be highly exaggerated. FTA:
“Rudolf Simek says that, regarding Adam of Bremen's account of the temple, "Adam's sources for this information are of extremely varying reliability, but the existence of a temple at Uppsala is undisputed.”
“Orchard (1997) states that "it is unclear to what extent Adam's description has a basis in historical fact rather than lurid fiction" yet that Adam's account contains "a good deal of useful information (as well as considerable speculation)”
- zeristor 4y agoGood point, thanks.