All researchers working within the profile are philologically educated and have the written sources as a basis for their studies. In addition, archaeological material, place-names and runic inscriptions are also studied to varying degrees, with relevant methods. There are researchers within the profile who also examine the Old Norse religion from an Indo-European perspective. A recurring approach in our research is that the Old Norse religion is related to the Iron Age culture and society. Myths, rites and symbols are thus studied in a cultural-historical context.
Research subject Old Norse Religion
The research profile of Old Norse religion includes an interdisciplinary approach, where several different source categories are studied.