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The Measure of the Cosmos

The Measure of the Cosmos

Deciphering the Imagery of Icelandic Myth

ByPetur Haldorson

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PéturHalldórsson baseshisresearchonthework of theIcelandic scholar Einar Pálsson,who discovered this ancient structure of thought. The principal reference points of the measure involved were the motions of the celestialbodiesand the cardinal directions. In fact the cosmogram wasa projection of the Zodiac, anchored to prominent landmarks on the ground and the Sun’sannual path around it. It was at oncesacredand apractical sun watch. Theancient approach is akin to a yardstick, which appliesnot only to the ancient sun watch in Iceland, recent researchestablishesthat the like referenceframe wasused in antiquity in all partsof theglobe.“I proposethat suchacosmogram initiated the famousStoneageconstructions in Europe and underlies cultivated areasoftheworld. Thus;Jelling,Denmark - St.Denis,France - the Vatican, Rome- Marathon, Greece- Marble Arch, TheTower of London, andGlastonbury, Avebury, andStonehengein Somerset,and last but not least,Bergþórshvoll, Iceland, arerooted on agrid, suggesting their location is according to ameasuredplanthat predatesthem”.

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Publication Date
Aug 30, 2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781471070464
Category
History
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Petur Haldorson

Specifications

Pages
136
Binding Type
Paperback Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Color
Dimensions
US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)

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