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Please keep doing this!!!! The Seed of Yggdrasil is by far the best book I have ever read regarding true explanations of the beliefs of old Scandinavia.
Thank yo so much for doing this. The Seed of Yggdrasill was a real eye opener for me. I constantly go back to it for reference, context, and to try and learn all the meanings of the names. Fantastic that you're doing audio, I'm sure there are many people like me that have far more time for listening than for reading. Correct pronunciation is a big bonus too.
Ms. Maria Kvilhaug, I went to check your book and found plenty of obstacles in trying to buy it and got utterly confused by what's in the publisher's website about the book and what's actually on Amazon. Worse, I couldn't find any way to contact you other than askin on your RU-vid channel... First, I checked the 3 Little Sisters specific page of Seed of Yggdrasil, there's an index there and the page count goes to 821. The last chapter is labeled Extras. Then I checked the Amazon page provided on the site for the e-book version and checked the sample. To my surprise, the sample couldn't be sent to my Kindle device. Amazon says the list of devices your book is compatible and Kindle is not listed. Seeds of Yggdrasil is only available for Kindle Fire Tablets and Kindle apps on phones, PCs and tablets. I downloaded Kindle for PC and the sample to my computer and then checked the index. The page count only goes to 620. The last chapter, labeled as Extras on the 3LS website, on the ebook on Amazon is now Chapter 12 and has content about Odin, Heimdallr, the Temple of Upsala.. it goes to Chapter 12.6 before the Epilogue starts. Yet it has ~200 less pages than 3 Little Sisters website index... and at the same time this Chapter 12 with material about Odin, Heimdallr and etc is entirely missing from the index on the 3LS website ~820 pages description. It was then I read the sample again and realized: Ebooks don't actually have numeric page counts. And I realized why Amazon lists as the book not available for the Kindle e-reader: it's actually not formatted as an e-book. Indeed, I even got other random book samples, and you can tell the difference when one is e-book format: you can choose font styles, size, highligting passage is different, the very text itself is very visibly different... Seeds of Yggdrasil e-book looks like a PDF file, it's not formatted as an actual e-book. You can really verify this when comparing with other books that are in the correct format. And then there's the mysterious difference in pages. Up to chapter 11 the index on 3 Little Sisters book description and the Amazon e-book match, but the final chapter is different in each. Plus there's a ~200 page difference and I don't know why. Since it's not in actual e-book format, my Kindle can't read it. I would need to use a Kindle App for PC or on my phone... and that's a no go, since reading this ~600 (or 800) pages book on a computer screen is a big strain on the eyes just as on a small phone screen... I got my Kindle exactly for these reasons but the book isn't formatted for the actual Kindle e-reader. Plus there's the differences and page and last chapter content I already mentioned. I then proceeded to check the physical copy on 3LS, and they redirect me to Bookshop... which only seems to sell the book on the United States (I'm in South America). And Amazon says physical copies are out of stock. Even if physical copies could be obtained from Amazon the price has a massive difference. The $15 of the book would be ~90 in my local currency, but the physical copy, which would include shipping + tax would make it cost near ~300. I can't justify the physical copy, but I can the digital one. But the e-book can't be read from a Kindle because it's not formatted as an actual e-book, plus there's the differences in the index from Amazon and 3LS with a ~200 pages difference and different last chapters from each other. I would also say that I checked your other books and their electronic versions are in similar style - they do not seem to be formatted as e-books and look like PDF files. There's a big difference, in case you were unaware of it, but it's something your publisher should definitely known and I don't know why they didn't do anything about it. You can verify yourself by downloading the Kindle applications and obtaining samples to compare. If you have a Kindle device that is not a Kindle Fire Tablet, it won't even be able to download your book samples. Could you please verify what I said? I'm sorry for the long comment, this was probably more suitable for an e-mail, but I couldn't find any to contact you.
Gullveig-Heiðr is not Freyja and Hyndluljóð or Völuspá in skamma makes it clear that Heiðr's father is Hrímnir and her brother is Hrossþjófr. Ynglinga Saga makes it clear that Freyja's father is Njorðr. Snorri stated that all the gods and goddesses were merely humans due to Christian apologetics or euhemerism, where they stated that the gods were merely heroes, kings or priests of the past that tricked people into worshiping them. Which is now mostly discarded by modern academics due to the lack of evidence. Hence, when Snorri states that when Freyja was a blótgyðja, he also states that the gods Njord, Freyr, Heimdall, Thor and Baldr were "Hofgoðar" in Ynglinga Saga chapter 5. Freyja learned Seiðr from Aurboða (gold fermented drink, hence Gullveig) when she served as Freyja's retinue. Völsunga Saga chapter 2 makes it clear that and Frigg sent the daughter of Hrímnir, the Jotun, to send an apple to the Queen so she can conceive a child. Hence, Gullveig "Gold Drink" is the daughter of Hrímnir (who is Bergelmir) and Imðr. The thrice born Giantess, is the origin of the evil Seiðr (Heiði hana hétu, hvars til húsa kom, völu velspá, vitti hon ganda, seið hon hvars hon kunni, seið hon hugleikin, æ var hon angan illrar brúðar. "Heiðr they called her, who sought their home, The wide-seeing Vala, she blessed gandurs, minds she bewitched that were moved by her magic, To evil brides (illrar bruðar) a joy she was.) She was called Heiðr when she went around Midgard, teaching her arts. She was called Aurboða and Rán when she was married to Ægir-Gymir. She is known as Angrboða while she dwells in Jarnviðr, awaiting Ragnarok. She is known as Hyrrokin "fire smoked" as she was thrice burnt. Freyja was never burnt. Seiðr originates from the Jötnar who came from Ymir's legs ie Þruðgelmir, Bergelmir (Hrímnir) and then Heiðr. Galdr came from the gods as they are called Galdr-smiths.
Oera Linda Book should be viewed with caution. It is a weird manuscript that should be treaded lightly. However, Maria Kvilhaug's sham "Seed of Yggdrasil" should also be viewed the same way. If you want real scholarship, read Viktor Rydberg.
@@jessevanhalen6967 Strongly Disagree.. A.L Book is a definitive descriptive exposition of an overwhelmingly influential ancient progenitor race & culture. Even though missing many fragments the substance is ample and sufficient by precision and concision . Simple clear and beyond a doubt priceless as a most valuable trustworthy accurate text of insight to a far distant past. I am well familiar with Rydberg's works and legacy. Rydberg ill serviced the Swedish people and history both. He indelibly stained their culture.. He is no friend to literature or honest discussion.
