Saami Mythology, Gods, Goddesses And Magical Creatures

Learn myths and legends from the Saami culture. Their gods and goddesses, spirituality and customs.

What you'll learn

You will learn about the stories of the Sami, their lifestyle and stories about the reindeer and the northern lights.

Stories about Sami gods and goddesses, what their symbolism is and people saw them and worshiped them.

Mythical and magical creatures in Sami folklore. How the Sami's viewed the sun and the moon. and the stars.

Animal myths in Sami folklore, who was the great Reindeer spirit. Stories about Seita's the saami worship places.

Requirements

No previous knowledge about the Saami culture needed. Just a curious mind.

Description

The Saami are the indigenous people of Scandinavia. Residing in four countries. Lapland of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Kola Peninsula in Russia. There are several Saami nations and different Saami languages and dialects. In this course, you will learn about the Saami culture, bits of their history and their old shamanistic belief system, and their gods and goddesses which often were connected to different nature phenomenons. We will also be discussing the significance of reindeer in Saami culture and the worship of the reindeer spirit. You will learn about the connections between Saami and Scandinavian mythology and Disney's Frozen 2, which was made in collaboration with the representatives from Saami nations. My personal connection to the Saami culture is that my great-grandmother was a Saami and my family's roots are in the Lapland of Finland and Sweden this originally got me interested to learn more about the culture of the Saami and their mythology.  It is very common in northern Finland, to have Saami ancestors. Aeons ago, Saami's were more widespread and even in southern Finland, still today we can find place names that have Saami origins.In this course, we will dive into the myths from Saami lands and Scandinavia and the intertwining of the mythology.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Saami Culture

Lecture 1 Who Are The Saami?

Section 2: Sun and The Moon In The Saami Mythology

Lecture 2 Sun and The Moon

Lecture 3 Northern Lights

Section 3: Gods Of The Sami

Lecture 4 Gods of The Saami

Section 4: Gnomes In Saami Mythology

Lecture 5 Gnomes in Saami Myths

Section 5: Saami Goddesses

Lecture 6 Saami Goddesses

Section 6: Frozen 2 and Saami Mythology

Lecture 7 Frozen 2 and Saami Myths

Section 7: Reindeer In Saami Mythology

Lecture 8 Reindeer in Saami Myths

Section 8: Water Spirits In Saami Mythology

Lecture 9 Mermaids in Saami Myths

Section 9: Final Words

Lecture 10 Final words

This course is intented for anyone who is interested in Saami culture, native cultures and myths and legends from Lapland.