Almáttki áss (the almighty áss "god") is an unknown Norse god evoked in an Icelandic legal oath sworn on a temple ring, mentioned in Landnámabók (Hauksbók 268). == Attestations == The reference in Landnámabók is found in a section describing the old heathen laws for how one should swear legal oaths: == Theories == The identity of this divinity has given rise to much speculation.
Almáttki áss (the almighty áss "god") is an unknown Norse god evoked in an Icelandic legal oath sworn on a temple ring, mentioned in Landnámabók (Hauksbók 268). == Attestations == The reference in Landnámabók is found in a section describing the old heathen laws for how one should swear legal oaths: == Theories == The identity of this divinity has given rise to much speculation.
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