Chernoglav Explained
Chernoglav or Chernoglov (Old Icelandic: Tjarnaglófi) is the god of victory and war worshipped in Rügen, probably in the town of Jasmund, mentioned together with Svetovit, Rugievit, Turupid, Puruvit and Pizamar in the Knýtlinga saga.
Aleksander Gieysztor[1] and Andrzej Szyjewski[2] read the name as "Chernoglav/Chernoglov" (Polish: Czarnogłów). Aleksander Brückner, on the other hand, thought that the only correct reading of the name was "Triglav".[3] Jerzy Strzelczyk notes that the warlike character of a god may speak in favor of the "Triglav" reading, but the warlike character was a feature common to many of the Polabian and Pomeranian gods.[4] Henryk Łowmiński decided that Chernogłów is "the cemetery transformation of the Chernobog", and Leszek Moszyński proposed a read "T'arnogłowy" (from Proto-Slavic
, "thorn") meaning "with a head crowned with thorns", which is to refer to Jesus' crown of thorns and be a
Christian influence on the late Polabian paganism. According to Yaroslav Gorbachov, the statue of Chernoglav could in fact be a statue of
Yarovit or
Perun, but he also states that source about Chernoglav might be potential source about Chernobog.
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Notes and References
- Book: Gieysztor, Aleksander.. Mitologia Słowian. 2006. Wydawn. Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. 83-235-0234-X. 3. Warsaw. 153. 212627528.
- Book: Szyjewski, Andrzej.. Religia Słowian. 2003. Wydawn. WAM. 83-7318-205-5. Kraków. 121. 54865580.
- Book: Brückner, Aleksander, 1856-1939.. Mitologia słowiańska i polska. 1985. Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. 83-01-06245-2. Wyd. 2. Warszawa. 193. 15184747.
- Book: Strzelczyk, Jerzy.. Mity, podania i wierzania dawnych Słowian. 1998. Dom Wydawniczy Rebis. 83-7120-688-7. Wyd. 1. Poznań. 212–213. 41479163.
- Gorbachov. Yaroslav. 2017-06-23. What Do We Know about *Čьrnobogъ and *Bělъ Bogъ?. Russian History. en. 44. 2–3. 209–242. 10.1163/18763316-04402011. 1876-3316.
