ELIAS SCHEDIUS

ON THE

GERMAN GODS

THE ANCIENT RELIGION OF THE GERMANS,

GAULS, BRITONS,

AND VANDALS

FOUR TREATISES

WITH COPPERPLATE ILLUSTRATIONS. original: "figuris aeneis" — This refers to the high-quality engravings made on copper plates used for the book's images.

ILLUSTRATED WITH NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS BY

MASTER JOHANN JARK. The "M." stands for Magister, indicating he held a Master’s degree.

TO WHICH IS ADDED A PREFACE BY

JOHANN ALBERT FABRICIUS,

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY AND PUBLIC PROFESSOR

AT THE HAMBURG GYMNASIUM,

In this period, a "gymnasium" was an elite academic institution for higher learning.

AND BY WAY OF AN APPENDIX,

BY THE DISTINGUISHED JOHANN GEORG KEYSLER, original: "V. C." for "Vir Clarissimus," a formal honorific meaning "most distinguished man."

FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON,

A DISSERTATION

ON THE

WORSHIP OF THE SUN, FREYR, AND ODIN.

WITH THE PRIVILEGE OF THE MOST POWERFUL KING OF POLAND AND ELECTOR OF SAXONY. A "privilege" was a form of early copyright protection granted by a sovereign to a specific printer.

H A L L E

FROM THE KRUGER PRINTING HOUSE,

1728.