Influences of Pre-Christian Mythology and Christianity on Old Norse Poetry : : A Narrative Study of Vafþrúðnismál / / Andrew McGillivray.
The Eddic poem Vafþrúðnismál serves as a representation of early pagan beliefs or myths and as a myth itself; the poem performs both of these functions, acting as a poetic framework and functioning as sacred myth. In this study, the author looks closely at the journey of the Norse god Óðinn to the h...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Kalamazoo, MI : : Medieval Institute Publications, , [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Northern Medieval World : On the Margins of Europe
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Vafþrúðnir Who?
- 2. Critical Contexts
- 3. At Home in Ásgarðr
- 4. The Guest Waits on the Floor
- 5. Sitting on the Giant’s Bench
- 6. The Odinic Attack
- 7. Looking to Alvíssmál
- 8. Closing Time
- Bibliography
- Index