Influences of Pre-Christian Mythology and Christianity on Old Norse Poetry : a Narrative Study of Vafþrúðnismál

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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McGillivray, Andrew [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Kalamazoo: Western Michigan University ; 2018

© 2018

Schlagwörter:

Altnordische Mythologie.

Christentum.

Christianity.

Edda.

Eddic poetry.

Old Norse mythology.

paganism.

Paganismus.

time.

LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Scandinavian

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1 Online-Ressource

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

Weitere Ausgabe:

Rezensiert in Sandberg, Pete: [Rezension von: McGillivray, Andrew, Influences of Pre-Christian Mythology and Christianity on Old Norse Poetry] - 2020

Reihe:

Northern medieval world

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ISBN:

978-1-58044-336-4

DOI / URN:

10.1515/9781580443364

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104245972X

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