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Influences of Pre-Christian Mythology and Christianity on Old Norse Poetry : A Narrative Study of Vafþrúðnismál /
The Eddic poem Vafþrúnismál 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 Óinn to the...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2018
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| Series: | Northern medieval world.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Vafþrúnir who?
- Critical contexts
- At home in Ásgarr
- The guest waits on the floor
- Sitting on the giant's bench
- The Odinic attack
- Looking to Alvíssmál
- Closing time.