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Discourse in Old Norse literature An examination of what dialogues and direct speech in Old Norse literature can convey and mean, beyond their immediate face-value. The vast and diverse corpus of Old Norse literature preserves…
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Narrative in the Icelandic family saga: meanings of time in Old Norse literature Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Icelandic Family Sagas rank among some of…
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Exploring NORDIC COOL in Literary HistoryHow did Nordic culture become associated with the fuzzy brand “cool”, as by default? In Exploring NORDIC COOL in Literary History twenty-one scholars in collaboration question the seemingly natural fit…
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Diebstahl und Raub in den Isländersagas: Einfallstore in die norröne Erzähl- und VorstellungsweltDiebstahl und Raub sind ebenso wie Gaben reziproke Handlungen mit vielfältigen literarischen Einsatzmöglichkeiten. Obwohl widerrechtliche Aneignungen schon auf den ersten Blick zu den…
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Margins, monsters, deviants: alterities in old Norse literature and cultureThis anthology explores depictions of alterity, monstrosity and deviation in medieval Icelandic literature, Scandinavian history, and beyond. The authors explore issues of identity, genre, character and…
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Unter dem Motto „A gentle wander through the Viking world“ bloggt Judith Jesch vom Centre for the Study of the Viking Age der Uni Nottingham über alles rund um das Wikinger-Zeitalter: During the day (and…
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Masculinities in Old Norse LiteratureCompared to other areas of medieval literature, the question of masculinity in Old Norse-Icelandic literature has been understudied. This is a neglect which this volume aims to rectify. The essays collected…
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„In this episode from Norse legends, we’ll see that the worst breakups involve Thor breaking up the couple with his hammer and we’ll see that even though Odin can shapeshift, that doesn’t mean he skips…
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A critical companion to Old Norse literary genreWe cannot read literary works without making use of the concept of genre. In Old Norse studies, genre has been central to the categorisation, evaluation and understanding of…
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Moving Words in the Nordic Middle Ages: Tracing Literacies, Texts, and Verbal CommunitiesThe culmination of over a decade’s research on verbal culture in the pre- and post-Conversion medieval North at Bergen’s Centre for Medieval Studies,…