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“TATARS” AND THE “STATE OF THE TATARS” IN OLD NORSE-ICELANDIC LITERATURE
Research objective: The purpose of this study is to present the entire body of information about the Tatars and the Tatar State contained in Old Norse-Icelandic literature.Research materials: The materials are the works of Old Norse-Icelandic writing of ...
Jackson T.N., Litovskikh E.V.
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What do they talk about “in fair words” in Old Norse-Icelandic literature?
The paper analyses the use of the paroemia at mæla fagrt ok hyggja flátt (to speak fairly and to think falsely) in the Old Norse-Icelandic literary corpus, focusing both on the paroemia and its derivative — the representation of the characters’ eloquence
D. S. Glebova
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Þingeyrar Abbey in Northern Iceland: A Benedictine Powerhouse of Cultural Heritage
Þingeyrar Abbey was founded in 1133 and dissolved in the wake of the Lutheran Reformation (1550), to virtually disappear with time from the face of the earth.
Gottskálk Jensson
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The perception of Old Norse literature in modern Icelandic children’s literature [PDF]
In Icelandic children’s literature of the years 2000−2010, the texts that make use of the subjects of Old Norse literature are not very common, but their importance is undeniable.
Markelova Olga
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This paper contributes to a growing body of research investigating the role of translations in the post-medieval reception of Old Norse-Icelandic literature.
Edel PORTER
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For a long time now, Old Norse literature has often been colonized and misappropriated by modern right-wing political groups for their own ideology, symbolism, and public appearance.
Albrecht Classen
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Remembering Heathen Women in Medieval Icelandic Literature
: Several Icelandic texts from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries depict female characters from the pre-Christian past. In both poetry and prose, these heathen women are often portrayed as recalling the old, pre ...
Ann Sheffield
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The Grave Mound of a Saga Hero
: The article presents a case study within the recent renaissance of folkloristic approaches to Old Norse-Icelandic religious history and saga literature.
Matthias Egeler
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The library of the genius: The manuscript collection of Rasmus Christian Rask
The Arnamagnæan Institute at the University of Copenhagen houses the Old Norse-Icelandic manuscript collection of the famous Danish linguist Rasmus Rask (1787-1832) that comprises 127 post-medieval volumes.
Silvia Hufnagel
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Magical Music in Old Norse Literature
No society ever existed without performing music, and most cultures display many variants of music. Music also played and still plays an important part in different religious rites. From the days of yore, music has been intimately connected with the cult,
Britt-Mari Näsström
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