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Old Norse–Icelandic Literature and German Culture

2011
The perception of Old Norse literature in post-medieval times moves between an aesthetically motivated international interest and its constriction initially to national and then nationalistic concerns. The article examines this development by analyzing how Old Norse material is used for the construction of a German national consciousness from the end ...
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Old Norse-Icelandic Literature

, 2019
In the past few decades, interest in the rich and varied literature of early Scandinavia has prompted a great deal of interest in its background: its origins, social and historical context, and relationship to other medieval literatures. Until the 1980s,
Carol J. Clover, John Lindow
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The Post-Medieval Reception of Old Norse and Old Icelandic Literature

2008
Andrew N. Wawn
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“Sea-Kings” in Old Norse-Icelandic Sources

ISTORIYA
The paper deals with the “sea kings” who are mentioned in the works of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. An attempt is made to present all possible references contained in the sources: in sagas of various types and þættir, as well as in treatises on ...
Tatjana N. Jackson
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LEIZLA RANNVEIGAR IN THE CONTEXT OF OLD NORSE TRANSLATED VISIONS

Odysseus. Man in History
The present article is devoted to studying the structure, composition, genre characteristics and functions of the only indigenous text of the visionary genre in Iceland, Rannveigar leizla.
Inna Matushina
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“Why have you come?” Emotionality and Jewish-Christian sameness in an Old Icelandic Theophilus fragment (AM 655 XIX)

Scandia Journal of Medieval Norse Studies
This article examines a potential function of Jews in Old Norse literature by examining a fragmented version of the Theophilus legend as preserved in AM 655 XIX.
Colin Fisher
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Séamus Mac Mathúna: Ireland and the Immrama: An Enquiry into Irish Influence on Old Norse-Icelandic Voyage Literature

European Journal of Scandinavian Studies, 2023
Maxim Fomin
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Siân E. Grønlie, The Saint and the Saga Hero: Hagiography and Early Icelandic Literature. (Studies in Old Norse Literature.) Cambridge, UK: D. S. Brewer, 2017. Pp. xi, 306; 1 color plate. $120. ISBN: 978-1-78744-160-6.

, 2020
N. V. Deusen
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A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature by Rory McTurk (review)

Modern Language Review, 2022
C. Larrington
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Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature

2015
Gender is one of the most fraught topics in Old Norse-Icelandic literature, and medieval authors made productive use of laughter and humor, inviting the audience to laugh with, or at, their characters, based on how good or unsuccessful they are at fulfilling ideal male or female roles.1 Sagas and eddic poetry are noted for brave heroes who die with a ...
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