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The Ambiguous Boeslunde Figure

Danish Journal of Archaeology, 2021
This article presents a unique female figure found in Boeslunde, Zealand, Denmark. It stands at just 1.5 cm and is made of gilded silver with remarkably refined details.
Trine Louise Borake
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Odins viden - dens funktion og betydning

Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 2004
it is the purpose of this article to discuss how to interpret Odin's wisdom. Many scholars have argued over the last ten years that Odin's wisdom should be compared to the abilities of the shaman as this figure is known from many circumpolar religions ...
Jens Peter Schjødt
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Irony in Loki’s personality in neil gaiman’s norse mythology: a new criticism approach [PDF]

, 2021
This study tries to discuss the irony of the character's personality in the Norse Mythology novel by Neil Gaiman. This novel presents the impact on the behavior of Loki's life and the people around him.
Kusuma, Andriyan Galih
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The Relation between the two Phenomenological Categories Initiation and Sacrifice as Exemplified by the Norse Myth of Óðinn on the Tree

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1993
Many articles have been devoted to the Old Norse myth which relates how Odin was hanging from a tree for nine nights without being offered food or drink. The question we are going to investigate here is, as mentioned, whether we are facing a sacrifice or
Jens Schjødt
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The Spaewife’s Prophecy: A Verse Translation of the Norse Poem Vǫluspá, with an Introduction and Notes

Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, 2017
: The epic poem Vǫluspá, in which an ancient seeress foretells to Odin the tragic fate awaiting his son Baldr and the eventual destruction of the gods at Ragnarǫk, is an acknowledged masterpiece of medieval literature.
Judith Woolf
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“Völuspá’ s divination” in Anglo-Scandinavian sculpture [PDF]

Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: История. Международные отношения
The article is devoted to the study of eschatological scenes from the “Divination of Völuspá” in Anglo-Scandinavian stone sculpture.
Nosova, Ekaterina S.
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Tolkien i wikingowie. Czyli o związkach J. R. R. Tolkiena z wiktoriańską literaturą na temat Północy

Creatio Fantastica, 2018
There is no doubt that Norman stories and myths were an important inspiration for John R. R. Tolkien who repeatedly stressed their significance for shaping his works and literary imagination. In the article Tolkien and the Vikings. On J. R. R.
Michał Leśniewski
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BOOK REVIEW: CRISTINA VIȘOVAN, “REWRITING NORSE MYTHOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY NORWEGIAN LITERATURE. THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD”, CLUJ-NAPOCA: CASA CĂRȚII DE ȘTIINȚĂ, 2021, 307 P. [PDF]

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Philologia, 2023
The volume Rewriting Norse Mythology in Contemporary Norwegian Literature. The Search for Identity in a Multicultural World by Cristina Vișovan appeared at the publishing house Casa Cărții de Știință from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in the collection "Nordica”,
Paul-Daniel GOLBAN
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Neil Gaiman’s Use of Antiquity in Television Series: American Gods and Calliope

Clotho, 2023
American Gods (Starz 2017–2021) and The Sandman (Netflix 2022– ), two highly watchable audiovisual series are adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s popular novel (2001) and of his earlier comic book series (1989–1996).
Elżbieta Olechowska, Marta Pszczolińska   +1 more
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Was Guðmundr á Glasisvǫllum Irish?

Temenos, 2019
This article tackles the question of a possible Irish origin for the Old Norse literary figure Guðmundr á Glasisvǫllum. The images of Guðmundr, his realm Glasisvellir, and the sometimes associated territory of Ódáinsakr fluctuate in various ways in the ...
Felix Lummer
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