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The Part of the Whole. Cosmology as an Empirical and Analytical Concept

open access: yesTemenos, 2009
In the study of Old Norse religion, mythology and cosmology are two core concepts frequently used in inter-disciplinary discussions as to the content, changes and spread of the pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia.
CATHARINA RAUDVERE
doaj   +1 more source

Language and Story: An Argument for the Right Reading of Tolkien’s Legendarium [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Current views on the translation of Tolkien are that his works are completely translatable and understandable. The Lord of the Rings has been translated into many languages, and has sold millions the world over.
Jarmin, Lucas D
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Kampen om kvinden. Begrebshistoriske perspektiver

open access: yesKvinder, Køn & Forskning, 2018
Contesting the concept of Woman: Perspectives from conceptual history. The main argument of this article is that the concept of kvinde (woman) was redefined in the 19th century in Denmark, and that it can be studied alongside other central concepts ...
Sissel Bjerrum Fossat   +2 more
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Boston University Percussion Ensemble, November 23, 2002 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This is the concert program of the Boston University Percussion Ensemble performance on Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 8:00 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue.
School of Music, Boston University
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Unmasking the elusive erythropoietin-producing 'Norn' cell. [PDF]

open access: yesNat Med, 2023
Abedini A, Klötzer KA, Susztak K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Nornir in Old Norse mythology

open access: yes, 2008
The primary object of the thesis is to discuss a particular group of female supernatural beings called 'nornir' and their relationship to the Old Norse concept of fate. Although well-known and often mentioned in scholarship dealing with Old Norse culture, these beings are all too often dealt with in overly superficial ways.
openaire   +2 more sources

Gods, Heroes, & Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain

open access: yes, 2004
The islands of Britain have been a crossroads of gods, heroes, and kings-those of flesh as well as those of myth-for thousands of years. Successive waves of invasion brought distinctive legends, rites, and beliefs.
Fee, Christopher R., Leeming, David A.
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Layers of powers: societies and institutions in Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Historians and social scientists have offered many and varied definitions of the term “community”. This chapter focuses on specific examples of face-to-face or local communities in order to test the possibilities and limits of the two major analytical ...
Amelang, J.   +4 more
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Tolkien Among the Moderns (2015), ed. by Ralph C. Wood [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Book review by Robin Anne Reid of Tolkien Among the Moderns (2015) ed.
Reid, Robin A., Dr.
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