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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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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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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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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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Between Blinding and Enlightening: On Auden, Myth and Knowledge [PDF]

Polish Journal of English Studies, 2022
James George Frazer and Sigmund Freud confirmed the sustained but divided critical interest in myth characterizing modernity and ranging from eschewal to espousal.
Ladislav Vít
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Mythological Names and dróttkvætt Formulae I: When is a Valkyrie Like a Spear? [PDF]

, 2014
This article explores patterns of language use in oral poetry within a variety of semantic formula. Such a formula may vary its surface texture in relation to phonic demands of the metrical environment in which it is realized.
Frog, -
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“But in the Thunder, I Still Hear Thor”: The Character Athelstan as a Narrative Focal Point in the Series Vikings

Religions, 2021
This article explores the way the character Athelstan serves as a narrative focal point in the popular television series Vikings. Using this series as its main case study, it addresses the question of the ways in which the character functions as a ...
Margaret Steenbakker
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Of Monsters and Men: A Comparison of Greek and Norse Mythology in the Western Canon [PDF]

, 2013
Greek literature has long been considered the most valuable to Western culture, and it has been held up through the ages as a literary exemplar. While the western literary canon has often been revised and added to, we have never truly questioned the ...
Morrow, Amber
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