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 +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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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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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Russia is consistently a top migration destination. While most migrate to Russia from other post‐Soviet countries, a small but highly visible group of the Russian‐speaking diaspora has returned from Europe and North America. Lauded in Russian media as ‘ideological migrants’, their narratives at first glance echo those of the state as they claim to flee
Lauren Woodard
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Pure Northerness – William Morris and C.S. Lewis
Linguaculture, 2019 Having seen one of Rackham’s illustrations to Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods in his youth, C.S. Lewis became instantly attracted to “pure ‘Northernness’”, a feature he would later associate with Scandinavian literature and mythology, Wagner’s ...
Andreea Mihaela Mardar
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From Rating System to Thought Leadership: The Evolution of the Canada Green Building Council
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Green Building Social Movement Organizations encourage the adoption of green buildings, primarily by promoting sustainability rating tools. While numerous papers have explored the market impact of these sustainability rating tools, very few have examined either the lengthy and protracted process of their selection and enrollment by ...
J. J. McArthur +2 more
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Viking social structure and gender roles in Scandinavia based on burials and grave goods [PDF]
, 2012 The Vikings have always been a mysterious culture particularly the women who lived in that time and the questions that surround them. This paper looks to answer some inquiries by examining specific burials and the meanings behind the grave goods ...
Larson, Caitlin Christine Maya
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The Image of Norse Mythology and the Old North in Contemporary Czech Pop-culture [PDF]
, 2021 In my bachelor thesis I will examine an interesting phenomenon of recent decades: abundant use of Norse mythology and Old Norse literature in various literary and cultural contexts in the Czech environment.
Fröhlichová, Alena
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