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Symbols of power: Viking Age symbols in Old Norse literature and archaeology [PDF]

open access: yes
The literary and archaeological records of Viking Age Scandinavia are permeated with symbols: hammers, swords, spears, thrones, cups, heads, and more. These symbols, associated with power and identity, provide an invaluable glimpse into the daily lives ...
Beard, Katherine
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Translating the Fantastic in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This dissertation expands upon two recent academic developments: one, the increased interest in translations as active sites of cultural contact, and two, the emerging critical approaches to the fantastic/ supernatural elements in texts.
Spillane, Sean Patrick
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Green Entrepreneurship Research: A Review of the Domain and Future Research Agenda

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the evolving landscape of green entrepreneurship (GE) research through a comprehensive analysis that combined bibliometric and systematic literature reviews. Analysis of 88 articles retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) mapped the research trajectory, identifying key authors, journals and research themes.
Clavis Nwehfor Fubah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quando le valchirie cantano in nederlandese: Het weefgezang der walkyren di A.C.W. Staring

open access: yesFilologia Germanica
In the course of the seventeenth century a new interest in their own past awoke in the cultural elites in Scandinavia. Such interest brought about not only pioneering historiographic works, but also the edition and translation of Old Norse literary ...
Fulvio Ferrari
doaj   +1 more source

Brennu-njáls saga: projeto tradutório e tradução para o português [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Tradução, Florianópolis, 2014.A tese contém a tradução completa para o português da Brennu-Njáls saga (Saga de Njáll ...
Moosburger, Théo de Borba
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Food Waste Applications Beyond the West: Archetypes and Insights From China

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste is a major challenge for sustainable development, but digital solutions designed to reduce it remain unevenly distributed globally. Food waste mobile applications (FWMAs) have emerged as promising tools for reducing food surpluses through redistribution and improved household food management.
Jiequan Hong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Warrior and the Cat: A Re-Evaluation of the Roles of Domestic Cats in Viking Age Scandinavia

open access: yesCurrent Swedish Archaeology, 2019
The role of cats in Viking Age society is little investigated and has been dominated by uncritical adoptions of medieval mythology. Based on literary sources, the domestic cat is often linked to cultic spheres of female sorcery.
Matthias S. Toplak
doaj   +1 more source

The time is now: the roles of apocalyptic thought in early Germanic literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This study investigates the different purposes for which apocalyptic thought was employed in early Germanic texts. The main focus lies on Anglo-Saxon sources. Both prose texts and poetry are taken into consideration, and cross-references to tenth-century
Kick, Donata
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Forecasting Airport Passenger Flows Using Mobile Network Data: Insights for Sustainable Mobility and Strategic Infrastructure Planning

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airports are strategic and environmental nodes in global transport systems where rapid passenger growth challenges capacity, sustainability, and resilience. This study uses anonymized mobile network data to analyze and forecast passenger dynamics at Lisbon Airport, Portugal, linking data‐driven insights to sustainable mobility and ...
João Carlos Ferreira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Supernatural Encounters in Old Norse Literature and Tradition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Daniel Sävborg and Karen Bek-Pedersen, eds, Supernatural Encounters in Old Norse Literature and Tradition, Borders, Boundaries, Landscapes 1 (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2018). Print. vii, 265 pp., € 75.00 excl. tax, ISBN: 978-2-503-57531-5 (hardback)
Su, Minjie; Linacre College, Oxford University
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