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Perception of the Sagas Of Icelanders in Modern Icelandic Crime Novels
Известия Южного федерального университета: Филологические науки, 2019 Olga A.Markelova (Moscow, Russian Federation) In modern Icelandic society the Old Icelandic literature is an important national topos, and using it as the material for crime stories is a well-chosen form for making this „great literary heritage“ closer
Ольга Александровна Маркелова
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The Constitutive Science of Benedictine Literacy: The Archive of Þingeyrar Abbey in Iceland
Religions, 2023 The monastic archives of Iceland have rarely been made the subject of specific studies. This article is intended to survey the history of one such archive, belonging to the Benedictine Abbey of Þingeyrar in Northern Iceland, which was founded 1133 and ...
Gottskálk Jensson
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Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica, 2019 Scholars have traditionally viewed the post-classical sagas and ˂i˃þættir˂/i˃ of Icelanders, written between the second half of the 13th century and the early 15th century, as inferior to the classical sagas and ˂i˃þættir˂/i˃ in terms of narrative form ...
Lucie Korecká
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The perception of Old Norse literature in modern Icelandic children’s literature [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. Филология, 2018 In Icelandic children’s literature of the years 2000−2010, the texts that make use of the subjects of Old Norse literature are not very common, but their importance is undeniable.
Markelova Olga
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A SELECTION OF SKALDIC POEMS [PDF]
Studia Litterarum, 2016 Rendering skaldic poetry into another language is a challenge for translators. The main feature of this poetic system is its highly intricate form governed by rigid rules.
Elena A. Gurevich
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Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2022 Francuzi byli jedną z pierwszych europejskich nacji ‒ obok Brytyjczyków, Niemców i Holendrów ‒ które zaciekawiły się Islandią.
Radosław Jakubczyk
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The Question of Ancient Scandinavian Cultic Buildings: with Particular Reference to Old Norse hof
Temenos, 2009 The article focuses on the question of ancient Scandinavian cultic buildings, with particular reference to the concept Old Norse hof. I survey the semantics of this term in written sources, in poetic traditions, in the Sagas of the Icelanders and in ...
OLOF SUNDQVIST
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Pole-weapons in the Sagas of Icelanders: a comparison of literary and archaeological sources
Acta Periodica Duellatorum, 2016 The Icelandic sagas are a major source of information on the Vikings and their fighting prowess. In these stories, several mysterious pole-weapons appear, which are often called “halberds”, for lack of a better word.
Orkisz Jan H.
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Sublime encounters: Commodifying the experience of the geos
Geo: Geography and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, July-December 2018., 2018 This paper discusses scientific and economic aspects of two recent Icelandic eruptions, focussing particularly on the tension between tourism, which commodifies the experience of the earth, and risk management, which limits it.e00067 This paper discusses the rise in volcano tourism in the last few decades, focusing on its impact in recent eruptive ...
Amy Donovan
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Edda, 2018 This article argues that the Icelandic legendary saga Áns saga bogsveigis was written as a complementary Egils saga with an alternative outcome, one in which it is not the aggressive tyrant who wins, but the farmers.
Eldar Heide
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