Old Norse Myths Literature And Society
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Old Norse Myths Literature And Society
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Author : Margaret Clunies Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Old Norse Myths Literature And Society written by Margaret Clunies Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
This volume is a collection of thirteen essays by leading scholars from diverse fields. Most of the essays were presented in an earlier form at the 11th. International Saga Conference in Sydney in July 2000. It examines some of the most complex and perplexing questions that arise when modern scholars approach the rich but often puzzling evidence for belief in and use of myths in early Scandinavia. The essays illustrate the advantages of bringing approaches that use a range of methodologies, from literary studies to archeology, and from history to the history of religions, to bear upon the evidence that has survived.
From Asgard To Valhalla
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Author : Heather O'Donoghue
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2008-09-30
From Asgard To Valhalla written by Heather O'Donoghue and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-30 with Religion categories.
Whether they focus on Thor's powerful hammer, the wailing Valkyrie, the palatial home of the gods - Asgard - or ravenous wolves and fierce elemental giants, the Norse myths are packed with rowdy incident. But at the centre of their cosmos stands a gnarled old ash tree, Yggdrasil, from which all distances and times are measured. When the old tree creaks, Ragnarok - the end of the world and of the gods themselves - is at hand. It is from this tree that Odin, father of the gods, hanged himself in search of the wisdom of the dead: a disturbing image of divine sacrifice far removed from the feasting and fighting of his otherworld home, Valhalla. And an image so problematic for thirteenth century Christians that they left it out when they wrote the myths down. From Asgard to Valhalla is the first book to show how and why the Norse myths have so powerfully resonated from era to era: from Viking-age stories of ice and fire to the epic poetry of Beowulf; and from Wagner's Ring to Marvel Comics' Mighty Thor. Heather O'Donoghue, who is an expert on Old Norse culture, shows in what ways the Norse myths have impacted on the western mind, across the fields of literature, art, music and politics. She considers the wider contexts of Norse mythology, including its origins, medieval expression and reception in post-medieval societies right up to the present. From Asgard to Valhalla is a book that will intrigue and delight anyone who is keen to understand how the Norse myths have so profoundly shaped, and continue to shape, the western cultural heritage.
Myths Legends And Heroes
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Author : John McKinnell
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Myths Legends And Heroes written by John McKinnell and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Social Science categories.
In Myths, Legends, and Heroes, editor Daniel Anzelark has brought together scholars of Old Norse-Icelandic and Old English literature to explore the translation and transmission of Norse myth, the use of literature in society and authorial self-reflection, the place of myth in the expression of family relationships, and recurrent motifs in Northern literature. The essays in Myths, Legends, and Heroes include an examination of the theme of sibling rivalry, an analysis of Christ's unusual ride into hell as found in both Old Norse and Old English, a discussion of Beowulf's swimming prowess and an analysis of the poetry in Snorri Sturluson's Edda. A tribute to Durham University professor John McKinnell's distinguished contributions to the field, this volume offers new insights in light of linguistic and archaeological evidence and a broad range of study with regard to both chronology and methodology.
Old Norse Made New
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Author : David Clark
language : en
Publisher: Viking Society for Northern Research University College
Release Date : 2007
Old Norse Made New written by David Clark and has been published by Viking Society for Northern Research University College this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with English literature categories.
Presents eight essays on translations and reinterpretations of Old Norse myth and saga from the eighteenth century.
Narrative In The Icelandic Family Saga
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Author : Heather O'Donoghue
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-01-28
Narrative In The Icelandic Family Saga written by Heather O'Donoghue and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-28 with Social Science categories.
Representative of a unique literary genre and composed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Icelandic Family Sagas rank among some of the world's greatest literature. Here, Heather O'Donoghue skilfully examines the notions of time and the singular textual voice of the Sagas, offering a fresh perspective on the foundational texts of Old Norse and medieval Icelandic heritage. With a conspicuous absence of giants, dragons, and fairy tale magic, these sagas reflect a real-world society in transition, grappling with major new challenges of identity and development. As this book reveals, the stance of the narrator and the role of time – from the representation of external time passing to the audience's experience of moving through a narrative – are crucial to these stories. As such, Narrative in the Icelandic Family Saga draws on modern narratological theory to explore the ways in which saga authors maintain the urgency and complexity of their material, handle the narrative and chronological line, and offer perceptive insights into saga society. In doing so, O'Donoghue presents a new poetics of family sagas and redefines the literary rhetoric of saga narratives.
Prolonged Echoes The Reception Of Norse Myths In Medieval Iceland
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Author : Margaret Clunies Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Prolonged Echoes The Reception Of Norse Myths In Medieval Iceland written by Margaret Clunies Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Civilization, Medieval, in literature categories.
Evergreen Ash
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Author : Christopher Abram
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2019-02-06
Evergreen Ash written by Christopher Abram and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-06 with Literary Criticism categories.
Norse mythology is obsessed with the idea of an onrushing and unstoppable apocalypse: Ragnarok, when the whole of creation will perish in fire, smoke, and darkness and the earth will no longer support the life it once nurtured. Most of the Old Norse texts that preserve the myths of Ragnarok originated in Iceland, a nation whose volcanic activity places it perpetually on the brink of a world-changing environmental catastrophe. As the first full-length ecocritical study of Old Norse myth and literature, Evergreen Ash argues that Ragnarok is primarily a story of ecological collapse that reflects the anxieties of early Icelanders who were trying to make a home in a profoundly strange, marginal, and at times hostile environment. Christopher Abram here contends that Ragnarok offers an uncanny foreshadowing of our current global ecological crisis—the era of the Anthropocene. Ragnarok portends what may happen when a civilization believes that nature can be mastered and treated only as a resource to be exploited for human ends. The enduring power of the Ragnarok myth, and its relevance to life in the era of climate change, lies in its terrifying evocation of a world in which nothing is what it was before, a world that is no longer home to us—and, thus, a world with no future. Climate change may well be our Ragnarok.
Prose Edda Gylfaginning The Fooling Of Gylfe
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Author : Snorri Sturluson
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-29
Prose Edda Gylfaginning The Fooling Of Gylfe written by Snorri Sturluson and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-29 with Fiction categories.
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, is an Old Norse textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century. It consists of several parts Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál, and Háttatal. This book presents the first part of Prose Edda - Gylfaginning or The Fooling of Glyfe deals with different aspects of Norse mythology.
Theorizing Old Norse Myth
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Author : Stefan Brink
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2017
Theorizing Old Norse Myth written by Stefan Brink and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Mythology categories.
This collection explores the theoretical and methodological foundations through which we understand Old Norse myths and the mythological world, and the medieval sources in which we find expressions of these. Some contributions take a broad, comparative perspective; some address specific details of Old Norse myths and mythology; and some devote their attention to questions concerning either individual gods and deities, or more topographical and spatial matters (such as conceptions of pagan cult sites). The elements discussed provide an introductory and general overview of scholarly enquiry into myth and ritual, as well as an attempt to define myth and theory for Old Norse scholarship. The articles also offer a rehabilitation of the comparative method alongside a discussion of the concept of 'cultural memory' and of the cognitive functions that myths may have performed in early Scandinavian society. Particular subjects of interest include analyses of the enigmatic god Heimdallr, the more well-known Oðinn, the deities, the female asynjur, and the 'elves' or alfar. Text-based discussions are set alongside recent archaeological discoveries of cult buildings and cult sites in Scandinavia, together with a discussion of the most enigmatic site of all: Uppsala in Sweden. The key themes discussed throughout this volume are brought together in the concluding chapter, in a comprehensive summary that sheds new light on current scholarly perspectives.
Prolonged Echoes The Reception Of Norse Myths In Medieval Iceland
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Author : Margaret Clunies Ross
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Southern Denmark
Release Date : 1998
Prolonged Echoes The Reception Of Norse Myths In Medieval Iceland written by Margaret Clunies Ross and has been published by University Press of Southern Denmark this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Fiction categories.
Prolonged Echoes is the second volume in the two volume study of Old Norse myths and their meaning both for us and for medieval Scandinavians, -- some of whom we should thank for the myths' written transmission through the Middle Ages and into modern times. The subject of Vol. 2 is the reception and use of Old Norse myths by the Cristian community of medieval Iceland. It requires us to consider a wider range of Old Icelandic texts, including those studied in volume one but extending to works that, while not taking myth as their subject, utilise it and references to it in their larger discourse. A number of excellent general studies that are available to assist readers unfamiliar with recent writing on early medieval Scandinavia are listed as an addendum.