2018, ISBN: 9782503575315

Neubuch, Daniel Savborg, Karen Bek - Pedersen (eds). Pages: viii + 266 p. Illustrations:6 b/w, 2 tables b/w. Language(s):English. Publication Year:2018. Brepols. ISBN: 978-2-503-57531-5. … Mehr…

Neubuch, Daniel Savborg, Karen Bek - Pedersen (eds). Pages: viii + 266 p. Illustrations:6 b/w, 2 tables b/w. Language(s):English. Publication Year:2018. Brepols. ISBN: 978-2-503-57531-5. Hardback -- SUMMARY The Icelandic sagas have long been famous for their alleged realism, and within this conventional view, references to the supernatural have often been treated as anomalies. Yet, as this volume demonstrates, such elements were in fact an important part of Old Norse literature and tradition, and their study can provide new and intriguing insights into the world-view of the medieval Icelanders. By providing an extensive and interdisciplinary treatment of the supernatural within sagas, the eleven chapters presented here seek to explore the literary and folkloric interface between the natural and the supernatural through a study of previously neglected texts (such as Bergbúa páttr, Selkollu pattr, and Illuga saga Grioarfóstra), as well as examining genres that are sometimes overlooked (including fornaldarsögur and byskupa sogur), law codes, and learned translations. Contributors including Ármann Jakobsson, Margaret Cormack, Jan Ragnar Hagland, and Bengt af Klintberg explore how the supernatural was depicted within saga literature and how it should be understood, as well as questioning the origins of such material and investigating the parallels between saga motifs and broader folkloric beliefs. In doing so, this volume also raises important questions about the established boundaries between different saga genres and challenges the way these texts have traditionally been approached. TABLE OF CONTENTS The Supernatural in Old Norse Literature and Research: An Introduction — DANIEL SÄVBORG AND KAREN BEK-PEDERSEN Bergbúa þáttr, the Story of a Paranormal Encounter — ARMANN JAKOBSSON The Pre-Christian Jól: Not a Cult of the Dead, but the Norse New Year Festival — BETTINA SOMMER Scandinavian Folklore Parallels to the Narrative about Selkolla in Guomundar saga biskups — BENGT AF KLINTBERG Saints, Seals and Demons: The Stories of Selkolla — MARGARET CORMACK The People, the Bishop and the Beast: Remediation and Reconciliation in Einarr Gilsson's Selkolluvísur — MART KULDKEPP Grettir the Strong and Guomundr the Good — MARTEINN SIGURÐSSON Chronicles, Genealogies and Monsters: The Makings of an Icelandic World-View — ARNGRÍMUR VÍDALÍN The Troll and Old Norwegian-Icelandic Law — JAN RAGNAR HAGLAND Between a Rock and a Soft Place: The Materiality of Old Norse Dwarfs and Paranormal Ecologies in Fornaldarsögur — MIRIAM MAYBURD The Literary Re-Use of Myths in Þorsteins þáttr bǿjarmagns: A Key Elf Queen Legend and Another Twist on the Twist — ELDAR HEIDE ‘Flago undir fögru skinni’: The Tricky Transmission of Trollwives in Illuga saga Grioarfóstra — PHILIP LAVENDER, Books<

ISBN: 9782503575315

Hardback, [PU: Brepols N.V.], The Icelandic sagas have long been famous for their alleged realism, and within this conventional view, references to the supernatural have often been treate… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Brepols N.V.], The Icelandic sagas have long been famous for their alleged realism, and within this conventional view, references to the supernatural have often been treated as anomalies. Yet, as this volume demonstrates, such elements were in fact an important part of Old Norse literature and tradition, and their study can provide new and intriguing insights into the world-view of the medieval Icelanders. By providing an extensive and interdisciplinary treatment of the supernatural within sagas, the eleven chapters presented here seek to explore the literary and folkloric interface between the natural and the supernatural through a study of previously neglected texts (such as Bergbuaattr, Selkollu attr, and Illuga saga Gridarfostra), as well as examining genres that are sometimes overlooked (including fornaldarsogur and byskupa sogur), law codes, and learned translations. Contributors including Armann Jakobsson, Margaret Cormack, Jan Ragnar Hagland, and Bengt af Klintberg explore how the supernatural was depicted within saga literature and how it should be understood, as well as questioning the origins of such material and investigating the parallels between saga motifs and broader folkloric beliefs. In doing so, this volume also raises important questions about the established boundaries between different saga genres and challenges the way these texts have traditionally been approached., Literary Studies: General<

ISBN: 9782503575315

Hardback, [PU: Brepols N.V.], The Icelandic sagas have long been famous for their alleged realism, and within this conventional view, references to the supernatural have often been treate… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Brepols N.V.], The Icelandic sagas have long been famous for their alleged realism, and within this conventional view, references to the supernatural have often been treated as anomalies. Yet, as this volume demonstrates, such elements were in fact an important part of Old Norse literature and tradition, and their study can provide new and intriguing insights into the world-view of the medieval Icelanders. By providing an extensive and interdisciplinary treatment of the supernatural within sagas, the eleven chapters presented here seek to explore the literary and folkloric interface between the natural and the supernatural through a study of previously neglected texts (such as Bergbuaattr, Selkollu attr, and Illuga saga Gridarfostra), as well as examining genres that are sometimes overlooked (including fornaldarsogur and byskupa sogur), law codes, and learned translations. Contributors including Armann Jakobsson, Margaret Cormack, Jan Ragnar Hagland, and Bengt af Klintberg explore how the supernatural was depicted within saga literature and how it should be understood, as well as questioning the origins of such material and investigating the parallels between saga motifs and broader folkloric beliefs. In doing so, this volume also raises important questions about the established boundaries between different saga genres and challenges the way these texts have traditionally been approached., Literary Studies: General<

2018, ISBN: 9782503575315

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