Speaker and Authority in Old Norse Wisdom Poetry 9783110549799, 9783110548174

Speaker and Authority in Old Norse Wisdom Poetry 9783110549799, 9783110548174

While there is a long tradition of research into eddic poetry, including the poems classed as wisdom literature, much of

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Poetry in fornaldarsögur English; Old Norse 9782503519008, 2503519008, 9782503519005

This volume contains all the anonymous poetry from medieval Icelandic mythical-heroic sagas (fornaldarsogur), such as He

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The Structure of Old Norse "Dróttkvætt" Poetry 9781501732447

The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his deat

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The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry 9781487511722

The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry is a complimentary volume to The Legends of the Saints in Old

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Poetic Style and Innovation in Old English, Old Norse, and Old Saxon 9781501513688, 9781501518324

This book traces the development of hypermetric verse in Old English and compares it to the cognate traditions of Old No

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Discourse in Old Norse Literature 1843845970, 9781843845973

The vast and diverse corpus of Old Norse literature preserves the language spoken not only by the Vikings, kings, and he

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The Norns In Old Norse Mythology 9781906716189

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Myths, Legends, and Heroes: Essays on Old Norse and Old English Literature (Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis)) 9780802099471, 0802099475

In Myths, Legends, and Heroes, editor Daniel Anzelark has brought together scholars of Old Norse-Icelandic and Old Engli

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Masculinities in Old Norse Literature 9781843845621, 9781787448193

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Women in Old Norse Society 9780801455964

Jenny Jochens captures in fascinating detail the lives of women in pagan and early Christian Iceland and Norway: their w

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