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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Daniel Anlezark Klappentext Myths, Legends, and Heroes brings 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. Zusammenfassung Myths! Legends! and Heroes brings 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations PART ONE: Transforming Paganism The Norse gods in England and the Isle of Man by Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham) Elves and Exorcism: Runic and other lead amulets in medieval popular religion by (Rudolf Simek, University of Bonn) Images of Norse Cosmology by Margaret Clunies Ross (University of Sydney) PART TWO: Using Poetry Meeting the Other: The Cases of Kumlbúa þáttr and Draumr Þorsteins Hallsonar by John Lindow (University of California, Berkeley) Risking one’s Head: Vafþrúðnismál and the Mythic Power of Poetry by Alison Finlay (Birkbeck College, London) Snorra Edda as Menippean Satire by Rory McTurk (University of Leeds) PART THREE: Literary Histories Kings, Bishops and Laws: the Old Norse-Icelandic Version of 1 Maccabees by David Ashurst (University of Durham) Grendel’s Reign of Terror: From History to Vernacular Epic by Helen Damico (University of New Mexico) PART FOUR: Motifs and Themes Sibling Drama: Laterality in the Heroic Poems of the Edda by Carolyne Larrington (St John’s College, Oxford) Burning Walnuts: An International Motif in the Kings’ Sagas by Joyce Hill (University of Leeds) A Just and Riding God: Christ’s Movement in The Descent into Hell by Maria Elena Ruggerini (Universita’ di Cagliari) All at Sea: Beowulf’s Marvellous Swimming by Daniel Anlezark (University of Sydney) Bibliography Index ...
