The Paganesque and The Tale of Volsi

Challenges the concept that the notorious horse penis is key to understanding the Tale of V¿lsi, via the concept of the "paganesque".

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Introducing The Paganesque
2. Against Fertility
3. The Party Game
4. Folk Belief and Body Parts
5. The Interrupted Divination
6. The Idol and the Fetish
Coda
Appendix I: V¿lsa þáttr
Appendix II: Ásmundur flagðagæfa
Works Cited
Index

About the author

MERRILL KAPLAN is Associate Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies at The Ohio State University.

Summary

Challenges the concept that the notorious horse penis is key to understanding the Tale of Volsi, via the concept of the "paganesque".

Product details

• Authors: Merrill Kaplan, Professor Merrill Kaplan
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781843847021
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-702-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 243 mm x 162 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 478 g
• Series: Studies in Old Norse Literature
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies