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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Miðaldafræði"”.
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Seið the Magic Words: Two Case Studies in Old Norse Etymology
Studies of medieval Nordic magic practices have thus far taken historical, literary, anthropological, and archaeological approaches in order to explain an incredibly complex system of beliefs. This study offers a linguistic approach, exploring the etymological origins of various magic terminology …
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On the dative singular -u ending in monosyllabic strong feminine ō-stem substantives in Old Icelandic: An overview and longitudinal study
The dative singular ending form of monosyllabic strong feminine ō-stem substantives in Modern Icelandic is typically a null, or zero, ending, where there was at a much earlier stage a -u ending. This archaic dative singular -u ending was already on the decline in Old Icelandic but can still be seen …
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A Giantess Deceived: A Reinvestigation into the Origins and Functions of Hávamál Stanzas 104-110 in the Light of Sacral Kingship
The thesis illuminates stanzas 104-110 in Hávamál as a motif of initiation into sacral kingship by a comparison to the very same theme within Celtic mythology. Using Gísli Sigurðsson’s premise that the oral background to much eddic poetry was more open to Gaelic influence than normally assumed and …
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Grímr-Visaged War: Viking Age Battle, With an Eye to Performance
The tools of performance theory are applied to Old Norse material by casting battle in the late Scandinavian Iron Age and medieval period in terms of a performance process. The community analyzed is the hall-based warrior elite that developed throughout the Viking Age. By approaching the material …
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Fall of the Burgundians. Continuity in Legend and History
The Migration Period of the 4-5th century marked a dramatic shift in Western Civilization. The arrival of the Huns on the eastern fringe of Europe set off a chaotic chain of events that would radically change the ethnic, linguistic, and political landscape. By the time the dust had settled the …
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"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul." A functional analysis of fate in Fornaldarsögur
It has been long accepted that the Old Icelandic literature is full of a strong feeling of fatalism. Fate is commonly regarded as something predetermined that the characters have no other choice than to embrace. However, this vision leaves little space to the free will of actions that makes a great …