Odin's ways: a guide to the Pagan God in the medieval literature
The reception of Odin in research -- Excursus : the vocabulary of 'myth' in an Old Norse/Icelandic context -- Odin and the Roman gods in early Latin texts and Old Norse/Icelandic translations -- The ecclesiastical explanations of paganism -- Odin in various Old Norse/Icelandic genres -- Od...
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York London
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Wodan
/ Literature
/ History 500-1500
B Wodan / Reception / Research / History |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BD Ancient European religions KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia TE Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Old Norse prose literature
B Odin (Norse deity) In literature B Saxo Grammaticus (-approximately 1204) Gesta Danorum |
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| Summary: | The reception of Odin in research -- Excursus : the vocabulary of 'myth' in an Old Norse/Icelandic context -- Odin and the Roman gods in early Latin texts and Old Norse/Icelandic translations -- The ecclesiastical explanations of paganism -- Odin in various Old Norse/Icelandic genres -- Odin in the contemporary saga Sturlunga saga -- Odin in the courtly romances (riddarasögur) -- Odin in kings' sagas (konungasögur) -- Odin in the legendary sagas (fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda) -- Odin in Skaldic poetry -- Odin in the Gesta Danorum -- Odin in Ynglinga saga -- Odin in Snorri's Edda -- Odin in the Eddic poems. "This book is about the Old Norse god Odin. It includes references to all occurrences of Odin in the Old Norse/Icelandic texts, including Saxo's Gesta Danorum, the eddic poems, Snorri's Edda, and Ynglinga saga and analyses the high medieval reception and literary representations of Odin"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 254-283 |
| Physical Description: | x, 296 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-032-12325-7 978-1-032-03571-0 |
