Painful Love and Desire in Skírnismál : Origins and Contexts
ABSTRACT: The Eddic poem Skírnismál depicts erotically associated suffering in several instances. The god Freyr is filled with pain and grief when he first lays eyes on the beautiful jǫtunn maiden Gerðr. Later in the poem, Gerðr is threatened with horrible punishments if she refuses to give herself...
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| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2022
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Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Year: 2022, Volume: 74, Pages: 490-512 |
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skaldic poetry
B love-sickness B Eddic poetry B Freyr and Gerðr B courtly literature B Emotions B grief and suffering |
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