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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Autor principal: Lassen, Annette 1971- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Bradley, Helen (Traductor) ; Cormack, Margaret (Traductor)
Tipo de documento: Electronic/Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: New York London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2022
En:Año: 2022
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Wodan / Literatura / Historia 500-1500
B Wodan / Recepción / Investigación / Historia
Clasificaciones IxTheo:AG Vida religiosa
BD Religión europeo-antigua
KBE Escandinavia
TE Edad Media
Otras palabras clave:B Old Norse prose literature
B Odin (Norse deity) In literature
B Saxo Grammaticus (-approximately 1204) Gesta Danorum
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Sumario: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"--
Notas:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 254-283
ISBN:1032123257
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4324/9781003187981