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Meeting the Other: The Cases of Draumr Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar and Kumlbúa þáttr

© 2018 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

© 2018 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Abbreviations vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. TRANSFORMING PAGANISM
  6. The Norse Gods in England and the Isle of Man 11
  7. Elves and Exorcism: Runic and Other Lead Amulets in Medieval Popular Religion 25
  8. Images of Norse Cosmology 53
  9. USING POETRY
  10. Meeting the Other: The Cases of Draumr Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar and Kumlbúa þáttr 77
  11. Risking One’s Head: Vafþrúðnismál and the Mythic Power of Poetry 91
  12. Snorra Edda as Menippean Satire 109
  13. LITERARY HISTORIES
  14. Kings, Bishops, and Laws: The Old Norse–Icelandic Version of 1 Maccabees 133
  15. Grendel’s Reign of Terror: From History to Vernacular Epic 148
  16. MOTIFS AND THEMES
  17. Sibling Drama: Laterality in the Heroic Poems of the Edda 169
  18. Burning Walnuts: An International Motif in the Kings’ Sagas 188
  19. A Just and Riding God: Christ’s Movement in The Descent into Hell 206
  20. All at Sea: Beowulf’s Marvellous Swimming 225
  21. Bibliography 243
  22. Index 269
Myths, Legends, and Heroes
This chapter is in the book Myths, Legends, and Heroes
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442662056-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Abbreviations vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. TRANSFORMING PAGANISM
  6. The Norse Gods in England and the Isle of Man 11
  7. Elves and Exorcism: Runic and Other Lead Amulets in Medieval Popular Religion 25
  8. Images of Norse Cosmology 53
  9. USING POETRY
  10. Meeting the Other: The Cases of Draumr Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar and Kumlbúa þáttr 77
  11. Risking One’s Head: Vafþrúðnismál and the Mythic Power of Poetry 91
  12. Snorra Edda as Menippean Satire 109
  13. LITERARY HISTORIES
  14. Kings, Bishops, and Laws: The Old Norse–Icelandic Version of 1 Maccabees 133
  15. Grendel’s Reign of Terror: From History to Vernacular Epic 148
  16. MOTIFS AND THEMES
  17. Sibling Drama: Laterality in the Heroic Poems of the Edda 169
  18. Burning Walnuts: An International Motif in the Kings’ Sagas 188
  19. A Just and Riding God: Christ’s Movement in The Descent into Hell 206
  20. All at Sea: Beowulf’s Marvellous Swimming 225
  21. Bibliography 243
  22. Index 269
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