The presented thesis is a study of fylgjur in Old Norse literature. It seeks to re-examine and shed new light upon the topic in question, and forms a part of the research project “Encounters with the Paranormal,” led by Ármann Jakobsson. As the paranormal is by its nature intangible and obscure, a careful and detailed analysis of primary sources using the word fylgja serves as the basis and starting point of the study. The evidence is contrasted with other textual passages, in order to gain a better understanding of the usage of the word, as well as of the characteristics of the beings referred to as such. The established scholarly opinion on two separate classes of fylgjur – animal and female – is drawn into question, offering a new readin...
Draugar are among the several different supernatural creatures that appear in Saga Literature. Previ...
The discussion of the Nordic saga corpus has focused mainly on the theoretical analysis of its narra...
This thesis concerns bodies of traditional referentiality in Gylfaginning. While the presence of Ch...
Icelandic folktales of the Fylgjur group have long been dissociated from the fylgjur, or attendant s...
Icelandic folktales of the Fylgjur group have long been dissociated from the fylgjur, or attendant s...
Icelandic folktales of the Fylgjur group have long been dissociated from the fylgjur, or attendant s...
This thesis is a study of the valkyrjur (‘valkyries’) during the late Iron Age, specifically of the ...
The present thesis involves a study of the various ways in which the Northernmost regions of Fenno-S...
This thesis is a study of animal shape-shifting in Old Norse culture, considering, among other thing...
This thesis will seek to explore the inherent connection between the feminine and foreknowledge in O...
This thesis aims to provide a comprehensive survey of Old Norse visions of life after death relating...
The roles of women and men in selected Old Norse sagas diploma thesis focuses on literary analysis o...
The primary object of the thesis is to discuss a particular group of female supernatural beings cal...
The Norse werewolf is a joint term under which the author has chosen to subsume the diversity of mo...
The roles of women and men in selected Old Norse sagas diploma thesis focuses on literary analysis o...
Draugar are among the several different supernatural creatures that appear in Saga Literature. Previ...
The discussion of the Nordic saga corpus has focused mainly on the theoretical analysis of its narra...
This thesis concerns bodies of traditional referentiality in Gylfaginning. While the presence of Ch...
Icelandic folktales of the Fylgjur group have long been dissociated from the fylgjur, or attendant s...
Icelandic folktales of the Fylgjur group have long been dissociated from the fylgjur, or attendant s...
Icelandic folktales of the Fylgjur group have long been dissociated from the fylgjur, or attendant s...
This thesis is a study of the valkyrjur (‘valkyries’) during the late Iron Age, specifically of the ...
The present thesis involves a study of the various ways in which the Northernmost regions of Fenno-S...
This thesis is a study of animal shape-shifting in Old Norse culture, considering, among other thing...
This thesis will seek to explore the inherent connection between the feminine and foreknowledge in O...
This thesis aims to provide a comprehensive survey of Old Norse visions of life after death relating...
The roles of women and men in selected Old Norse sagas diploma thesis focuses on literary analysis o...
The primary object of the thesis is to discuss a particular group of female supernatural beings cal...
The Norse werewolf is a joint term under which the author has chosen to subsume the diversity of mo...
The roles of women and men in selected Old Norse sagas diploma thesis focuses on literary analysis o...
Draugar are among the several different supernatural creatures that appear in Saga Literature. Previ...
The discussion of the Nordic saga corpus has focused mainly on the theoretical analysis of its narra...
This thesis concerns bodies of traditional referentiality in Gylfaginning. While the presence of Ch...