This thesis concerns bodies of traditional referentiality in Gylfaginning. While the presence of Christian influence in Norse mythology has been thoroughly discussed, the deep roots of that influence have sometimes been overlooked. This essay uses oral theory to argue that Snorri Sturluson and the readers of his work were aware of different interfacing traditions. Rather than treating oral tradition and paganism as opposing literate Christianity, this essay presents the two as interactive. Skaldic poetry was especially receptive to influence from Christian sources. This thesis traces Christian influence in Scandinavia to the inception of Roman Christianity. The second part of this thesis is a case study that discusses the role of the jǫtna...
This thesis aims to continue the scholarly debate on the potential Irish influence on the Guðmundr á...
Þessi ritgerð rannsakar hlutverk sjávarins í forkristinni norrænni trú (PCRN) og athöfnum frá járnöl...
In this excerpt from his book, Tree of Salvation, Murphy explores how those who introduced Christian...
This essay considers the mythological writing of Snorri Sturluson (d. 1241) in its most temporally p...
This thesis will examine the depiction of temporal and spiritual authority in medieval Nordic litera...
This study investigates the credibility of the descriptions of pre-Christian cultic leadership and r...
The works of J.R.R. Tolkien have been analysed through a Christian perspective claiming Christian in...
The essay has its beginning in the source material that deal with ancient Norse religion before the ...
This essay takes its start in the problematic situation concerning source material in the study of t...
This thesis is a study of the cult of Óðinn as it seems to have evolved within the newly emerging wa...
This thesis addresses the incorporation of mythological patterns, characters, and motifs in selected...
In this article, Snorri Sturluson’s description of the pre-Christian sacrifice of Hákonar saga góða ...
This dissertation explores certain attitudes towards Jews and Judaism in Old Norse literature. Regar...
This thesis aims to demonstrate that, through use of literary genre, vocabulary, and emphasis of det...
The presented thesis is a study of fylgjur in Old Norse literature. It seeks to re-examine and shed ...
This thesis aims to continue the scholarly debate on the potential Irish influence on the Guðmundr á...
Þessi ritgerð rannsakar hlutverk sjávarins í forkristinni norrænni trú (PCRN) og athöfnum frá járnöl...
In this excerpt from his book, Tree of Salvation, Murphy explores how those who introduced Christian...
This essay considers the mythological writing of Snorri Sturluson (d. 1241) in its most temporally p...
This thesis will examine the depiction of temporal and spiritual authority in medieval Nordic litera...
This study investigates the credibility of the descriptions of pre-Christian cultic leadership and r...
The works of J.R.R. Tolkien have been analysed through a Christian perspective claiming Christian in...
The essay has its beginning in the source material that deal with ancient Norse religion before the ...
This essay takes its start in the problematic situation concerning source material in the study of t...
This thesis is a study of the cult of Óðinn as it seems to have evolved within the newly emerging wa...
This thesis addresses the incorporation of mythological patterns, characters, and motifs in selected...
In this article, Snorri Sturluson’s description of the pre-Christian sacrifice of Hákonar saga góða ...
This dissertation explores certain attitudes towards Jews and Judaism in Old Norse literature. Regar...
This thesis aims to demonstrate that, through use of literary genre, vocabulary, and emphasis of det...
The presented thesis is a study of fylgjur in Old Norse literature. It seeks to re-examine and shed ...
This thesis aims to continue the scholarly debate on the potential Irish influence on the Guðmundr á...
Þessi ritgerð rannsakar hlutverk sjávarins í forkristinni norrænni trú (PCRN) og athöfnum frá járnöl...
In this excerpt from his book, Tree of Salvation, Murphy explores how those who introduced Christian...