Old Norse folklore tradition, innovation, and performance in medieval Scandinavia / Stephen A. Mitchell.

Author/creator Mitchell, Stephen A., 1951-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Descriptionxxi, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesMyth and poetics II
Contents Orality, oral theory, and memory studies -- Continuity: folklore's problem child? -- Performance and Norse poetry: the hydromel of praise and the effluvia of scorn -- Old Norse riddles and other verbal contests in performance -- Skírnir's other journey: The riddle of Gleipnir -- The goddess Gná -- Óðinn, charms and necromancy: Hávamál 157 in its Nordic and European contexts -- Memory, mediality, and the 'performative turn': recontextualizing remembering in medieval Scandinavia -- Memory and places that matter: the case of Samsø -- The mythologized past: memory in medieval and early modern Gotland -- Heroic legend and onomastics: Hálfs saga, the Hildebrandslied and the Listerby stones -- Courts, consorts, and the transformation of medieval Scandinavian literature -- On the old Swedish Trollmöte or Mik mötte en gamul kerling.
Abstract "These volumes outline critical elements learned from Scandinavian philology, folkloristics, archaeology, memory studies, and ethnography that provide not only an overview of the medieval Scandinavian world but also original arguments and interpretations that advance scholarly discussion in these areas"-- Provided by publisher.
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LCCN 2023018993
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