Grund gulls [ground of gold]: The Trope of Woman as “Land” in Skaldic Poetry from the Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries
ABSTRACT: Skaldic diction has long been noted for the many analogies it creates between the human body and the natural environment. One manifestation of this interchange occurs where women are referenced by kennings with base words denoting “land” or “earth,” as...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Alberta Library
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Scandinavian-Canadian Studies |
| Online Access: | https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/97 |