Snorri’s Trollwives
ABSTRACT: The 60 names for female trolls associated with Snorri Sturluson’s Skaldskaparmál are constructed according to specific phono-semantic criteria. Some are represented elsewhere in the literary record, e.g., Grýla; others appear more arbitrary constructs, no less typical....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alberta Library
2009-12-01
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Series: | Scandinavian-Canadian Studies |
Online Access: | https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/30 |