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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: William Sayers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2009-12-01
Series:Scandinavian-Canadian Studies
Online Access:https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/30