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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2009-12-01
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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. The names suggest conflict,
the noise of weapons, darkness, disturbed emotional states, and point to the warrior’s
susceptibility to panic and fear. The trollwives are thus potential judges of male
courage and competence.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6190fab610384c28a548b51e0929690b2023-06-08T21:52:41ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryScandinavian-Canadian Studies0823-17962816-51872009-12-011810.29173/scancan30Snorri’s TrollwivesWilliam Sayers 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. The names suggest conflict, the noise of weapons, darkness, disturbed emotional states, and point to the warrior’s susceptibility to panic and fear. The trollwives are thus potential judges of male courage and competence. https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/30 |
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