The Emergence of Rationality in the Icelandic Sagas: The Colossal Misunderstanding of the Viking Lore in Contemporary Popular Culture
For a long time now, Old Norse literature has often been colonized and misappropriated by modern right-wing political groups for their own ideology, symbolism, and public appearance. A critical reading of Icelandic sagas, however, easily demonstrates that those public strategies are very short-sight...
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MDPI AG
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/11/5/110 |