Austrfararvísur and Interreligious Contacts in Conversion Age Scandinavia

SUMMARY: This article examines stanzas 4-8 of Sigvatr Þórðarson’s poem Austrfararvísur which describe the famous confrontation between the Christian skald and the inhospitable pagan inhabitants of a remote place. Rather than see the rejections of the skald as caused by the private nature of the alf...

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Main Author: Jonas Wellendorf
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift 2022-03-01
Series:Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/132116