The Earth as Body in Old Norse
ABSTRACT: This article investigates two of three main ways outlined by Snorri Sturlusson in Gylfaginning in which Old Norse poets might refer to the earth in their poetry: By reference to the myth of the killing of Ymir as well as by reference to the immediate family of the goddess Jǫrð. By looking...
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| Language: | Danish |
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Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift |
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| Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/132122 |