{"product_id":"myths-legends-and-heroes-essays-on-old-norse-and-old-english-literature-hardback-9780802099471","title":"Myths, Legends, and Heroes; Essays on Old Norse and Old English Literature (Hardback) 9780802099471","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMyths, Legends, and Heroes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays on Old Norse and Old English Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Anlezark (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802099471\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 August 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 8 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The essays are thought provoking, often quite fascinating, and entertainingly wide ranging… Daniel Anlezark has done a fine job of editing this volume, which is beautifully structured and presented.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Heather O'Donoghue (Speculum vol 89:03:2014)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMyths, Legends, and Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e, editor Daniel Anzelark has brought together scholars of Old Norse-Icelandic and Old English literature to explore the translation and transmission of Norse myth, the use of literature in society and authorial self-reflection, the place of myth in the expression of family relationships, and recurrent motifs in Northern literature.\u003cbr\u003e The essays in \u003cem\u003eMyths, Legends, and Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e include an examination of the theme of sibling rivalry, an analysis of Christ's unusual ride into hell as found in both Old Norse and Old English, a discussion of Beowulf's swimming prowess and an analysis of the poetry in Snorri Sturluson's \u003cem\u003eEdda\u003c\/em\u003e. A tribute to Durham University professor John McKinnell's distinguished contributions to the field, this volume offers new insights in light of linguistic and archaeological evidence and a broad range of study with regard to both chronology and methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePART ONE: Transforming Paganism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Norse gods in England and the Isle of Man \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eElves and Exorcism: Runic and other lead amulets in medieval popular religion \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e (Rudolf Simek, University of Bonn)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImages of Norse Cosmology \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e Margaret Clunies Ross (University of Sydney)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART TWO: Using Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeeting the Other: The Cases of \u003cem\u003eKumlbÚa ÞÁttr\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDraumr \u0026amp;THORN;orsteins Hallsonar\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e John Lindow (University of California, Berkeley)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRisking one’s Head: \u003cem\u003eVafÞrÚÐnismÁl \u003c\/em\u003eand the Mythic Power of Poetry \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e Alison Finlay (Birkbeck College, London)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSnorra Edda\u003c\/em\u003e as Menippean Satire \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e Rory McTurk (University of Leeds)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART THREE: Literary Histories\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eKings, Bishops and Laws: the Old Norse-Icelandic Version of 1 Maccabees \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e David Ashurst (University of Durham)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrendel’s Reign of Terror: From History to Vernacular Epic \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e Helen Damico (University of New Mexico)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART FOUR: Motifs and Themes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eSibling Drama: Laterality in the Heroic Poems of the \u003cem\u003eEdda\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eby \u003c\/em\u003eCarolyne Larrington (St John’s College, Oxford)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBurning Walnuts: An International Motif in the Kings’ Sagas \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e Joyce Hill (University of Leeds)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Just and Riding God: Christ’s Movement in \u003cem\u003eThe Descent into Hell by \u003c\/em\u003eMaria Elena Ruggerini (Universita’ di Cagliari)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll at Sea: Beowulf’s Marvellous Swimming \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e Daniel Anlezark (University of Sydney)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734770938136,"sku":"9780802099471","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/myths-legends-and-heroes-essays-on-old-norse-and-old-english-literature-hardback-9780802099471","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}