TY - BOOK AU - Anlezark,Daniel TI - Myths, Legends, and Heroes: Essays on Old Norse and Old English Literature SN - 9780802099471 AV - PT7114.5.M35 ǂb M98 2011eb U1 - 839.609 PY - 2011///] CY - Toronto : PB - University of Toronto Press, KW - English literature KW - Old English, ca. 450-1100 KW - History and criticism KW - Mythology, Norse, in literature KW - Old Norse literature KW - DISCOUNT-B KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; TRANSFORMING PAGANISM --; The Norse Gods in England and the Isle of Man --; Elves and Exorcism: Runic and Other Lead Amulets in Medieval Popular Religion --; Images of Norse Cosmology --; USING POETRY --; Meeting the Other: The Cases of Draumr Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar and Kumlbúa þáttr --; Risking One’s Head: Vafþrúðnismál and the Mythic Power of Poetry --; Snorra Edda as Menippean Satire --; LITERARY HISTORIES --; Kings, Bishops, and Laws: The Old Norse–Icelandic Version of 1 Maccabees --; Grendel’s Reign of Terror: From History to Vernacular Epic --; MOTIFS AND THEMES --; Sibling Drama: Laterality in the Heroic Poems of the Edda --; Burning Walnuts: An International Motif in the Kings’ Sagas --; A Just and Riding God: Christ’s Movement in The Descent into Hell --; All at Sea: Beowulf’s Marvellous Swimming --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access N2 - In Myths, Legends, and Heroes, 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.The essays in Myths, Legends, and Heroes 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 Edda. 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442662056 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442662056 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781442662056/original ER -