Myth and History in Celtic and Scandinavian Traditions

Published by Amsterdam University Press 2021

Myth and History in Celtic and Scandinavian Traditions

Edited by: Emily Lyle

Volume 12 in the series The Early Medieval North Atlantic

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048554065

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Myth and History in Celtic and Scandinavian Traditions explores the traditions of two fascinating and contiguous cultures in north-western Europe. History regularly brought these two peoples into contact, most prominently with the viking invasion of Ireland. In the famous Second Battle of Mag Tuired, gods such as Lug, Balor, and the Dagda participated in the conflict that distinguished this invasion. Pseudohistory, which consists of both secular and ecclesiastical fictions, arose in this nexus of peoples and myth and spilled over into other contexts such as chronological annals. Scandinavian gods such as Odin, Balder, Thor, and Loki feature in the Edda of Snorri Sturluson and the history of the Danes by Saxo Grammaticus. This volume explores such written works alongside archaeological evidence from earlier periods through fresh approaches that challenge entrenched views.

Author / Editor information

Lyle Emily :

Emily Lyle is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Her publications include the monograph Ten Gods (2012) and an edited collection Celtic Myth in the 21st Century (2018).

Reviews

"[...] in this volume Lyle has succeeded in bringing together a remarkably balanced and coherent collection of essays that again and again make striking observations and major contributions to current discussions."
- Matthias Egeler, Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 94, No. 3

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Introduction Emily Lyle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Celtic Tradition
1 The Nature of the Fomoiri: The Dark Other in the Medieval Irish Imagination John Carey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
2 Tuatha Dé and Fomoiri in Cath Maige Tuired Elizabeth A. Gray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3 Exploring Cath Maige Tuired through the Concept of Hybridity Ina Tuomala Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
4 How Time Flies in the Cath Maige Tuired Joseph Falaky Nagy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
5 The Idols of the Pagan Irish in the Medieval Literary Imagination Alexandra Bergholm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
6 Myth as a Historical Resource : The Case of Orgain Denna Ríg (The Destruction of Dinn Ríg) Kevin Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
7 Hagiography as Political Documentation : The Case of Betha Beraigh (The Life of St Berach) Ksenia Kudenko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Scandinavian Tradition
8 Baldr’s Achilles’ Heel? About the Scandinavian Three-God B-Bracteates Karen Bek-Pedersen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
9 The Cult of Óðinn in the Early Scandinavian Warrior Aristocracy Joshua Rood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
10 Myth to History in Saxo Morten Warmind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
11 The Scylding Dynasty in Saxo and Beowulf as Disguised Theogony Emily Lyle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
12 Loki the Slandered God? Selective Omission of Skaldic Citations in Snorri Sturluson’s Edda James Parkhouse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
13 Ymir, Baldr, and the Grand Narrative Arc of Mythological History Jonas Wellendorf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295

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Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 302
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 16
Keywords: Mythology; Vikings; Irish Pagan Gods; Saxo Grammaticus; Snorri Sturluson

eBook

Published: August 2, 2021
ISBN: 9789048554065