UID:
almafu_9960118840602883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-282-08008-3
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9786612080081
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1-84615-414-6
Content:
"Close examination of the significant theme of other-worldly encounters in Norse myth and legend, including giantesses, monsters and the dead"--Provided by publisher.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Oct 2017).
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Part One. Aims, Methods and Sources -- Introduction -- Methods -- Sources -- Part Two. The Vanir -- The Vanir patterns: ritual origins -- Misalliance and the Summer King -- The Goddess and her Lover -- The Võlva -- Part Three. The Æsir -- Fighting the Giantess: Þórr -- Þórr and the Bear's Son -- Seducing the Giantess: "ðinn -- Seduced by the Giantess: the Odinic Hero -- The Helpful Giantess -- Part Four. Encounters with the Dead -- Consulting the Dead -- The Dead Lover's Return.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84384-042-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781846154140
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