Old Norse Folklore - Tradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia - Stephen A. Mitchell - Paperback Bog - Cornell University Press -

Description

Provides critical new perspectives on the Old Norse world, some of which appear in this volume for the first time in English. He examines, interprets, and re-interprets the medieval data bequeathed to us by posterity—myths, legends, riddles, charms, court culture, conversion narratives, landscapes, and mindscapes—targeting largely overlooked, yet important sources of cultural insights.