Old Norse Folklore: Tradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia

by Stephen A. Mitchell

Book Overview

The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity. Old Norse Folklore explores the complexities of this fascinating world in case studies and theoretical essays that connect orality and performance theory to memory studies, and myths relating to pre-Christian Nordic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501773402
• ISBN13: 9781501773402
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher