Old Norse Folklore: Tradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia - Mitchell Stephen A.

John Wiley & Sons Inc 2023 Cornell University Press 360 Mitchell, Stephen A. Paperback / softback

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.