Old Norse Mythology by Mathias Nordvig - 9781032672830

Old Norse MythologyAn Introduction to the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda\nAuthor(s): Mathias Nordvig\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032672830, 978-1032672830\nSynopsis\nOld Norse Mythology is an accessible and multidisciplinary introduction to the field. It surveys the 13 most consequential Eddic poems and Snorri Sturlusons Edda, with a text-by-text approach explaining the content of each, how they represent Old Norse mythology, and the relations between texts.\n\nOld Norse mythology was written in medieval Iceland and Scandinavia a couple of centuries after the conversion to Christianity. As such, Old Norse mythology is a literary phenomenon that was created based on cultural memories and attitudes, particularly among Icelandic scholars. Mathias Nordvig offers invaluable insight into the distinction between the historical religion that existed in pre-Christian Scandinavia and the literary treatment of its cultural.