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45853
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Title:
Woman’s Work: (b) Magical Woman, (i) The Greenland Prophetess, (ii) A Phallic Ritual: Passing the Penis
Source:
The Viking Age: A Reader. Edited by Angus A. Somerville and R. Andrew McDonald. University of Toronto Press, 2020. Pages 121 - 125.
Description:
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Eiriks Saga Rauda, Icelandic Saga
Magic
Paganism in Literature
Ritual
Vikings
Volsa Thattr
Witches
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Scandinavia
Century:
11- 12- 13- 14
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Related Resources:
(i) is trans. A.A. Somerville, from Eiríks saga Rauða, in Eyrbyggja saga, ed. Einar Ól. Sveinsson and Matthías Þórðarson, Íslenzk fornrit IV (Reykjavík, 1935), pp. 206-8. (ii) is trans. A.A. Somerville, from Volsa þáttr, in Jómsvíkinga saga, ed. Þorleifur Hauksson and Marteinn Helgi Sigurðsson, Íslenzk fornrit XXXIII (Reykjavík, 2018), pp. 269-279.
Author's Affiliation:
Brock University [McDonald and Somerville- Retired from the English Department]
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2020.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781487570477 (pbk); 9781487570491 (ePub); 9781487570507 (PDF)