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Record Number: 1088 Author(s)/Creator(s): Heusler , Andreas Contributor(s): Peter, Nelson, trans. Title: The Story of the Völsi, an Old Norse Anecdote of Conversion [The author discusses a poem included in a Norse compilation, in which a woman worships the disembodied penis of a horse and eventually converts to Christianity. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Sex in the Middle Ages: A Book of Essays.  Edited by Joyce E. Salisbury.  Garland Publishing, 1991.  Pages 187 - 200. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Conversion, Religious in Literature Flateyjarbók, Scandinavian Compilation Folk Studies Literature - Verse Paganism Phallus, Image of Sexuality in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Scandinavia Century: 12-13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1991. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: Not Available

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