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29904
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Title:
A Prophetess in Greenland (Retitled The Greenland Prophetess in 2020)
Source:
The Viking Age: A Reader. Edited by Angus A. Somerville and R. Andrew McDonald. Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures, 14. University of Toronto Press, 2010. Pages 90 - 92. Published also in the third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader (University of Toronto Press, 2020), pp. 121-123.
Description:
This excerpt from The Saga of Eirik the Red concerns the woman Thorbjorg who practiced witchcraft and foretold future events. It includes a description of her appearance and magical practices. She persuades Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir to sing the chants which will summon the spirits and predicts Gudrid's travel to Iceland and her distinguished descendants.
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Translation
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Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir
Magic
Prophecy in Literature
Sagas
Vikings
Witches
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Scandanavia
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Year of Publication:
2010.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781442601475 (hbk.) ; 9781442601482 (pbk.)