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Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology: Myth and Environment in Early Iceland

Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology: Myth and Environment in Early Iceland

Nordvig, Mathias

Hardcover

Series: Borderlines

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryMythology & FolkloreGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1641892927
ISBN13: 9781641892926
Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
Published: Mar 31 2021
Pages: 168
Language: English
Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology details how Viking Age Icelanders, migrating from Scandinavia to a new and volcanically active environment, used Old Norse mythology to understand and negotiate the hazards of the island. These pre-Christian myths recorded in medieval Iceland expound an indigenous Icelandic theory on volcanism that revolves around the activities of supernatural beings, such as the fire-demon Surtr and the gods Odin and Thor. Before the Icelanders were introduced to Christianity and its teachings, they formulated an indigenous theory of volcanism on basis of their traditional mythology much like other indigenous peoples across the world.

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