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" Meeting the other in Norse myth and legend / "
John McKinnell.
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BL
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1030167
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b784537
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| Main Entry
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McKinnell, John.
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Meeting the other in Norse myth and legend /\ John McKinnell.
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ;Rochester, NY :: D.S. Brewer,, 2005.
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1 online resource (ix, 291 pages)
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1846154146
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: 9781846154140
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1843840421
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9781843840428
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Part One. Aims, Methods and Sources -- Introduction -- Methods -- Sources -- Part Two. The Vanir -- The Vanir patterns: ritual origins -- Misalliance and the Summer King -- The Goddess and her Lover -- The Võlva -- Part Three. The Æsir -- Fighting the Giantess: Þórr -- Þórr and the Bear's Son -- Seducing the Giantess: "ðinn -- Seduced by the Giantess: the Odinic Hero -- The Helpful Giantess -- Part Four. Encounters with the Dead -- Consulting the Dead -- The Dead Lover's Return.
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"Close examination of the significant theme of other-worldly encounters in Norse myth and legend, including giantesses, monsters and the dead"--Provided by publisher.
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Mythology, Norse.
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Other (Philosophy)
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- Medieval.
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Mythologie
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Mythology, Norse.
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Other (Philosophy)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore Mythology.
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Gedichten.
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Mythische wezens.
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Oudnoords.
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Island
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Nordgermanen.
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| Dewey Classification
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398.2/089/395
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BL860.M33 2005
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18.14bcl
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18.14.bcl
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