Name: Volcanoes in Old Norse Mythology: Myth and Environment in Early Iceland
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Author: Nordvig, Mathias
ISBN: 9781641892926

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

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Physical Book

Author

Mathias Nordvig

Publisher

ARC Humanities Press

Language

English

Pages

162

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781641892926

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

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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