Mythic transformations: tree symbolism in the Norse plantation

This thesis explores tree symbolism as interpreted from a selection of Old Norse poetic and prose mythological sources. The primary poetic sources include the Eddic poems Vǫluspá, Hávamál, Grímnismál, Vafþrúðnismál, Lokasenna and Baldrs draumur. Selected fragments from these poems are arranged and a...

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Main Author: McGillivray, Andrew
Other Authors: Bjarnadóttir, Birna (Icelandic Language and Literature)
Language:en_US
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4433