Kinship in Old Norse myth and legend /

"This wide-ranging study offers a new understanding of Old Norse kinship in which the individual self was expanded to encompass its kin. Family interactions in Old Norse myth and legend were often fraught, competitive, even violent as well as loving, protective and supportive. Focusing particul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Olley, Katherine Marie (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : D. S. Brewer, 2022.
Series:Studies in Old Norse literature.
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv29g2htp
Table of Contents:
  • Fathers and sons
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Mothers and their children
  • Uncles and aunts
  • The patronymic system
  • Kinship and narrative.