Irish Influence on Late Norse Paganism: The Leviathan and the Miðgarðsormr

Males, Mikael

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“…This applies to stanzas 17-19.4, 30, 77-79, 82. These are the same criteria that correlate with other indications of late dating also in Egils saga, and the peculiar archaising style of spurious stanzas in Kormáks saga and Egils saga has been noted in recent studies (Males 2011;Myrvoll 2014: 118-25;Myrvoll 2020: 229;Males 2020: 219-32, 244-45). It is somewhat conspicuous that none of these studies are referred when drawing on identical criteria in order to arrive at similar conclusions about some of the same stanzas, but the important point is that yet another scholar has now tested their diagnostic validity.…”

Section: Archaisation In Kormáks Saga and Víglundar Sagasupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Among other formal criteria, the relative lack of discussion of hendingar is note worthy, not least in light of new observations on hending structures in Egils saga presented in studies from 2011 onwards. The present author has shown that the most irregular hending style in Egils saga is associated with very simple syntax, few and simple kennings and some other features, making this style very distinct (Males 2011;Males 2020: 219-32). Klaus Johan Myrvoll has corroborated these findings through testing against further parameters (Myrvoll 2014: 118-25).…”

Section: Egils Saga: Restriction To Contextual Evidencementioning

confidence: 73%

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Approaches to Dating the Poetry in the Sagas of Icelanders

Males

2024

Scripta Islandica: Isländska Sällskapets Årsbok

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E ven more than previous volumes, SkP 5 is a milestone within skaldic studies. The poetry in the sagas of Icelanders has generated lively debate for more than a century, not least due to the thorny dating issues relating to this corpus. In its 'Introduction', SkP 5 presents a richer and more precise set of dating criteria than any previous, widely accessible overview, and in the editions of the poetry, discussions of dating are much more prominent than in previous volumes. SkP 5 therefore heralds an interesting new approach. In addition, tensions between the methodology of the 'Introduction' and individual contributions make for an illuminating analysis of available options. Since relevant criteria vary between sagas and are used differently by indi vidual editors, the methodology of SkP 5 is here explored through case studies. Egill's poetry is explored in detail, since despite being the largest corpus in the edition, formal dating criteria are largely bypassed. SkP 5 and ProbabilityThe 'Introduction' to SkP 5 differs from previous volumes in taking a more probabilistic approach to two topics. First, it contains a list of so-called half-kennings, collected by Margaret Clunies Ross (SkP 5: cxxxiv-cxxxvi).

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Section: Archaisation In Kormáks Saga and Víglundar Sagasupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Egils Saga: Restriction To Contextual Evidencementioning

confidence: 73%