Medievalists.net » Völuspá http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Dragon of the North: The Supernatural Nature of Knowledge in Vǫluspá http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/21/the-dragon-of-the-north-the-supernatural-nature-of-knowledge-in-v%c7%abluspa/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/21/the-dragon-of-the-north-the-supernatural-nature-of-knowledge-in-v%c7%abluspa/#comments Sun, 22 Sep 2013 04:30:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43771 This thesis is an exploration of the mythological poem Vǫluspá and the nature of knowledge within the world presented by the text. I will argue that knowledge is a supernatural force, and that the world will ultimately be destroyed as a result of its influence.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/21/the-dragon-of-the-north-the-supernatural-nature-of-knowledge-in-v%c7%abluspa/feed/ 0 Re-forging the smith: an interdisciplinary study of smithing motifs in Völuspá and Völundarkviða http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/29/re-forging-the-smith-an-interdisciplinary-study-of-smithing-motifs-in-voluspa-and-volundarkvida/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/29/re-forging-the-smith-an-interdisciplinary-study-of-smithing-motifs-in-voluspa-and-volundarkvida/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:21:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35236 In 
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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/29/re-forging-the-smith-an-interdisciplinary-study-of-smithing-motifs-in-voluspa-and-volundarkvida/feed/ 0 Völuspá and the Feast of Easter http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/28/voluspa-and-the-feast-of-easter/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/28/voluspa-and-the-feast-of-easter/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25937 It is generally agreed that Völuspá has been influenced by Christian ideas to some extent, but the nature of that influence has been debated.

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