IMC 2005: Sessions
Session 621: Islands of the World and the Seven Seas in Medieval Myths and History, I
Tuesday 12 July 2005, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft / Associazione di Cultura Medioevale, Trieste |
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Organiser: | Sieglinde Hartmann, Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main |
Moderator/Chair: | Richard Byrn, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
Paper 621-a | Islands of the Otherworld in Western Myths from Antiquity to the Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Comparative, Language and Literature - Latin, Mentalities |
Paper 621-b | Crete: Its Ancient Myths and its Importance for Medieval Travellers (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - German, Mentalities |
Paper 621-d | Islands and Skylands: A Geography of Eddic Space (Language: English) |
Abstract | The first two sessions are conceived as starting point for a new investigation into the possible impact that myths and other fictitious stories about insular wonderlands had on the reasons why medieval men and women undertook their various missions, searches and explorations that finally led to the discovery of the New World. Following sessions are designed to explore all relevant islands of Western and Eastern world that shaped the mind of medieval people. |