IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 233: The Literature of Medieval Scandinavia, II: Political, Cultural, and Mythological Empires

Organisers:	Andrew McGillivray, Department of Icelandic & Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Iceland, Reykjavík Joanne Shortt Butler, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge
Moderator/Chair:	Andrew McGillivray, Department of Icelandic & Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Iceland, Reykjavík
Paper 233-a	'I am become a name': Identity Theft in the Poetic Edda (Language: English) Brian McMahon, Faculty of English Language & Literature, University of Oxford Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Mentalities
Paper 233-b	Incorporating Giants: Relics of Jǫtunheimar in the Empire of the Gods (Language: English) Michael Hart, Faculty of English Language & Literature, University of Oxford Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Pagan Religions
Abstract	As part of a group of sessions, these papers celebrate the diversity of sources concerning Medieval Scandinavia. 'The Literature of Medieval Scandinavia' builds upon popular sessions last year and complements the proposed Scandinavian history sessions ('Does Size Matter?'). These papers provide material of broader interest to legal historians, those with an interest in performance studies, and scholars of both poetry and prose, as well as both oral and written literatures. This session, Session 2/5, explores mythic and heroic aspects of Medieval Scandinavian literature, including the construction of non-human identities.