IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 122: Old Norse Myth and Materiality, I: Landscape and Environment
Monday 1 July 2019, 11.15-12.45
Organisers: | Pete Sandberg, Institut for Kultur og Samfund, Aarhus Universitet Declan Taggart, Centre for Scandinavian Studies, University of Aberdeen |
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Moderator/Chair: | Pete Sandberg, Institut for Kultur og Samfund, Aarhus Universitet |
Paper 122-a | Seeking the Sea in Old Norse Myth (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Pagan Religions |
Paper 122-b | The Real World of the Old Norse Gods (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Pagan Religions |
Abstract | This is the first of two sessions on materiality in Old Norse myth. These sessions examine aspects of the mythological narratives preserved in the literature and material culture of medieval Scandinavia, focusing on the grounding of myth in the encounter with the material world. The first session has a particular focus on the relationship between Old Norse myth, and the material environment and landscape. Through papers examining the apocalyptic dimensions of Icelandic volcanism, personifications and reifications of the sea, and conceptualizations of space in mythic cosmography, this session contributes to discussions of the relationship between human culture and the environment. |